Infrastructure News

Tanzania, US sign MoU on partnership under Power Africa initiative

14/08/2013

PANA

Tanzania, one of the initial set of six Power Africa partner countries, will on Wednesday sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish an energy regulatory partnership with regulatory agencies of the US...

Category: Energy

Why Regional Integration Is Essential To Africa

05/08/2013

Ventures Africa

Africa's growing economy can accommodate partnerships with developed and emerging economies. Yes, this is true. So many reports get published stating what this leader or that leader emphasises or says about...

Category: General

En RDC, le plus ancien parc naturel d'Afrique menacé par l'exploitation pétrolière

05/08/2013

Le Monde.fr

C'est le plus ancien parc naturel d'Afrique, celui qui recèle, aussi, la plus grande biodiversité : le parc national des Virunga, situé dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), est ...

Categories: Energy, General

AfDB signs Aide Memoire with Borderless Alliance

05/08/2013

GhanaWeb

The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed an Aide Memoire with Borderless Alliance, a private sector-led coalition that promotes and facilitates regional trade to reduce transport costs and delays across West Africa,...

Category: Transport

Billions committed to Africa

01/08/2013


I-Net Bridge

The World Bank Group committed a record US$14.7 billion in fiscal year 2013 (July 2012 to June 2013) to support economic growth and better development prospects in Africa despite uncertain economic conditions in...

Category: General

Mozambique and Malawi to discuss power interconnection

01/08/2013

Club of Mozambique.com

Technicians from Mozambique and Malawi will meet next month in Maputo to discuss a proposal to interconnect the two countries' electricity grids. The meeting will look at the amount of electricity needed...

Category: Energy

Twitter: les leaders africains parmi les plus interactifs au monde

01/08/2013

Jeune Afrique

Les dirigeants africains utilisent de plus en plus les réseaux sociaux, et certains de "manière exemplaire", selon les auteurs d'une étude sur l'activité des dirigeants mondiaux sur Twitter. Parmi les ...

Category: ICT

Powering Africa a challenge, but could charge wellbeing

31/07/2013

Gallup

Gallup surveys in 26 sub-Saharan African countries in 2012 suggest U.S. President Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will be difficult to implement, particularly given the...

Category: Energy

Djibouti va appréhender le développement du solaire

31/07/2013

Afriquinfos

Dans la quête d'une indépendance énergétique basée sur les énergies renouvelles, Djibouti s'apprête à appréhender le développement du solaire en tenant compte de l'évolution des autres projets énergétiques et plus...

Category: Energy

Maroc: le chinois Sepco III va construire une centrale électrique

31/07/2013

Jeune Afrique

L'entreprise chinoise Sepco III, spécialiste de l'ingénierie électrique, a signé avec l'Office nationale de l'électricité et de l'eau potable (ONEE) pour l'extension du site de la centrale électrique à charbon de...

Category: Energy

Démarrage en 2014 des travaux de la route entre le Gabon et le Congo

31/07/2013

APA

Le représentant résident de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) au Gabon, Moulay Lahcen Ennahli, a déclaré; lundi lors d'une conférence de presse à Libreville, que les travaux de la route transafricaine devant relier...

Category: Transport

Renewable energy fund for SADC on the cards

31/07/2013

The Southern Times

Regions of Climate Action (R20) will next year hold a conference in South Africa to find existing funding gaps in renewable energy within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, an official...

Category: Energy

Côte d'Ivoire €50 million power expansion project

30/07/2013

ESI-Africa.com

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of up to €50 million to finance the Ciprel power expansion project in Côte d'Ivoire to increase the existing plant capacity by 222 MW.

Electricity...

Category: Energy

Tanzania: Namanga Border Post Ready By December

30/07/2013

Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

CONSTRUCTION of the One-Stop-Border-Post (OSBP) at Namanga, in Longido District is expected to be completed by December, this year.

The Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) has stated here that...

Category: Transport

Addressing Africa's Energy Gap for Economic Development

29/07/2013

The Huffington Post

One of the key issues for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSAfrica) is bridging the energy-infrastructure gap the region has and the impact of these sectors on the region's overall development.

Yes, we have all heard...

Category: Energy

Hello Africa? Investors Are Calling

29/07/2013

The Wall Street Journal

The $1 billion financing for African mobile telecommunications infrastructure developer IHS Towers is yet another sign that global investors are warming up to investing on the continent again.

The...

Categories: ICT, General

Africa to grow 5.5% per annum, but risks remain

29/07/2013

Zawya

Africa is now the world's fastest growing continent in the world and is set to grow at more than 5.5% per annum for the foreseeable future, according to the latest report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group....

Category: General

Southern Africa: SADC - New Frontier for Renewable Energy Sources

26/07/2013

Southern African News Features (Harare)

A recent announcement by an international firm that it has invested more than US$12 million in a solar power project in South Africa highlights the emergence of southern Africa as a new...

Category: Energy

Nigeria: FG, AfDB parley on infrastructure, transformation

24/07/2013

The Guardian by Taiwo Hassan

The Federal Government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have concluded plans to hold a high level policy dialogue on 'Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria' that is expected...

Category: Transport

Realising a renewable energy dream


24/07/2013

Power Engineering International - Penny Hitchin

Access to power is vital for both social and economic development. However, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a vast area containing nearly 50 diverse countries with a combined population...

Category: Energy

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