📋 Tender Overview
Following Is Un Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Message For Africa Industrialization Day, Observed On 20 November: On Africa Industrialization Day, We Celebrate The ContinentS Determination To Transform Its Economies, Create Productive Jobs For Its People, Transition To Clean Energy And Build A More Prosperous And Sustainable Future. Africa Is Embarking On This Ambitious Mission At A Critical Moment. High-Growth Sectors Are Rapidly Emerging And Creating Major Opportunities For The Continent -- From Electric Vehicles, To Batteries, Computer Chips And Renewable Energy. These Sectors Offer Opportunities To Diversify Economies Beyond Resource Extraction, And Build Links To Regional And Global Value Chains Rooted In The Processing Of Critical Minerals, Innovation, Sustainable Infrastructure And Green Industries. The African Continental Free Trade Area, Bold Actions Towards Agenda 2063, The Start Of The Fourth Industrial Development Decade For Africa And The ContinentS Burgeoning Leadership In Renewable Energy Are All Giving These Sectors Further Momentum And Potential For Growth. But, Fully Realizing These Opportunities Hinges On Reliable Energy And Transport Systems, Enabling Policy And Regulatory Environments, And Investment In Skills Development, Life-Long Learning And Education. Above All, As This YearS Theme Reminds Us African Industrialization Requires Financing And Investment, From The Public And Private Sectors Alike. Many African Countries Face Significant Financing Constraints And Crushing Debt-Service Burdens That Limit Investment In Infrastructure, Energy, Technology, Skills And Productive Capacity. The Recent Launch Of The Africa Credit Rating Agency By The African Union And Key Partners Is One Key Africa-Led Initiative That Seeks To Help Address These Issues. The Sevilla Commitment, Agreed In 2025, Shows A Pathway To Mobilize More Finance -- Both Domestic And International, Public And Private -- To Spur Sustainable Development, While Addressing The Debt Burdens Faced By Developing Countries. It Also Calls For Long-Overdue Reforms To The Global Financial Architecture To Better Support And Represent The Needs And Participation Of Developing Economies. By Mobilizing Resources, Partnerships And Political Will, We Can Accelerate AfricaS Industrial Transformation And Build A Future Of Shared Prosperity For All.
