South Africa’s R100bn (about $5.8bn) Infrastructure Fund is here, but there will no repeat of the large-scale corruption witnessed in 2010, says National Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane.
“We will ensure that we had seen during the construction of the 2010...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received approval to create an infrastructure development company that would finance the revamp of critical transport infrastructure throughout the country.
The company would leverage local and international funding, and would be co-owned by...
Saloodo! will be the first logistics partner to provide digital road freight solutions on the AfricaPLC e-trade marketplace
AfricaPLC assists to digitize African SMEs, so they can participate in and support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The...
A defined solution to the infrastructure financing gap – Infrastructure Investment Trusts (IIT)
Africa investor (Ai) partners African Capital Market leaders and the Global Listed Infrastructure Organisation (GLIO) on Africa's first Infrastructure Investment Trusts (IIT) initiative - as recommended in...
In Ethiopia and Kenya, the attractive illusion of the “China model” has had grave financial consequences.
The strategy of “infrastructure-led growth” (growth, not economic and social development) seems to be showing its limits in Africa, where China has largely been...
By Alonso Soto
May 15, 2020, 2:34 PM GMT+2 Updated on May 15, 2020, 6:16 PM GMT+2
Private creditors representing more than $9 trillion of assets under management formed a group to negotiate debt relief for African nations, warning of the risks of...