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Presentations, Speaker Biographies & Final Agenda from PPP conference held in Dakar, Senegal on 5-8 June 2012

14/06/2012

Public-Private Partnership Conference | 5th-8th June 2012 | Dakar, Senegal

ICA co-organized Public-Private Partnership Conference to Boost Water and Sanitation Services in Africa

14/06/2012

Public-Private Partnership Conference 5th-8th June 2012 Dakar, Senegal 

Theme ACCELERATING ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCALING UP PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION

Funded by International Finance...

Category: Water

La Chine investit dans le secteur des TIC en Côte d'Ivoire

13/06/2012

La Chine va prochainement investir en Côte d'Ivoire dans les domaines des Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC), a-t-on appris à la suite du séjour du ministre ivoirien des...

South Africa: ICT industry receives funding boost

13/06/2012

ICT infrastructure in South Africa has been handed a significant funding boost by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which has ploughed equity of $35 million in to the Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure...

South Africa: Transnet announces infrastructure upgrades

13/06/2012

Transnet SOC Ltd, the state transport company of South Africa, is to pump as much as 300 billion rand (£22.9 billion) into upgrading its railways, ports and fuel pipelines infrastructure, it has been confirmed. The...

Cameroun : Deux nouvelles centrales solaires vont produire 35MW d'électricité

12/06/2012

Le ministère camerounais de l’Energie et de l'Eau a signé le 4 juin un accord avec l'entreprise Cameroon Industrial Development Corporation (CIDC) portant sur la création d'infrastructures...

South Africa: Mogale City set for dramatic transformation

12/06/2012

Mogale City in South Africa is set to become one of the top economic growth areas in the country after it was announced that as much as R5 billion (£39.7 million) is to be spent on a number of important infrastructure...

Nigerian power infrastructure set for boost

12/06/2012

The Nigerian government's concerted efforts to boost power production in the west African state are starting to bear fruit.

That is according to James Abiodun Olotu, the managing director of the Niger Delta Power Holding...

Loan agreement set to boost Kenya's electricity infrastructure

11/06/2012

The Kenyan and French governments have announced that they have reached an accord over a loan deal that will lead to significant upgrades in the east African state's electricity infrastructure, Capital FM reports. Speaking...

Category: Energy

Malawi handed money to construct mini hydropower project

11/06/2012

The US government has thrown its financial muscle behind plans to construct a mini hydropower project in Malawi, it has been announced. Under the terms of the deal, power will be generated through the flow of the Lunyina river,...

Category: Energy

Ghana : Le Brésil finance la réhabilitation de l'aéroport de Tamale

10/06/2012

Le gouvernement brésilien va financer les travaux de réhabilitation de l'aéroport international de Tamale au Ghana.

Selon l'agence de presse Ecofin, le coût total des travaux...

Category: Transport

South Africa: Zuma hails electricity upgrades

10/06/2012

South African president Jacob Zuma has hailed the impact of recent infrastructure upgrades in helping to drive economic growth in the country. In particular, Mr Zuma cited the Medupi power station as a project that has created...

Category: Energy

Le Danemark finance un programme d'eau et d'assainissement au Niger

10/06/2012

Le Danemark s'est engagé à accorder au Niger un soutien de 32,7 millions de dollars afin de financer  un programme d'appui au secteur eau, hygiène et assainissement.

Le ministre nigérien...

Afrique du Sud : Le dernier tronçon du TGV Gautrain entre en service

10/06/2012

Le dernier tronçon du Gautrain, le premier train à grande vitesse (TGV) africain, est en service depuis le 7 juin en Afrique du Sud. Il relie désormais Johannesburg et Pretoria.

Jusqu’à...

Category: Transport

La Banque Mondiale octroie 85 millions USD au Sénégal pour l'énergie

07/06/2012

Le vice-président de la Banque mondiale pour l'Afrique, Makhtar Diop a annoncé le 5 mai dernier qu'un financement de 85 millions de dollars serait alloué au Sénégal pour financer des...

La Banque Mondiale soutient un projet d'électrification en Guinée

07/06/2012

La Banque mondiale (BM) a approuvé le 31 mai dernier un don de l'Association internationale de développement d’un montant de 18,3 millions de dollars afin de soutenir le développement du secteur de...

Nigerian govt prioritises ICT infrastructure improvements

07/06/2012

The Nigerian government has made improving the country's ICT infrastructure one of its key priorities over the next few years, according to Omobola Johnson, the communications minister. Indeed, the minister explained that...

Burkina Faso : Un projet permet à 30 localités d'être raccordées au réseau électrique

06/06/2012

Le lancement d'un projet d'électrification d'une trentaine de localités au Burkina Faso a eu lieu le 25 mai dans la commune rurale de Banzon.

Ces travaux entrent dans le cadre du 'Projet...

Une usine de dessalement de l'eau de mer installée à Dakar

06/06/2012

Une unité de dessalement d'eau de mer va être construite au Sénégal, a annoncé le 4 juin Oumar Guèye, ministre de l'Hydraulique et de l'Assainissement.

D’un coût...

Sothern African states set for power boost

06/06/2012

Power supplies in South Africa and Mozambique are set for a significant boost after Aggreko, the British firm, and its local joint-venture partner Shanduka Group confirmed plans to supply 107 megawatts of gas-fired power to the...

Category: Energy

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