Africa’s urban future cannot depend on government budgets alone. The numbers don’t lie. The African Development Bank estimates the continent needs 130–170 billion dollars annually for infrastructure, but presently only secures half that.
Meanwhile, cities grow at breakneck speed: Nairobi adds 200,000 people yearly; Lagos expands by 77 residents every hour. Traditional approaches can’t keep pace with this scale. But we’ve seen first-hand how smart public-private partnerships (PPPs), when done right, really change the game.
