Africa's first cross-border electrified railway; debt restructured in 2018 and again under the G20 framework.
Value
$0.6bn
Target
2028
Bankability
36
East Africa · Capital Djibouti
Djibouti
Ports and cable landings give Djibouti outsized infrastructure relevance for its size.
AIDI rank 18 of 541.1m people$4.1bn GDP3 tracked projects
AIDI composite
0
Continental average 37.13
Explain figure
Continental average 37.13
Electricity access
0%
0.3 GW installed
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0.3 GW installed
Tracked pipeline
$0bn
1 registry projects
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1 registry projects
Annual gap
$0bn
Estimated investment requirement
Explain figure
Estimated investment requirement
AIDI trajectory 2015—2025
Commitments vs disbursement, $bn
— committed--- disbursed
Infrastructure sub-indices
Project register · 3 tracked (loading)
| Project | Sector | Value | Status | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Uplift Africa's first cross-border electrified railway; debt restructured in 2018 and again under the G20 framework. | Rail | $0.6bn | Structuring | 2028 |
Doraleh Multipurpose Port Expansion Post-DP World arbitration, Djibouti's gateway status now rests on Chinese operating capital. | Ports | $0.6bn | Construction | 2027 |
Africa-1 Cable Gulf-anchored capacity into East Africa; diversifies away from the Suez chokepoint only partially. | Subsea | $0.3bn | Construction | 2026 |
Post-DP World arbitration, Djibouti's gateway status now rests on Chinese operating capital.
Value
$0.6bn
Target
2027
Bankability
67
Gulf-anchored capacity into East Africa; diversifies away from the Suez chokepoint only partially.
Value
$0.3bn
Target
2026
Bankability
78
Tracked value by sector, $bn
AI briefing note
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