Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Nigeria clears $2.1bn in decade-old power debts
Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion plan to settle decade-old power sector debts, with 15 Gencos signing N2.3 trillion in…
Kenya chiefs arrested in Ksh4bn fuel fraud
Kenya's three top energy officials have resigned and been arrested after investigators found they falsified fuel stock data to trigger…
Ghana bets $250m on becoming Africa’s AI hub
Ghana's Cabinet has approved a $250 million national AI compute centre and a National AI Strategy launching April 24, backed…
Coca-Cola cuts the grid with 4MW solar in Kenya
Coca-Cola has been cleared to install 3.98MW of solar at its Nairobi and Kisumu plants as Kenya's captive solar capacity…
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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…
Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery
Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…