Cygam, a Canadian company, has just signed a contract with Tunisia to install a well to extract natural gas from bituminous schists, in the Ghadames basin.
The government of Angola has just announced that it intends to invest 18 billion dollars by 2016 in the construction of energy infrastructures, in order to remedy the shortfall which is...
The Tunisian prime minister has said that the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be positive in improving the country's energy, water and transport issues.
Mohamed Ghannouchi was speaking at the re-inauguration of Donald...
On Wednesday 1 September, the African Refining Company (Sar) signed a financial agreement in the amount of 80.4 million dollars with Ecobank and a second one for 380.5 million dollars with...
The official launch of the Central African high-speed fibre optic cable telecommunication network, the Central African Backbone, took place on 27 August at Bangui, in the Central African Republic.
The Sonelgaz Group is going to invest 3.3 billion Dollars in Algeria in 2010, according to President and General Director Mr. Nourredine Boutarfa, at a press conference on 28 August last.
Donald Kaberuka, African Development Bank (AfDB) group president, is set to commence his second five-year mandate and according to the organisation, has had a transformative effect on its infrastructure operations.
African governments have been advised by the World Bank that improvements in the quality of their infrastructure - such as roads - will help them become more competitive in trade, as demonstrated by countries such as China.
On Thursday 26 August, at a meeting of the Council of Minister, the Angolan government approved a number of projects for the upgrading and construction of infrastructures in the energy sector, as revealed by the Angola Press...
The World Bank is going to grant a package of 5.5 billion Dollars to five countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region towards the financing of solar energy projects.
Africa is home to a quarter of the world's arable land and would be able to support its own food production with the proper help and infrastructure, one expert has said.
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, writer for the Guardian's...
A contract has been signed by the national water supply board of Morocco (ONEP) and the World Bank, giving the go-ahead to a scheme set to improve access to water for the country's citizens.
Improvements made to Ethiopia's infrastructure - which may include road, water and energy projects - have been commended by the country's government officials.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) group chief economist...
Zimbabwe telephone operators Econet Wireless announced last week that they had obtained a loan of 60 million Dollars from Swedish credit agency EKN, in order to finance the expansion of their network across the territory.
