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Five roots to Central Africa’s industrialization

By: Antonio Pedro and Julian Slotman, ECA Sub-regional Office of Central Africa

Four years after the oil boom ended and Central African countries faced a sudden reverse in their fortunes from the strong growth of the early 2000’s, the subsequent oil glut and nose-dive of commodity prices have left a bitter taste of over-dependence on oil and other extractive industries in the…