The Big Guest

As Africa looks to unlock the full potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area, manufacturing is emerging as the continent's most powerful engine for job creation and economic independence. Lebo Radebe, CEO of the African Manufacturers Foundation, joins the show, an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in communications, manufacturing and political strategy, and the driving force behind a Pan-African movement to position Africa as the world's next manufacturing powerhouse. From skills development and smart manufacturing to trade policy reform and championing African-made products on the global stage, Lebo and the AMF are building the industrial backbone Africa needs to compete and win.