Two major highway projects in Senegal Aminata Niane, general director of APIX, the agency for the promotion of investments and large-scale works, has just announced the launch of the second phase of…

Egypt: 53 million Euros for upgrading a screening plant The African Development Bank (BAD) this week approved a loan of 53.3 million Euros to finance the upgrading of a screening plant at Gabel El…

Inter-state electricity network 'awaiting funding' A regional electricity project is still awaiting funding confirmation after the announcement of an estimated cost of $282 million (£178.6…

Summit conference to co-ordinate highway infrastructure funds From 12 to 15 October 2009 Cameroon will be hosting the eighth meeting of the continent’s Highway Funds Association. The main topic…

Private ICT investment 'key' to improvement Private investment in information communication technology (ICT) is transforming the continent and has vindicated this finance model, Rwandan president…

Ousmane: $39bn shortfall in needed infrastructure investment Africa needs an estimated $39 billion (£24.3 billion) more than it is currently receiving to develop roads and other crucial…

Appeal to the private sector in the electrification of rural areas in West Africa Key players in the sector of electrification in West Africa gathered in Douala, in Cameroon, at the beginning of the…

WAGP 'to cost nearly twice original price' The cost of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is expected to exceed its original estimated price by $400 million (£249.2 million). Nigeria's deputy…

Germany promotes renewable sources of energy in Senegal The German government has just made 37.4 billion CFA Francs (83 million Dollars) available to Senegal so as to encourage the development of…

Tunisia invests in the development of solar energy infrastructures Tunisia has just taken another step forward in the development of its own energy resources, with the signing of the first contract…