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African Infrastructure Project Developers’ Award Winners announced

Press releaseBy admin July 3, 2018

Le Morne , Mauritius; 18 June 2018: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced the winners of the fourth annual Africa investor (Ai) Infrastructure Project Developers’ Awards 2018. These first-of-their-kind Awards, reward and showcase excellence amongst Africa’s project developers to a growing pan-African and global infrastructure investment and development finance community. They…

Samaila Zubairu appointed 3rd President & Chief Executive Officer of Africa Finance Corporation

Press releaseBy admin July 3, 2018

Lagos, 29 June 2018: Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, has announced the appointment of Samaila D. Zubairu as the Corporation’s 3rd President & Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Andrew Alli who comes to the end of his tenor, having successfully served in the position since 2008.…

Infrastructure project risks (perceived vs actual): Marc Mandaba, MD – Themis Energy

Press releaseBy admin January 31, 2017

If we take one step back to see where Abraaj is coming from; it is a large PE (private equity) platform present for more than 15 years in Africa. It is made up of one-third institutional money.

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Developer Finance Vehicles: Alex Katon, Executive Director – InfraCo

Press releaseBy admin November 1, 2016

Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 Hi my name is Alex Katon I’m with InfraCo Africa. As mentioned briefly by EleQtra, InfraCo is an infrastructure project finance vehicle; we provide both capital and expertise to develop very early stage infrastructure projects. So our starting point is getting a site, starting to measure wind…

Project Developer Leaders’ Clinic: Alain Ebobissé, CEO – Africa50

Press releaseBy admin September 30, 2016

Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 I am very pleased to be here today, let me start by thanking Hubert Danso and the Africa investor team for putting this event together which is sponsored by IFC InfraVentures. We have lots of experts, project development infrastructure specialists and executives here and certainly have a…

Keynote Address: Sujoy Bose, Global Director – Infrastructure & Natural Resources, IFC

Press releaseBy admin August 30, 2016

Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, it’s a privilege to be among such distinguished gathering and to be focused on infrastructure development in Africa. A subject that is of utmost importance to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Our congratulations and…

Principles for public-private partnerships – towards sustainability?

Press releaseBy admin August 30, 2016

By Bruce Byiers, Sebastian Große-Puppendahl, Huib Huyse, Anna Rosengren and Sarah Vaes While private sector development and job creation are not new aspects of development policy, there is growing recognition that global development challenges are multi-faceted and complex, requiring collaborative, multi-stakeholder alliances between all sectors of society. This has been bolstered by pressure on public…

Africa investor Infrastructure and Sovereign Investment Summit and Awards engages pension and sovereign funds

Press releaseBy admin May 11, 2016

Johannesburg, South Africa; 10 May 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today successfully closed the 9th Africa investor (Ai) CEO Infrastructure and Sovereign Investment Summit and Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Summit gathered and engaged over 200 leaders, with discussions focusing on mobilising institutional investment for African infrastructure as…

African Project Developer Awards 2016 presented by Africa investor in Johannesburg

Press releaseBy admin May 11, 2016

Johannesburg, South Africa; 9 May 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced the winners of the second annual Africa investor (Ai) Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2016. These first-of-their-kind Awards are designed to reward and showcase excellence amongst Africa’s project developers to a growing pan-African and global infrastructure investment and…

African Project Developers Leaders’ Summit grows Ai Developers Network at Summit in Johannesburg

Press releaseBy admin May 10, 2016

Johannesburg, South Africa; 9 May 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced that the Ai CEO African Infrastructure Project Developers Summit, held in association with IFC InfraVentures, convened over 200 project developer CEOs as part of the Ai Project Developers Network initiative in Johannesburg today. The Ai African Project…