The way I see it

Infrastructure plays a critical role in driving several sectors of the economy. Social infrastructure like schools helps educate the next generation while Hospitals keep us healthy. Economic infrastructure like roads, power lines, railways, telecommunications drive the economic transformation of society. However, in Africa we have an infrastructure-financing deficit, to the tune of $100bn annually as per the African Development Bank ( AFDB ) projections.   Countries in Africa are not able to absorb this funding gap due to fiscal/budgetary limitations, lack of local financing, an inadequate or an undeveloped stock market et al. In the face of these realities, governments have to work with development partners and international private investment vehicles to attract the finance necessary to deliver the above infrastructure to society in a cost-efficient manner.   Country Demographics and Infrastructure planning A meticulous planning approach for social and economic infrastru...