Infrastructure News

Le président algérien Abdelaziz Bouteflika a inauguré lundi dernier le métro d'Alger, rapporte l'agence de presse Xinhua.

D'une longueur initiale de 9,5 km, le métro d'Alger...

A wind/hybrid generating system that will bring power to thousands of Morocco's most vulnerable homes has been approved by Climate Investment Funds (CIF).

The project will increase electrical capacity in the country by 1,070...

South Africa's government is to invest almost £10 billion in modernising its railway infrastructure over the next two decades.

Eyewitness News reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has told the...

The World Bank has confirmed it will invest $60 million (£37.4 million) in Nigeria's Edo State for various infrastructure projects.

According to Allafrica.com, the funding institution was satisfied with the performance...

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has pledged $68.3 million (42.5 million) to Mozambique over the next three years to finance various infrastructure projects.

Covering developments between 2011-13, the money will be used for...

The World Bank has approved $250 million (£175.5 million) in funding for a power facility in South Africa.

Utility firm Eksom has been granted the money to develop a wind and solar plant in Upington, in the Northern Cape...

A $1 billion (£625 million) deal has been agreed between the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) and the China Railway Group (CREC) that will see new railway infrastructure built in the country.

The CREC will build a new...

Le président Ivoirien Alassane Ouattara a procédé vendredi dernier au lancement officiel du projet de la centrale Azito 3, à Yopougon, dont le coût total est estimé à plus de 420...

La Chine va financer à hauteur de 300 millions de dollars la construction du pont entre Maputo et Katembe, qui reliera les deux rives de la baie de la capitale du Mozambique, a annoncé le Centre de Promotion des...

The various infrastructure projects funded by the World Bank will have reached a total value of $4 billion (£2.5 billion) in Nigeria by 2013, according to Leadership.

Speaking at a conference this week, the bank's...

A Dubai-based energy firm has announced plans to build a $500 million (£312 million) copper smelter and sugar plant in Tanzania, reports Reuters.

City Energy & Infrastructure has announced that the first ever copper...

A group of private contractors have finalised the $370 million (£231 million) needed to fund the Kunzvi Dam project in Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe Herald reports that a timeline could not be given on when construction will...

South Africa has announced its intention to focus on improving the country's infrastructure, with £63 billion earmarked to boost services in the next three years, reports Engineering News.

Public sector infrastructure...

The federal government of Nigeria has approved the contract for a bridge to be built over the River Benue.

Costing 36 billion naira (£142 million), construction of the bridge will take two years to complete, eventually...

Un atelier consacré au lancement de deux projets d'assainissement et d'accès à l'eau potable a été organisé dimanche à Nouakchott, en Mauritanie.

Le premier projet...

The proposed rail link between Lothair, in Mpumalanga, and Swaziland is making progress, reports Engineering News Online.

The 'Western Link' project is expected to be completed soon and will assist Transnet Freight Rail...

La Banque africaine de Développement (BAD) a accordé un prêt de 95 millions d'euros à la Tunisie afin de participer au financement de son programme national d'alimentation en eau potable en...

Proposals for a nuclear power station in South Africa are currently under review by the country's cabinet, reports Reuters.

The construction of the 9,600 megawatt plant, which would be completed by 2030, could be worth at...

The government of Guinea will use part of a $700 million (£442 million) windfall payment to rebuild the nation's broken infrastructure, reports Reuters.

Around 35 per cent of the funds will be used for projects in the...

L'ONG Plan Burkina a procédé le 4 octobre dernier au lancement du Projet d'amélioration de l'accès des enfants et des femmes aux services d'eau potable et d'assainissement (PASEPA),...