Infrastructure News

Airport in The Gambia 'to be improved'

07/01/2011

Transport infrastructure in The Gambia is being improved as the Banjul Airport is benefiting from a number of enhancements.

This is according to the minster of finance Abdou Kolley, who said work on the new passenger terminal...

Category: Transport

Algeria: 60 renewable energy projects by 2020

06/01/2011

Sixty projects in the domain of renewable energies will be established in Algeria by 2020, it was announced at the weekend by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Youcef Yousfi.

They...

Category: Energy

France 'will continue to invest in Kenya's energy infrastructure'

06/01/2011

Kenya's energy infrastructure will continue to improve thanks to investment coming from France.

Etienne de Poncins, a French diplomat writing for Business Daily, observed the financial commitment to the nation will carry...

Category: Energy

60 MW wind farm project launched in Tunisia

05/01/2011

A feasibility study for a 60 MW wind farm in Tunisia has just begun, it was announced Monday 3 January by the Agence nationale tunisienne de maitrise de l'énergie (ANME).

The wind farm, which may...

Category: Energy

Water infrastructure project to help North African countries

05/01/2011

A number of African countries are set to benefit from improved water infrastructure thanks to an agreement.

It is between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and...

Category: Water

New energy project to enhance Ethiopia's electricity grid

05/01/2011

Ethiopia is set to benefit from improved energy infrastructure thanks to a $232 million (£149 million) investment.

The money will come from the African Development Bank in the form of loans and grants and it will help the...

Category: Energy

Ethiopia: 71,000 km of rural roads to be constructed in the next five years

04/01/2011

The Ethiopian government is allocating a budget of 9 billion USD over five years to the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) for the implementation of road projects.

ERA plans...

Category: Transport

Water infrastructure 'is being improved in Ghana'

04/01/2011

A number of projects are helping to improve the water infrastructure in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

Some $1.6 billion (£1 billion) will have to be invested every 12 months for the next ten years in order to address the...

Category: Water

Gabon's energy infrastructure to benefit from electricity plant

04/01/2011

Energy infrastructure in the central African nation of Gabon is set to improve thanks to the development of a new electricity project.

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will give around $234 million (£150 million) to ensure...

Category: Energy

New wind farm announced in Tanzania

03/01/2011

An agreement has just been signed between the National Development Company (NDC) and the East African Power Pool (EAPP), for the construction of a wind farm in Tanzania.

"I'm pleased that the agreement...

Category: Energy

China gives a grant of 3 million USD to Cameroon

31/12/2010

Last Wednesday, China gave a package worth over three million dollars to Cameroon to finance a number of economic and technical cooperation projects.

"A gift with no strings...

Categories: Transport, Energy

Cameroon gains extra finance for urban and water development scheme

31/12/2010

Cameroon has signed a financing agreement with the World Bank which will allow an urban and water development project to progress in the country.

Under the plans for the scheme, it is expected that the sustainability and capacity...

Category: Water

Return to service of the Gilgel Gibe II hydroelectric power station in Ethiopia

30/12/2010

The Gilgel Gibe II hydroelectric power station in Ethiopia has been brought back online this week, after closing last year following the collapse of part of a tunnel.

"The Gilgel Gibe II...

Category: Energy

World Bank discusses infrastructure boost in Egypt

30/12/2010

The World Bank hopes to implement infrastructure initiatives - such as transport and electricity projects - in the Arab parts of Africa.

According to the organisation, its officials will collaborate with the Arab League, after...

Categories: Transport, Energy

AU and EU sign agreement on infrastructure projects

29/12/2010

Tuesday last, 21 December, the European Union signed a 1.3 million dollar agreement with the Commission of the African Union (AUC), covering a number of infrastructure...

Categories: Transport, Energy

AfDB boosts transport infrastructure with 'largest Moroccan loan'

29/12/2010

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of its biggest-ever loan to Morocco to improve transport infrastructure in the country.

Some €300 million (£256 million) has been extended to the north...

Category: Transport

La BID et la BAD octroient un milliard de dollars pour des projets en Afrique

29/12/2010

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Banque islamique de développement (BID) ont signé mardi 21 décembre dernier à Djeddah un mémorandum d’entente afin de financer,...

Categories: General, Water

Africa's water infrastructure to improve due to grants

24/12/2010

Water infrastructure in Africa is set to improve thanks to over $100 million (£65 million) of investment.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has copper-fastened funding amounting to $114 million for three separate projects...

Category: Water

ADB grants 393 million dollars to Morocco to increase capacity on the Tangier-Marrakesh rail line

24/12/2010

Morocco has received a loan of 393 million dollars  from the African Development Bank (ADB) to finance a vast railroad infrastructure project.

The aim of the works is to increase...

Category: Transport

Bamako airport now operational after renovation works

23/12/2010

The new infrastructures of the airport at Bamako Sénou were inaugurated Friday 17 December 2010 by the Malian Head of State, Amadou Toumani Touré.

The airport of Sénou has been renovated to cope...

Category: Transport

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