Luanda infrastructure finance summit tackles funding gaps and the need to accelerate economic integration

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) participated in the third Luanda Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure Development, held from October 28-31, 2025. The high-level event convened African leaders, global investors, and development partners to address the continent's infrastructure funding gap and accelerate economic integration.

Organised under the patronage of the African Union Chair, Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the summit tackled the theme “Capital, Corridors, Trade: Investing in infrastructure for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) and shared prosperity.”

At the energy event, jointly organized by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), Mr. Robert Lisinge, Director of the Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Development Division (TICID), highlighted the critical link between frontier technologies and energy security.

Source: United Nations