Algérie: Annonce d'un projet de réhabilitation de 200 km de voie ferrée Un projet portant sur l'électrification et le doublement d'un tronçon de 200 km de voie ferrée…

Dark fibre firm confirms roll out plans Dark Fibre Africa, the open access dark fibre infrastructure provider, has revealed that its R75 million (£5.9 million) roll-out in the region of Benoni…

BRICS To Cable The Southern Hemisphere Tech Week Europe - 17 April 2012 Yesterday, the BRICS Cable initiative announced a 34,000 km long submarine fibre optic cable system that will connect the…

Namibia: Country Ranks Poorly on ICT Usage allAfrica.com - 11 April 2012 Windhoek — A new report on the usage of information technology indicates that Namibia is one of the worst performing…

Ghana Signs $1 Billion Loan With China for Natural Gas Project Bloomberg - 16 April 2012 Ghana signed a $1 billion lending agreement with China Development Bank Corp. as part of the biggest loan in…

What is holding back trade in Africa? Business Day - 17 April 2012 What is holding back trade in Africa? Business Day talks to Valentine Rugwabiza of the World Trade Organisation about the need…

Kenyan TransCentury expects jump in profit Reuters - 17 April 2012 Kenya's TransCentury (TCL.NR) expects net profit for the first half of this year to surpass full year profit for 2011 after it…

South Africa: Motlanthe Opening Remarks at Infrastructure Coordinating Commission Conference Government of South Africa - 13 April 2012 Opening remarks by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, at the…

Bissau shuts air and sea space, uncertainty grows  Reuters - 16 April 2012 * Some citizens head for interior, fear conflict after coup * Military restrict air, sea traffic, cite national…

IFC, IDB to invest $100 mln in MENA infrastructure Reuters - 17 April 2012 DUBAI, April 17 (Reuters) - The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Islamic…