Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery
Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for a proposed $15-17 billion East…
Biggest Africa infrastructure projects 2026
Africa's biggest infrastructure projects in 2026 span a $20 billion oil refinery, a transcontinental railway, deepwater ports, hydroelectric dams and…
Airbus hails Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s aviation blueprint
Airbus's Africa director publicly praised Ethiopian Airlines as the definitive continental aviation success story at the Africa Forward Summit week,…
Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry
Nigeria exported 55.39 million barrels of crude in January and February 2026 while the Dangote Refinery received only 26.9% of…
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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice
Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…
Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%
Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…
South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…
Museveni sworn in for seventh term after 40 years in power
Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term on May 12, extending his…