By: Wegayehu Muluneh
Africa Prosperity Network (APN) hosts a landmark webinar on finding infrastructure for continental trade and mobility.
In a bold move to revolutionize infrastructure development across Africa, the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) and the AfCFTA Secretariat have launched a transformative campaign dubbed the "One Dollar A Day" initiative an innovative crowdfunding platform aimed at bridging the continent’s staggering $130–170 billion annual infrastructure financing gap.
Unveiled during a high-level post-Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025 webinar, the campaign invites both institutional investors and individuals especially the African diaspora to contribute towards sustainable infrastructure projects that promote trade, mobility, and economic integration across the continent.
“We’ve started, and we have to start somewhere,” emphasized finance expert Eric Otoo, who leads the initiative. “Let’s be unified and take the steps now.”
Stakeholders across banking, transport, tech, and tourism stressed that true prosperity will only be achieved through public-private partnerships, digital innovation, and a pan-African mindset shift. The event also reaffirmed commitments made in the Accra Compact 2025, where governments and multilateral partners pledged to unlock up to $2 trillion in domestic capital.
“The Africa we want must be deliberately crafted for our own purposes,” said Ghana’s Director of Urban Roads, James Amoo-Gottfried, calling for action-driven implementation of infrastructure models tailored to the continent’s unique needs.