African Heads of State and Government, eminent persons and leaders of business attending the 23rd WEF on Africa have been discussing the modalities of how to increase private-sector investment and financing for Africa’s agricultural programme,CAADP.
NEPAD Agency CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki has called on Africa to be ambitious in the implementation of PIDA. Dr Mayaki was speaking at the joint partners’ workshop on infrastructure development in Africa, in Johannesburg
Leading experts and investors in Energy, as well as regional and international energy stakeholders have convened a three-day meeting at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg to explore opportunities and solutions to Africa’s energy challenges.
NEPAD has committed itself to support African countries to efficiently and effectively utilise the continent’s vast resources of biomass in a sustainable manner to achieve energy security for the all.
A leading Energy expert has urged the need to maximise on clean and sustainable energy resources in sufficient quantity to accelerate economic growth and improve the living conditions for Africa’s peoples.
Government officials, Private Sector, finance and technology providers as well as development experts have convened a meeting in Dakar, under the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) Agency’s African Bioenergy Investment programme.
Leading experts and investors in Bioenergy, as well as public and private sector representatives have been meeting in Johannesburg to explore how the Bioenergy industry can use more of Africa’s own national resources to deliver improved energy.
The aim of the symposium is to establish a world-class bioenergy investment incubator for Southern Africa. It is also indicative of the organisation’s intent to create a platform for member countries to participate in this burgeoning new industry.
The private sector has a critical role to play in reducing Africa’s infrastructure deficit which is militating against its economic growth, the NEPAD Agency said today.
