Funding: African leaders urge self-reliance on infrastructure
Delegates attend the 2026 Infra for Africa Forum and the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The conference was opened by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
Dar es Salaam. African leaders and top policy-makers have made a resounding call for the continent to pivot towards strategic domestic resource mobilisation and self-reliance to bridge the staggering $100 billion annual infrastructure financing gap.
They made the call yesterday during the 2026 Infra for Africa Forum and the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting in Dar es Salaam.
