Infrastructure News

AFRIbiz - March 22, 2012

BAMAKO, Mali, March 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A three-day ECOWAS Bio-energy Forum is underway in the Malian capital, Bamako as part of efforts to support the...

allAfrica.com - March 22, 2012

Green leasing, which sees building owners and tenants introduce sustainable practices into building operations to mutual advantage, has taken off internationally. In South Africa, however,...

Creamer Media's Engineering News - March 22, 2012

Construction group Basil Read confirmed on Thursday that it, together with partners, had submitted a solar photovoltaic (PV) bid under the Department of Energy’s second...

Reuters - March 22, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co aims to double its share of the sub-Saharan smartphone market to 20 percent by next year, as it focuses on affordable handsets, the head of its Africa business said on...

Forbes - March 22, 2012

The European Commission put its first operational weight behind funding solar energy efforts across the Southern Mediterranean this month with the announcement that they would now offer up funding for...

Mail & Guardian online - March 23, 2012

The six new nuclear reactors envisaged in South Africa's energy road map are likely to cost between R322-billion and R712-billion to build and finance, but the total could spiral ...

Africa Review - March 21, 2012

A university based in the United States, which has just established a regional centre in Rwanda, will largely aim to spearhead the development of science and technology in East Africa.

The ...

Le gouvernement ivoirien a identifié 170 projets d'infrastructures dans le secteur des mines et de l'énergie qui vont nécessiter un investissement de 31 milliards de dollars sur les 20 prochaines...

L'Ile Maurice bénéficiera d'une alimentation supplémentaire de 60 mégawats d'ici la fin du mois de juillet, a déclaré le président du conseil d'administration de la...

South African president Jacob Zuma has welcomed the opening of a new port in the Eastern Cape and suggested that the infrastructure project is set to make a huge impact on trade relations in the region.

The Port of Ngqura in the...

Bloomberg - March 22, 2012

Excerpt: “Many countries important to the United States will experience water problems -- shortages, poor water quality, or floods -- that will risk instability,” the study said. “North Africa, the...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria has revealed detailed investment plans that could lead to significant improvements being made to the country's transport infrastructure, which has stifled the Nigerian economy in...

Le directeur des énergies renouvelables au ministère marocain de l'énergie, Abderrahim El Hafidi, a annoncé qu'une nouvelle centrale solaire sera réalisée à Aïn...

ICA has created a Youtube channel with five playlists featuring African Infrastructure news from African and international sources.

Playlists will be updated regularly with a variety of infrastructure news videos, including ...

Kola Karim is the Chief Executive of Shoreline Energy International. Shoreline Energy International is a leading energy holding company operating in Africa with a diversified portfolio of holdings in Construction, Oil and Gas,...

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Horn of Africa Conference 2012

INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT12-13 March 2012Nairobi, Kenya

Theme: Interconnecting the Horn of Africa for Peace, Security and Sustainable...

Abdoulaye Diarra, chef de projet au sein du Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCA) Sénégal, a annoncé lundi que 230 millions de dollars seront investis dans la construction de la Route nationale reliant...

Government officials in Kenya and Ethiopia have struck a deal that is expected to stimulate and simplify trade in electricity between the two countries as well as the rest of the region, Business Daily Africa has reported.

Under...

Foreign Policy - March 19, 2012

When the new African Union (AU) headquarters was unveiled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, earlier this year, the $200 million structure -- now the capital city's tallest building -- caused a splash....

allAfrica.com - March 19, 2012

The government of The Gambia and The African Development Fund (ADF), on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, signed a US$8 million grant for the construction and rehabilitation of drinking water supply...