Uganda railway link 'vital' 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,…

Towards an improvement in African infrastructures A workshop to revive a study devoted to the African Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) met in Dakar last week. The project,…

Liberia roads aided by $47m grant 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…

Eskom begins renewable energy research A research project aimed at exploring South Africa's sources of renewable energy has been launched by one of the continent's largest generators and…

ADB lends $150 million to develop a gas field in Tunisia A loan agreement for 150 million dollars has just been signed between the African Development Bank and…

World Bank announces power infrastructure plans for Dijibouti Power infrastructure is to be improved in Dijibouti, with the announcement on Tuesday (July 27th) the World Bank is to finance an energy…

ICT industry 'could bring jobs to Nigeria' Around one million jobs could be created in Nigeria, partly thanks to the information communication technology (ICT) sector. This is according to an…

ADB participates in Arif investment fund On Wednesday 21 July, the African Development Bank (ADB) and the company Infra Invest signed a shareholders' agreement which includes…

World Bank approves $35m fund for Kenya sustainability project Funds from the World Bank will aid Kenya in protecting its waters and promoting sustainability. A sum of $35 million (£22.42…

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