AfCFTA partners Rendeavour for infrastructure
Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported May 21, 2026 · Last updated May 21, 2026
This partnership is expected to significantly boost intra-African trade and economic development by facilitating infrastructure-led industrialization and integrated economic zones. This will likely attract more private capital into African markets, benefiting real estate, logistics, and manufacturing sectors across the continent.
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has partnered with Rendeavour, a private company focused on urban development in Africa, to advance the implementation of the AfCFTA agreement. This collaboration, signed at Biashara Afrika 2026, aims to support infrastructure-led industrialization, integrated economic zones, and trade-enabling urban development across the continent. Rendeavour will assist the African Continental Free Trade Area in promoting Special Economic Zones, mobilizing private capital for infrastructure, and developing trade corridors. This initiative is projected to unlock an additional USD 450 billion in income across Africa by 2035, addressing the current low intra-African trade volume of 14%. Steve Jennings, CEO of Rendeavour, and Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, both highlighted the strategic importance of this partnership for Africa's economic future.
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