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647 Published
346 Cross-border
55 Countries
4 Sectors
6 Regions
PIDA Transport Corridors The PIDA ICT Sector The PIDA Energy Sector The PIDA Water Sector
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PIDA Transport Corridors

Roads are the arteries of a nation - without them, the lifeblood of commerce, connection, and community cannot flow

What is AID?

Africa's infrastructure, in one place

AID is the central repository for Africa's infrastructure projects, reported by African Union Member States and Regional Economic Communities. Its services support projects from conceptualisation to completion, linking them to project preparation support, implementation monitoring and the financing needed to move forward.

Learn more about AID
  1. For AU Member StatesMinistries and project units manage their cross-border infrastructure projects in one system, from records and documents to annual progress and financing needs.Manage projects
  2. For Regional Economic CommunitiesTrack regional projects, coordinate cross-border corridors and monitor delivery across your member states.Manage projects
  3. For researchers and analystsUse interactive maps, dashboards and ready-made reports to spot trends and gaps.Undertake research
  4. For investors and partnersFind investment opportunities and connect with project sponsors through the investment desk.Express interest

Interactive African Infrastructure Map

551 of 647 published projects have a mapped location, across 55 countries. Select a project to highlight its countries and route.

Filter by Sector

Transport
328
50.7% of total
Energy
86
13.3% of total
Water
111
17.2% of total
ICT
122
18.9% of total
Transport · West Africa Energy > $1B PIDA Priority ICT & Fiber Water · Construction
647 projects mapped

Projects per Country

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Top Subsectors

Road
129
Transport subsector
19.9% of total
Fibre Optic Cable
75
ICT subsector
11.6% of total
Railway
61
Transport subsector
9.4% of total
Power Interconnector
56
Energy subsector
8.7% of total
Port
48
Transport subsector
7.4% of total

AID covers the 55 African Union Member States. Country boundaries and names on this map come from the map data provider and will be updated accordingly when new layers are available.

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Map projects alongside energy, transport, ICT and water networks, population and climate layers, and check project locations.
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Connected platforms

Tools that work alongside AID

Plan for jobs, follow PIDA news, request project preparation support and assess economic impact.

PIDA

Job Creation Toolkit

Estimate the jobs that PIDA projects create during planning, construction and operation.

  • Direct, indirect and induced job estimates
  • Secondary jobs from improved services
  • Guide to maximising job creation
Visit platformjobs.au-pida.org
PIDA

Virtual PIDA Information Centre (vPIC)

The PIDA knowledge portal for news, events, documents and the online project prospectus.

  • PIDA news and events
  • Online prospectus of priority projects
  • Documents and publications
Visit platformau-pida.org
PIDA

Service Delivery Mechanism (SDM)

Request and track technical assistance for the preparation of PIDA projects.

  • Project diagnostics and structuring
  • Support for project preparation facilities
  • Investability assessment and advisory
Visit platformsdm.nepad.org
AIDA & AfCFTA

AIDA-AfCFTA Impact Assessment

Assess how industrialisation and the AfCFTA affect trade and economies across Africa.

  • AfCFTA potential impact assessment
  • Enabling environment monitoring
  • Industrialisation progress assessment
Visit platformaida.auda-nepad.org
DATA PIPELINE

A Continental Data Pipeline

Infrastructure data from across Africa flows into one unified platform

Regional Economic Communities
RECs produce master plans and validate cross-border projects (PIDA PAP, SADC RIDMP, COMESA PIP)
ECOWAS EAC SADC IGAD
Member States
55 AU countries submit national infrastructure projects
Ministries Gov Agencies PIUs
AID
Infrastructure
Database
647+ projects
Search & Discover
Smart search across all projects, sectors & corridors
Semantic Multilingual
Analytics & Maps
Dashboards, charts, and geospatial visualisations
Charts GIS Maps
Reports & Fiches
Auto-generated project fiches and investment prospectuses
PDF Export Prospectus
Project Documentation
Feasibility studies, technical annexes & investment prospectuses for IFIs and DFIs
Feasibility Technical Prospectus
Investment & Private Sector
Linkages to AfDB, World Bank, EU and private investors for co-financing & PPPs
AfDB World Bank PPP
API & Integrations
REST APIs and webhooks for third-party data exchange and partner systems
REST API Webhooks
647+
Projects Tracked
55
Member States
8
RECs Connected
5
Sectors Covered
500/hr
API Rate Limit
A Digital Public Good for Africa

What the Platform Offers

Free and open to all African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities, development partners and the public. No licence fees and no subscriptions.

Project Registry

Search 647 projects across 55 countries by sector, corridor or financing stage.

  • Multi-filter search
  • PIDA plans
  • Access control
Browse projects

Interactive Map

Corridors, power lines and fibre routes on a live map with sector filters.

  • Project routes
  • Click for details
  • Country view
Open the map

Document Generator

Draft concept notes, feasibility studies and financing strategies.

  • Guided drafting
  • 5 document types
  • EN / FR / PT
Generate documents

Project Fiches

One-page profiles and presentations for conferences and investor roundtables.

  • 7 templates
  • Multilingual
  • PDF export
Create fiches

Monitoring & Evaluation

Track progress through PIDA stages S0 to S4C with standard indicators.

  • 43 indicators
  • Completeness scores
  • Stage tracking
Track progress

Project Manager

One workspace to update project data, manage stakeholders and record engagements.

  • Documents
  • Stakeholders
  • Updates
Manage projects

Reports & Export

Build reports with flexible filters and export them to Excel, Word or PDF.

  • Report wizard
  • Data review packs
  • Multiple formats
Build reports

Open API

Access projects, sectors and indicators programmatically, and embed maps elsewhere.

  • Authenticated
  • JSON
  • Embeddable
View API documentation

Investment Prospectus

Structured investment profiles covering financing, risk and SDG alignment.

  • Capital structure
  • Risk matrix
  • SDG mapping
View prospectuses
Digital public good

647 projects across 55 countries and 4 sectors, open to every African institution that plans, finances or delivers infrastructure.

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Explore Africa's infrastructure pipeline

Search projects, follow implementation progress and connect with the AUDA-NEPAD investment desk.

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