Question: Africa Industrialization Day is observed on-
(a) 23 November
(b) 20 November
(c) 15 November
(d) 18 November
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Africa Industrialization Day is observed on 20th November annually.
- Within the framework of the Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000), the United Nations General Assembly declared the establishment of this day in the year1989.
- The day is intended to mobilize the commitment of the international community to the industrialization of Africa. It also serves as a reminder that more than 30 of the world’s 48 least developed countries are located in Africa.
- The theme of the year 2018 was “Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s structural transformation, industrialization and pharmaceutical production”.
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