TAZARA asks for100 million Dollars from Zambian and Tanzanian governments TAZARA, the railway authority of Tanzania and Zambia, has requested the Zambian and Tanzanian governments to grant a loan…

Toll money 'to improve Zimbabwe's roads' Money from tollgates on Zimbabwe's roads will be used to improve the travel network, it has been reported. Drivers in the country have now begun paying…

$1 million assigned to Zimbabwe to transform the country’s main motorway into a dual carriageway Zimbabwe has recently acquired investors for creating a dual carriageway for the country’s main…

West Africa back online as Sat-3 cable is repaired West Africa is back online after the fibre optic cable that supplies it with broadband was fixed. At the end of July, the line - which runs from…

'Barriers need to be addressed' to solve water problems To solve issues regarding unsafe drinking water and poor sanitisation, problems affecting the specific area in question need to be…

$400m from China for Tanzanian coal project Tanzanian energy supplies look set to be boosted via a coal power project funded by $400 million on loan from China. Kiwira has at least 35.14 million…

Telecoms deal to enable mobile banking in Africa A new telecoms agreement has been signed between two companies that will provide mobile banking services for Africans. Monitise has entered into a…

Zoellick promises Rwanda energy support World Bank president Robert Zoellick has said more support will be given to Rwanda in its efforts to strengthen nationwide energy supply and…

Tanzania prepares to invest in upgrading its transport systems Bloomberg reports that over the next five years Tanzania will be investing close on 5 billion Dollars in upgrading its transport…

Tanzanian transport system gets $5bn The transport system in Tanzania is to be improved via $5 billion (£3.02 billion) the country will spend on it over the next half-decade, it was announced…