Africa's economy has “benefited” from the substantial increases in commodity prices since 2009. While this trend …

Based on current trends, Africa's population is projected to double in size by 2050. Lagos leads this exponential … population explosion as the fastest growing city in Africa, growing at 77 people per hour. By 2030, Africa's middle- and high …-income groups are expected to grow by 100 million. Africa's 1.1 billion population is expected to have doubled in 2050 and …

From an estimated funding gap of $93 billion a year up to 2020, Africa's infrastructure financing needs were further … revised to $130–$170 billion annually. The Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa Priority Action Plan projects were … constraints. Resort to conventional financing methods has proven unsustainable. Africa must look beyond the conventional. This …