Infrastructure

African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.

Kenya eyes $1.7bn Turkana oil rail

Kenya is weighing a Sh220 billion extension of its colonial-era metre gauge railway from Nakuru to South Lokichar to ferry…

MSC locks in 45-year Lagos port deal

MSC Group, the world's largest container shipping line, has signed a 45-year concession with Nigerian maritime company Nigerdock to develop,…

Resolute breaks ground on $539m Ivory Coast gold mine

Australian gold producer Resolute Mining has secured a 14-year mining permit from Côte d'Ivoire's Council of Ministers for its Doropo…

Tunisia spends $1bn on Carthage airport

Tunisia's transport ministry has announced a $1 billion expansion of Tunis-Carthage International Airport, the country's main gateway, aiming to quadruple…

Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…

Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…