Infrastructure News

Uranium mining will soon take place in Tanzania, after the country revealed it has made a discovery of the mineral.

According to the East African, deposits of uranium oxide in the country are worth $2.2 billion (£1.43...

African countries may consider enhancing their ICT infrastructure, after it was claimed such technology can help the economy.

Environmental benefits can also occur as a result of these developments, which must be made affordable...

Togo has received a loan of 33 million Dollars from the World Bank to finance the upgrading of the highway connecting the town of Aného to the border with Benin, as the press agency PANA reports.

As well as upgrading the...

Infrastructure in the Union of the Comoros could see improvements after the country was granted debt relief.

The executive boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's International Development Association...

East Africa's infrastructure may be aided in the future by more private investment.

Next month there will be talks between private investors from Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya and Uganda to discuss the issue.

The African Development...

The African Development Bank (ADB) organized a workshop at its facilities in Tunis on 8 and 9 April for the PIDA, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa.

PIDA is a programme aimed at implementing a strategy for...

The West African Development Bank (WADB) has granted two loans to finance water management projects and highway infrastructures and IT in Burkina Faso, as the press agency APA reports.

The first loan, worth 14.6 million Dollars...

Access to electricity in South Africa will be expanded by a loan granted by the World Bank.

The $3.75 billion (£2.44 billion) fund also aims to finance a number of renewable energy projects in developing countries.

Eskom -...

The third international event relating to solar energy and other renewable energy sources in the member countries of the Sahelo-Saharan Community, which consists of 28 member countries in West Africa, was held on 8 April.

Each...

More than 6,700 households across Algeria were connected to natural gas in the course of February and March 2010.

This announcement was made this week in a press release from the Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mines, reproduced...

Electricity provision in Tanzania could become more accessible and sustainable following a World Bank grant.

The Energy Development and Access expansion Project (TEDAP) will see a $25 million (£16.4 million) credit after the...

Two wells have recently been taken into operation in Senegal and Cameroon, while Unicef has just issued a report on access to drinking water in Africa.

The first well is located at Ndiagne Walo, in Senegal. With a capacity of...

The infrastructure needs of Burundi will be assessed by an action plan implemented by the country's government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) group.

Estimates predict some $5.8 billion (£3.82 billion) will be...

The African Development Bank has agreed on a loan of 64 million Dollars to DP World Dakar to finance the upgrading the container terminal in the port of Dakar. “We foresee a promising future for Dakar as an important centre of...

South Africa is scheduled to sign a loan agreement this week with the World Bank for a sum of 3.75 billion Dollars.

The funds will be used to finance a thermal power station project in the Province of Limpopo (North) for the...

The Water Supply and Sanitation Project (WSSP) in Ethiopia will be credited with $80 million (£52.5 million), following approval from the World Bank.

Yitbarek Tessema, World Bank task team leader for the ongoing project,...

Tuesday 30 March saw the launch of a study aimed at improving waste water management and treatment in Dakar by way of updating a master plan.

Financed by the European Investment Bank in the amount of 1.3 million Dollars, the...

Water and electricity infrastructure in the Republic of Congo could see improvements thanks to a grant.

The World Bank approved the grant from the International Development Association worth $25.5 million (£16.8 million)...

Revenues from oil investments in Ghana may help to boost the country's economy.

This is according to a report from the International Monetary Fund, which referred to an assignment led by mission chief for Ghana Peter...

German Ambassador Karin Blumberger-Sauerteig met Cameroon Minister of Industry Badel Ndanga Ndinga on 12 March last to discuss co-operation in the energy sector.

There are a number of projects under way, and the purpose of the...