Infrastructure News

Japan and Morocco, through the Japanese Bank of international cooperation (JBIC), have signed an agreement in order to extend their cooperation in the domain of infrastructures and the...

Africa is well placed to improve its energy infrastructure due to the vast solar resources it has at its disposal.

Abubakar Sambo, the World Energy Council's vice-president for Africa, said the level of sunshine, wind and...

Projects in key development sectors for four different countries will be carried out thanks to a new agreement.

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and representatives from Ethiopia, the Gambia, Niger and Sierra...

Discussions between a Chinese delegation and the leaders of the East African Community (EAC) took place in Tanzania, Thursday February 24, with the aim of discussing possible investments,...

A development policy loan (DPL) relating to the household waste sector was signed Monday 28 February in Rabat.

This DPL will support the waste management program of the country, with the goal of improving...

Tanzania's infrastructure is set for improvements thanks to the World Bank's Country Assistance Strategy (CAS).

The updated document will seek to ensure progress is made in developments for utilities, ports and railroads,...

Algeria's infrastructure is set for an improvement after it revealed a $156 billion (£96 billion) investment in new projects.

As well as this, there will also be £130 billion spent on existing developments, with...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are to be used to help close the infrastructural gap facing Africa.

At the moment some $31 billion (£19 billion) extra is need annually in order to fill the infrastructural hole facing the...

Regional integration in Africa is to be discussed at the annual Partnerships Forum in Tunisia.

Hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the conference will look at the institution's performance in terms of regional...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Rwanda have received a boost, after a conference debated their effectiveness and concluded the projects have to be more dynamic.

According to the New Times, the government is sometimes relied...

A number of key infrastructure projects have been earmarked for priority in Africa.

The schemes have been chosen based on the Africa Action Plan (AAP) developed by the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa.

Transport...

The East African Community (EAC) is seeking to cut the cost of doing business in the region by forty per cent.

A $300 million (£187 million) project will improve transport infrastructure and border management in the area,...

Swaziland is to benefit from a major investment from the World Bank that will help fund a number of projects.

A $26.9 million (£16.9 million) loan is being supplied and it will provide support to urban and rural...

The Nigerian government has been urged to spend more on infrastructure projects during 2011.

According to the World Bank, the nation is Africa's biggest oil producer but is currently placing too much emphasis on supporting...

Telephone operator Bharti Airtel, which has a presence in 16 African countries, has just announced its 2001 action plan to improve its telecommunications infrastructure in Africa.

The...

The African Development Bank Group (ADB) has targeted infrastructural developments over the past 12 months.

It noted over $2 billion (£1.3 billion) has been invested in improving the transport systems currently in place in...

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Banque islamique de développement (BID) ont signé mardi 21 décembre dernier à Djeddah un mémorandum d’entente afin de financer,...

The World Bank will support Mali as it tries to improve its energy, transport and irrigation infrastructure.

This is according to Robert B Zoellick, who is the president of the organisation and he hopes to promote regional...

Japan wants to increase its investments in Tunisia and to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the domain of renewable energies, especially in wind energy, via a partnership.

The spokesman for...

The improvement in ICT that has taken place in Kenya has aided the country's economic growth and is "truly revolutionary".

Wolfgang Fengler and Jane Kiringai are the lead economist and senior economist for World...