Across Africa, the word infrastructure has been uttered so often that it has lost its depth. The phrase infrastructure gap became its shorthand, a metaphor turned arithmetic. For nearly two decades, that arithmetic has shaped finance, diplomacy, and public imagination. Africa, it was said, needed 93 billion dollars a year for infrastructure; half was funded, the rest a gap. The number travelled easily, but meaning was lost on the way.
The Uli Africa – IDS partnership was conceived to reclaim that meaning. The seminar series Beyond the Gap begins this reclamation. It positions infrastructure within the science of complexity - the science of systems that adapt, learn, and surprise. The series unfolds in four tranches, each exploring the infrastructure space of Africa from a vantage point.
The Institute for Development Studies (IDS-UoN), in partnership with Uli Africa, invites you to a timely webinar on "Africa and Infrastructure: The Reality of Complexity"

Thursday, 19 February 2026
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EAT | GMT+3)
Virtual | Zoom (Live Webinar)
Free and open to all
Register here: https://lnkd.in/dSre_6qq