Morocco launches 'biggest national solar-thermal energy project' Morocco has launched a solar-thermal energy project it claims will be able to produce 2,000MW by 2020 - 38 per cent of its power…

China EXIM bank funding saves Lagos-Kano rail plans Nigeria is hoping for the effective drawdown of a $500 million (£310.6 million) concessional loan from China Exim bank to kick-start the…

Study for Ethiopian railroad underway The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with four foreign companies for the launching of a study on the construction of…

PPPs 'key to Nigerian infrastructure development' The director-general of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Mansur Ahmed has said active participation in the public private…

Kenyan finance minister announces infrastructure investment intentions The deputy prime minister and minister for finance Uhuru Kenyatta has presented Kenya's infrastructure investment plans for the…

Senegal: A fund to encourage creativity in IT An investment fund is going to be set up in Senegal to encourage entrepreneurs to put their creations to work in the IT domain. The announcement was…

Phase II of EAC railway to be AfDB funded The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to giving $8.15 million (£5 million) to the East African Community's railway project. In supporting…

Gabon gives priority to infrastructures The French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement this week with the Gabon State and the Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG) aimed at financing the…

Nigerian infrastructure investment undergoes regulatory change From now on, all public private partnerships (PPPs) in the Nigerian development sector will need the endorsement of the Infrastructure…

Togolese road project 'to reinforce regional trade' The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a UA 23.31 million (£22.5 million) grant to Togo to rehabilitate the Aflao-Sanve Conji-Benin…