Tag: youth innovation
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Africa Infrastructure Financing: Closing the Gap with Innovation
LUANDA SUMMIT SPOTLIGHTS Africa’s Infrastructure Financing Challenge At the Luanda Summit on Financing for Infrastructure Development in Africa, President Joao Lourenco, who also chairs the African Union, framed a pressing concern: Africa faces a significant infrastructure financing gap that could impede regional growth and development. He urged all stakeholders—governments, financiers, regional bodies, and private sector…
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Africa’s Infrastructure Financing Challenge: Lourenco Calls for Urgent Collective Action
Overview: Africa’s Infrastructure Financing Gap At the Luanda Summit on Financing for Infrastructure Development in Africa, President Joao Lourenco of Angola and chairperson of the African Union underscored a persistent, systemic problem: Africa faces a substantial financing deficit for infrastructure. While the continent is rich in natural resources and young, dynamic talent, the capital required…