Infrastructure News

A lack of water and poor sanitation is stifling the quality of life being experienced by Kenyans, it has been claimed.

According to an article in Irin News, residents of the Korogocho slums in Nairobi are being greatly affected...

Work must continue to enhance Sudan's infrastructure, but efforts have already proved successful.

This is the conclusion of the World Bank, which explains the country has the potential to enter "a new era of peace and...

A professor in South Africa has developed an implement that may help millions get access to healthy drinking water.

Professor Eugene Cloete, dean of science at the University of Stellenbosch, has devised a filter that can be...

Individuals in Nigeria may benefit from improved sanitation after a number of water projects were approved.

It will see Owena Dam Water Treatment Plant Project in Akure, which is located in the south-west region of the country,...

It is time for Africa to embrace environmentalism, it has been claimed.

Dr Janice Golding, honorary research associate at the plant conservation unit at the University of Cape Town, South Afrcia, was writing in Business Day when...

Africa needs between $30 billion (£20 billion) and $50 billion of investment annually in order to improve its water supply.

This is according to the African Development Bank and Ali Kies, director of its water and...

The commitment of the Nigerian government to power generation has been reaffirmed.

According to This Day, plans have been revealed that will see the Kainji and Jebba dams rehabilitated so they will have the capacity to generate...

The World Bank has just published a report on the water sector recommending that States should manage their hydraulic resources more skilfully.

In particular, it reveals that the first step to...

The quality of water in Africa is being discussed at a conference this week (September 5th to 11th).

A delegation led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's water and sanitation department director Ali Kies is...

Transport and sanitation infrastructure projects implemented by the World Bank have gone some way to rebuilding the country.

According to the organisation, which provides technical and financial assistance to developing...

A review of the World Bank's water strategy may affect sanitation infrastructure in Africa, after it called for a better approach to the matter.

"We can't properly tackle global priorities of food security, renewable...

A contract has been signed by the national water supply board of Morocco (ONEP) and the World Bank, giving the go-ahead to a scheme set to improve access to water for the country's citizens.

Salaheddine Mezouar, minister of...

Four million twenty five thousand US Dollars: That is the amount the Japanese government has just granted to the Ivory Coast in order to upgrade its water supply infrastructures.

Japanese ambassador Okumura Yoshifumi declared at...

A project involving the modernisation and rehabilitation of the agricultural irrigation network of the plains of Hebra and the Province of Mascara in Algeria will be set in place in 2011, the daily Tribune has learned from a...

A new water treatment plant and six wells will come into service this October in Luanda, in Côte d'Ivoire.

The announcement came this week, from the Minister for Economic Infrastructures,...

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...

The flow of fresh water into Lake St Lucia in South Africa's east coast will be increased under plans recently announced by the World Bank.

Following the approval of a $9 million (£5.69 million) Global Environment Facility...

Efforts must be made to ensure water remains a priority when people are making decisions over the state of the environment.

This is according to an article from Inter Press Service, which stated: "Water is at the heart of the...

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...

Funds from the World Bank will aid Kenya in protecting its waters and promoting sustainability.

A sum of $35 million (£22.42 million) has been approved by the organisation, which gave the go-ahead to the Kenya Coastal...