Infrastructure News

IAEA reviews Kenya’s research reactor infrastructure

22/01/2024

Kenya has made significant progress in the development of the national nuclear infrastructure for its new research reactor programme, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure...

TCN: Mainstreaming Power Infrastructure Development for Reliable Electricity

22/01/2024

Precious Ugwuzor writes that for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, its responsibility of mainstreaming power infrastructure development is sacrosanct as the goal is to ensure that all Nigerians experience better and...

African Union Commission (AUC) Calls For Sustainable Rail As A Climate Solution For Urban Transportation In Africa At COP28

15/01/2024

15 December 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) organised a side event titled ‘Mitigation and Response to Global Climate Change: Urban and Railways Transportation in Africa’. Moderated by the International Union of Railways...

Ugandan old railway line rehabilitation on track

15/01/2024

Uganda’s planned overhaul of the metre gauge railway to cut transport costs on the Northern Corridor and improve trade competitiveness has entered its final stages, even as the country faces a shortage of equipment, wagons, and...

Côte d’Ivoire/ Africa Cup of Nations (2023 AFCON): Fourth Abidjan bridge and other African Development Bank-funded transport infrastructure now open to traffic

15/01/2024

By APO, Media

On Wednesday 10 January, just days before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament opens, (2023 AFCON), the Ivorian Prime Minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, opened Abidjan’s fourth bridge, the “Y4”...

Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency

15/01/2024

Reuters 

ROME: Supporting African development and tackling the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) will be two key themes for Italy during its one-year presidency of the Group of Seven, Italian Prime Minister...

Mauritania, a new player in the gas sector?

15/01/2024

HE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA IS POISED TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GAS HUBS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES TO SELL ITS FIRST GAS CARGO IN EARLY 2024

Élise Pacot

African Union Commission (AUC) Calls For Sustainable Rail As A Climate Solution For Urban Transportation In Africa At COP28

15/01/2024

15 December 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) organised a side event titled ‘Mitigation and Response to Global Climate Change: Urban and Railways Transportation in Africa’. Moderated by the International Union of Railways...

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

18/12/2023

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has granted approval for a $300m loan to South Africa for the execution of its Energy Governance and Climate Resilience Programme.

Mozambique: The consortium of EDF, TotalEnergies and Sumitomo Corporation selected to develop a 1,500 MW hydropower project

18/12/2023

The consortium of EDF (40%), TotalEnergies (30%) and Sumitomo Corporation (30%) has been selected as strategic partner by the Government of Mozambique and entered into a joint...

L’Université de Tizi-Ouzou s’associe au géant mondial CISCO pour lancer une académie de pointe

18/12/2023

Au cœur des montagnes majestueuses de Tizi-Ouzou, en Algérie, une annonce révolutionnaire dans le domaine de l’éducation et de la technologie émerge. L’Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi-Ouzou, réputée pour son engagement envers...

Électrifier l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre pour un avenir plus lumineux

18/12/2023

Par Le Wagadu

Si le niveau d’électrification du Sénégal est l’un des plus élevés d’Afrique de l’Ouest avec un taux d’accès de 80%, de nombreux pays du continent font face à une véritable crise énergétique.

En effet, 220...

Révolutionner la gérance de l’eau – La ville de Dire Dawa et Nedamco Africa dévoilent à la COP28 un projet de plateforme de gestion de l’eau de pointe

18/12/2023

Aujourd’hui à la COP28, aux Émirats arabes unis, la régie en charge de l’approvisionnement et de l’assainissement de l’eau de la ville éthiopienne de Dire Dawa (DDWSSA) et Nedamco Africa, de concert avec ses partenaires...

ICIEC, Standard Chartered to Develop $111M Solar Project in Senegal

18/12/2023

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credits (ICIEC) signed an agreement with international bank Standard Chartered in Dubai last week, mobilizing funding for the development of a $111-million,...

Les autoroutes électriques : Un tournant décisif dans la stratégie énergétique nationale, selon le CMC

18/12/2023

En tirant parti de sa position géographique stratégique, le Maroc envisage non seulement de répondre aux besoins internes croissants en matière d’énergie propre, mais aussi de devenir un acteur clé dans les échanges énergétiques...

Afrique subsaharienne : Masdar met en œuvre un plan de transition énergétique de 10 GW

18/12/2023

(Agence Ecofin) - Masdar s’est engagée à mobiliser 2 milliards $ de fonds propres d’ici 2030 en Afrique dans le cadre de l’initiative de financement de l’investissement vert des Émirats arabes unis qui a été annoncée lors du...

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