Closing the African Infrastructure Gap

Africa has an estimated annual infrastructure financing gap of $80-$100B. The rapidly expanding continent requires a billion new urban housing units by 2050, energy generation plants, water treatment facilities, new and improved infrastructure for rail, roads, ports, airports. Those needs represent highly attractive long-term investment opportunities for Gulf, US, and African institutional investors. New platforms and partners are coming together to package infrastructure solutions in ways that make them more accessible to institutional investors. The panel will explore recent partnerships, their projects, successes, and lessons.