This document based on infrastructure development in Africa for poverty alleviation in the continent. The dismal infrastructure picture in Africa is poignantly painted in this book which presents the continent’s endowment relative to other regions of the world. The data, though not recent in some sectors, suggests that electricity is accessible to as low in sub-Saharan Africa’s population in South Asia, the next lowest region. The track record of governments in establishing the conditions for attracting private investment in infrastructure has been chequered and uneven across the region. T he adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed as essential for economic development and poverty reduction, both in the policy and academic realms. Over the last two decades, considerable efforts have been devoted to theoretical and empirical evaluation of the contribution of infrastructure to growth and economic development.