Zimbabwe joins continent's sprint to value addition

Because of this missing middle, there are missing jobs," Kuvarika says. According to her, three main elements - management, raw materials and timing - are essential. Long road ahead Alex Benkenstein, head of governance with the South Africa-based Institute of International Affairs' Africa's Resources Programme says the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), will allow African countries to trade with each other more and to diversify their resources into finished goods that fetch better prices on the world market.