Nairobi, May 28 -- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is pushing for countries in Africa to move away from country-specific projects to cross-border developments if they are to realise their full economic potential.

AFC president and CEO Samaila Zubairu spoke to the Business Daily on the biggest opportunities that can unlock economic integration in economic blocs such as the East African Community and how to address challenges such as funding constraints.

Like many African countries, Kenya faces rising debt constraints. How is AFC repositioning itself to finance large-scale infrastructure for such nations without worsening their sovereign debt risks?

We have to move beyond the assumption that infrastructure finance must sit primarily on ...