A structured panel bringing together industrial, institutional and financial decision-makers:

• Akrem Saadaoui – Project Manager North Africa, AAAM (Moderator)
• – VP AAAM North Africa / VP East Port Said / MD EGA
• Myriam Elloumi – President TAA & Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer, COFICAB Group
• Themba Khumalo – AfCFTA Secret In this context, Tunisia is positioning itself as a credible industrial and technological platform on a regional scale.

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  Regional integration: a competitiveness imperative

  The exchanges also highlighted the structuring role of the AfCFTA in building regional value chains. The objective is clear: to promote industrial specialization, strengthen complementarities between countries and facilitate the integration of African suppliers into interconnected ecosystems.

  Without this integration logic, the rise of the sector will remain limited.

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  Brakes still to be lifted

  Despite the identified potential, several obstacles In particular, the speakers pointed out:

  • still insufficient access to industrial financing,
  • fragmentation of regulatory frameworks,
  • a lack of operational coordination between public actors and PRI The segments related to electric mobility, micromobility and R&D represent concrete opportunities to position Africa on more technology-intensive value chains.

    These dynamics make it possible to envisage faster development trajectories that are better aligned with global developments in the sector.

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    An action-oriented dynamic

    Beyond the diagnosis, this panel is part of a resolutely operational logic. The objective is to bring out concrete solutions and structuring partnerships to accelerate the development of the sector.

    The roadmap is set: industrial upgrading, regional integration and innovation. The challenge now is to trigger a rapid and coordinated implementation.