Infrastructure News

Support confirmed for South African toll roads

21/07/2009

Financial support for the extension and upgrade of two South African toll roads has been confirmed.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to lend €120 million to the country's roads agency (Sanral) for work to be...

Category: Transport

Agreement signed to investigate North Africa's power generation ability

15/07/2009

A memorandum of understanding has been signed to investigate the energy potential of deserts in North Africa.

The focus of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) will be on the viability and ecological framework of generating...

Category: Energy

Siemens to support South Africa's energy infrastructure

13/07/2009

Siemens' infrastructure solutions will support its partners in South Africa to ensure the 2010 World Cup is a success, the company has stated.

Siegfried Russwurm is a member of the firm's managing board and made this comment...

Categories: General, Energy

Rwanda's exports 'need support'

10/07/2009

Rwanda's exports may fail to compete against other countries' unless measures are taken to reduce corruption along the road to Kenya's port of Mombasa, it has been claimed.

Minister of trade and commerce Monique Nsanzabaganwa...

Category: Transport

Road from Ethiopia to Mombasa receives funding

09/07/2009

A project to link Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Mombasa in Kenya has received funding.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $326.5 million (£202.7 million) loan to finance the second phase of the road development....

Category: Transport

Rail infrastructure 'vital for South Africa's economy'

07/07/2009

Increased spending on rail infrastructure will be vital for South Africa's economy, it has been claimed.

Transport minister Sbu Ndebele made this comment after it was announced the country's government would invest R25 billion...

Category: Transport

South Africa to improve transport for 2010 World Cup

05/07/2009

Plans to improve transport in South Africa in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been outlined in parliament.

Concerns had been raised about the violent protests taxi companies were involved in over the rolling out of a mass...

Category: Transport

WAPP gets ?1.75m for transmission link study

03/07/2009

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is to receive a €1.75 million (£1.5 million) grant to finance regional studies into a 330 kV transmission link.

Approved by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through the EU-Africa...

WAPP gets ?1.75m for transmission link study

02/07/2009

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is to receive a €1.75 million (£1.5 million) grant to finance studies into a 330 kV transmission link.

Approved by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through the EU-Africa...

Category: Energy

China lends Zimbabwe $950m to improve economy

30/06/2009

Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has announced the country will use a $950 million (£577 million) loan from China to help improve its economy.

The southern African location has asserted it needs $10 billion to...

Sport event brings up South Africa infrastructure issues

29/06/2009

When the final whistle blew at the Confederations Cup in South Africa, not only did it result with sporting champions, it also brought up issues about the country's infrastructure and ability to cope as an international host.

The...

Category: Transport

African infrastructure investments 'could help trade'

26/06/2009

There is a need for regional infrastructure investments in Africa, a report has asserted.

A publication by the United Nations - titled Economic Development in Africa 2009: Strengthening Regional Economic Integration for Africa's...

New $2.5bn energy deal signed in Nigeria

25/06/2009

New pipelines, refineries and power stations are set to be built in Nigeria after a $2.5 billion (£1.53 billion) deal has been signed.

The state-operated NNPC has come to an agreement with Russia's energy company Gazprom to...

Category: Energy

South Africa 'increases telecoms market score'

24/06/2009

There has been an increase in South Africa's telecoms market score, research has found.

According to the South Africa Telecommunications Report Q3 2009, there were more than 49.9 million mobile telephone customers in the country...

Category: ICT

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24/06/2009

Energy resources 'high on Russian president's African agenda'

23/06/2009

Nuclear power and energy resources are thought to be high on president Dmitry Medvedev's agenda this week as he leads a delegation to Africa.

It is his first official visit to the continent - as well as the first by a Russian...

Category: Energy

Broadband to 'change lives of millions in east Africa'

23/06/2009

Broadband is set to transform the lives of millions of people in east Africa, it has been claimed.

Having been one of the only populated areas in the world up until now not to have broadband access to the world wide web,...

Category: ICT

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