ECOWAS Grants the Government of Cabo Verde $50,000 to Draw Up Its 2025–2040 Infrastructure Master Plan
On 3 April 2025 in Praia, Cape Verde, an ECOWAS mission led by the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitisation, Mr Sediko Douka, accompanied by the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Cape Verde and the Acting Director and Programme Officer of the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), visited the Cape Verdean Minister for Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Housing.
On the agenda was a meeting on ECOWAS support for the development of the 2025–2040 infrastructure master plan. Cape Verde’s support for this transformative initiative is twofold:
- Financial support: a USD 50,000 grant to support the formulation of the national infrastructure plan.
- Technical assistance from the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) to provide strategic guidance in the planning, technical review and implementation of the master plan.
This master plan development initiative comes at a historic time, just weeks before ECOWAS’s anniversary, which marks 50 years of regional service and cooperation. As ECOWAS celebrates this important anniversary, the commitment to improving the quality of infrastructure services, connectivity, economic growth and shared prosperity for all citizens of the region remains as strong as ever.
Following the official ceremony, the PPDU team held technical working sessions with the Cape Verde Infrastructure (ICV) team, with the aim of developing a clear roadmap for the next steps.
