Africa's Infrastructure : A Time for Transformation

Abstract

This study is part of the Africa
 Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed
 to expand the world's knowledge of physical
 infrastructure in Africa. The AICD will provide a baseline
 against which future improvements in infrastructure services
 can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results
 achieved from donor support. It should also provide a more
 solid empirical foundation for prioritizing investments and
 designing policy reforms in the infrastructure sectors in
 Africa. The AICD is based on an unprecedented effort to
 collect detailed economic and technical data on the
 infrastructure sectors in Africa. The project has produced a
 series of original reports on public expenditure, spending
 needs, and sector performance in each of the main
 infrastructure sectors, including energy, information and
 communication technologies, irrigation, transport, and water
 and sanitation. The first phase of the AICD focused on 24
 countries that together account for 85 percent of the gross
 domestic product, population, and infrastructure aid flows
 of Sub-Saharan Africa. Under a second phase of the project,
 coverage is expanding to include as many of the additional
 African countries as possible.