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Considered the cornerstone of US-Africa economic relations, Agoa's aim was to help industrialise the continent, create employment and lift dozens of countries out of poverty.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The proposed site, she says, was "not compatible with a solar farm, which would industrialise this very precious landscape habitat".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023

China's African Affairs chief Wu said harnessing that growth would ensure balanced trade, increase African employment opportunities and help the continent industrialise.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2022

“We have to industrialise India, and as rapidly as possible,” said the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1951.

From Economist • Aug. 9, 2012

They learn lessons about the importance of touchy-feely marketing narratives and seize upon food trends, which they then industrialise and do cheaper.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2011