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A guide to infrastructure project preparation facilities in Africa has been produced by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), and funded by a grant from the Private-Public Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF).

ICA members have accelerated the implementation of regional projects from NEPAD’s Short Term Action Plan (STAP). Between October 2005 and June 2006 funding was committed for a total of 11 NEPAD / STAP projects totaling US$764.3m. A further US$ 7.1m was committed to studies designed to advance the implementation of STAP projects. Outside of NEPAD...

In order to demonstrate its added value, the Consortium was expected to mobilise resources to support 4 to 5 strategic investments identified from the NEPAD Short Term Action Plan (STAP).The Consortium meeting in Addis on June...

The early work of the Secretariat will focus on getting communications networks up and running, developing a draft work program for the Consortium in 2006, and delivering successful April and June meetings...