Infrastructure News

The agriculture and energy sectors in Nigeria are expected to benefit from an announcement that the Indorama Corporation plans to invest $1.8 billion (£1.1 billion) in new world-class fertilizer and Methanol...

South Africa's Mooi-Mgeni water supply project has received a welcome €220 million (£192 million) boost from the Development Bank of Southern Africa and three European finance partners.

The project, which includes...

Monday 11 May 2011: The telephone operator Chinguitel has now officially launched the "Mauritani" GSM/UMTS-standard network in Mauritania.

This enables users to access...

France has just granted a loan of 129.6 million euros to Cameroon to finance part of the construction of a second bridge over the river Wouri, on a road leading to the port...

The metro in Algiers could enter service by the end of this year, or at the latest by January, it was learned this week from a manager at RATP.

"The Algiers conurbation is a very large city,...

GCube, the insurance provider, and South African underwriter C&G have formed a partnership for new renewable energy projects in South Africa, Renewable Energy Focus has reported.

Fraser McLachlan, chief executive at GCube,...

Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a new deep water port at Ponta Techobanine, in the South...

Improvements to infrastructure in Uganda are expected following news that the African Development Fund Board has approved a $64.8 million (£39.6 million) loan to the country.

The financing will be used to support the...

On Monday in Brazzaville, an audit contract was signed between the Fichtner Group and the Water, Electricity and Urban Development Project, as part of the reforms of the...

On Saturday May 7, a hydroelectric power plant was inaugurated in Congo by the Congolese head of State, Denis Sassou Nguesso.

With a capacity of 120 megawatts, the power plant at Imboulou, on...

Internet connectivity in the Seychelles is set to be boosted by a $12 million (£7.2 million) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The funding will be used to finance the Seychelles East African System (SEAS). The...

Kenya is hoping to secure over $1 billion (£606.7 million) in investment to improve the capacity of its sole crude oil refinery, it has been reported.

A top energy official from the country told Reuters that the investment...

China has granted 12.3 million dollars to Niger to finance a road infrastructure construction program in the city of Niamey.

The project consists of the construction of roads adjoining the second...

A 1.4 million Euro agreement was signed last Friday between the French Development Agency (FAD) and the Organization for the Development of Senegal River (ODSR) to finance several...

Securing funding for renewable energy projects is vital if the sector is to expand in South Africa (SA), it has been claimed.

??The ability to attract finance and improve grid infrastructure are key in the big-scale deployment of...

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), an institution which is a member of the World Bank group, has just awarded an investment guarantee to support the ContourGlobal KivuWatt project,...

Five multi-national corporations have announced plans to provide sustainable access to safe drinking water in Africa.

The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF), Diageo plc, WaterHealth International (WHI), and the International...

Econet Wireless has announced plans to invest $200 million (£122 million) over the next few years in its Zimbabwean operations.

The telecommunications giant is looking to increase its hold on one of Africa's emerging...

The works on constructing an extension to the autonomous port of Nouakchott, already under way, will be completed by the end of 2013, it has been learned by the APA press agency.

The President of...

Some $12 million (£7.2 million) is to be invested by Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol to improve the Sao Tome and Principe port.

The funding will be used to help improve the small island nation's port and...