Infrastructure News
France and EIB participate in financing infrastructures in Nigeria
8 March 2010
The European Investment Bank has agreed a loan of 324.5 million Dollars to three Nigerian banks in order to finance infrastructure projects in Nigeria.
This involves the First Bank of Nigeria, the Guaranty Trust Bank, and...
Ivory Coast reveals its plan to emerge from the energy crisis
8 March 2010
Director of Energy, Simon Eddy, has announced a series of measures to resolve the energy crisis in the Ivory Coast, which is regularly affected by electricity power cuts.
The State is going to import 25 MW from Ghana, and has...
Latest generation of locomotives for the Nigerian railway network
8 March 2010
Nigeria has just received its first C25 Diesel locomotives from the company GE Transportation.
This represents a new technology for the Nigerian railway network, which is going to be used for the transport of goods and...
World Bank reveals Ethiopian forestry plan
5 March 2010
Environmental infrastructure in Ethiopia should see improvements after the World Bank announced a new initiative.
The Humbo Assisted Natural Regeneration Project will be implemented under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development...
EAC to host railway system conference
4 March 2010
Transport infrastructure in east Africa could see improvements after a conference on the region's railway system was announced.
Due to take place on March 11th-12th, the forum is being hosted by the East African Community (EAC)...