The Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Steering Committee is scheduled to convene from March 26-27, 2024, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss progress and next steps for accelerating Africa’s infrastructure development priorities.

AUDA-NEPAD and the Fonds Special pour la Préparation des Projets d'InfraStructure au Tchad (FSPPI) recently joined forces in N'Djamena, Chad. Over three days, from February 26th to 28th, 2024, the two institutions held talks aimed at charting a strategic course for Chad's infrastructure, digitalisation, and capacity building. The workshop endeavoured to ensure that regulations and laws are aligned with the...

The 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023 hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo, from 9-15 November 2023, served as a platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to highlight their potential and interact with investors from across the continent. The event proved to be a catalyst for fostering partnerships, encouraging trade, and promoting economic growth within...

African Union Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD says Investment commitments have exceeded the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa Priority Action Plans from the initial target by $14 billion to hit $82 billion as at 2022. Idriss Adoum, Director for Infrastructure, Trade Industrialisation and regional integration at AUDA-NEPAD joins CNBC Africa to unpack the first ten-year implementation report and infrastructure financing strategies.

The primary goal for the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is to overcome regional connectivity challenges by developing transformative infrastructure across the continent. By fostering enhanced connectivity, PIDA aims to fuel intra-Africa trade, facilitate movement of people, and position Africa as a global player. With reduced business costs and unrestricted flow of capital and talent, PIDA paves the...

On the very important occasion of the pre-launch of 10 Year PIDA Progress Report, firstly I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all AUDA-NEPAD team members who devoted their efforts to this pre-launch. While congratulating on the completion of the report, I would like to introduce the Japanese engagement toward PIDA as well as Japan-Africa Partnership through decades-...