Henry Obi

London Summit 2015 - Creating an Enabling Environment for Growth in Africa (I)

Henry Obi, Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, Gachao Kiuna, Scott Mackin, Ali Mufuruki, Ebele Okobi

A panel of investment leaders and institutional managers outlined how closing Africa's critical power deficit requires shifting domestic capital, such as Nigeria's and Kenya's expanded pension funds, into long-term infrastructure projects that offer equity returns exceeding 20%. By prioritizing industrial electricity over consumer-focused tech and avoiding markets plagued by fiscal indiscipline, firms like TransCentury and Denim Capital are demonstrating that basic infrastructure execution generates outsized yields despite prevailing risk narratives. This strategic pivot aims to transform the continent from a mere consumption market into a productive economy capable of sustaining high growth through localized, capital-efficient models.