Infrastructure News

Energy-efficient lightbulbs are being used in Ethiopia in an attempt to avoid power shortages.

The government-led approach has seen five million compact fluorescent lamps distributed to consumers in exchange for incandescent...

A new network of submarine cables will link the west coast of Africa with South America.

A press release issued on 2 September reveals that Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by eFive Telecoms, a South...

Transport and sanitation infrastructure projects implemented by the World Bank have gone some way to rebuilding the country.

According to the organisation, which provides technical and financial assistance to developing...

The official launch of the Central African high-speed fibre optic cable telecommunication network, the Central African Backbone, took place on 27 August at Bangui, in the Central African Republic.

The...

The Sonelgaz Group is going to invest 3.3 billion Dollars in Algeria in 2010, according to President and General Director Mr. Nourredine Boutarfa, at a press conference on 28 August last.

“Sonelgaz is going to press ahead with...

A review of the World Bank's water strategy may affect sanitation infrastructure in Africa, after it called for a better approach to the matter.

"We can't properly tackle global priorities of food security, renewable...

Donald Kaberuka, African Development Bank (AfDB) group president, is set to commence his second five-year mandate and according to the organisation, has had a transformative effect on its infrastructure operations.

He was...

Egypt is going to be constructing its first nuclear power plant at Al-Dabaa, on the Mediterranean coast, as reported by the France Press agency.

The announcement was made by a spokesperson for President Moubarak on 25 August...

African governments have been advised by the World Bank that improvements in the quality of their infrastructure - such as roads - will help them become more competitive in trade, as demonstrated by countries such as China.

Ngozi...

On Thursday 26 August, at a meeting of the Council of Minister, the Angolan government approved a number of projects for the upgrading and construction of infrastructures in the energy sector, as revealed by the Angola Press...

The World Bank is going to grant a package of 5.5 billion Dollars to five countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region towards the financing of solar energy projects.

The countries concerned are Tunisia, Egypt,...

New solar panels are to be produced in South Africa after a Chinese firm signed a contract to boost the country's energy infrastructure.

Suntech Power Holdings, the largest solar panel manufacturer in China, will produce...

Africa is home to a quarter of the world's arable land and would be able to support its own food production with the proper help and infrastructure, one expert has said.

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, writer for the Guardian's...

A contract has been signed by the national water supply board of Morocco (ONEP) and the World Bank, giving the go-ahead to a scheme set to improve access to water for the country's citizens.

Salaheddine Mezouar, minister of...

Improvements made to Ethiopia's infrastructure - which may include road, water and energy projects - have been commended by the country's government officials.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) group chief economist...

Zimbabwe telephone operators Econet Wireless announced last week that they had obtained a loan of 60 million Dollars from Swedish credit agency EKN, in order to finance the expansion of their network across the territory.

The...

South African President Jacob Zuma declared last Tuesday that he is intending to strengthen commercial exchanges with China, in particular in the infrastructure sector.

He is hoping in this way to speed up their development and...

Authorities have reclaimed land in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after developers did not create the basic infrastructure needed for construction projects to succeed.

This is according to the Addis Fortune, which states: "In some...

Four million twenty five thousand US Dollars: That is the amount the Japanese government has just granted to the Ivory Coast in order to upgrade its water supply infrastructures.

Japanese ambassador Okumura Yoshifumi declared at...

Kenya's energy self sufficiency could be set to be improved by biofuels.

According to the African Centre for Technology Studies, the country has to zone areas of growing high yield feed stocks to create biofuels as a green...