European funding helps launch Ethiopia’s largest cement plant The FINANCIAL - February 22, 2012 Production from the recently opened Derba MIDROC Cement Factory in Ethiopia, part funded by the…

Infrastructure: 'we have the resources' South Africa.info - February 22, 2012 The state will have about R4.5-trillion in resources to draw on, using a range of financing methods over the next…

Africa needs 'new ways to fund energy projects' AFP - February 23, 2012 JOHANNESBURG — Africa needs to find new ways to finance energy projects as the continent seeks to massively expand access to…

Water shortages for South Africa by 2025 City Press - February 22, 2012 South Africa will start running out of water 13 years from now without better management, according to Treasury’s 2012 …

ICT park to save Nigeria $5 billion The Nation (Nigeria) - February 23, 2012 Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), Tiamasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, has advocated…

South Africa: Gordhan's Budget Welcomed By Most allAfrica.com (BuaNews) - February 23, 2012 Pretoria — While South Africa's budget for 2012 has been described as credible, broadly balanced and…

Uganda: AfDB to Evaluate Its Projects allAfrica.com - February 22, 2012 A team of nine members of the board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will this week visit Uganda to consult with…

Stellenbosch set for landmark Wi-Fi internet rollout The South African town of Stellenbosch is set to become the country's unofficial technology capital in the next few weeks, when municipal…

Ethiopia links power grid with Sudan The Electric and Power Corporation of Ethiopia has announced that it has finished a power transmission line that links its power grid with Sudan, the…

Nigerian govt seeks finance for infrastructure projects The Nigerian Federal Government is currently locked in negotiations with the Chinese government over funding for a number of infrastructure…