Huge investment needed for African renewable energy projects Some $356 billion (£218 billion) worth of investment is needed for renewable energy projects in Africa between now and 2030, it has…

Transnet orders $230m worth of trains An additional 32 trains, worth $230 million (£141 million), are due to be purchased as part of an agreement between South African state logistics company…

Train investment 'real boost' for South African passenger transport The purchase of R97 billion (£8.8 billion) worth of new stock for Metrorail and long-distance railway services represents a…

AfDB offers renewable energy boost for Africa Energy infrastructure in Africa looks set to get a boost after it was announced that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has created a $57 million…

45 billion USD for a road and agricultural development project in DRC Graham Smith, coordinator of the project "Development corridor in the province of Lower Congo in the South…

5,000 megawatts for Nigeria by December 2011 Barth Nnaji, energy advisor to the president, has announced that Nigeria is committed to achieving electricity generation…

Swaziland to invest in road upgrades and maintenance Major spending is required in order to improve and maintain the MR3 Ngwenya-Manzini road over the next decade. The Swazi Ministry of Public Works…

Tanzania and Uganda plan joint railway venture Increased trade from East Africa has prompted Tanzania and Uganda to jointly plan the development of a new railway line and ports on Lake Victoria. The…

WADB provides funding for several infrastructure projects in Africa Thursday, March 31: The West African Development Bank (WADB) has approved eleven infrastructure projects with a…

Ethiopia to build hydropower project on River Nile Plans are afoot in Ethiopia to install a hydropower project by the River Nile. The cost of the programme is believed to be around $4.7 billion…