During the 33^rd session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Central Africa which took place in Douala – Cameroon in October 2017, policy makers and a wide range of actors adopted the Douala Consensus, which is a clarion call for the rapid diversification, especially through the industrialization, of economies of countries across Central Africa. The Consensus calls for a conscious broadening of development finance partnerships model that go beyond ‘resources for infrastructure’ to take into consideration ‘resources for industrialization.’  This paradigm-shift to accelerate Central Africa’s development, will be the object of serious debates at the 34^th ICE session in order to develop clear guides for raising crucial funds for the development of Central Africa’s industrial architecture – one that would speed the region’s sustainable development. 

CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Draft Concept Note (French)

MEDIA CORNER

News release: Experts to weave strategy for financing industrialization in Central Africa

Animated Video on the Douala Consensus – English Version

Animated Video on the Douala Consensus – Spanish Version

Animated Video on the Douala Consensus – French Version 

PUBLICATIONS

Made in Central Africa: from a vicious to a virtuous cirlce (French version for now; Enlgish version to be out soon)

The Douala Consensus on Economic Diversification through Industrialization in Central Africa