Infrastructure News

Eksom Uganda invests $15 million in power stations

06/08/2012

Uganda's aging Nalubaale hydroelectric power station in Jinja will produce efficient energy for another 20 years thanks to a $15 million (convert?) investment from Eksom Uganda, according to New Vision. Hydroelectric power...

Category: Energy

La BIDC finance la construction d'infrastructures routières en Côte d'Ivoire

05/08/2012

Un pont entre Yopougon et l'Ile Boulay va être construit  à Abidjan grâce à l'octroi par la Banque d'investissement et de développement de la Cedeao (BIDC) d’un financement de 8,3 millions de dollars.

La BIDC a approuvé...

Category: Transport

Rwanda to acquire global broadband infrastructure

05/08/2012

Rwanda will be one of six African nations to benefit from new wireless broadband base stations, according to The New Times. The equipment will be provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Nexpedience, one...

Category: ICT

Bénin: La BOAD finance un projet d'aménagement de la Route des pêches

02/08/2012

La Banque ouest-africaine de développement (BOAD) a accordé lundi 30 juillet un prêt de 24 millions de dollars au gouvernement béninois afin de contribuer au financement du projet d'aménagement de la Route des pêches.

Pour le...

Category: Transport

La BOAD investit près de 130 millions USD dans les infrastructures d'Afrique de l'Ouest

02/08/2012

La Banque ouest-africaine de développement (BOAD) compte investir près de 130 millions de dollars pour la réhabilitation et la construction d'infrastructures routières au Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali...

Category: Transport

China makes investment in African infrastructure projects

02/08/2012

Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua has revealed details of the substantial investment the country will make in infrastructure projects in Africa over the next few years, iol.co.za reports. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that...

Category: General

Une centrale de géothermie et de biogaz pourrait être construite à Djibouti

01/08/2012

Une centrale de géothermie et de biogaz pourrait voir le jour à Djibouti grâce a un investissement du groupe de BTP TranProvincial.

Le conglomérat indien envisagerait en effet d'investir 500 millions de dollars dans ce projet,...

Categories: Energy, Water

Nigeria: World Bank to help fund new infrastructure projects

01/08/2012

The World Bank has announced that it is to help finance a number of significant infrastructure projects in the west African state of Nigeria. According to the Bank, it is set to provide a seed fund of $200 million to create a...

Category: General

Central Bank of Nigeria provides funding for new power projects

31/07/2012

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it is helping to fund some major infrastructure projects in the west African state, which is seeking rapid economic expansion, Vanguard reports. To this end, the Bank has agreed to...

Category: General

Egypt signs deal for new power plant

30/07/2012

Hassan Yunis, the Egyptian minister for electricity and energy, has announced a significant new deal for the country’s long-term power infrastructure, the Egypt State Information Service reports.

Under the terms of the...

Category: Energy

Rwandan govt agrees funding for roads project

30/07/2012

The Rwandan government has announced that it has struck a deal with the African Development Bank which will see major improvements made to the country’s transport network, Rwanda Focus reports.

Under the agreement reached by the...

Category: Transport

Govt minister reveals details of East-West road project

30/07/2012

Elder Godsday Orubebe, the minister of Niger delta affairs, has revealed the extent of the financial muscle needed to complete the East-West road project, Daily Trust reports. Completion of the work is a key infrastructure...

Category: Transport

Nigerian govt lends financial muscle to road project

30/07/2012

The Nigerian government has lent its considerable financial support to a new transport project, which it hopes will speed up economic growth in the west African state, Daily Trust reports. It has been confirmed that the...

Category: Transport

La Chine devrait investir cinq milliards USD dans les infrastructures de Côte d'Ivoire

30/07/2012

Le président ivoirien Alassane Ouattara a annoncé dimanche 29 juillet 2012 que le gouvernement chinois va investir en Côte d'Ivoire environ cinq milliards de dollars pour la réalisation d'infrastructures, notamment dans le...

Categories: Transport, General

Le Botswana inaugure une nouvelle centrale électrique

29/07/2012

La plus grande centrale électrique du Botswana, la centrale de Morupule B, est maintenant opérationnelle et a fourni ses premiers 150 MW d'électricité.

Le PDG de la Compagnie énergétique du Botswana (BPC), Jacob Raleru, a...

Category: Energy

RDC: Démarrage imminent des travaux pour connecter Kinshasa et Brazzaville au réseau de fibre optique

29/07/2012

Le directeur général de la Société congolaise des postes et de télécommunications (SCPT) a annoncé que les travaux de connexion par fibre optique entre Kinshasa et Brazzaville vont démarrer au début du mois d'août 2012.

Il a...

Category: ICT

Un programme pour développer le WIFI démarrera cette année en Sierra Leone

29/07/2012

Un nouveau programme va être mis en place d'ici la fin de l'année 2012 afin de déployer la technologie de réseau sans fil WIFI et WLAN en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. La compagnie Edgewater Wireless Systems est entrée en...

Category: ICT

Nigerian airports set for upgrade work

26/07/2012

The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation has announced that it is to invest substantial sums in upgrading 11 of the airports owned by the federal government, This Day reports. In a statement, the Ministry explained that the work is to...

Category: Transport

Zimbabwean economy handed financial boost

26/07/2012

Zimbabwe's beleaguered agriculture industry has been given a huge shot in the arm, with the sector being awarded a $13 million boost by the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), Financial Gazette reports. According to the...

Category: General

AfDB grants CFA 80 billion to Burkina Faso for roads and transport rehabilitation work on corridor with Togo

26/07/2012

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) vient d’octroyer 80 milliards de FCFA au Burkina Faso pour  la réhabilitation de routes et la facilitation du transport sur le corridor  avec le Togo. La cérémonie de ...

Category: Transport

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