Gabon: Work soon to start on modernization of Port-Gentil airport Modernization and restructuring works on the airport at Port-Gentil in Gabon are to start Friday August…

South Africa receives R100m investment in broadband services South Africa's (SA's) ICT networks are set to improve after the country has received an R100 million (£9.04 million)…

AFD invests in renovation of ten electric power stations in Senegal Senegal has received funding of 70.2 million dollars from the French Development Agency. The funds will be allocated…

AfDB: Infrastructure represents 70% of our Rwandan operations The African Development Bank (AfDB) has revealed that infrastructure constitutes 70 per cent of all its operations in Rwanda. Resident…

State of Chad raises funds on the regional market for infrastructures The Prime Minister of Chad, Emmanuel Nadingar, said last Wednesday that the operation "Chadian State  6% net…

Mozambique electric railway could boost local transport An electric railway in Mozambique linking the capital Maputo to local towns - potentially in operation by 2013 - could boost transport in the…

African water initiative receives $12m grant A $12 million (£7.5 million) grant has been awarded to the African Water Facility (AWF) for the financing of several initiatives to boost water and…

Senegal: Launch of a program to increase access to drinking water A program to promote 19,100 social drinking water connections and a 100 km extension to the sanitation system was…

North Africa has new renewable energies development project The Regional Office of the Economic Commission for Africa (CEA-ONU) has just launched a new project on innovative…

Tanzania-Kenya gas pipeline 'will boost development' A new gas pipeline to be built from Tanzania to Kenya is expected to drive development in east Africa, given its potential to provide between 710…