Infrastructure News - Year: 2012 - Month: May

Le vice-président sud-africain Kgalema Motlanthe a annoncé le 29 mai que son gouvernement souhaitait alimenter le pays en électricité par le biais d'autres sources que le charbon, dont...

General Electric (GE), the US-based equipment manufacturer, is working with authorities in Kenya to develop the country's infrastructure improvement.

As a result of GE's investment, Kenya's transport, healthcare and...

In order to achieve significant and sustainable growth, Africa must address infrastructure problems and the inadequate diversification of industrial output.

That is a according to Rob Davies, South Africa's trade and industry...

La construction d'une centrale hydroélectrique à Ampasimbe Onibe dans la région Atsinanana, vient de démarrer à Madagascar pour une durée de 12 mois.

Selon un communiqué de la...

Une nouvelle centrale thermique d'une capacité de 7,5 MW a été inaugurée le 31 mai  à Saurimo, en Angola, par le ministre d'État et de la Coordination Économique,...

La mise en œuvre du projet régional d'Infrastructures à Large Bande (EAC-BIN) au sein de la Communauté est-africaine (EAC) fait face à d'immenses défis.

Jean Rigi,...

Communities on the Eastern Cape of South Africa are set to benefit from the roll-out of fibre infrastructure, itweb.co.za reports.

The infrastructure is being delivered by Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), which explained that the project...

In order to boost the African tourism industry, countries across the continent need to continue to invest in their infrastructure and improve their human resource.

That is according to Taleb Rifai, the United Nations World...

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) has revealed that the cost of a major new road has risen over the last few years.

MDNA confirmed that the East-West road in Nigeria, which runs 338 kilometres, is around 50 per cent...

In order to make the necessary infrastructure improvements in the continent of Africa, as much as $60 billion (£38.2 billion) is needed over the next decade.

That is the conclusion of the Global African Diaspora Summit in...

La Banque Mondiale a accordé un prêt de 58 millions de dollars au Gabon afin de financer la connexion du pays au câble sous-marin de fibre optique ACE (Africa Cost to Europe).

La convention de prêt a...

A Mozambique council is to invest 50 million metcais (£1.21 million) in repairing and improving its roads to help boost the local economy. Dozens of routes have fallen into disrepair in the country's capital of Maputo,...

Les travaux d'aménagement du second tronçon de l'autoroute A3 ont été lancés le 18 mai à Oued Zarga, en Tunisie.

Ce tronçon de 54 kilomètres, dont le coût...

Hassan Younes, ministre égyptien de l'électricité et de l'énergie, a annoncé mercredi 23 mai que  « le secteur de l'électricité avait maintenant...

The African Water Facility will provide a €2 million (£1.6 million) grant to help provide multi-purpose water resource projects in South Sudan and Ethiopia. That is after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it has extended the loan that it has given to Tanzania for the construction of roads.

Ramadhani Khijjah, working on behalf of the government, confirmed that the loan...

The South African government is currently exploring various funding models for its ambitious infrastructure improvement projects, worth R3.2 trillion (£24.4 billion).

That is according to Malusi Gigaba, the country's...

A minister for the Nigerian federal government has announced plans to rebuild the Nguru-Gashua-Bayamari road in Yobe State, which is 120 kilometres long and helps to connect the country with neighbouring Cameroon.

Dr Yerima...

L’Agence nationale de réglementation des télécommunications (ANRT) va commencer les travaux d’étude de l’installation de la technologie mobile 4G au Maroc dans quelques...

The members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) seek to facilitate sustainable investment in infrastructure development from both public and private sources. This study has been procured to assess the potential...