Infrastructure News

Un mémorandum d'entente pour la construction d’un pont sur le fleuve Gambie a été signé le 4 août 2012 par les ministres des Affaires étrangères du Sénégal...

The Angolan government has announced the construction of the country's first wind power plant, in the Tombua region, according to the Angola Press. The project, which is expected to be completed by 2016, has been commissioned in...

Nigerian company Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited (POGL) has announced that the construction of a 400,000 metric tonne tanker farm will be completed in 2013. The project, which is funded in conjunction with China Petroleum...

Le directeur du bureau administratif du bassin hydrographique du fleuve Cunene, Armindo Mário Gomes da Silva, a annoncé jeudi 2 août à l'agence de presse Angop que l'inauguration du barrage hydroélectrique de Ngove aurait lieu...

World Bank member the International Finance Confederation (IFC) has provided an $80 million loan to the Takoradi International Company (TICO) with a view to expanding its gas-fired Takoradi Two power plant.

In addition to the...

Angolan minister for transport Augusto da Silva Tomas has inaugurated seven new railway stations belonging to the Luanda Railway Company (CFL), according to Angola Press.

The stations, which were constructed following the...

ICA will require a suitably qualified individual consultant over a period of 3 months (commencing September 2012) for REVIEW OF THE ICA STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN (2010-2012/2013).

The year 2012 has brought a full calendar of activities for the Water Platform (WP) of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA). Launched in 2011, the first ICA WP Meeting was held in March 2012, attracting international...

La pose de la première pierre du barrage de Lom Pangar au Cameroun a eu lieu vendredi 3 août, selon le journal Cameroon Tribune.

Le site de Lom Pangar se trouve sur la rivière Lom, à environ 120 km au nord de la ville de...

A news release made available to Cape Town journalists this week states that the government of South Africa will be partnering its Nigerian counterpart on the development of the energy sector. According to the South African...

L’aéroport international Aboubakr Belkaïd de Chlef, en Algérie,  bénéficiera de travaux d’extension et de modernisation.

Le journal El Watan rapporte que le ministère des Transports a donné son aval pour cette intervention....

Uganda's aging Nalubaale hydroelectric power station in Jinja will produce efficient energy for another 20 years thanks to a $15 million (convert?) investment from Eksom Uganda, according to New Vision. Hydroelectric power...

Un pont entre Yopougon et l'Ile Boulay va être construit  à Abidjan grâce à l'octroi par la Banque d'investissement et de développement de la Cedeao (BIDC) d’un financement de 8,3 millions de dollars.

La BIDC a approuvé...

Rwanda will be one of six African nations to benefit from new wireless broadband base stations, according to The New Times. The equipment will be provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Nexpedience, one...

La Banque ouest-africaine de développement (BOAD) a accordé lundi 30 juillet un prêt de 24 millions de dollars au gouvernement béninois afin de contribuer au financement du projet d'aménagement de la Route des pêches.

Pour le...

La Banque ouest-africaine de développement (BOAD) compte investir près de 130 millions de dollars pour la réhabilitation et la construction d'infrastructures routières au Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali...

Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua has revealed details of the substantial investment the country will make in infrastructure projects in Africa over the next few years, iol.co.za reports. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that...

Une centrale de géothermie et de biogaz pourrait voir le jour à Djibouti grâce a un investissement du groupe de BTP TranProvincial.

Le conglomérat indien envisagerait en effet d'investir 500 millions de dollars dans ce projet,...

The World Bank has announced that it is to help finance a number of significant infrastructure projects in the west African state of Nigeria. According to the Bank, it is set to provide a seed fund of $200 million to create a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it is helping to fund some major infrastructure projects in the west African state, which is seeking rapid economic expansion, Vanguard reports. To this end, the Bank has agreed to...