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PROJECT GUIDES · LEARN IN A FEW CLICKS

An idea. What next?

Who builds it? Who pays? Who keeps it running? Let’s make it simple.

A project in 4 steps

Fictional example: bringing water to a neighbourhood.

Start with a need

The neighbourhood needs water.

Before building, check how many people need the service and who will pay for it.

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Three ways to work together

Public authority
Company
Public service

Public and private partners work together.

A public-private partnership organises a public service. The contract sets out responsibilities and who bears each risk.

Where does the money come from?

Imagine a project costing 100 million XOF. Move the slider to split the funding.

Fictional example. Loans must be repaid with interest. This slider does not predict a bank’s approval.

Shareholders’ money30

Borrowed money70

100 million XOF in total

Real projects. Three lessons.

Choose a project and explore its story in three steps. Public case studies, with no claimed commercial link to Alpha Capital.

Transport

Dakar–Diamniadio

Senegal

2013

Opening of the highway studied

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Getting past traffic

A highway to connect Dakar and Diamniadio and make journeys easier.

Sources reviewed on Oct 21, 2026

Major projects to watch in Africa

Six projects to explore. A selection, not a ranking or a list of open contracts.

6 projects

Transport

Abidjan–Lagos

Côte d’Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria

1,028 km

Planned highway corridor length

Financing to mobilise

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Connecting five countries

A coastal highway to make travel and trade easier between Abidjan and Lagos.

The stage shown reflects the cited source. Timelines may change.

Four useful words
Equity
Money contributed by shareholders. They may lose it if the project fails.
Debt
Borrowed money to be repaid with the agreed interest.
Cash
Money available to pay expenses when they are due.
Project company
A company created for a particular project, also called an SPV.
Sources and further reading

Editorial review: 21 October 2026