Infrastructure News

Kenya Shippers Say South Sudan Trade Increases Border Congestion

27/03/2012

Bloomberg - March 26, 2012

Kenya and Uganda’s government must upgrade infrastructure at the town Malaba on their mutual border to cater for increased traffic from South Sudan, the Kenya Shippers Council said.

South Sudanese...

Category: Transport

Afrique : 93 milliards de dollars par an pour les infrastructures

27/03/2012

Selon une nouvelle étude réalisée par la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique et la Commission de l’Union africaine, l’Afrique devra investir 93 milliards de dollars par an dans les infrastructures pour stimuler...

Categories: Energy, General, ICT, Water, Transport

South African President Jacob Zuma opens Port Ngqurha (video)

26/03/2012

ABNDigital - March 20, 2012

South African President Jacon Zuma officially opened the port of Ngqurha in the province of the Eastern Cape last week. Built at a cost of almost R10 billion over 10 years, the port is part of the...

Category: Transport

Rwanda: Arrival of Qatar Airways Expected to Boost Trade

23/03/2012

allAfrica.com - March 22, 2012

Excerpts: Qatar Airways yesterday made its maiden flight to Rwanda

The Kigali-Doha route, via Entebbe in Uganda, is one of the latest routes by the giant airliner to be operated by an Airbus A320...

Category: Transport

Energy giants Statoil and Exxon target East African gas

23/03/2012

BBC News - March 19, 2012

Excerpts:

Statoil and its American partner Exxon Mobil have made the biggest offshore discovery yet of gas reserves off the coast of Tanzania.

The Zafarani field, which both companies hope will be...

Categories: Energy, Transport

FCT announces plans to improve Nigeria's transport infrastructure

22/03/2012

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria has revealed detailed investment plans that could lead to significant improvements being made to the country's transport infrastructure, which has stifled the Nigerian economy in...

Category: Transport

ICA has created Youtube playlists featuring videos on African Infrastructure from African & international sources

21/03/2012

ICA has created a Youtube channel with five playlists featuring African Infrastructure news from African and international sources.

Playlists will be updated regularly with a variety of infrastructure news videos, including ...

Categories: Transport, General, ICT, Water, Energy

Presentations from IGAD Horn of Africa Conference 2012

21/03/2012

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Horn of Africa Conference 2012

INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT12-13 March 2012Nairobi, Kenya

Theme: Interconnecting the Horn of Africa for Peace, Security and Sustainable...

Categories: Energy, General, Water, Transport

Annonce de financements pour la construction de larges axes routiers au Sénégal et Cameroun

21/03/2012

Abdoulaye Diarra, chef de projet au sein du Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCA) Sénégal, a annoncé lundi que 230 millions de dollars seront investis dans la construction de la Route nationale reliant...

Category: Transport

Radical Transformation in Kenyan Infrastructure (video)

19/03/2012

ABNDigital - March 15, 2012

Watch video.

Watch transport infrastructure news videos posted on the ICA African Transport Infrastructure News playlist...

Category: Transport

South Africa's Transnet says to move manganese terminal

19/03/2012

Reuters - March 16, 2012

(Reuters) - South African logistics group Transnet will press ahead with a proposed plan to relocate its manganese terminal to the Ngqura deep-water port and will direct all future manganese exports...

Category: Transport

South Africa: Ferrum iron-ore study delayed pending Waterberg infrastructure solution

16/03/2012

Mining Weekly - March 16, 2012

JOHANNESBURG – ASX- and JSE-listed Ferrum Crescent on Friday said it had deferred completion of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Moonlight project to the fourth quarter, pending a...

Category: Transport

South Africa: Zuma acknowledges toll burden on commuters (video)

16/03/2012

Posted by SABC on Youtube March 15, 2012

President Jacob Zuma said the open-tolling system will assist government to obtain revenue that will be utilised to improve road infrastructure. He acknowledged that the tolling would...

Category: Transport

State bets on port to open Addis market

16/03/2012

Business Daily - March 13, 2012

The government is betting on improved infrastructure to lift trade with Ethiopia as concerns wane over the landlocked neighbour’s controlled economy.

Just days after commissioning the...

Categories: Energy, Transport

Southern Africa: Region Rehabilitates Its Roads

16/03/2012

allAfrica.com - 13 March 2012

A robust road transport is essential to development in southern Africa where access to good and well-serviced roads may be the difference between prosperity and poverty or even between life and ...

Category: Transport

Gabon : Les infrastructures de transport de l'Emergence (vidéo)

15/03/2012

Presidence Gabonaise - 4 mars 2012

Regardez le video

Voir aussi - les vidéos des actualités en infrastructures africaines sur la chaine Youtube du Consortium pour les Infrastructures en Afrique (ICA).

Category: Transport

Gabon Prime Minister Plans Infrastructure Projects for Growth

15/03/2012

Bloomberg Businessweek - March 14, 2012

Gabon’s prime minister, Raymond Ndong Sima, is planning infrastructure investments to boost the central African nation’s economy for “sustained, inclusive and equitable” growth.

Projects...

Categories: Transport, General, Energy

Horn of Africa Summit Concludes: Calls Infrastructure Funding

15/03/2012

The African News Journal - March 13, 2012

Nairobi, Kenya — Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have petitioned development partners to finance key infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa....

Categories: General, Water, Transport, Energy

L’UE alloue 186 millions d’euros à la RDC

15/03/2012

L’ambassadeur de l’Union Européenne, Jean-Michel Dumond, et le Ministre des Finances de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), Matata Ponyon Mapon ont signé, le 13 mars dernier, cinq...

Category: Transport

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