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AIX Africa Releases Landmark Report on Continental Infrastructure Financing Deficit

New research quantifies a USD 2.3 trillion gap and identifies five structural interventions required to close it by 2040. The report draws on data from 47 African markets and interviews with 120 institutional investors.

8 min read
Event

Panel Discussion: Reforming PPP Frameworks for Infrastructure Delivery in East Africa

Senior policymakers and institutional investors convened in Nairobi to examine why public-private partnerships continue to underperform and what structural reforms are needed.

5 min read
Data Brief

Data Brief: Energy Access Rates Across 12 African Markets — 2024 Update

Updated figures reveal uneven progress, with six markets showing regression in rural electrification over the past 18 months. The brief includes country-level breakdowns and financing recommendations.

4 min read
Media Coverage

AIX Africa Research Cited in African Development Bank Infrastructure Strategy

The African Development Bank's 2024 Infrastructure Strategy references AIX Africa's financing gap analysis as a foundational data source for its continental investment framework.

3 min read
Research Release

New Paper: Corridor Development and Regional Trade — The Infrastructure Imperative

AIX Africa publishes its latest research on how transport corridor investment drives intra-African trade under the AfCFTA framework, with detailed financing pathway analysis.

6 min read
Institutional

AIX Africa Joins the Global Infrastructure Hub Research Network

Africa Infrastructure XChange has been admitted to the Global Infrastructure Hub's international research network, expanding its access to cross-continental infrastructure data and peer collaboration.

3 min read
Event

AIX Africa at the Africa Investment Forum: Infrastructure Financing Roundtable

AIX Africa researchers presented findings on blended finance mechanisms at the Africa Investment Forum's infrastructure roundtable, attended by finance ministers and institutional investors from 32 countries.

5 min read
Data Brief

Mid-Year Data Brief: Infrastructure Project Completion Rates Across Sub-Saharan Africa

AIX Africa's mid-year monitoring data reveals that only 34% of infrastructure projects initiated in 2022 have reached completion, with procurement failures accounting for 61% of delays.

4 min read

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