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GEF: Accelerating Africa’s development

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While Africa’s large stocks of natural resources, growing private consumption, and surge in trade offer ripe opportunities for long-term investors, the continent is falling behind in sustainable development. Future economic growth in the region requires reliable and cost-efficient sources of power, a significant increase in the efficient use and re-use of water and waste resources, more efficient logistics, and much-enhanced agribusiness infrastructure. AGF catches up with Sulanji Siwale, Managing Director at Global Environment Fund and co-leader of the GEF Africa Growth Fund, to discuss how the asset manager is addressing those challenges.