Infrastructure News

Africa Rising: China steps up production in Ethiopia with drill instructors, investors

04/04/2012

Christian Science Monitor - April 3, 2012

On arrival at Ethiopia's Eastern Industrial Zone, 36 young African factory workers in red track suits are parading military-style in the car park.

"Welcome to Huajian," they...

Category: General

Africa's richest man is cementing his place in history

04/04/2012

The Guardian - April 3, 2012

Earlier this year, a century-old wasteland of limestone and red dirt in south-west Nigeria was transformed into the biggest cement plant in Africa. The $1bn (£626m) Ibese plant will produce 6m...

Category: General

Côte d'Ivoire: Mabri Toikeusse dévoile le plan national de développement

04/04/2012

Le ministre du Plan et du Développement, Mabri Toikeusse, a annoncé un vaste plan national de développement (Pnd) 2012-2015, qui comprend la réhabilitation et la construction ...

Categories: Transport, Energy

Abaarso Tech - Wind Turbine (video)

03/04/2012

energymaxpower - March 30, 2012

First Large Scale Wind Turbine in the Horn of Africa.

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Category: Energy

Death of railway transport blurs Kenya’s pathway to Vision 2030

03/04/2012

Business Daily - April 2, 2012

About 160 kilometres northwest of Nairobi, dozens of police officers on duty at Nakuru Railway Station take turns each day physically searching travellers before freeing them to proceed to their ...

Category: Transport

South Africa considers nuclear fuel cycle facilities

03/04/2012

Reuters - April 2, 2012

South Africa is mulling the re-establishment of its uranium enrichment and conversion facilities, which were dismantled during the apartheid era, as it seeks to secure fuel for a new fleet of nuclear...

Category: Energy

South Africa: Local firms could contribute significantly to nuclear programme

03/04/2012

Creamer Media's Engineering News - April 2, 2012

South African companies would be able to supply about 40% of all services related to the planned nuclear power plants (NPPs) required to meet the targets set out in the...

Category: Energy

Energy Risks in North Africa and the Middle East

03/04/2012

Center for Strategic and International Studies - March 29, 2012

The Burke Chair has developed a detailed estimate of energy risks in the Middle East and North Africa, drawing heavily on the analyses of the Energy Information...

Category: Energy

Namibia: Country/AngolaTackle Water and Power Issues

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

Oshakati — Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa and Angolan Minister of Water and Energy Joao da Silva Borges have held a three day consultative meeting on issues related to water...

Categories: Water, Energy

Africa: Safe Water Access Goal Further Away Than Previously Thought

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

Addis Ababa — A failure to incorporate water quality data into measurements of progress on the Millennium Development Goal of access to safe water has made some countries appear closer to...

Category: Water

Nigeria: TY Danjuma Foundation Commits U.S.$2.5 Million for Water Project

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

As part of its commitment to ensure availability of safe water and food security in Nigeria, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF), has announced an initial commitment of $250,000 to the Safe Water for...

Category: Water

South Africa: Facility too late to resolve crisis

03/04/2012

fin24 - April 1, 2012

Johannesburg – Ion exchange, the technology that Trailblazer Technologies wants to use to process South African acid mine drainage into water for stimulating agricultural production, also involves all ...

Category: Water

Water monitoring `easier` with free mobile phone app

03/04/2012

Environmental Expert.com - March 30, 2012

The Water Quality Reporter (WQR) application was developed by the iCOMMS team at the civil engineering department at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, under the leadership of...

Category: Water

Ile Maurice: Début des travaux de construction du barrage de Bagatelle

03/04/2012

La construction du barrage de Bagatelle, sur la rivière Terre Rouge, vient de débuter sur l'Ile Maurice.

Le Premier ministre, Navin Ramgoolam, a procédé le 29 mars dernier à la pose de la...

Categories: Water, Energy

World Bank offers funding boost to Kenyan ICT infrastructure

03/04/2012

The World Bank has offered financial assistance to the Kenyan government as it seeks to become the global hub for mobile phone applications, Business Daily Africa has reported.

Indeed, the Bank has provided Sh4.5 billion ($55...

Category: ICT

Africa's premium TV for less

02/04/2012

The Africa Report - March 30, 2012

In a previous column, I commented on the rapid changes in direct satellite-to-home TV reception across Africa, thanks to the launch of a number of packages, most of them free of charge. A wind...

Category: ICT

African Mobile phones get surprisingly smarter

02/04/2012

The Africa Report - March 29, 2012

Imagine you are in Yokadouma, a rural community in eastern Cameroon with little electricity and inaccessible roads. You have an old, inexpensive mobile phone with which you can only make and...

Category: ICT

Construction: Build a bigger and better tomorrow

02/04/2012

The Africa Report - March 19, 2012

Strong economic growth brings more business for construction companies, but the top firms are facing capacity problems and uncertain regulatory prospects Africa's construction materials...

Category: General

Mobile firms bleed billions to fraud and bill errors

02/04/2012

BBC News - March 29, 2012

Mobile phone firms are losing $58bn (£36bn) a year worldwide to billing errors and fraud, a report says.

Juniper Research found operators were "leaking" revenue because the complexity of...

Category: ICT

Cameroun: La BM finance le barrage de Lom Pangar à hauteur de 134 millions USD

02/04/2012

La Banque mondiale vient d'octroyer un financement de plus de 134 millions de dollars au Cameroun afin de participer au financement de la construction du barrage de Lom Pangar.

Ce projet, dont le coût total est...

Category: Energy

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