Makhtar Diop: World Bank to focus on economic recovery post Covid-19
The World Bank is one of several multilateral lenders on the frontline of Africa’s emergency economic response to Covid-19.…
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Pace of renewables uptake will vary across Africa, says CEO of PIDG
In its mission to support infrastructure development, PIDG is strongly committed to sustainability.…
Nurturing ‘grey matter’ is also infrastructure
Few Africans in the global leadership space are as instantly recognisable as the Senegalese Makhtar Diop, who as the head of the Africa Department at the World Bank over the past six years, placed the continent and its needs at the very centre of the organisation’s heart.…
Special Supplement: African Energy – A vibrant market
Jon Marks and David Slater of Africa Energy Live Data, draw on the company’s database of over 5,300 projects to review the state of Africa’s energy market.…
African Energy: A crucial and changing market (Special Supplement)
The advance of innovation in both technology and finance makes this an exciting – if challenging – time for the African energy and power market.…
Tanzania: New railway set to be the new regional gateway
The government of Tanzania is set to construct a railway line from the Indian Ocean port of Mtwara to Lake Nyasa, opening a new gateway for landlocked Zambia, Malawi and DR Congo cargo.…
Where have all the deals gone?
Sprawling along the shores of Lake Ziway, three hours to the south of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, AfriFlora’s vast production facility is one of the largest cut flower factories on the planet.…
Construction of ports will have ripple effects on trade
New port terminals are being constructed in all corners of the continent at present.…
AFC: Why investing in African infrastructure pays
Throughout history, we see a direct correlation between the wealth, power and development of nations and the state of their infrastructure.…
Ian Bremmer Confirmed As Keynote Speaker For AFC Live
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, is pleased to announce that Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of leading global political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, will deliver the keynote speech at AFC Live next week.…