Expanding intra African trade

African trade has grown more than four-fold‎ in the past two decades. The heart of it is one of Africa's unpopular institutions, namely: The African Export-Import Bank. CNBC Africa explores some of the latest ideas on expanding intra African trade and harnessing the continent's resources and industrialising Africa.

[@jonathanharraway8639]

Africa needs his own Fort Knox for their Capital as far as mineral resources

[@johnkofi2688]

ITS ABOUT TIME!!!

[@stagg2184]

Firstly African countries have to do like the Chinese and produce more engineers...so they can make the machines to the produce products from the raw materials...Africa is a continent full of smart people I know that they can do it...

[@cdholoman0]

It's amazing how each presenter in the video gave an unique performance unique of the same old song, "What Africa Needs to Do". What I am waiting to hear is how will whatever economic development prototype affect the indigenous peoples way of life, and culture. Secondly, how do you integrate their existing business structures and the global economy? If these questions are not being addressed while the African economist are strategizing Africa's economic development, then exactly who are they designing this African economic growth for?

[@jonathanharraway8639]

It's about Africa pulling together this is the same scenario all over Africa as a whole nation should pull together and formulate one government president all the other countries become States but they have to work together in a diaspora

[@relaxationstation7374]

I have long been able to clearly see an underlying desire to shift Western Hemispheric product development and production from any part of Asia to Africa which will quite obviously be an exponentially easier partner to do business with than any part of Asia. Another tremendous advantage o Africa is near totally lack of market saturation for products of any kind... So the entire continent of Africa is an opportunity for growth and approaches 100% for any kind of product that you can imagine. Eventually, the big determiner here is ultimately going to be sincerity and integrity, when Africans reach the point that they can choose who they would rather do business with, then those who are merely making short term exploitive investments will inevitably lose out in this Hemisphere of The Global Market. No one in the business world wants to miss this totally unparalleled business opportunity. I have long said that those whom are complaining about the huge flows of African Migrants into Europe and going to be quite embarrassed when the already huge flows of Europeans into Africa become completely un-ignorable, then there will inevitably be a global stampede for Africa.

[@fredrickikeremor1309]

Relaxation Station aknar

[@keralanaturelover196]

India-Africa trade doubled in 5 years. Mostly ores, nuts, cloves etc etc from africa

[@kevinwilliams954]

also you can start by using this advertisement on the main products made by Africa. make Africans proud to use African products in a nutshell is what Im trying to say. use this from the head of the countries to the school teachers the cartoons the kids watch etc. anything and everything just like in America.

[@jzk2020]

They should also create policies that says... you are NOT allowed to export natural goods. Only things that are ready for the end market can be exported. This would force western companies that are currently taking out unprocessed goods/natural goods to set up factories locally and create the value added finished products ready for the international market. This will increase job opportunities, GDP and transfer skills.

[@sarahfaithfk888]

C. Lincoln really well said indeed

[@alemasfaw8179]

First in Ethiopia and some African life still now poorest because Ethiopian and some African politicians shellfish . Africa Reach region but h;t ! good politicians !

[@mingotubman3790]

ewe! a mere half a billion!

[@kevinwilliams954]

use propaganda all through out Africa to get people in Africa to use African products. for example here in America when the companies say made in America we buy that product more than the foreign. another example if i play a song on the radio over and over again even if that song isn't the best it will get more air play because its a good song and its the main one being requested by listeners . All praises to the most high AHAYAH.

[@jzk2020]

Hear, hear. Spread propaganda though the media and the church/mosque to win over the hearts and minds of the people and get them to buy black. The issue is there are not enough black manufactured goods - which kinda makes it hard for people to practice group economics.

[@Congomania]

So you have me. Not propaganda but Marketing. Made in Nigeria or Congo does not always sound the same as USA or UK.. We need to apply different approach as I tried , The audience was Gobsmacked.

[@ubuntumike5794]

Aha that happen when you work at grocery stores after 7 years of working there you find yourself singing along to the same song you hade it