Infrastructure News

The African Development Bank is to extend financing of 365 million dollars to South Africa to develop clean energies.

The funds will be allocated to the public electric utility company Eskom, to cofinance a...

East Africa has the potential to become one of the best investment destinations in the world, with a number of infrastructure projects expected to make it more desirable to financiers.

One such project is the East African...

The World Bank (WB) has granted Morocco a loan of 100 million euros to finance a new urban development policy throughout the Kingdom.

The agreement was signed last Wednesday in Rabat, by the...

The Zambian government plans to invest more than $12 billion (£7.3 billion) in order to meet local and foreign demand for power, SteelGuru.com reports

Kenneth Konga, energy minister of Zambia, said the funding will be...

Last Thursday, Mali signed a loan agreement with the African Development Bank (ADB) for 100 million dollars to finance two electricity generation projects, reports the PANA press...

China has revealed its plans to build 100 clean energy projects on the African continent, Bloomberg reports.

In its position as the world's biggest maker of solar panels, China plans to build power projects using the devices...

Uganda's energy shortage can be solved by exploiting the estimated 450 MW of geothermal energy present in the nation, it has been suggested.

However, in order to realise its full potential, the government needs to inject a...

The World Bank has granted a package of 2.24 million dollars to Bissau in order to contribute to the financing of projects in the domain of water and electricity.

The agreement...

SES has likened the current state of Africa's telecommunications market to that of Latin America six to seven years previously.

As such, the global satellite operator is prepared to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in...

A drinking water supply system at Tène Toubab was inaugurated last Tuesday by the Minister of State, Oumar Sarr.

This new hydraulic infrastructure has been financed by Luxembourg, as part...

The Moroccan Minister for Energy, Amina Benkhadra, announced last Tuesday at Oujda, at the second Moroccan Energy Conference, that Morocco was planning to bring new electricity power stations into production...

Mauritius wants to set the standard in the domain of renewable energies in Africa.

The Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, made this declaration at the opening of the African Presidential Round Table 2011,...

A project to develop the infrastructures for natural gas transport in the North West of Tunisia has just been adopted by the government. It requires an investment of 578...

African governments have been urged to come up with a plan of action regarding how best to tackle issues regarding energy accessibility on the continent.

Experts have recommended that governments formulate an action plan to bring...

Massive investment from Bharti International is expected to have a significant impact on mobile communications in several African nations.

The Indian firm plans to pump $1 billion (£610 million) into its growing African...

Two power plant projects in South Africa are to receive funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), it has been revealed.

The financial institution is loaning Eskom some $365 million (£222.2 million) to build the 100...

DuPont, science-based products and services company, has backed calls for South Africa to invest heavily in renewable energy, Business Live reports

The firm explained ahead of World Environment Day on June 5th that the government...

The West African Development Bank (WADB) announced last Sunday that it was going to grant 80 million euros to Niger to finance several energy projects.

The announcement was made by...

Internet use and connectivity across east Africa is set for a boost thanks to a multi-million dollar investment in the region.

Some $400 million (£242.3 million) is being spent by Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi...

Two Chinese enterprises have been selected by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to carry out works on rehabilitating and modernizing two airports.

The signature...