Why does Africa continue to invest billions in infrastructure, yet struggle to unlock broad-based prosperity?
In Decolonising Africa’s Infrastructure, Dr. Apollo Buregyeya presents a bold and practical critique of the continent’s infrastructure model. He argues that many roads, railways, and projects are still designed along colonial lines, optimized for extraction and export rather than for connecting people, building industries, and strengthening internal markets.
Drawing from engineering practice, economic reasoning, and African realities, the book explores how infrastructure can be redesigned to drive local industry, create jobs, and support sustainable development. It challenges policymakers, engineers, investors, and citizens to rethink not just what we build, but why we build it.
This is not just a critique. It is a call to action for a new infrastructure philosophy, one that places African people, productivity, and sovereignty at its center.