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AfDB Mission 300: Two Years, $20B Committed — Three Million Connections Confirmed
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AfDB Mission 300: Two Years In, $20B Committed — What Has Actually Been Connected?
The African Development Bank’s Mission 300 has committed $20 billion across 26 country compacts. Two years in, fewer than 4 million new connections are directly attributable to Mission 300 financing. Here is why the gap exists and what it would take to close it.
DRC’s €8B Digital Plan: Mapping the Financing Gap Between Ambition and Execution
The DRC has committed €8.7B to Africa’s most ambitious national digital buildout. But only $1.5B is confirmed. An analysis of where the remaining €7B will come from — and the due diligence questions every DFI should be asking.
DRC’s Digital Code Goes Live in July. Are Africa’s Platform Operators Ready?
DRC Digital Code July 2026 — platform operator compliance requirements, enforcement powers, and what international tech companies must prepare.
DRC’s €8B Digital Plan: Towers, Cables — and a €6.5 Billion Funding Gap
The DRC’s €8B National Digital Plan 2026-2030 targets 30,000 towers and fibre backbone. Analysis of the €6.5B financing gap and what it means for investors.
Africa’s Clean Energy Blind Spot: How Drought Is Destroying the Continent’s Largest Power Source
Southern Africa’s hydropower crisis: how drought is destroying baseload power in seven countries that bet everything on rain. Analysis of Kariba, Cahora Bassa, and the path forward.
DRC’s National Digital Plan: AI, Broadband Towers, and a Five-Year Infrastructure Bet
DRC National Digital Plan 2026-2030 — AI governance, broadband expansion targets, and the economics of digital infrastructure in Congo.