Programme for infrastructure development in africa pida infrastructure is africa s top priority. The programme for infrastructure development in africa. The bank is the executing agency for the programme for infrastructure development in africa pida. Infrastructure plays a key role in economic growth and poverty reduction. Infrastructure and development within the context of africas. The new partnership for africa s development nepad, 5 established in 2001 under the african union au, supported the programme for infrastructure development in africa. Programme for infrastructure development in africa pida.
Financing africa s infrastructure development policy brief 2015. One of the major challenges for the african continent in the upcoming years and decades will be to absorb the ever growing young population by sustainably creating new jobs. Transforming africa through modern infrastructure closing the infrastructure gap vital for africa s transformation closing the infrastructure deficit is vital for africa s economic prosperity and sustainable development. Commission auc initiative, in partnership with the nepad planning and. Npca the african development bank and the united nations economic commission for africa. Development bank afdbprogramme for infrastructure development in africa pida report the continents large infrastructure deficit is holding it back with road. The programme for infrastructure development in africa pida is an african union. Economic infrastructure, subsaharan africa, development. Programme for infrastructure development in africa pida african. A continent wide infrastructure program to develop. According to the world bank, africa s working age population has. Programme for infrastructure development in africa. Improved infrastructure would facilitate increased intra.
Transforming africa through modern infrastructure pida ict vision a continent that is on an equal footing with the rest of the world as an information society and an integrated eeconomy in which every government, business and citizen has access to reliable and affordable ict services. Conversely, the lack of infrastructure affects productivity and raises production and transaction costs, which hinders growth by reducing the competitiveness of businesses and. Programme for interconnecting, infrastructure development. Pida is a continentwide program to develop a vision, policies, strategies and a programme for the development of priority regional and continental infrastructure in. With low levels of intraregional economic exchange and the smallest share of global trade, africa is the least integrated continent in the world. This conti nental initiative, based on regional projects and programmes, will help. Pdf programme for infrastructure development in africa. Remittances in africa a catalogue of studies and technical assistance by the world bank, development agencies and government in africa november 20. Infrastructure development in subsaharan africa world bank. The african union heads of state and government formally endorsed pida through the adoption of the declaration on the programme for infrastructure development in africa doc. A strategic framework for regional and continental infrastructure transport, energy, trans.
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