Infrastructure News

Kalonzo Musyoka, vice-president of Kenya, has been in talks regarding the country's transport infrastructure.

According to the Daily Nation, Mr Musyoka spoke with those in charge of a number of Chinese firms that carry out...

At a press conference on 6 August, the Minister for Economic Infrastructures, Dagobert Banzio, announced the launch of a vast project to renovate the roads and canals of Abidjan, specifically in order to...

Representatives from a number of countries recently met to discuss how transport infrastructure could help deliver the objectives of the African Union Abuja Treaty and an African Economic Community by 2030.

The Workshop of the...

Rail transport will be crucial to the success of the Common Market, which came into force on July 1st with the view to encouraging trade between east African nations, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, it has been...

Roads in Liberia are set to be revamped thanks to a multi-million dollar cash injection from the World Bank aimed at the implementation of employment and infrastructure projects.

The Liberia government signed an agreement with...

France has decided to cancel the entire debt of Congo Brazzaville, which is over 831 million dollars, reports the AFP press agency.

"This agreement will allow us to finance projects...

Gabon has just signed an agreement with Coder, a company engaged in the development of renewable sources of energy, for the construction of two dams.

This involves the “Impératrice” dam, of 42 megawatts, on the river Ngounié in...

Last Monday, 12 April, saw the inauguration of the Berrechid-Beni Mellal motorway project in Morocco.

King Mohamed VI took this occasion to present the master scheme for motorways, which plans for the extension of the motorway...

The African Development Bank (ADB) has lent a package of 49.4 million Dollars to Benin in order to finance a project for upgrading the key highway linking Ndali-Nikki-Chicandou to the Nigerian border.

This financing consists of...

Transport and housing in Nigeria could see improvements after Elder Godsday Orubebe, minister of Niger Delta affairs, announced oil-bearing communities will be developed.

He visited the East-West road project and highlighted its...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced it signed loan agreements for Uganda's third Road Sector Support Project and the Rural Income and Employment Enhancement Project.

According to yesterday's (April 15th) reports,...

Togo has received a loan of 33 million Dollars from the World Bank to finance the upgrading of the highway connecting the town of Aného to the border with Benin, as the press agency PANA reports.

As well as upgrading the...

The African Development Bank has agreed on a loan of 64 million Dollars to DP World Dakar to finance the upgrading the container terminal in the port of Dakar. “We foresee a promising future for Dakar as an important centre of...

Last week Tunisia and Japan signed a loan agreement for an amount of 47 million Dollars for an electrification project for the Tunis-Borj Cedria railway line.

The aim is to increase the frequency and capacity of trains in order...

Private investment may be needed for to improve rail infrastructure in Rwanda.

This was the advice of Vincent Karega, minister of infrastructure, who said that railway network partners in the East African Community (EAC) are...

Nigeria has just received its first C25 Diesel locomotives from the company GE Transportation.

This represents a new technology for the Nigerian railway network, which is going to be used for the transport of goods and...

Transport infrastructure in east Africa could see improvements after a conference on the region's railway system was announced.

Due to take place on March 11th-12th, the forum is being hosted by the East African Community (EAC)...

A loan to support Cairo's transport infrastructure has been approved by the World Bank's board of executive directors yesterday (February 23rd).

Worth $280 million (£181 million), the loan will support the Cairo Airport...

The World Bank and the International Union of Railways (IUR) have signed heads of agreement with regard to co-operation in railway transport infrastructures in countries in the course of development.

The two organizations are...

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has just allocated 31.5 million dollars to finance the upgrading of a number of infrastructures in particular in the water and transport sectors in the Ivory Coast.

The works, which will be...