Parts of west Africa 'still unconnected' Large parts of West Africa are still struggling to log on after damage was caused to the South Atlantic 3/West African Submarine Cable (Sat-3). Mobile phone…

ECP invests in Moroccan construction company Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has invested $13.8 million (£8.37 million) in the Entreprise Marocaine de Travaux (EMT) and Somadiaz in Morocco.…

Sat 3 cable 'should be critical infrastructure' The South Atlantic 3/West African Submarine Cable (Sat 3) that recently caused disruption to internet services due to a fault should be classed as…

IMF 'scales up' support for sub-Saharan Africa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced a package of measures to help some of the world's poorest regions, including parts of sub-Saharan…

€63m to improve water in Africa Next year up to €63 million (£53.62 million) will be given to research projects aimed at improving water security in Africa. A call for proposals has been…

Congo-Kinshasa: National Highway 2 in the process of upgrade Construction work on National Highway 2 in the DRC is progressing well and should be completed by 15 February 2010 at the latest. This…

Replacing refrigeration systems in Africa to reduce energy consumption Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan are going to participate in a programme for replacing CFC-based…

EAC conference "opportune time" for development The East African Community (EAC) Investment Forum will provide the opportunity for discussions over infrastructure development in the region. Over…

Areas 'with no infrastructure' to get solar houses Areas of South Africa said to have no infrastructure or power sources will be where houses powered by the sun are to be built. Tim Cornell is the…

Uganda: Kamdini connected to water distribution system A package of 650 million Shillings (310,000 Dollars) has been released in order to connect the town of Kamdini in Uganda to the water…