Infrastructure News

10 MW hydroelectric power station in Mali

10/08/2010

A hydroelectric power station is going to be built at the site of the Markala dam, in Mali, with an output varying between 10 and 13 MW, reports the newspaper l'Indépendant.

A working meeting between the...

Category: Energy

Climate change 'could worsen lack of water security'

09/08/2010

Efforts must be made to ensure water remains a priority when people are making decisions over the state of the environment.

This is according to an article from Inter Press Service, which stated: "Water is at the heart of the...

Category: Water

CEEAC gets high speed Internet

09/08/2010

By May 2011, the ten regional capitals of Cameroon will be interconnected by optical fibres providing high-speed Internet access.

The project, announced by the Ministry of Posts...

Category: ICT

New gas pipeline in Africa

09/08/2010

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is now supplying gas to Ghana. The first deliveries, on 20 March, followed 28 years of work and negotiations. However, the event was discreet for fear...

Category: Energy

Rio Tinto and Chalco invest in the mining sector in Guinea

09/08/2010

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto has entered into a joint venture with the Chinese company Chalco to exploit an iron mine in south east Guinea.

Rio Tinto announced on Tuesday 3 August in a press...

Category: General

ICT 'to be introduced to Ghana farmers'

06/08/2010

Information and communications technology (ICT) in Ghana will be developed in order to extend it to rural communities, it has emerged.

Computer micro-processor manufacturer Intel Corporation has created a range of initiatives to...

Category: ICT

Two new communication satellites in orbit

06/08/2010

The Ariane-5 ECA rocket has just launched two telecommunication satellites destined for Africa.

Rascom-QAF1R will replace Rascom-QAF1 and it will facilitate access to the telephone...

Category: ICT

"Trans-boundary transport infrastructure" topic at PIDA meeting

05/08/2010

Representatives from a number of countries recently met to discuss how transport infrastructure could help deliver the objectives of the African Union Abuja Treaty and an African Economic Community by 2030.

The Workshop of the...

Category: Transport

Africa's ICT discussed at World Bank youth forum

05/08/2010

Harnessing the power of information and communications technology (ICT) in youth engagement programmes was one of the issued discussed during a recent event in Nigeria.

Some 30 young people gathered at the World Bank country...

Category: ICT

Solar power stations in Senegal

05/08/2010

Senegal is developing solar energy so that it will no longer be dependent on fossil fuels. President Abdoulaye Wade has announced the construction of solar power stations in the Sahara.

In time, these...

Category: Energy

Explosion in mobile Internet use in Africa

04/08/2010

Mobile Internet use in Africa is growing all the time.

According to the Norwegian navigator Opera, the number of single users accessing the Web from their mobile telephones has increased by 124...

Category: ICT

Uganda railway link 'vital'

04/08/2010

Rail transport will be crucial to the success of the Common Market, which came into force on July 1st with the view to encouraging trade between east African nations, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, it has been...

Category: Transport

Towards an improvement in African infrastructures

04/08/2010

A workshop to revive a study devoted to the African Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) met in Dakar last week.

The project, organised by the World Bank, presents an update on the state of...

Category: General

Liberia roads aided by $47m grant

03/08/2010

Roads in Liberia are set to be revamped thanks to a multi-million dollar cash injection from the World Bank aimed at the implementation of employment and infrastructure projects.

The Liberia government signed an agreement with...

Category: Transport

Eskom begins renewable energy research

02/08/2010

A research project aimed at exploring South Africa's sources of renewable energy has been launched by one of the continent's largest generators and transmitters of electricity. Eskom is keen to identify appropriate alternative...

Category: Energy

ADB lends $150 million to develop a gas field in Tunisia

30/07/2010

A loan agreement for 150 million dollars has just been signed between the African Development Bank and the Entreprise tunisienne d'activités pétrolières [Tunisian Petroleum Enterprise](ETAP) in order...

Category: Energy

World Bank announces power infrastructure plans for Dijibouti

30/07/2010

Power infrastructure is to be improved in Dijibouti, with the announcement on Tuesday (July 27th) the World Bank is to finance an energy generation project with a grant worth $8.9 million (£5.7 million).

The programme, known...

Category: Energy

ICT industry 'could bring jobs to Nigeria'

29/07/2010

Around one million jobs could be created in Nigeria, partly thanks to the information communication technology (ICT) sector.

This is according to an article in Vanguard, which suggested technology is a "low-hanging...

Category: ICT

ADB participates in Arif investment fund

29/07/2010

On Wednesday 21 July, the African Development Bank (ADB) and the company Infra Invest signed a shareholders' agreement which includes a participation on the part of the ADB of 15...

Category: General

World Bank approves $35m fund for Kenya sustainability project

28/07/2010

Funds from the World Bank will aid Kenya in protecting its waters and promoting sustainability.

A sum of $35 million (£22.42 million) has been approved by the organisation, which gave the go-ahead to the Kenya Coastal...

Category: Water

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