Contents

pp iii-viii

List of figures

pp ix-xii

List of tables

pp xiii-xvi

List of boxes

pp xvii-xviii

Notes on contributors

pp xix-xxviii

Acknowledgements

pp xxix-xxx

Foreword

pp xxxi-xxxiv

Introduction: Infrastructure in African development

pp 1-22

Part 1 - Spatial and demographic contexts

pp 23-24

one - Infrastructure Development Index

pp 25-88

two - Rapid urbanization and the growing demand for urban infrastructure in Africa

pp 89-110

three - Infrastructure for the growing middle class in Africa

pp 111-136

four - Infrastructure and rural productivity in Africa

pp 137-152

Part 2 - Sector-specific issues

pp 153-154

five - Water and sanitation in Africa: current status, trends, challenges and opportunities

pp 155-184

six - Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: energy sector

pp 185-256

seven - Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: transport sector

pp 257-332

eight - Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: information and communications technology sector

pp 333-376

Part 3 - Regional issues

pp 377-378

nine - The state of infrastructure in East Africa

pp 379-422

ten - Integrated approaches for infrastructure

pp 423-520

eleven - Regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in Africa

pp 521-542

Part 4 - Financing issues

pp 543-544

twelve - Infrastructure deficit and opportunities in Africa

pp 545-568

thirteen - Comparative analysis of costs of some selected infrastructure components across Africa

pp 569-582

fourteen - Infrastructure deficit and financing needs in Africa

pp 583-614

fifteen - Innovative financing for infrastructure: Africa50 Fund issues

pp 615-640

Part 5 - Concluding remarks

pp 641-642

sixteen - Infrastructure, political economy and Africa’s transformational agenda

pp 643-672