African economies face rising risks from reshoring

Africa’s low-skilled labour is vulnerable to re-shoring and near-shoring by firms investing in automation

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In this article

  • Motivations behind reshoring
  • African vulnerability
  • Falling investment
  • Remedial policy action
  • Ease of doing business
  • Labour market
  • Managing urbanisation
  • Regional trade
  • Tech hubs

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