04 November 2026 – Daily Review of Infrastructure Financing and Investment in Africa
4 November 2026
The selection covers financing for port modernisation, the results of a regional electrification programme, and preparations for a data centre expansion. The National Ports Agency and the French Development Agency present EUR 100 million in financing for port investments. ECOWAS is preparing to close an electricity access programme in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali, while Wingu Africa announces design certification for an expansion under construction in Dar es Salaam. These publications distinguish financing, implementation results and technical validation ahead of operation.
Ports ANP and AFD sign a declaration concerning EUR 100 million in financing
According to a Moroccan news agency MAP report carried on 3 November, the National Ports Agency (ANP) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a joint declaration in Rabat that day concerning the third financing operation under their partnership, amounting to EUR 100 million. The financing is described as a subsidised thirteen-year non-sovereign loan without a state guarantee, supporting ANP’s 2023–2030 investment programme: infrastructure rehabilitation and reinforcement, renewable energy and desalination, fishing port modernisation, and quay decarbonisation and electrification. The reported signature concerns a joint declaration relating to the financing; the publications consulted do not establish disbursement or completion of the planned investments.
Sources: MAP — Assahafa · Le Reporter
The Gambia Guinea Bissau and Mali ECOWAS prepares closure of a USD 225 million electricity programme
In a publication dated 3 November, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) presents results reviewed at the final steering committee of its Regional Electricity Access Project, held on 2–3 November in Abuja: 490 localities electrified and almost 500,000 beneficiaries after six years of implementation. Financed by the World Bank with USD 225 million, the programme is scheduled to close on 31 December 2026; the committee is examining completion of works and the sustainable transfer of facilities to national electricity utilities. Mali’s representative requested an extension of at least thirty months, subject to World Bank approval; this is a request, rather than an approved extension or new financing.
Sources: ECOWAS
Tanzania Wingu Africa obtains design certification for its data centre expansion
In a statement dated 3 November, Wingu Africa announces Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents for the second phase of its data centre in Dar es Salaam. The certified design covers a stated peak IT load of 507 kW and provides for planned maintenance without disrupting the redundant power and cooling capacity supporting IT equipment. According to the company, the expansion is under construction: certification concerns the design documents and does not constitute certification of the constructed facilities or an announcement of commissioning; no new financing amount is disclosed.
Sources: Wingu Africa — EIN Presswire
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