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Supply chain diversification – kick-started by rumblings in China-US relations and exacerbated by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – has presented an opportunity for Africa.

The UN’s annual Economic Development in Africa report this year highlights the potential for the continent to capture a wave of demand, as companies look to diversify the way they move goods around the world.

Rebeca Grynspan, secretary general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), said: ...