1. Decide on a renewed continental policy framework on Africa’s industrialization aimed at rallying the continent’s resolve and commitment to a bold set of policy and investment actions to accelerate the continent’s industrialization drive.

2. Reinforce the development of regional industrial value chains to clearly articulate Africa’s quest to industrialize, create jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities for Africa’s MSMEs, youth and women within the context of current and emerging continental and global socio-economic trends.

3. Provide high-level political support to drive a globally competitive Africa-Industrialization Programme through public-private alliances, at the national, regional, continental level, and aligned global policy coherence, coordination and linkages, and investment financing. This should take full cognizance of current and emerging key cross-sector needs including energy and water, education and training, science, technology and innovation, climate change, environmental resilience and crisis management.

1. Renewed high-level political resolve and commitment to accelerate Africa’s Industrialization alongside advances on the AfCFTA provisions.

2. Policy decision for an AU-led broad-based, cross-sector consultation to develop an up-to-date, implementable and results-based Africa-Industrialization Policy Framework, embracing gains and lessons from the continent’s experiences, taking cognizance of current and emerging global trends, with special attention to the continent’s inclusive social and economic development priorities. 

3. Agreement on a compact between governments and Africa’s private sector, academia and the civil society to bring about desired and aligned policy decisions, investment financing, institutional and human capital dedicated towards Africa-Industrialization, to boost prospects for the AfCFTA implementation.