Investing in Africa is in the headlines. There is a growing consensus on the need for more African companies to invest in the continent at a time when global FDI flows are falling and an uncertain international landscape prevails. Investment can be shorthand for economic development: more capital and connectivity, more projects and prosperity, more employment and earnings. Yet, do the results investors reap outweigh
the risks of investing?

The time to invest in Africa is now. African companies are best placed to seize this unique opportunity to build the continent – from food production to financial products, from road and rail connections to retail, from construction to consumer health care. As global foreign direct investment flows start to decline and a volatile international outlook dominates, Africa’s companies can drive her growth by expanding their continental footprint. The prospect is a long-term one, where private and public sectors can partner to catalyze future investment returns and growth and development, bringing both predictability and stability.