Infrastructure News

Ethiopia secures $125 million loan for road

14/10/2011

Phase two of the construction of a vital road link in Ethiopia is to begin after the country secured a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The $125 million (£79.2 million) will go towards financing the building...

Category: Transport

Djibouti : 330 millions USD pour l’extension du port

14/10/2011

Le port de Djibouti a annoncé son intention d'investir 330 millions de dollars afin d'augmenter la capacité de traitement de conteneurs.

Le projet comprend la construction d’un quai et l’achat...

Category: Transport

Shell hopes to 'return pipeline back to normal' by November

13/10/2011

Shell hopes to resume normal oil production levels in Nigeria by early November after a key pipeline was attacked.

The 50 km (30 mile) Trans Forcados pipeline was damaged in an attack that happened against a backdrop of rising...

Category: Energy

Arrivée du câble sous-marin de fibre optique en Sierra Leone

13/10/2011

Le président sierra-léonais Ernest Koroma a présidé une cérémonie lundi dernier à Freetown afin de marquer l'arrivée du câble de fibre optique en Sierra Leone.

Le...

Category: ICT

Construction to begin on Winelands project

12/10/2011

The news came as the city of Cape Town council said it had applied to the Western Cape high court for an interim interdict to stop the project, reports Engineering News.

Costing around R10 billion (£800,000), the finished...

Category: Transport

Togo: La SFI investit plus de 600 millions USD dans la construction d’un terminal au Port de Lomé

12/10/2011

La Société Financière Internationale (SFI) va financer à hauteur de 610 millions de dollars la construction d’un terminal à conteneurs au Port autonome de Lomé.

Le...

Category: Transport

Experts create Trans African Highways plan

11/10/2011

Experts have implemented a plan and set of recommendations to help speed up the Trans African Highways (TAH) development, reports ghanabusinessnews.com.

The TAH will help accelerate the overall socioeconomic development process...

Category: Transport

89 millions de dollars du Koweït pour le TGV marocain

10/10/2011

Le Fonds koweitien pour le développement économique arabe (FKDEA) a annoncé mardi dernier l'octroi d'un prêt de 64,72 millions d’euros (89 millions USD) au Maroc afin de financer la...

Category: Transport

Hydroelectric project 'needs extra $168 million'

10/10/2011

A hydroelectric project in Ghana requires additional funds of about $168 million (£107 million), according to ghanabusinessnews.com.

The Bui Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate about 400 mega watts of power...

Categories: Water, Energy

DBSA announces huge Zimbabwean infrastructure loan

07/10/2011

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has provided a $206 million (£133 million) loan to Zimbabwe for a development project, the largest loan of its type in the country's history. The money will be used for the...

Category: Transport

Burkina Faso: Mise en place d'un nouveau projet pour l'eau potable et l'assainissement

07/10/2011

Le projet « Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urbain and rural areas » (CLARA), dont l'objectif est d'améliorer la distribution d'eau et...

Category: Water

Transnet plans Waterberg rail link

06/10/2011

Logistic group Transnet has said it is hoping to expand a South African rail link so that it can carry up to 80 million tonnes of coal a year, reports Reuters.

The plans have been laid out to meet potential demand, as it is...

Category: Transport

Plus de 200 millions USD pour le Transgabonais

06/10/2011

«Le gouvernement gabonais injectera cent milliards de francs CFA (203,2 millions USD) pour le développement de la voie ferrée du Transgabonais», a annoncé le ministre des Transports, Julien Nkoghe...

Category: Transport

Sahara solar project plans to appear next year

05/10/2011

The Saraha solar initiative will sketch out plans for its first power plant next year, reports Bloomberg.

The initiative, backed by German turbine maker Siemens AG and Deutsche Bank, will see a €600 million (£518...

Category: Energy

La BADEA octroie 25,2 millions USD à quatre pays d'Afrique pour les infrastructures

05/10/2011

La Banque arabe pour le développement économique en Afrique (BADEA) a accordé 25,2 millions de dollars de prêts à quatre pays africains: Sao Tomé & Principe, Mali, Tanzanie et...

Categories: Water, Energy

La JICA a investit 170 millions USD en RDC

05/10/2011

Yonezaki Eiro, représentant résident de l'Agence japonaise de coopération internationale (JICA) en RDC, a évalué à environ 170 millions de dollars les activités de son agence...

Category: Transport

Soros pledges $27.4 million to African project

04/10/2011

George Soros has pledged $27.4 million (£17.8 million) to aid development in villages across rural Africa.

The money will go towards the Millennium Villages project, which aims to help 500,000 people in ten countries across...

Lancement prochain des travaux de construction d'une centrale hydroélectrique au Congo

04/10/2011

La Délégation générale des Grands travaux (DGGT) a annoncé jeudi dernier à Brazzavile que le Congo va lancer prochainement les travaux de construction de la centrale...

Category: Energy

La RDC reçoit 5,44 millions USD pour financer les études de projets d'infrastructures de transport

03/10/2011

Le coût des études de construction du pont route-rails reliant Kinshasa et Brazzaville ainsi que le prolongement du chemin de fer Kinshasa-Ilebo est estimé à 5,44 millions USD, indique un document de la...

Category: Transport

AfDB approve $370m loan for Gabon road project

30/09/2011

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed that a loan worth $370 million (£236 million) has been approved for a road project in Gabon.

It is the second phase of a programme designed to improve the transport...

Category: Transport

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