State bureaucracy slows down Africa’s growth, says report

Poor coordination between ministries and policy makers has been identified as a key challenge that has held back the country’s budding manufacturing sector from realising its potential.

According to The Economic Report on Africa 2014 titled Dynamic Industrial Policy in Africa, this state of affairs is blamed on the existing heavy regulations that have affected the ease of doing business. The report is a joint annual publication by the United Nations Commission for Africa (UNECA) and African Union Commission (AUC).