Reverse Reliance and Inclusive Development in South Saharan Africa (SSA)

Ilan Bijaoui
  • Bar Ilan University, Israel
  • Keywords:
  • Agriculture, Angola Model, Communication, Economic, Reverse Reliance, Inclusive Development,
  • Abstract:
  • Economic reliance is more profound because numerous African nations have borrowed heavily to finance infrastructure. Chinese "Angola Model" by which exports of raw materials is compensated by loans financing investment in infrastructure, could be also worked on by transport, health, housing, and education services deserving the population. Growth due to exports of raw materials without investment on the economy illustrates the colonial and postcolonial period. More raw materials exported and more vehicles imported benefit to other nations and the economy turns out to be increasingly more reliance on foreign countries
  • Partnerships between African countries producing similar or complementary raw materials or agricultural products could generate industrialization and reverse reliance.
  • African partnership could be a part of the leadership in the international processed coffee market with a wide range of original brands.
  • Cocoa and shea are produced in the same African countries. The production of chocolate depends on those two ingredients. Partnerships between those African countries could improve negotiations with chocolate leaders in order to have a better sharing of revenues along the value chain.
  • Shea butter produced exclusively in African countries is a valuated ingredient of the cosmetic industry. Sesame oil is its long shelf life due to the antioxidant, sesamol. This quality makes it applicable where there is inadequate refrigeration. It is also an important ingredient in cosmetic industry
  • Africa could, by adequate partnerships, attract investments of cosmetics companies in order to process locally shea butter and sesame as food and cosmetic ingredients.
  • African natural and highy valuated palm oil produced locally could lead the palm oil specialties market, high value high price. Acacia gum, mainly produced in Africa, is an important ingredient in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Joint initiatives of the relevant countries in Africa could convince some on the MNC's involved in those domains to transfer to Africa a part of the acacia gum value chain in Afric
  • Demand for organic cotton is growing and Africa has the required environmental conditions to produce high quality organic cotton and attract investment for local transformation from spinning to textiles items. Africa is the main world source of cobalt and coltan used in the production of magnets, capacitors and alloys used by the high tech industry, especially in the electronic and automotive markets. China which imports and processes those raw materials could share the processing with Africa in selected domains. Copper plays a central role in the gas production and distribution, in the maritime transportation and in the construction markets. Processing in Africa of a part of the value chain could start a reverse reliance process.
  • Microfinance doesn't alleviate poverty but benefits mainly to the wealthier producers, traders and financial investors. Cellphone financial applications could improve the availability of micro credit to necessity farmers and small businesses. International associations and MNCs do not uphold internal economic development however chiefly the interest of a minority political and business elite. Still, the economy depends on exports of raw materials and fundamental agricultural production. There is not any industrialization course.
  • Corridors could be an economic opportunity for the provinces. Governments could utilize those corridors to advance the economic condition of the populace by PPPs investing of the benefits in the economies around the corridors, in sectors such as agriculture, energy, communication, trade and transportation.
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