Rwanda: Electricity power station project on Lake Kivu gets guarantee from MIGA The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), an institution which is a member of the World…

Companies seek to offer safe access to drinking water in Africa Five multi-national corporations have announced plans to provide sustainable access to safe drinking water in Africa. The Coca-Cola…

Internet connectivity to be boosted in Zimbabwe Econet Wireless has announced plans to invest $200 million (£122 million) over the next few years in its Zimbabwean operations. The…

Extension to Autonomous Port of Nouakchott completed in 2013 The works on constructing an extension to the autonomous port of Nouakchott, already under way, will be completed by the…

Angola invests in Sao Tome port and airport Some $12 million (£7.2 million) is to be invested by Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol to improve the Sao Tome and Principe port. The…

Kenya's new airport terminal to be completed in 2012 Construction of a new terminal at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is expected to be completed by the end of 2012, ministers have…

Cameroon: 540 million USD from China for hydroelectric dam at Memve'ele Last Tuesday, China signed a loan agreement with Cameroon for 540 million dollars for the realization of…

India finances electrification on Grand-Comoros The vice-president in charge of the ministry of Energy, Idi Nadhoim, announced last Monday that India was going to grant a loan of 41.6…

Senegal rejects nuclear power The Senegalese head of State, Abdoulaye Wade, announced on April 28 that Senegal was rejecting nuclear power in order to concentrate on renewable…

KenGen receives Sh7.4 billion funding for energy plant A leading Kenyan energy firm has secured a Sh7.4 billion (£53.6 million) loan to finance the construction of a new 280-megawatt…