A vision for an African infrastructure agenda

Not only is Africa's level of endowment low, but the continent also faces higher access costs for all infrastructure services compared with other developing regions around the world.

When all infrastructure subsectors are closely analysed, the energy sector registers the largest deficit.In addition, total road density and access to clean water lag behind other global developing regions.In the area of information and communications technology (ICT), although great strides have been made over the past 20 years, the top five African countries in relation to ICT infrastructure and development are only ranked 66th to 109th on a global index. Based on this very brief overview, it is clear that further concentrated investment for infrastructure development in Africa is required.