DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 11 -- ACOMPREHENSIVE review of the speeches delivered at the Africa50 Infrastructure Forum and President Samia Suluhu Hassans inaugural message reveals a central challenge facing Africa: The continent has never lacked vision; it has lacked execution.

For decades, African leaders have outlined ambitious national development plans, supported the African Unions Agenda 2063 and promoted the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a foundation for future prosperity.

The challenge has not been generating ideas or strategies, but translating those ambitions into bankable projects, completed infrastructure and productive economies.

The Africa50 Infrastructure Forum, inaugurated by President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan un...