BizTech Africa - New figures released by ITU show that information and communication technology (ICT) uptake continues to grow worldwide, spurred by a steady fall in the price of telephone and broadband Internet services.
All Africa.com - Liberia's Finance Minister, Amara Konneh knows first-hand what access to electricity can bring to the developing countries, particularly in his post-conflict Liberia where the need for restoring the energy...
Creamer Media's Engineering News - State-owned power utility Eskom, regulatory authority the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and an independent power analyst called for the finalisation of revisions to laws...
Bloomberg Business Week - Sur Construction Plc, a construction company with ties to Ethiopia’s ruling party, expects to almost double revenue this year as the state boosts investment in infrastructure, General Manager Tadesse...
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Rising investment in water infrastructure, along with infrastructure development trends and overall regional economic development, is expected to trigger increased demand for water-treatment...
Africa Report - When African telecom companies started to emerge in the late 1990s, many scoffed. How could it be, went the general chatter, that Africans have money to spend on telecoms? Several multi-millionaires later, after...
AllAfrica.com - Tanzania has entered into a contract with Uganda to build an alternative route for the undersea cable via Mutukula to overcome the inconveniences caused by businesses persistent internet cable breakdown.
Traffic congestion is a perennial problem in Johannesburg. One solution could be Rea Vaya, the first public bus rapid transit system, the first of its kind in Africa. The Rea Vaya buses are replacing thousands of taxis and...
This episode brings the fall outs of ICT Outsourcing in Nigeria and the Advent of Communication Technology Ministry in Nigeria, the Journey so far and introspect into the future an exclusive interview with the Minister.AIT...
In this talk, Jim provides examples of how innovative technology can be used to transform education in communities that face significant barriers in access to technological resources and even electricity. Jim is cofounder and...
Profile on Africa's busiest airport, and on how Airports Company South Africa was able to make radical infrastructure development rapidly needed for the 2010 Fifa World Cup without closing the airport or affecting operations...
(Engineering News) - The South African government confirmed on Tuesday that a much-anticipated, and highly controversial, R5-billion guarantee had been extended to South African Airways (SAA) for a period of two years, ...
(Mail & Guardian) - Malusi Gigaba's department of public enterprises has set its eyes on the burgeoning markets in the rest of Africa in a bid to grow profits for the country's ailing parastatals.
(IPS) - In South Africa, Bus Rapid Transit systems, which were pioneered to great effect in Latin American countries such as Colombia and Brazil, are being promoted as potentially effective ways of delivering improved public...
(AllAfrica.com/New Era) - Namibia is not far behind in catching up with mobile communication technologies since the first ever-mobile communication device was launched in 1996.
Even though there is still room for improvement,...
(Creamer Media's Engineering News) - The Department of Transport has set aside a R6.47-billion grant to ease the road maintenance and repair backlog for provincial roads in South Africa during the 2011/12 financial year, said...
(Reuters) - Kenya's main port of Mombasa, East Africa's chief trade gateway, expects more business after an offensive that has driven rebels out of Somalia's Kismayu port and is therefore likely to reduce offshore piracy ...
AllAfrica.com (East African Business Week): Nairobi — The African Development Fund will finance a multibillion electricity highway project between Kenya and Ethiopia to the tune of $348 million.
African Development Bank: In this interview, Mr. Bassant underscores the important role of the AfDB in future infrastructure and energy projects in his country, following a brainstorming session organized by the Bank’s...
Banque africaine de développement : Le projet d’amélioration du réseau routier Bamako-Dakar, qui a remporté, le 8 juin 2012 à Washington DC, le prix d’excellence du Trésor américain pour «le projet à fort impact sur le ...
