Infrastructure News

The African Union (AU) has met to discuss the implementation of large hydropower projects across the continent, according to Coast Week.

As part of the Hydro 2020 initiative, a summit met to discuss the paradox between...

Le ministère malgache du commerce a révélé mardi dernier que des opérateurs économiques turcs projettent d'investir dans la construction d'une centrale hydroélectrique...

Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a deal worth $743 million (£466 million) for the building of a road that will join the two countries.

The Addis Ababa-Nairobi road project, part of the Trans-African Highway corridor, will...

Toyota to build energy plants in Kenya

Japanese firm Toyota is to build new geothermal energy plants in Kenya, reports AllAfrica.com

The Japanese firm has won a bid to construct a new generating facility and upgrade another at a...

Les travaux de construction d'une route reliant la ville d'Okoyo (centre du Congo) à la frontière du Gabon ont été lancés jeudi dernier.

« La construction de cette route consacre...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has teamed up with an international software company - the Zambato Group - to create a new infrastructure project marketplace for Africa that will allow funders, constructions firms and...

Le câble de fibre optique ACE a été connecté au Gabon le week-end dernier, rapporte Radio France Internationale.

Le câble Africa Cost to Europe (ACE) reliera l'Europe à plusieurs pays...

Le président algérien Abdelaziz Bouteflika a inauguré lundi dernier le métro d'Alger, rapporte l'agence de presse Xinhua.

D'une longueur initiale de 9,5 km, le métro d'Alger...

A wind/hybrid generating system that will bring power to thousands of Morocco's most vulnerable homes has been approved by Climate Investment Funds (CIF).

The project will increase electrical capacity in the country by 1,070...

South Africa's government is to invest almost £10 billion in modernising its railway infrastructure over the next two decades.

Eyewitness News reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has told the...

The World Bank has confirmed it will invest $60 million (£37.4 million) in Nigeria's Edo State for various infrastructure projects.

According to Allafrica.com, the funding institution was satisfied with the performance...

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has pledged $68.3 million (42.5 million) to Mozambique over the next three years to finance various infrastructure projects.

Covering developments between 2011-13, the money will be used for...

The World Bank has approved $250 million (£175.5 million) in funding for a power facility in South Africa.

Utility firm Eksom has been granted the money to develop a wind and solar plant in Upington, in the Northern Cape...

A $1 billion (£625 million) deal has been agreed between the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) and the China Railway Group (CREC) that will see new railway infrastructure built in the country.

The CREC will build a new...

Le président Ivoirien Alassane Ouattara a procédé vendredi dernier au lancement officiel du projet de la centrale Azito 3, à Yopougon, dont le coût total est estimé à plus de 420...

La Chine va financer à hauteur de 300 millions de dollars la construction du pont entre Maputo et Katembe, qui reliera les deux rives de la baie de la capitale du Mozambique, a annoncé le Centre de Promotion des...

The various infrastructure projects funded by the World Bank will have reached a total value of $4 billion (£2.5 billion) in Nigeria by 2013, according to Leadership.

Speaking at a conference this week, the bank's...

A Dubai-based energy firm has announced plans to build a $500 million (£312 million) copper smelter and sugar plant in Tanzania, reports Reuters.

City Energy & Infrastructure has announced that the first ever copper...

A group of private contractors have finalised the $370 million (£231 million) needed to fund the Kunzvi Dam project in Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe Herald reports that a timeline could not be given on when construction will...

South Africa has announced its intention to focus on improving the country's infrastructure, with £63 billion earmarked to boost services in the next three years, reports Engineering News.

Public sector infrastructure...