Senegal to host summit on financing Africa's infrastructure

Abstract

President Macky Sall of Senegal will host a Summit on financing Africa's infrastructure from June 14-15 in Dakar. The a highly anticipated event will aim to promote the participation of the private sector in the financing and development of Africa's infrastructure. In preparation for the Summit, a number of projects have been identified for implementation as part of the African Union/NEPAD Programme for Infrastructure development in Africa -PIDA. The PIDA approved projects will be show-cased to private investors and facilitate a discussion on their investment potential in Addis Ababa, 23 May 2014 (ECA).