Meet the editor

Dr. Norbert Edomah is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a doctorate degree in Energy and Environmental Sustainability from the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Prior to joining the Pan-Atlantic University, he worked for over 10 years in the manufacturing and engineering services sectors. His experience spans through plant operations and maintenance

to sales, marketing and business development of engineering products and solutions with leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Schneider Electric and TetraPak. He is the author of several academic peer-reviewed journal articles on various aspects of energy and sustainability. He has collaborative research experience with notable international agencies such as UNIDO, REN21 and Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS).

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Norbert Edomah*

*by John Tharakan*

*by Akpan H. Ekpo*

**Section 3**

**Preface XI**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Industry, Trade and Investment in Africa **11**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 69**

**Chapter 6 83**

Agricultural Services and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Africa **97**

**Chapter 7 99**

Economic Integration in West Africa: A Reconsideration of the Evidence

Economic Development of Rural Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa

*by Johannes Winklmaier, Sissi Adeli Bazan Santos and Tobias Trenkle*

through Decentralized Energy-Water-Food Systems

Regional Development in Africa: An Overview

China-Africa Investments and Economic Growth in Africa *by Isaac Abekah-Koomson and Nwaba Eugene Chinweokwu*

Sustainably Growing Guinea's Bauxite-Aluminum Industry *by Lynnette Widder, Thomas D. Pacioni and Ousmane Bocoum*

The Songhai Agroecological Sustainable Development Model: Synergy, Symbiosis, Collaboration, and Complementarity

Trade and Investment in South Africa *by Garebangwe Victoria Mabe-Madisa*
