Air transport is one of those industries that has transformed the world. Providing rapid connections between the world’s cities by air has enabled the globalization that has shaped modern business…

This report, consisting of a study prepared by global project finance specialists Hunton & Williams LLP and comments from six internationally reputed economists and policy makers, provides an…

This paper considers the bi-regional relations between Europe and West Africa in the field of energy. As its point of departure, the paper begins by acknowledging the ferocity with which today’s…

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook – a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series – offers a most comprehensive analytical study of energy in Africa,…

Cities exist, grow, and prosper because they take advantage of scale economies and specialization wrought by agglomeration. But output growth inevitably stresses transport infrastructure because…

South Africa occupies a central position in the global debate regarding the most effective policy instruments to accelerate and sustain private investment in renewable energy. In 2009, the government…

This evaluation focused on the implementation of the ITF at a programme / portfolio level. The objective was not to assess individual projects, however project level information has been reviewed for…

The U.S. Presidential Initiative, Power Africa is a new model of American assistance – structured laterally across 12 different U.S. agencies, African governments, the private sector and key partners…

This report was prepared by the Statistics Department in the Chief Economist Vice Presidency of the African Development Bank. Its findings reflect the opinions of the authors and not necessarily…

This is a report of the study on "Road Infrastructure Costs: Analysis of Unit Cost and Cost Overruns of Road Infrastructure Projects in Africa". The study was undertaken within the context…