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Can BII’s $20m unlock Africa’s infrastructure investment future?

Construction worker at a site in Kitgum Matidi, Uganda Photo by Illustrate Digital Ug @Pexels
Construction worker at a site in Kitgum Matidi, Uganda Photo by Illustrate Digital Ug @Pexels

Kent Mensah

Kent Mensah is a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with a two-decade career spanning global media networks.
  • BII investment lifts Africa50 fund to $330m
  • Capital targets energy, transport and digital infrastructure

 

British International Investment (BII) has committed $20 million to the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, strengthening efforts to mobilise long-term capital for the infrastructure projects Africa urgently needs.

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