Infrastructure

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

Lamu, Mombasa, Tanger Med: Africa’s ports are winning

Kenya's Lamu port received 74 vessels in the first ten weeks of 2026, a third of all calls since it…

$31bn in deals: what Africa got from the Nairobi summit

Forty companies committed $31.5 billion across 30 projects at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, led by TotalEnergies with $10…

Africa is the world’s new shipping hub

The Hormuz closure and Red Sea insecurity have converted Africa's coastline into the world's primary shipping corridor, with Tanger Med,…

SA ends rail monopoly: 11 operators in

Transnet concluded Rail Access Agreements with 11 private Train Operating Companies on May 13, ending the state monopoly on South…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…