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Africa’s infrastructural development has been identified as being central to boosting economic growth & creating jobs. And this discussion topped the agenda on the sidelines of the just concluded 10th Annual Africa Development Week in Dakar, Senegal.

The African continent however faces a gaping infrastructure financing deficit, and it will need to work with development partners to fast track its economic growth.

This meeting comes just ahead of the One Belt One Road Initiative summit to be held in Beijing, China, where Africa is expected to feature in the discussions.

This week Talk Africa engages some of the continents’ leading minds in trying to find a solution to the infrastructural funding gap.