非洲经济更新，2026年4月：使产业政策在非洲发挥作用

EconomicUpdateMaking Industrial Policy Work in Africa ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region under the overall guidanceof Ndiame Diop and Ousmane Diagana. The team for the spring edition of theAfrica Economic Update(formerlyAfrica’s Pulse) was led by Andrew L. Dabalen and Cesar Calderon. The core team included Megumi Kubota,Vijdan Korman, Sena Kimm Gnangnon, Simeon Koffi, Ayan Qu, Heidi Kaila, and Nicholas Woolley. Valuable contributions to the report were provided by Tsegaye Assayew, Tom Bundervoet, Daniel ValderramaGonzalez, Elizabeth Mary Foster, Dawit Mekonnen, Moritz Meyer, Ana Maria Oviedo, Edoardo Palombo, NisthaSinha, and Haoyu Wu (section 1). The special focus section of this volume on “Making Industrial Policy Work in Africa” was led by James Cust,Woubet Kassa, and Solomon Owusu, with guidance from regional directors Daniel Dulitzky, Michel Rogy, AnnaWellenstein, and Marina Wes. The report was peer reviewed by Edoardo Palombo (section 1) and Ana Fernandes, Arti Grover, and TristanReed (section 2). Comments on section 2 were received from Tania Begazo, Anna Cestari, Mark Roberts, andMadhu Raghunath. World Bank country economists in the Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice provided valuableinput to the report. Specific comments and suggestions were received from Kodzovi Senu Abalo, Enrique Aldaz-Carroll, Benedicte Baduel, Mamadou Tanou Balde, Nimonka Bayale, Francis Ghislain Ngomba Bodi, NelsonTisso Miezi Eduardo, Jakob Engel, Laura Sofia Olivera Garrido, Danon Roland Gnezale, Chadi Bou Habib, FisehaHaile, Gloria Aitalohi Joseph-Raji, Priscilla Kandoole, Stella Ilieva, Stanley Mabuka, Samer Naji Matta, MahamatAbdramane Moustapha, Anwar Mussa, Ibrahim Nana, Ephrem Niyongabo, Dumisani Sihle Ngwenya, MiguelAngel Saldarriaga Noel, Kamer Ozdemir, Felix Oppong, Jorge Tudela Pye, Saadia Refaqat, Asli Senkal, JosephSimumba, Victor Steenbergen, Gweh Gaye Tarwo, Robert Johann Utz, Djedje Hermann Yohou, Marilyne FlorenceMafoboue Youbi, Jala Emad Youssef, and Dalia Mohamed Elfatih Zein. Communications, media relations, and stakeholder engagement were led by Flore de Préneuf with the Externaland Corporate Relations team, including Patricia Riehn Berg, Kimberly Bumgarner, Elodie Millet Castel, Laurede Petiville, Marie Duffour, Georgette Dwomoh-Appiah, Ramatoulaye George-Alleyne, Artem Kolesnikov, JoanaFrancisca Da Neves Lopes, Daniella Van Leggelo Padilla, and Aby Toure. Abrah Desiree Brahima, Kenneth Omondi, and Rose-Claire Pakabomba provided logistical support. BeatriceBerman provided support for production and internal promotion of the report. The report was edited by SandraGain. The online and print publication was produced by Bill Pragluski, and the cover design was by Design andCreative Services, Global Corporate Solutions, World Bank Group. The French translation was completed byJPD Systems. APRIL 2026 AfricaEconomicUpdate Making Industrial Policy Work in Africa © 2026 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved 1 2 3 4 29 28 27 26 This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations,and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board ofExecutive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy,completeness, or currency of the data included in this work and does not assume responsibility for anyerrors, omissions, or discrepancies in the information, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to usethe information, methods, processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, links/footnotes and other information shown in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bankconcerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. The citationof works authored by others does not mean the World Bank endorses the views expressed by those authors orthe content of their works. Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of theprivileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Certain artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools may have been used in creating this work, as indicated in the work, butall transformative and creative effort expressed in the work was performed by the World Bank staff or externalcontributors. The World Bank is not responsible for any claims, including for errors or inaccurate information,generated by AI programs not controlled or owned by the World Bank. Rights and Permissions This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo. Under the Creative Commons