Act resolutely to help save Thika superhighway The People Only last week we presented to Kenyans in pictures (not in photoshop!) the degeneration of what had been touted as an infrastructural…

World Bank set to fund Congo dam Reuters The World Bank is likely to approve $73m next week to fund an expansion of the Inga hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bank official…

Nigeria water crisis is pressing with 42% of the population lacking sufficient safe water live-PR.com (Nigeria) Nigeria's water crisis is pressing, with estimates stating that 42% of the country's…

African renewable energy fund targets $200m Reuters The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) which aims to invest in projects in sub-Saharan Africa has raised $100 million and expects to double that…

Africa's transport challenges highlighted in report Business Day Despite South Africa and the rest of Africa's hopes of becoming the next investment frontier, companies still perceived China,…

Zambia: Climate Change to Cost Zambia U.S.$53 Million in Next Five Years - AfDB Times of Zambia by Kennedy Mupeseni CLIMATE change will cost Zambia US$53 million in the next five years if measures…

Egypt signs power plant electrical operations contracts in Egypt Egypt Commercial News The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has signed three contracts for electrical operations in the 650MW steam…

Africa's Emerging Market Boom Forbes These days, the mere mention of emerging markets is probably enough to make investment bankers break out in a cold sweat. Recent darlings of the investment…

La Banque mondiale suspend le financement d'un barrage hydroélectrique au Cameroun APANEWS La Banque mondiale (BM) a décidé de geler ses financements, de lordre de 66 milliards FCFA, destinés au…

Uganda: Donors pledge Shs968b for power lines Daily Monitor The African Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have both committed Shs350.5 billion towards the…