Standard Bank to help cross-border infrastructure project Standard Bank has confirmed it will give financial support to a cross-border infrastructure project between South Africa and Zimbabwe. It…

80,000 Rwandans sign up to mobile banking as demand for internet rises There is growing pressure for African nations to improve their ICT infrastructure, after 80,000 people in Rwanda signed up to…

WADB grants 22 million USD to Burkina Faso for road rehabilitation project A loan agreement for 22 million dollars was signed last Thursday between the West African Development…

JICA grants Morocco 200 million euros for infrastructures Morocco has just received two loans totaling about 286.5 million dollars from the Japanese international Co-operation…

Electrical interconnector for Ghana-Burkina Faso planned for 2014 The Burkinabé minister for Energy has just announced that the electrical interconnector project…

SA asks investors for proposals on green energy plants South Africa (SA) has called for investors to come forward with proposals on renewable energy plants in an attempt to boost its green…

European gift of 30 million euros for water in Algeria Last Tuesday in Algiers, the European Union and Algeria signed a financing agreement to the value of 30 million euros…

Seacom's ICT trial for 500Gb/s network proves successful Seacom has revealed its ICT project to trial five 100Gb/s optical transmissions in an attempt to boost South Africa's communications…

Nigeria spends $450m a year to improve ICT connections Nigeria invests more than $450 million (£274.8 million) a year into its ICT infrastructure, it has been revealed. The nation's…

Survey shows Nigeria, Kenya and SA top Africa's ICT markets South Africa (SA), Kenya and Nigeria have been found to be the three African nations that are topping ICT markets in the continent. The…