Speaking at the HSGOC meeting chaired by President Macky Sall of Senegal, AfDB’s Finance Vice-President Charles Boamah said that this new vehicle aims at mobilizing private financing to accelerate the speed of infrastructure delivery in Africa, thereby creating a new platform for Africa’s growth. Africa50 will focus on high-impact national and regional projects in the energy, transport, ICT and water sectors.

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