However, a lack of modern infrastructure is a major challenge to Africa’s economic development and constitutes a significant impediment to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

The PPP Model: A Challenging Step.

Facing the dearth of infrastructure funding, an increasing number of countries, notably emerging markets and developing economies a need arises to make an impactful attempt to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in order to tap private capital.

PPPs in Africa remain a very small market, with projects concentrated in only a few countries, namely, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda. We recognize that some African countries are hesitant to embark on PPPs as a result of prior bad experiences with ill-prepared PPPs or even with less-than competent PPP project sponsors.

It is broadly understood that public-private partnerships (PPP) are a procurement tool that encompass design, financing, construction and long-term operation of a public infrastructure by the private sector. They can be cost-effective thanks to adequate risk transfer and performance criteria, and help bridge Africa’s large infrastructure gap in many sectors.

The only question that strikes the mind is “What can African Government do have an effective PPP”?

Classifying potential PPP projects from the outset using the three criteria outlined above could help not only focus on the specific legal and institutional issues that are most relevant to the projects, but also on the viability issues that are critical to attracting private investors—which could include required government funding, the creditworthiness of national utilities or the financial capacity of users.

Many African countries could create precedent and bring in private capital to address their infrastructure needs. A PPP proverb by world bank strikes the issue “ Little drops of water via small projects makes an ocean of PPP projects in due course”

In order to have a successful PPP Model what is actually needed to be implemented is as follows:

Political Commitment: The Government should be effective enough to have a strong hold and control over implementation of the model.

Stakeholder Engagement: Steps shall be taken to increase stakeholder engagement by involving them with seminars, discussions etc. There shall be a proper one to one coordination between the government and the stakeholders to stay on one uniform road.

Strong involvement of development institutions (Both Public & Private): A strike of balance has to be maintained between both the institutions to let the model flourish in exact terms. Uniformity in decision making is the ultimate step that is needed.

Clear and Visible Benefits: the achievement through the initiative must be lucid enough to set a goal to achieve and the implications must be beneficial in order to support the infrastructural goals.

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Project Details: 

Project Location: Cape Verde

Project Value: Euro 32.794 Million

Project End: 31 Dec 2016

Project Description: 

This project aims to address the air transport demand, especially those needs relating to economic activity and tourism. And also address  projected traffic increase and ensure efficient management of passenger flows at peak periods.

Project Parameters: The following improvements are envisaged under the proposed project :

1) Expansion of the Passenger Terminal

2) Expansion of the Aircraft Parking Area and various Networks and

3) Renovation of the Freight Terminal

The project is divided into two phases :

1) Will be financed by the African Development Bank and

2) which is optional, and for which the prime contractor reserves the right to a longer period of implementation.

Phase 1 components:

• Expansion of the passenger terminal and facilities through the construction of a terminal and the renovation of the current terminal;
  • Extension of aircraft parking, various networks and signs and equipment; and
  • The building of a sewage treatment plant

Phase 2 components:
• Extension of the freight terminal;
• Construction and installation of a new security and fire station (SSLI) (undefined location);

The main objective of the Project is to help boost Cape Verde’s Air transport Infrastructure.

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Project Details: 

project location: Kenya

project value: (CHF) : 100’000 – 500’000

project status: Active

project End: 30 Nov 2016

Project Description: 

This project follows the execution of the National CIRT Establishment in Kenya , successfully implemented by ITU through the services of IMPACT. The current project is the second and third phases of the full implementation of the National KE-CIRT/CC initiated . The main goal of the project is to assist Kenya in enhancing the capabilities of its National Computer Incident Response Team-Coordination Centre (National KE-CIRT/CC). With this assistance, previously established NCIRT will be equipped to serve as a trusted, central coordination point of contact for cybersecurity with additional reactive, proactive and forensics capabilities. ITU will assist Kenya in building and deploying the technical capabilities and related training necessary to enhance its national CIRT.

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Complementing ADFDs first instalment of AED368 million released in 2010 for the rehabilitation of the tracks infrastructure and foundation systems, this second instalment will be used to finance the launch of a 200-km long, 320-km/hr high-speed train that connects both hubs by 2018.

It will dramatically decrease the duration of the trip between these two important cities from five hours to two hours. ADFD’s strategic approach in development and for its efforts in tailoring funding mechanisms across all key economic sectors to ensure incremental and long-lasting growth in Morocco.

Till date, ADFD has successfully funded 71 development projects in Morocco -12 of which targeted the transportation sector. The entirety of the Tangier-Kenitra high-speed train project amounts to AED515 million; bringing ADFDs current sum expenditure in Morocco to AED 8.8 billion.

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Tender Details:

Country: South Africa

Publishing Authority: Transnet Engineering

Sector: Transportation

Tender Description: Supply and delivery of floor vehicular movable to locomotive new build business at Koedeoesport plant

Type of Tender: Tender Notice

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2016-11-29

Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English 

Tender Deadline : 29 Nov 2016

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