Nigeria 'to receive $6bn for three-year development plan' The Nigerian government is to receive support to the tune of $5.7 billion (£3.5 billion) to aid the country in realising the targets…

First phase of railway project 'awarded to CCECC' The first section of the Nigerian Railway modernisation project has been signed over to the China Civil and Engineering Construction Corporation…

A revolution in high-performance Internet in Algeria A new master agreement is going to “add new dynamism to the entire TIC landscape in Algeria”, says Moussa Boukaaba, President of the APN, an…

Tanzanian water project 'to provide long-term relief to 82,000' An estimated 81,662 people in the Singida region of Tanzania could stand to benefit from a water preservation project, it has been…

Cameroon: 7 million Dollars to upgrade Garoua Airport The Cameroon Ministry of Transport announced at the end of last week that the Government has released three billion CFA Francs (6.8 million…

Technical studies launched to prepare for the renovation of highways in Togo The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is going to grant aid of close on three and a half million Dollars…

Poor infrastructure causes Africa to 'lag behind with internet access' Africa's poor telecommunications infrastructure means it is lagging behind the rest of the world with regards to broadband…

Algeria: Minister of Public Works announces more than 3,000 projects Some 3,200 projects are going to be carried out in the public works sector between 2010 and 2014, as announced this week in…

Nigeria announces its intention of diversifying its energy resources In order to reduce its dependence on natural gas and to cover its future energy requirements, Nigeria has decided to diversify…

Sierra Leone "ready" for high return investment in energy and infrastructure President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma announced during the recent European Development meetings that the country…