Maged Abdelaziz, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, speaks during the launch of the 2014 Economic Report on Africa, at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 11, 2014. Released on Friday by the United Nations and the African Union, the report called on the continent of Africa to refocus its economic development strategies on industrialization, particularly on the means for formulating and implementing effective industrial policy. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
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UN-AU report calls on Africa to refocus on industrialization

UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A new report released Friday by the United Nations and the African Union (AU) called on the continent of Africa to refocus its economic development strategies on industrialization, particularly on the means for formulating and implementing effective industrial policy.Full Story