Infrastructure News

$700m windfall for Guinea infrastructure

19/10/2011

The government of Guinea will use part of a $700 million (£442 million) windfall payment to rebuild the nation's broken infrastructure, reports Reuters.

Around 35 per cent of the funds will be used for projects in the...

Categories: Water, Transport, Energy

African infrastructure investment fund announces closing value

18/10/2011

The African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2 has announced its final closing value, with $500 million (£317 million) secured from investors.

The fund, which will focus on infrastructure equity investments in sub-Saharan...

Categories: Transport, Energy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional blocs seek advisers over infrastructure bonds

29/09/2011

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is considering issuing a bond for regional infrastructure.

At present, poor transport systems are preventing trade blocs from being as competitive as they could be.

As...

Category: Transport

'Positive discussions' take place over new bridge in Nigeria

27/09/2011

The development of a new bridge in Nigeria may be closer after positive discussions took place between the government and a public private partnership (PPP).

According to Vanguard, coordinating minister of the Nigerian economy...

Category: Transport

La ligne ferroviaire Rwanda-Tanzanie au cœur de la réunion des ministres de la CEEA

27/09/2011

Les ministres en charge des Infrastructures des pays membres de la Communauté économique d'Afrique de l'Est (CEEA) se retrouvent aujourd'hui mardi 27 septembre à Kigali pour discuter de la phase...

Category: Transport

Transport forum to ask for £1.7bn to finance road projects

26/09/2011

Africa could receive finance to help with future transport infrastructure projects as delegates are expected to ask for monetary assistance at an upcoming forum.

Representatives from Comesa, East African Community, Southern...

Category: Transport

Cote d'Ivoire: 1000 Kms de routes supplémentaires chaque année

23/09/2011

Ahui Mathurin, inspecteur commercial et marketing au Bureau national d'études techniques et de développement, a annoncé que l'État de Côte d'Ivoire va lancer un vaste projet de...

Category: Transport

Rwanda looks for investment for international airport

22/09/2011

Investors are being sought to help Rwanda build a new international airport, as part of a transport infrastructure initiative.

The government is looking for bids for the Bugesera International Airport situated near its capital,...

Category: Transport

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