Africa’s infrastructure opportunity depends on closing the execution gap

Unless investment in project capability moves from rhetoric to reality, Africa risks slowing the pace at which infrastructure can unlock growth, competitiveness, and improved quality of life across the continent.

While this progress reflects growing ambition across the continent, it should not obscure the scale of Africa’s remaining infrastructure gap.

Many infrastructure projects struggle not because financing is unavailable, but because they fail to progress through the complex preparation and development processes required to attract investment and move toward implementation.