African transport sector 'needs regional cooperation as well as investment' Improving transport infrastructure in Africa will depend on effective regional integration as well as investment efforts,…

WAPP to get EIB technical aid The West African Power Pool (WAPP) will receive European Investment Bank (EIB) technical assistance for its integrated regional electricity project. With €935,000…

Senegal investing in 1500 km of highways Senegal’s Minister of Air Transport and Infrastructures, Karim Wade, announced this week that more than 1500 km of highways are to be constructed by 2015, as…

East Africa to get regional railway Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are to be linked by a railway in a project sponsored by the World Bank and the African Development Bank. Speaking at a press…

WAGP 'on track' Nigeria's decision to reserve 30 per cent of its fuel production for domestic use will not affect its supply commitments to the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project, the…

$ 1.3 million to improve highway movement in the Ivory Coast The World Bank has granted 112,000 Dollars to the Ivory Coast in order to promote ease of movement on highways across the country, with a…

Zambia to get transport infrastructure boost The Zambian government has signed a $23 million (£14.2 million) contract with Konoike, a Japanese company, to improve and maintain roads in Ndola…

Morocco: $161 million to upgrade electricity network The African Development Bank (BAD) has approved a loan of more than 161 million Dollars to finance a project to upgrade the electricity network…

Tanzania to receive road infrastructure support The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of $245 million (£150 million) to improve the conditions of two important stretches of…

Electricity network in the Ivory Coast needs $560 million To explain the reasons for this situation to the citizens of the Ivory Coast, the Ivory Coast Electricity Company organized a press…