Political risk as a deterrent to industrialization of Africa

Many agree that the construction of the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can be an important opportunity for advancing the industrialization of the African continent, as the newly established Free Trade Area (FTA) will offer opportunities to both African and foreign investors to establish productive units in one or more African countries from where they can serve the markets in all the continent. But there are other factors that influence investors' choices and that are needed for creating the climate of confidence that is necessary in order this situation to materialise. Among these, the political stability. We explore such criterion in our post on our blog.