DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 6 -- FORMER President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has revealed that establishing Africa50 required years of persuading African governments and institutional investors to embrace a bold vision of closing the continents massive infrastructure financing gap.

Speaking yesterday at the ongoing Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) and Infra for Africa Forum in Dar es Salaam, which coincided with Africa50s 10th anniversary, Dr Kaberuka said building the Pan-African infrastructure investment platform was one of the most challenging yet transformative initiatives undertaken during his tenure at the AfDB.

As one of the principal architects of Africa50, Dr Kaberuka said the institution ...