Research Library
Peer-reviewed papers, data briefs, and policy reports on infrastructure financing, delivery, and gaps across the continent.
This paper examines the structural barriers to infrastructure investment across Sub-Saharan Africa, analysing blended finance mechanisms, DFI engagement, and sovereign risk frameworks that determine capital flows.
An analysis of 120 infrastructure projects across 18 African markets reveals systemic procurement failures, institutional capacity gaps, and governance deficits that cause cost overruns and delays.
Updated figures reveal uneven progress, with six markets showing regression in rural electrification. This brief examines the financing models that have succeeded and those that have failed.
A comprehensive quantitative assessment of infrastructure gaps across transport, energy, water, and digital sectors — and the economic cost of inaction over the next two decades.
This paper analyses how transport corridor investment drives intra-African trade, examining the AfCFTA's infrastructure prerequisites and the financing models required to deliver them.
An examination of the financing gap for water and sanitation infrastructure, analysing public expenditure, private sector participation, and the role of development finance institutions.
Video Insights
A panel of leading infrastructure investors and DFIs discuss structural barriers to capital deployment.
Senior policymakers examine why public-private partnerships continue to underperform.
Experts analyse how the global energy transition reshapes infrastructure investment priorities across Africa.
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