Continental Infrastructure Leaders Chart Path to Bankable Pipelines as 16th Africa PPP Summit 2026 Closes in Nairobi

Fireside guests: • Christine NG’ANG’A, Director, Transactions and Contract Administration, Public Private Partnerships Directorate, Kenya • Cheick-Oumar Sylla, Chief Executive Officer, Africa50 Project Development Fund* • Atef MAJDOUB, President, General Authority for Public-Private Partnerships, Tunisia* Moderator: Tania Imani

Fireside Chat and Closing Ceremony : CLOSING LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE AND SUMMIT OUTCOMES: PRIORITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY

NAIROBI, Kenya — 13 November 2026 — The 16th Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit concluded at the JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi with a high-level closing plenary focused on turning conceptual infrastructure pipelines into financially closed, bankable assets.

Moderated by Tania Imani, the Fireside Chat & Closing Ceremony brought together senior transaction regulators and pan-African project financiers—including Christine Ng'ang'a, Director of Transactions and Contract Administration at Kenya’s Public-Private Partnership Directorate; Cheick Oumar Sylla, CEO of the Africa50 Project Development Fund; and Atef MajDoub, President of Tunisia’s General Authority for Public-Private Partnerships (IGPPP).

Bridging the Bankability Deficit

Throughout the closing session, panelists underscored a central consensus: across Africa, capital scarcity is rarely the primary obstacle to infrastructure delivery. Instead, the greatest bottleneck remains a shortage of well-structured, investment-ready projects capable of meeting institutional due diligence standards.

Cheick Oumar Sylla, CEO of the Africa50 Project Development Fund, emphasized the critical role of early-stage project preparation in de-risking deals before they reach financial close. Noting that infrastructure initiatives face their highest attrition rates during feasibility studies, technical design, and early commercial structuring, Sylla outlined how specialized development funds deploy risk capital upfront to bring complex regional assets—such as cross-border transmission lines and digital corridors—to market. By utilizing blended finance structures, these early interventions help catalyze long-term commitments from both international lenders and domestic institutional investors.

Institutional Rigor and Local Capital Mobilization

Representing the host nation, Christine Ng'ang'a, Director of Transactions and Contract Administration at Kenya’s PPP Directorate, highlighted the evolution of Kenya's regulatory and institutional architecture. With Kenya advancing a 60-project PPP pipeline and actively managing ten major projects worth approximately KES 353 billion under implementation, Ng'ang'a stressed that investor confidence hinges on predictable rules and disciplined post-close execution.

She noted that robust contract administration is essential to safeguarding value for money for taxpayers while guaranteeing steady, transparent returns for private sponsors. Ng'ang'a also pointed to the growing imperative of tapping into domestic institutional liquidity—including pension funds and local capital markets—to reduce foreign exchange exposure and accelerate infrastructure rollouts.

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Shifting Public Sector Mindsets Across North and East Africa

Offering a North African perspective, Atef MajDoub, President of Tunisia’s General Authority for Public-Private Partnerships (IGPPP), examined how governments operating under tight fiscal constraints can leverage PPPs to sustain critical public service delivery.

MajDoub emphasized that scaling PPPs requires a fundamental cultural and institutional shift within state agencies—moving away from traditional, budget-reliant public procurement toward long-term, risk-sharing partnerships with private operators. Highlighting Tunisia’s strategic prioritization of climate-resilient infrastructure, including water desalination, renewable energy grids, and sustainable urban mobility, he called for deeper South-South regulatory exchange between East and North African PPP units to harmonize benchmarks and share proven transaction models.

Looking Ahead

As the summit drew to a close ahead of technical site visits across Nairobi on 14 November, moderator Tania Imani summarized the plenary's mandate: moving beyond policy declarations toward measurable delivery. With sovereign PPP directorates and development finance institutions increasingly aligned on project preparation and risk allocation, the 16th Africa PPP Summit reinforced Nairobi’s position as a premier hub for continental infrastructure deal-making.

For continued coverage and panel highlights from the summit, watch KENGEN Highlights at Day 2 of the 16th Africa PPP Summit 2026, which captures additional technical discussions from the Nairobi plenary sessions.

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