Infrastructure News

The South African government has vowed to continue with its plans to create a solar energy park.

It could be providing electricity to the national grid by 2012 and its cost has been put at 150 billion South African Rand...

Several African ministers have backed the idea of the creation of an African Green Fund.

The scheme has been proposed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and it would be set up to give money for infrastructure projects that...

A green energy project in South Africa has ensured the right infrastructure has been developed so that 4,000 families can now enjoy safe supplies of heating and lighting.

Those affected by the move are the residents of a township...

Additional financing has been agreed to enable transport infrastructure in Zambia to be improved.

The World Bank approved $15 million in finance (£9.37 million) for the Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project.

In a...

Improvements to water, road and health infrastructure in the Gambia have seen success, due to the cooperative aspect of the work.

The World Bank has revealed the community-driven development project (the CDDP) has been met with a...

Tuesday 12 October 2010 in Algiers, Kuwait signed seven co-operation agreements with Algeria, during a visit to Algiers by the Emir of Kuwaït, Mr. Al Sabah.

The agreements cover several domains,such as...

Infrastructure projects may go ahead in the future, due to a memorandum signed between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

AfDB president Donald Kaberuka said:...

The African Development Bank has just approved a 50 million dollar loan to finance the construction and launch of several satellites in order to develop access to...

The future of South Africa's energy infrastructure may be discussed by stakeholders in Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), who are currently considering the government's draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2010).

It has...

On 8 October 2010, the American governmental agency MCC and the African Development Bank signed a memorandum of understanding to reduce poverty and promote economic growth in Africa.

The...

This weekend the World Bank announced a new initiative to remedy the lack of infrastructure in the Middle East and North African Area.

In connection with the annual meeting of the WB and the...

Africa's renewable energy infrastructure could be one topic of conversation at a forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday (October 13th).

The African Development Bank (AfDB) explains its president Donald Kaberuka will...

The Ivory Coast is leading the way in the field of transport and ecology, with its project for buses powered by natural gas.

Transport company Sotra has in fact announced its intention...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan worth $50 million (£31.53 million) which will improve information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure across Africa.

Known as The Other 3 Billion project,...

Information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in Tunisia may be enhanced in the future to deal with the challenges ahead for the nation's economy.

The World Bank revealed this is just one part of the range of...

The Angolan vice-minister for Transport has just announced the government's intention to develop several railway lines to link the different regions of the country and to connect...

Drinks company Coca-Cola has announced it is to launch a safe drinking water programme in Ghana.

The scheme will cost $1.5 million (£940,000) and it will provide infrastructure to communities throughout the country, Ghana...

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev is currently on an official visit to Algeria with a delegation of businessmen, in order to reinforce cooperation between the two countries.

In 2001, Algeria...

The South African government has launched its Renewable Energy Procurement Project.

Acting deputy director-general in the Department of Energy Ompi Aphane said the country has tremendous potential when it comes to...

Last Monday, an American public aid development program, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA),  signed a development agreement for a hydraulic infrastructure construction project in Senegal.

This...