Infrastructure News

The World Bank has granted a loan of 2.8 billion Euros to South Africa, intended to finance the construction of a coal-fired power station, Medupi (North East) and the installation of solar panels and wind farms.

With a power of...

Oil exploration and hydro-electric dams on the Nile are at present the essential providers of energy in the Sudan.

These are insufficient resources to provide the 20,000 additional MegaWatts which it is anticipated will be...

Transport and housing in Nigeria could see improvements after Elder Godsday Orubebe, minister of Niger Delta affairs, announced oil-bearing communities will be developed.

He visited the East-West road project and highlighted its...

ETC, the Ethiopian national telephone operator, is going to extend its high-performance Internet network to the isolated regions of the country, in partnership with the company Giliat Satellite Networks, which is going to provide...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced it signed loan agreements for Uganda's third Road Sector Support Project and the Rural Income and Employment Enhancement Project.

According to yesterday's (April 15th) reports,...

Water infrastructure in The Gambia could see improvements, following a grant approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The bank announced yesterday (April 15th) it had approved the African Water Facility grant of almost...

ICT in Kenya should be available to more of the population by the end of they year, according to government legislation.

The Kenya Communication Amendment Act 2009 means the country's telecoms firms must create a number of...

The Egyptian Minister of Electricity, Hassan Younès, announced on Monday 12 April that the government is going to invest 110 billion Dollars between now and 2027 in Egypt in the electricity sector.

Egypt’s ambition is to achieve...

Mustafa Mkulo, finance minister for Tanzania, has thanked the African Development bank (AfDB) for its support.

Speaking at the AfDB's annual stakeholders cocktail, the minister explained how useful the finances from the bank have...

In order to establish better control over the development and access to electricity in Senegal, the State is going to acquire the power station of its independent energy producing partner GTI.

An agreement was signed on...

Uranium mining will soon take place in Tanzania, after the country revealed it has made a discovery of the mineral.

According to the East African, deposits of uranium oxide in the country are worth $2.2 billion (£1.43...

African countries may consider enhancing their ICT infrastructure, after it was claimed such technology can help the economy.

Environmental benefits can also occur as a result of these developments, which must be made affordable...

Togo has received a loan of 33 million Dollars from the World Bank to finance the upgrading of the highway connecting the town of Aného to the border with Benin, as the press agency PANA reports.

As well as upgrading the...

Infrastructure in the Union of the Comoros could see improvements after the country was granted debt relief.

The executive boards of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's International Development Association...

East Africa's infrastructure may be aided in the future by more private investment.

Next month there will be talks between private investors from Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya and Uganda to discuss the issue.

The African Development...

The African Development Bank (ADB) organized a workshop at its facilities in Tunis on 8 and 9 April for the PIDA, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa.

PIDA is a programme aimed at implementing a strategy for...

The West African Development Bank (WADB) has granted two loans to finance water management projects and highway infrastructures and IT in Burkina Faso, as the press agency APA reports.

The first loan, worth 14.6 million Dollars...

Access to electricity in South Africa will be expanded by a loan granted by the World Bank.

The $3.75 billion (£2.44 billion) fund also aims to finance a number of renewable energy projects in developing countries.

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The third international event relating to solar energy and other renewable energy sources in the member countries of the Sahelo-Saharan Community, which consists of 28 member countries in West Africa, was held on 8 April.

Each...

More than 6,700 households across Algeria were connected to natural gas in the course of February and March 2010.

This announcement was made this week in a press release from the Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mines, reproduced...