"A Decade of Transforming Africa's Infrastructure"

Zanzibar, Tanzania – Under the leadership of its Chief Executive Office, H.E. Mrs Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD,  partners, and stakeholders of the  Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) are set to launch the first 10-year PIDA Progress Report. This report will reflect PIDA's achievements over the past decade and outline critical considerations for the future. Additionally, it aims to share and establish a strategy for attracting more investment towards advancing regional infrastructure development, with particular focus on PIDA financing for Africa’s Integration. 

Since the programme’s inception in 2012, PIDA's Priority Action Plans (PAPs) have played a crucial role in expediting regional priority projects and propelling Africa towards a more connected and prosperous future. During the PIDA-PAP 1 period from 2012 to 2020, significant progress was made in developing thousands of kilometres of roads and railway lines, establishing One-Stop Border Posts (OSBPs), and making notable advancements in energy generation and transmission. These achievements have laid a solid foundation for continued progress.