East Africa: Water proves a prize asset BBC - 16 April 2012 On first acquaintance, it's hard to see Ikal Angelei as a rebel. Too young, too mild-mannered (perfect English diction), too much at…

South Africa: Impact studies for nuclear plants near completion Business Report - 16 April 2012 THE final environmental impact reports for a nuclear power station with a capacity of 4 000…

South Africa: Any new French bid will push local content above Nuclear 1 levels, Areva chief says Creamer Media's Engineering News - 16 April 2012 The levels of local content in the French-led…

ICT Nigeria: IHS invests $8m in African networks Networking - 16 April 2012 African telecommunications infrastructure company IHS has invested $8 million (about R63 million) to upgrade to its…

Sierra Leone: Marampa secures export infrastructure Mining Weekly - 16 April 2012 PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Cape Lambert has signed a binding heads of agreement for infrastructure…

South Africa: Unregistered motorists to pay more Fin24 - 16 April 2012 Johannesburg - Motorists who do not register for e-tags will pay a three times higher punitive rate for using Gauteng's new…

Boom time for Africa’s passenger air traffic Financial Mail - 16 April 2012 It should spell boom times for airlines but as things now stand few are benefiting, says Comair CEO Erik Venter.…

Nigeria Tested by Rapid Rise in Population New York Times - 14 April 2012 Excerpt: Nigeria, already the world’s sixth most populous nation with 167 million people, is a crucial test case, since…

Give China all the roads; traditional donors have moved on to other projects East African - 14 April 2012 In her column last week, Rasna Warah offered a critique of “traditional donors” in Africa,…

African countries must reduce their dependence on donor funds East African - 14 April 2012 Africa has experienced a rapid economic growth spurt in the past decade however private investment still…