The demand for infrastructure in Africa is driven by rising populations and rapid urbanisation and is causing a shift for all players in the sector.

The continent needs $95 billion per annum for the next 10 years to meet its infrastructure demands.

Internationally, the outlook is extremely positive between now and 2020, signalling new business opportunities for the continent’s infrastructure players.

The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) of the South African government has set aside R845-billion for public sector infrastructure projects with a further R3.2-trillion infrastructure projects under consideration up to 2020.

So far, around 25% of these are being financed and implemented. On the African continent $20-billion expenditure in infrastructure projects is already underway.

The Infrastructure Africa Business Forum

With these ambitious goals in sight for Africa’s build programmes, the fourth annual Infrastructure Africa Business Forum will be hosted in a month’s time in Johannesburg, South Africa.

With the aim of engaging with African governments and African infrastructure players, the two-day event and exhibition with business-matchmaking will facilitate business connections for Africa’s build programmes and seek to unlock private sector opportunities in infrastructure projects.

Prominent African infrastructure players, government officials, infrastructure experts and business professionals have already confirmed their attendance.

The event has the highest level of African and South African endorsement for an infrastructure event on the continent, and provides the business platform for private and public sector players seeking to meet the sector’s national and regional who’s who.

The event’s strategic partner is the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GDID), its founding partner is the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA).

Some of the topics included in this year’s programme include:

• Financial Innovation: Infrastructure Development and Financing Air transport development
• Addressing Africa’s infrastructure project preparation challenges
• Bridging the infrastructure gap: The physical connectivity of markets through road, rail, ports
• Accelerating regional integration and access to markets

For more information on the event, or to register your attendance, please visit
www.infrastructure-africa.com