The African continent is rich in natural resources, and many African nations export those resources as raw materials. However, it is crucial for those same nations to convert those raw materials into finished products to export instead.

Host, John Akhile, and author of Unleashed: A New Paradigm of African Trade with the World, discusses how conversion industries can lift each and every African nation out of poverty and assist them in becoming active participants in the global economy.

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