“The risk in Africa is overestimated,” regretted Sidi Ould Tah, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the Africa CEO forum last week. The perception of risk is considered one of the main obstacles to investment in Africa. So, to reassure private investors, the World Bank through its agency MIGA, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, has just announced that it is doubling its insurance guarantees. The goal is to reach $6.4 billion in private investment on the continent each year by 2030.