Rwanda's "food basket" to get better highway connection A region known as Rwanda's food basket could stand to benefit from the rehabilitation of a 115-kilometre road network connecting it to the…

Ethiopia hydropower plant 'will fix shortage problems' Shortages in power supply in Ethiopia are to be tackled with the opening of a new hydropower plant in Tekeze, reports the Sudan Tribune. The…

Cameroon: 216 MW power station planned for 2011 A gas-fired power station is going to be constructed in Cameroon, at Kribi, in the west of the country. The means of financing have now been…

Infrastructural shortcomings 'derailing energy targets' Ageing infrastructure could be compromising the Nigerian government's target of producing 6,000 MW by the end of the year, it has been…

Kinshasa soon to have new urban railway Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed an agreement this week for the upgrading of the Kinshasa urban railway system. The aim of the…

Nigeria rail gets boost in Ajaokuta-Warri line completion The completion of the Ajaokuto-Warri line is underway with the signature by the federal government of two contracts worth a total of N33…

Uganda-Rwanda fibre connection 'on track for 2010' The laying of a fibre optic cable from Uganda to Rwanda should be finished by January 2010, it has been reported. Once completed, the East African…

China commits to renewable sources of energy in Africa China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has reiterated his country’s commitment to the African Continent, announcing in particular a partnership…

Power shortage 'single biggest hurdle for African development' Economic development in Africa is impeded mainly by inadequate access to power supplies and the continent is losing two percentage…

Uganda to get transmission network upgrade A $100 million (£60.1 million) transmission network upgrade in Uganda is expected to lower electricity costs and prepare the power supply system for…