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Driving Economic Transformation In Africa Through Infrastructure Development

According to research published by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, average annual funding between 2013 and 2017 stood at US$77 billion – double the annual average between 2000-06. Yet these impressive figures still fall short of closing a funding gap of some US$70 billion, which many countries may find difficult to fill given surging debt levels and COVID-pressed public finances. But could an uptick in investor appetite provide the answer? As the African Infrastructure Investment

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