Infrastructure News

The African News Journal - March 13, 2012

Nairobi, Kenya — Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have petitioned development partners to finance key infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa....

Creamer Media's Engineering News - March 15, 2012

Following several calls by government for households to reduce their daily energy consumption and alleviate pressure from the electricity grid, the South African Bureau of...

IOL Business Report - March 15, 2012

In another signal that South African authorities are warming to the need to exploit local reserves of shale gas, the National Planning Commission said yesterday that it saw natural gas...

Reuters - March 14, 2012

Kenya's energy regulator warned on Wednesday it may raise energy prices in the coming months after lifting the cost of petrol and kerosene for the first time since November, complicating the central...

National Geographic - March 13, 2012

It's long been established doctrine in international development circles that diesel engines are the most cost-effective tools for pumping water and powering villages.

But Robert Freling...

L’ambassadeur de l’Union Européenne, Jean-Michel Dumond, et le Ministre des Finances de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Matata Ponyon Mapon ont signé, le 13 mars dernier, cinq...

Over the next 12 months, as much as R2.8 billion could be spent in the province of Mpumalanga to make major infrastructure improvements, which could help to stimulate the local economy.

The new round of finance for these...

The first Water Platform Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) was held from 8-9 March 2012, to identify challenges and opportunities in the financing and implementation of Transboundary Water Resource and...

Les travaux de construction du périphérique de Maputo, au Mozambique, commenceront en juin prochain. Ils devraient se terminer d’ici à 2014, rapporte AllAfrica.

Le projet coûtera 315 millions USD...

Le Cameroun et Joule Africa viennent de signer un protocole d’entente pour permettre la mise en place d’un projet hydroélectrique dans le pays.

D’une valeur d’un milliard USD (762 millions...

The next stage of the trans-national Bujumbura-Rusizi-Karongi-Rubavu highway looks set to go ahead after funding for the project was agreed between the Rwandan government and the OPEC Fund for International Development, the New...

Jeune Afrique - 11 mars 2012

L'Afrique reste le continent dont l'accès à des ressources en eau de qualité est le plus limité, les Américains du nord sont toujours les plus gros consommateurs tandis que l'Asie-Pacifique ...

New Vision - March 13, 2012

WITH the current hindrances to the flow of trade within the East African Community (EAC), there is a need to strengthen partnerships between private and public sectors to improve the region’s...

ABNDigital - March 7, 2012

As African countries continue to increase and upgrade their infrastructure, sea ports are set to attract huge investment over the medium term. To get a sense of the opportunity, ABN's Wole Famurewa ...

allAfrica.com - March 12, 2012

Nairobi, Kenya — Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have petitioned development partners to finance key infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa.

During the...

NTV Kenya - March 13, 2012

Construction work to rid the port of Mombasa of inefficiencies is nearing completion. This follows a progress report issued by the Kenya Ports Authority chief executive Gichiri Ndua, who says the...

NTV Kenya - March 12, 2012

Youtube video - from IGAD Horn of Africa Conference, with Alex Rugamba, Director of NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department of the the African Development Bank.

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Afrinnovator - March 12, 2012

While capital has flowed rapidly to satisfy the needs of the largest and — thanks to the microfinance boom – the smallest African companies, SMEs have fallen into a “missing middle.” SMEs in the ...

Ration Magazine - March 12, 2012Capital for Africa Prospects for East Africa as a PE destination are promising. The continent experienced a significant influx of private equity interest in 2011. According to our data, private...

Techzim - March 12, 2012

By Arnold Matimba

I recently attended the NEPAD Business Foundation Implementing ICT Projects in Africa Workshop and the Zimbabwe Investment and Trade Conference. It was interesting to note that the...