11/11/2010
Plans are being developed in Namibia that will see the creation of hydro-electric power stations along the Lower Orange River.
According to the Inter Press Service, up to nine run-of-the-river generating stations will be built...
Categories: Water, Energy
10/11/2010
It is important that the right people benefit from concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in Africa, it has been claimed.
According to the Bank Information Centre, which partners with developing countries to influence...
Category: Energy
Up to 7,000 individuals in Masafu, Uganda will benefit from improved water infrastructure thanks to new pumps.
It is all part of a $3.2 million (£2 million) programme that is being funded by a grant from the Global...
Category: Water
09/11/2010
The African Carbon Support Project has been launched with the help for the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Carbon Limits, which may help tackle the issue of climate change.
It will try to help projects in the continent that...
08/11/2010
A programme that will improve the internet infrastructure of Zimbabwe will be completed by the end of the year.
The $6.2 million (£3.8 million) scheme will see fibre optic cables rolled out across the country, the Standard...
Category: ICT
Intra-Africa trade and development will only be able to flourish if the transport infrastructure of the continent is improved, one expert has claimed.
Paul Runge, managing director of Africa Project Access, noted too much money...
Category: Transport
05/11/2010
Three projects are set to be carried out in Africa to improve the infrastructure of the water service at a cost of €100 million (£88 million).
As part of the contracts, an extension will be carried out for the Tangier...
04/11/2010
Lack of transport infrastructure is the single-biggest issue preventing the development of Africa, one expert has claimed.
Ahmed Heikal, chairman and founder of Citadel Capital Corporation, is trying to link the Egyptian port of...
03/11/2010
A range of energy specialists and politicians are taking part in a conference that will focus on the importance of developing clean energy in Africa.
The All-Africa Energy Week is running from November 1st to 5th and it will give...
02/11/2010
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Zimbabwe $58 million (£36 million) to put towards water and power rehabilitation projects.
It comes after a decade where the infrastructure of the country has been decimated by...
01/11/2010
Countries from eastern and southern Africa have met to discuss ways of improving infrastructure development in the area.
The purpose of the dialogue is to ascertain ways of increasing funding for developing the region's...
Category: General
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