Infrastructure News

In order to boost the African tourism industry, countries across the continent need to continue to invest in their infrastructure and improve their human resource.

That is according to Taleb Rifai, the United Nations World...

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) has revealed that the cost of a major new road has risen over the last few years.

MDNA confirmed that the East-West road in Nigeria, which runs 338 kilometres, is around 50 per cent...

In order to make the necessary infrastructure improvements in the continent of Africa, as much as $60 billion (£38.2 billion) is needed over the next decade.

That is the conclusion of the Global African Diaspora Summit in...

La Banque Mondiale a accordé un prêt de 58 millions de dollars au Gabon afin de financer la connexion du pays au câble sous-marin de fibre optique ACE (Africa Cost to Europe).

La convention de prêt a...

A Mozambique council is to invest 50 million metcais (£1.21 million) in repairing and improving its roads to help boost the local economy. Dozens of routes have fallen into disrepair in the country's capital of Maputo,...

Les travaux d'aménagement du second tronçon de l'autoroute A3 ont été lancés le 18 mai à Oued Zarga, en Tunisie.

Ce tronçon de 54 kilomètres, dont le coût...

Hassan Younes, ministre égyptien de l'électricité et de l'énergie, a annoncé mercredi 23 mai que  « le secteur de l'électricité avait maintenant...

The African Water Facility will provide a €2 million (£1.6 million) grant to help provide multi-purpose water resource projects in South Sudan and Ethiopia. That is after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it has extended the loan that it has given to Tanzania for the construction of roads.

Ramadhani Khijjah, working on behalf of the government, confirmed that the loan...

The South African government is currently exploring various funding models for its ambitious infrastructure improvement projects, worth R3.2 trillion (£24.4 billion).

That is according to Malusi Gigaba, the country's...

A minister for the Nigerian federal government has announced plans to rebuild the Nguru-Gashua-Bayamari road in Yobe State, which is 120 kilometres long and helps to connect the country with neighbouring Cameroon.

Dr Yerima...

L’Agence nationale de réglementation des télécommunications (ANRT) va commencer les travaux d’étude de l’installation de la technologie mobile 4G au Maroc dans quelques...

The members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) seek to facilitate sustainable investment in infrastructure development from both public and private sources. This study has been procured to assess the potential...

Eddy Njoroge, the managing director of KenGen, the Kenyan electricity generating company, has revealed ambitious plans to create a gas-fired power plant to run on imported liquefied natural gas.

To achieve this, Mr Njoroge said...

Les travaux de construction du barrage de Liuoesso (Congo), menés par l'entreprise chinoise China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd, viennent de démarrer.

Construit sur la rivière Lengoué, cet ouvrage...

Kamal al-Ganzouri, the prime minister of Egypt, has announced plans to build a new airport in Ras Sedr, with the cost of the construction work expected to reach as much as LE 600 million.

The prime minister explained that in...

Les travaux de construction d’une route reliant le Congo au Cameroun ont débuté le 17 mai à Ketta, au nord-est du Congo.

Cet axe s'étend sur 312 kilomètres entre les villes de ...

Les travaux de construction du barrage hydro-électrique Zongo II, dans la région du Bas-Congo, en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), ont débuté mercredi 16 mai.

Le coût de ce...

Le coordinateur général de la Société EDG (Electricité de Guinée), Abdoulaye Kéita, a procédé le 11 mai dernier dans le quartier de Tombo à Kaloum en...

The Nigerian government has announced that it has secured the funding it needs to improve the country’s energy infrastructure and the use of solar technology in particular.

A new wave of funding has been provided by the Japanese...