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Elumelu Backs $15bn Infrastructure Investment Drive Across West Africa

Festus Akanbi Heirs Holdings Chairman Mr Tony Elumelu is backing efforts to assemble a $15 billion portfolio of infrastructure projects across West Africa, as regional leaders and investors seek to

Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Festus Akanbi Heirs Holdings, is backing a $15 billion infrastructure investment drive across West Africa. The initiative, set to be unveiled at the inaugural West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS) in Sierra Leone, aims to bring selected projects before prospective financiers to mobilise capital for infrastructure and productive enterprises.

The proposed $15 billion represents the anticipated value of the investment pipeline, with priority sectors including energy, trade, industrialisation, strategic minerals, agriculture, and digital infrastructure. The summit, convened by Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio, will bring together governments, business leaders, project developers, and development finance institutions to advance strategic regional investments.

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