Will solar energy save Darfour? Oil exploration and hydro-electric dams on the Nile are at present the essential providers of energy in the Sudan. These are insufficient resources to provide the…

Nigeria transport and housing projects visited by Orubebe Transport and housing in Nigeria could see improvements after Elder Godsday Orubebe, minister of Niger Delta affairs, announced oil-bearing…

Ethiopian company extends its Internet network to rural areas ETC, the Ethiopian national telephone operator, is going to extend its high-performance Internet network to the isolated regions of the…

AfDB agrees loan for Uganda transport project The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced it signed loan agreements for Uganda's third Road Sector Support Project and the Rural Income and…

Grant for water project in The Gambia approved Water infrastructure in The Gambia could see improvements, following a grant approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The bank announced…

Kenya ICT project begins roll-out ICT in Kenya should be available to more of the population by the end of they year, according to government legislation. The Kenya Communication Amendment Act 2009…

Egypt to invest $110 billion Dollars in electricity infrastructures The Egyptian Minister of Electricity, Hassan Younès, announced on Monday 12 April that the government is going to invest 110…

Tanzania finance minister thanks AfDB Mustafa Mkulo, finance minister for Tanzania, has thanked the African Development bank (AfDB) for its support. Speaking at the AfDB's annual stakeholders…

Senegal: State acquires a power station In order to establish better control over the development and access to electricity in Senegal, the State is going to acquire the power station of its…

Uranium mining could begin in Tanzania Uranium mining will soon take place in Tanzania, after the country revealed it has made a discovery of the mineral. According to the East African, deposits of…