Press Releases

22/03/2013 - On the African continent, current low energy access rates and limited infrastructure development call for urgent action. Recent studies estimate that 57 per cent of Africans are without electricity. In 2012, at the 18th Summit of the African Union, African Heads of State endorsed a set of priority energy projects to be implemented by 2020 as part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development for Africa (PIDA).

Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), Infrastructure, Energy & Power

02/02/2012 - Lack of political will is slowing down implementation of vital regional infrastructure projects in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank has said. Addressing the opening of the 18th African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, earlier this week, Dr Donald Kaberuka said the lack of inter-country cooperation, rather than funding, was often the main barrier to the launch and completion of critical regional infrastructure projects in Africa. This, he said, had a negative impact on the growth of the intra-African trade. ‘Boosting Intra-African Trade’ was the theme of the summit.

Categories: Ethiopia, Infrastructure, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

01/02/2012 - African Heads of State on Monday endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through 2040. In a statement at their 18th summit held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the Heads of State approved the implementation of the recommendations in the study on PIDA presented to the summit.

Categories: Ethiopia, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

24/01/2012 - The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is to be a key topic of discussion in sessions of the Summit of African Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 23 to 30 January. The programme’s mandate is to accelerate the development of Africa’s regional and continental infrastructure.

Categories: Ethiopia, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

31/10/2011 - African states came closer to finalizing a continental programme for the development of vital infrastructure as talks ended in Morocco at the weekend.

Categories: Morocco, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

31/01/2011 - A major multi-stakeholder initiative is paving the way to improved infrastructure in Africa. Officially launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 16th African Union heads of state and government summit, the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) has entered the preparation phase.

Categories: Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), Infrastructure