Unscripted conversations with Africa's infrastructure leaders — ministers, DFI directors, project developers, and capital partners — on the real process of delivering large-scale projects across the continent.
In this episode, we sit down with Thierno Diallo — former PPP coordinator for the Republic of Guinea and a veteran of $400M+ in closed infrastructure transactions — to unpack what "political risk" really means in West Africa's Francophone corridor. We explore why standard risk matrices fail, how experienced transaction advisors actually price sovereign exposure, and what the next generation of DFI-backed deals needs to look different.
Dr. Sakor brings a rare combination of academic rigour and field experience to every conversation. Her research spans conflict-sensitive development, political economy, and infrastructure finance in fragile states. She created Ground Truth to give practitioners — not pundits — a platform to speak honestly about how deals get done, and why they don't.
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