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$93bn a year needed for Africa infrastructure

Mining Weekly | August 31, 2011 | 9:15 am Energy Africa Europe Coal Iron Ore

PERTH (miningweekly.com) Global law firm DLA Piper on Wednesday estimated that Africa would need an estimated $93-billion infrastructure investment each year. “This is best exampled when you consider there are only 10 000 km of roads connecting African