Infrastructure News

BIDC: More Franco-African co-operation for infrastructure projects

09/11/2009

The Cedeao Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) has announced its intention to co-operate to mutual advantage with French companies in the sectors of energy infrastructure, NITC, and transport in the countries of West...

East Africa to see transport infrastructure upgrade

09/11/2009

An improvement to the road networks in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti should see trade improved on a regional level, it has been suggested.

East African Business Week relayed quotes suggesting the approval of $452 million...

Category: Transport

Access to water for everyone in the Central African Republic to happen soon?

06/11/2009

Access to drinking water in the Central African Republic could be improved thanks to a grant of 16 million Dollars from the African Development Bank to the African Development Fund.

This financing will allow for a drinking water...

Kenya: 133 million Dollars to upgrade water infrastructures

06/11/2009

A vast project for upgrading the water supply and drainage networks in Kenya, in the region of Yatta, was provided with 123 million Dollars this week by the African Development Bank.

This involves establishing, training, and...

Category: Water

Regional irrigation project 'will help nearly 850,000'

06/11/2009

A new irrigation project to be constructed in the Bugesera region of Rwanda is expected to help some 834,000 people when it is completed.

The African Development Bank is funding this endeavour with a grant of $23 million...

Category: Water

PPPs 'key to Nigerian infrastructure goals'

05/11/2009

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission could be poised to push important projects through by facilitating private-public partnerships (PPP), it has been suggested.

Chairman Ernest Shonekan recently called attention...

Category: General

PAP: Costs of the Internet in Africa need to be brought down

05/11/2009

Reduce the costs of the Internet in Africa so as to promote economic development.

TIC technologies need to be made more accessible on the Continent, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has decided.

This decision follows the...

Work starts on Felou dam in Mali

04/11/2009

This week saw the laying of the foundation stone of the Felou hydroelectric dam in Mali.

A ceremony was organized for the occasion, bringing together the executives of the member countries of the Organization for the...

Lack of ICT infrastructure 'holding Nigeria back'

04/11/2009

ICT shortcomings are keeping the Nigerian economy from fully developing, it has been suggested.

Both the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) were quoted...

Category: ICT

More than 14 million Dollars to extend Togo electricity network

03/11/2009

The Government of Togo is pressing ahead with its investments in energy infrastructures by investing 14.1 million Dollars in upgrading and extending its electricity network.

The financing was remitted this week to the Togo...

East African energy projects 'to be fast-tracked'

03/11/2009

A meeting of energy ministers from five east African countries concluded with an agreement to prioritise power projects.

East African Community (EAC) sector representatives from Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda met...

Category: Energy

Botswana 'to get energy boost'

03/11/2009

The approval of several loans towards a $1.4 billion (£859 million) power station in Botswana is expected to bring the country from being dependent on foreign power suppliers to self-sufficiency.

Some €153 million is...

Category: Energy

Kenya seeking £3bn for geothermal energy investment

02/11/2009

Kenya's energy minister Kiraitu Murungi said this week the country needed $4.9 billion (£3 billion) in geothermal investment to fully exploit the potential of this resource.

He relayed study findings revealing that if...

Category: Energy

Regional integration aims to improve energy resources in Senegal

30/10/2009

If the management of energy resources in Senegal is to be improved, co-operation with neighbouring countries is going to be essential in attracting private investment.

This was the message from Senegalese Minister of Energy,...

National domain umbrella 'to democratise Tanzanian internet'

30/10/2009

The launching of the first umbrella domain registration facility in Tanzania this week will play an important role in bringing connectivity to more citizens, it has been suggested.

Manager of the Tanzania Network Information...

Category: ICT

High-speed bus system in Uganda and Nigeria

30/10/2009

The Ugandan Government is going to establish a system of high-speed buses in Kampala, the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit).

Intended for large conurbations, the system aims to avoid bottlenecks and protect the environment when in full...

Sixty million Dollars to improve roads in Malawi

29/10/2009

The African Development Bank (BAD) is going to finance the improvement of the road network in Malawi, to the amount of 60 million Dollars.

The project relates to the rehabilitation of the Nacala highway corridor and the...

Nigeria 'to receive $6bn for three-year development plan'

29/10/2009

The Nigerian government is to receive support to the tune of $5.7 billion (£3.5 billion) to aid the country in realising the targets outlined in its Vision 2020 plan.

Among investors are the World Bank, African Development...

Categories: General, Water, Transport, Energy

First phase of railway project 'awarded to CCECC'

28/10/2009

The first section of the Nigerian Railway modernisation project has been signed over to the China Civil and Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) - and the second leg could be ready to follow suit.

The Abuja-Kaduna deal...

Category: Transport

A revolution in high-performance Internet in Algeria

28/10/2009

A new master agreement is going to “add new dynamism to the entire TIC landscape in Algeria”, says Moussa Boukaaba, President of the APN, an association which represents Internet providers.

The agreement, which was signed this...

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