TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE MAJOR BOTTLENECKS FACING AFRICA ............................................................................................ 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 2
DISCLAIMER: ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
FOREWORD........................................................................................................................................................ 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 7
BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................... 7
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................................................................... 7
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................. 7
LIMITATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ................................................................................................................................. 8
FINDINGS........................................................................................................................................................... 8
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................... 11
NEXT STEPS .................................................................................................................................................... 11
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 12
BOTTLENECK 1: IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION ................................................................................... 14
CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
WHAT THE APRM DOES ABOUT IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION ................................................................................. 15
THE APRM RECORD SO FAR ON IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION ................................................................................. 16
Ethnic, religious and cultural cleavages ............................................................................................................. 16
Survey results: ................................................................................................................................................ 17
FIGURE 1: DEALING WITH ETHNIC, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY ............................................................................ 17
Gender........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Survey results: ................................................................................................................................................ 19
FIGURE 2: DEALING WITH GENDER INCLUSION ......................................................................................................... 19
WHAT – OR WHAT MORE – CAN THE APRM DO ON IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION? ...................................................... 20
BOTTLENECK 2: INTERFERENCE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR ................................................................ 20
CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
WHAT THE APRM DOES ABOUT INTERFERENCE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR................................................................. 21
THE APRM RECORD SO FAR ON INTERFERENCE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR ................................................................ 22
SURVEY RESULTS: ............................................................................................................................................. 24
WHAT – OR WHAT MORE – CAN THE APRM DO ON INTERFERENCE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR? ..................................... 24
BOTTLENECK 3: WEAK STATES AND INSTITUTIONS ................................................................................ 25
CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
WHAT THE APRM DOES ABOUT WEAK STATES AND INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................... 25
Militaries ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Policing .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
WHAT – OR WHAT MORE – CAN THE APRM DO ABOUT WEAK STATES AND INSTITUTIONS .................................................. 27
BOTTLENECK 4: FRAGMENTED MARKETS, MARKET ACCESS AND EXPANSION ....................................... 28
CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
WHAT THE APRM DOES ABOUT FRAGMENTED MARKETS, MARKET ACCESS AND EXPANSION ............................................. 28
Recent developments in the field of closer economic integration .......................................................................... 31
WHAT – OR WHAT MORE – CAN THE APRM DO ABOUT FRAGMENTED MARKETS, MARKET ACCESS AND EXPANSION ................ 32
BOTTLENECK 5: LACK OF INDUSTRIALISATION AND LOW VALUE ADDITION ........................................... 32
CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
WHAT THE APRM DOES ABOUT LACK OF INDUSTRIALISATION AND LOW VALUE ADDITION.................................................. 32
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