Infrastructure News

Energy is expected to be a topic high on the agenda at the India-Africa Forum Summit which kicks-off today (June 20th).

The five-day conference, which will take place in New Delhi, is an important economic and political platform...

Work on the construction of the first phase of the hydroelectric dam at Kandadji, on the river Niger, will start on 23 May.

"The Nigerian government has already released more than 2...

Internet and satellite TV access across East Africa are set to be improved thanks to a $57.5 million investment by Kenya's Wananchi Group.

Business Daily reports that the digital media company has reportedly attracted...

Last Tuesday in Nouakchott, telephone operator Mauritel launched a fiber optic cable project linking the towns of Nouakchott and Kobonni.

The project consists of laying a cable with a capacity...

Investment from the IFC, the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected to help boost Cameroon’s energy infrastructure.

The three organisations are investing a total of...

A national call for tenders for the realization of alignment studies for gas supply systems in Algeria has just been launched by the Electricity and Gas Engineering company (CEEG).

The project concerns...

The agriculture and energy sectors in Nigeria are expected to benefit from an announcement that the Indorama Corporation plans to invest $1.8 billion (£1.1 billion) in new world-class fertilizer and Methanol...

South Africa's Mooi-Mgeni water supply project has received a welcome €220 million (£192 million) boost from the Development Bank of Southern Africa and three European finance partners.

The project, which includes...

Monday 11 May 2011: The telephone operator Chinguitel has now officially launched the "Mauritani" GSM/UMTS-standard network in Mauritania.

This enables users to access...

France has just granted a loan of 129.6 million euros to Cameroon to finance part of the construction of a second bridge over the river Wouri, on a road leading to the port...

The metro in Algiers could enter service by the end of this year, or at the latest by January, it was learned this week from a manager at RATP.

"The Algiers conurbation is a very large city,...

GCube, the insurance provider, and South African underwriter C&G have formed a partnership for new renewable energy projects in South Africa, Renewable Energy Focus has reported.

Fraser McLachlan, chief executive at GCube,...

Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a new deep water port at Ponta Techobanine, in the South...

Improvements to infrastructure in Uganda are expected following news that the African Development Fund Board has approved a $64.8 million (£39.6 million) loan to the country.

The financing will be used to support the...

On Monday in Brazzaville, an audit contract was signed between the Fichtner Group and the Water, Electricity and Urban Development Project, as part of the reforms of the...

On Saturday May 7, a hydroelectric power plant was inaugurated in Congo by the Congolese head of State, Denis Sassou Nguesso.

With a capacity of 120 megawatts, the power plant at Imboulou, on...

Internet connectivity in the Seychelles is set to be boosted by a $12 million (£7.2 million) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The funding will be used to finance the Seychelles East African System (SEAS). The...

Kenya is hoping to secure over $1 billion (£606.7 million) in investment to improve the capacity of its sole crude oil refinery, it has been reported.

A top energy official from the country told Reuters that the investment...

China has granted 12.3 million dollars to Niger to finance a road infrastructure construction program in the city of Niamey.

The project consists of the construction of roads adjoining the second...

A 1.4 million Euro agreement was signed last Friday between the French Development Agency (FAD) and the Organization for the Development of Senegal River (ODSR) to finance several...