Infrastructure News

Leadership Africa USA

Leadership Africa USA announced the successful completion of the June 3-4, 2014 U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
 


"We are especially proud of the fact...

Agence Ecofin

Le Brésil va accorder à  l'Angola une nouvelle ligne de crédit d'un montant 2 milliard s de dollars, destinée à appuyer les secteurs de l'énergie et de la construction, a annoncé le ministre angolais des...

All Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on 13 June 2014 a loan of USD 300 million to Dangote Industries Limited for the construction and operation of a greenfield crude oil refinery and...

May, 2014 | Kigali  Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, and Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)...

The White House Blog

Congratulations to the 27 private-sector partners of "Beyond the Grid" - a new Power Africa initiative to unlock investment and growth specifically for off-grid and small-scale energy solutions -...

Power's World

BLACK AFRICA long went deeply down. Now it is rushing headlong up. But 'up' brings problems of its own. A country's policy makers have to work as hard in successful, speedy, times as they did when they moved...

APA

Le gouvernement américain a annoncé que des entreprises américaines avaient déboursé un milliard de dollars pour des projets énergétiques hors réseau en Afrique.

Selon cette annonce faite jeudi, les engagements comporteront...

PANA

Les États Unis ont lancé un plan de déploiement 'agressif' de l'énergie en Afrique qui a pour cible 2 millions de m&e acute;nages, a annoncé mardi, le Secrétaire d'Etat américain chargé de l'Energie, Ernest Moniz. Le...

Daily Independent

The U.S. has announced a new energy innovation tagged "Beyond the Grid'' to boost energy and address supply shortages in Nigeria and five other African countries.

The US Secretary for Energy, Ernest...

Daily Independent

The World Bank and the French Development Agency have offered $243 million in grants for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of rural feeder roads in four Nigerian states.

National Co-ordinator...

Solar Novus

Increasing solar energy supply in Africa could be the major driver in the continent's goal of achieving 5.2% economic growth in 2014 despite the low investment in the renewable energy technology.

The...

Nigeria Business News

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday said recent developments at the Shiroro Hydro Power Plant had shown that its recent concession by the Federal Government was not a mistake.

A statement by his...

The Hill

Electricity expansion is the next big thing in U.S.-Africa relations. Boosting energy access is good for American business, good for American foreign policy, and transformative for millions of poor people-all at no cost...

News Business Ethiopia

A ministerial consultation on the Africa Power Vision took place on the margins of the World Economic Forum on Africa on 8 May in Abuja, convened by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister...

Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale

La recommandation a été faite à tous les ministres en charge du secteur de mener un plaidoyer en faveur de ce projet dans toutes les rencontres au niveau africain et international.

Le...

Guardian.co.uk

Two countries press ahead with production, boosting hopes of increased revenues and job creation, but obstacles remain.

The race is on between Uganda and Kenya to see which will emerge as the region's first oil...


The Nation.com and Foreign Policy In Focus

This week, the House will vote on the Electrify Africa Act. This bill directs the president to draw up a multi-year strategy to strengthen the ability of countries in sub-Saharan...

Africa Renewal

Apapa is the industrial hub of Lagos, Nigeria's bustling commercial capital that's home to some 17 million people.  Daily, the air in Apapa reverberates with the humming sound of electricity generators. In...

CNBC

African Development Bank plans to launch a $3bn infrastructure fund to raise money to deliver on vital infrastructure on the continent.

The money will be raised from regional and non-African pension funds, insurance...

STLtoday (US) by Stephanie Peace

If you were to make a list of the most important issues facing the poor in Africa today, you would probably include access to healthy food, clean water and improved health care, but may not think...