Africa holds more than 30% of the world’s critical mineral reserves and is home to high-growth agricultural and industrial zones. It is estimated that investment in Africa's strategic corridors requires between $100 billion to over $200 billion yearly for overall infrastructure. However, the primary constraint to unlocking these assets is not resource availability—it is the scale, structure, and coordination of financing required to develop bankable, cross-border infrastructure corridors.

These corridors require long-term capital, coordinated public-private investment, and risk-sharing mechanisms that align sovereign priorities with commercial returns.

On the margins of the 2026 World Bank Spring Meetings, Corporate Council on Africa will convene a by-invitation-only roundtable with senior U.S. government officials and African Finance Ministers, along with development finance institutions, commercial banks, export credit agencies, institutional investors, and project sponsors. The discussion will focus on mobilizing blended finance vehicles that align sovereign priorities with commercial investment frameworks to finance strategic corridors, including scaling digital public infrastructure, integrating energy, mining and agribusiness projects.