Third phase of fibre optic development in Mozambique A contract worth 21 million Euros (about 30 million Dollars) for the deployment of the fibre optic Internet has just been signed between the…

Kenya's £990 million transmission line project Transmissions lines will be built to link Kenya with Ethiopia and Tanzania to reinforce the existing network and allow the latter states access to…

Tunisia: 66 million Dollars to restructure the electricity network On Wednesday, 2 September, the African Development Bank (BAD) approved a loan of 87.83 million Tunisian Dinars (66.306 million…

Nigeria 'choosing between 13 Nitel investors' After trying to sell off the state-owned telecoms monopoly Nitel for years, Nigeria has announced that 13 potential investors could be interested - and…

Nigerian oil-for-infrastructure deal 'a bust' A recent report from London think-tank Chatham House has examined the causes of the respective failure and success of the oil-for-infrastructure…

Loss-making Eskom warns of funding shortages Eskom has announced that its expansion programme for reducing power shortages will suffer a funding deficiency of 80 billion rand (£6.3 billion)…

Poor infrastructure 'puts off Agoa investors' Poor infrastructure is partly to blame for putting off investors, it has been reported. AllAfrica.com explained the majority of the countries signed up…

Poorly managed water infrastructure 'affecting power' Water infrastructure in Africa is not being managed correctly and it could result in power shortfalls, it has been claimed. Scientists have met…

Power infrastructure restored in Nigeria Nigeria's energy infrastructure has resumed normal output following damage to its gas supply. A pipeline in the Niger Delta, which supplies energy to a…

Cameroon: A new port will extend over thirty kilometres Cameroon will soon be provided with a large deep water port, close to Douala. This information was released by the Pana press agency,…