Following several calls by government for households to reduce their daily energy consumption and alleviate pressure from the electricity grid, the South African Bureau of...
In another signal that South African authorities are warming to the need to exploit local reserves of shale gas, the National Planning Commission said yesterday that it saw natural gas...
Kenya's energy regulator warned on Wednesday it may raise energy prices in the coming months after lifting the cost of petrol and kerosene for the first time since November, complicating the central...
It's long been established doctrine in international development circles that diesel engines are the most cost-effective tools for pumping water and powering villages.
L’ambassadeur de l’Union Européenne, Jean-Michel Dumond, et le Ministre des Finances de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Matata Ponyon Mapon ont signé, le 13 mars dernier, cinq...
Over the next 12 months, as much as R2.8 billion could be spent in the province of Mpumalanga to make major infrastructure improvements, which could help to stimulate the local economy.
La première réunion de la plateforme pour l’eau du Consortium pour les infrastructures en Afrique (ICA) s'est tenue les 8 et 9 mars 2012 dans le but d'identifier les défis et les opportunités du financement et de la mise ...
Les travaux de construction du périphérique de Maputo, au Mozambique, commenceront en juin prochain. Ils devraient se terminer d’ici à 2014, rapporte AllAfrica.
The next stage of the trans-national Bujumbura-Rusizi-Karongi-Rubavu highway looks set to go ahead after funding for the project was agreed between the Rwandan government and the OPEC Fund for International Development, the New...
L'Afrique reste le continent dont l'accès à des ressources en eau de qualité est le plus limité, les Américains du nord sont toujours les plus gros consommateurs tandis que l'Asie-Pacifique ...
WITH the current hindrances to the flow of trade within the East African Community (EAC), there is a need to strengthen partnerships between private and public sectors to improve the region’s...
As African countries continue to increase and upgrade their infrastructure, sea ports are set to attract huge investment over the medium term. To get a sense of the opportunity, ABN's Wole Famurewa ...
Nairobi, Kenya — Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have petitioned development partners to finance key infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa.
Construction work to rid the port of Mombasa of inefficiencies is nearing completion. This follows a progress report issued by the Kenya Ports Authority chief executive Gichiri Ndua, who says the...
Youtube video - from IGAD Horn of Africa Conference, with Alex Rugamba, Director of NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department of the the African Development Bank.
While capital has flowed rapidly to satisfy the needs of the largest and — thanks to the microfinance boom – the smallest African companies, SMEs have fallen into a “missing middle.” SMEs in the ...
Ration Magazine - March 12, 2012Capital for Africa Prospects for East Africa as a PE destination are promising. The continent experienced a significant influx of private equity interest in 2011. According to our data, private...
I recently attended the NEPAD Business Foundation Implementing ICT Projects in Africa Workshop and the Zimbabwe Investment and Trade Conference. It was interesting to note that the...
For South Africa, ICT has pushed progress ahead rapidly in the past two decades, helping to level the playing field between urban and rural areas and enabling the country to better compete at a global level.
