PPPs 'key to Nigerian infrastructure development' The director-general of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Mansur Ahmed has said active participation in the public private…

Kenyan finance minister announces infrastructure investment intentions The deputy prime minister and minister for finance Uhuru Kenyatta has presented Kenya's infrastructure investment plans for the…

Senegal: A fund to encourage creativity in IT An investment fund is going to be set up in Senegal to encourage entrepreneurs to put their creations to work in the IT domain. The announcement was…

Phase II of EAC railway to be AfDB funded The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to giving $8.15 million (£5 million) to the East African Community's railway project. In supporting…

Gabon gives priority to infrastructures The French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement this week with the Gabon State and the Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG) aimed at financing the…

Nigerian infrastructure investment undergoes regulatory change From now on, all public private partnerships (PPPs) in the Nigerian development sector will need the endorsement of the Infrastructure…

Togolese road project 'to reinforce regional trade' The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a UA 23.31 million (£22.5 million) grant to Togo to rehabilitate the Aflao-Sanve Conji-Benin…

Tunisia inaugurates two cyber-parks Tunisia pursues a dynamic policy with regard to information technologies, and is encouraging the creation of cyber-parks across the whole country. Two days of…

Kenya-Uganda railway threatened by lack of capital The shareholders of Rift Valley Railways (RVR) have been issued an ultimatum and given a two-week deadline by the Kenya and Uganda governments to…

Nigeria calls for $10bn power investment Minister of power Dr Lanre Babalola has stated Nigeria will need a "consistent and sustained" investment of $10 billion (£6.2 billion) over…