Infrastructure

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

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Global investors pile into DRC’s Copperbelt

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Global investors are pouring into the DRC's Copperbelt following the June 2025 Washington Accords. A US-backed consortium has…

Fuel train and refinery tanks in Trzebinia, Poland, showcasing industrial energy infrastructure.
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Tanzania pitches $12.9bn energy pipeline to US investors

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Tanzania has pitched a $12.9 billion energy investment package to US investors at the Powering Africa Summit in…

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Zimbabwe avocado exports set to double in 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Zimbabwe's avocado exports are on track to more than double to over 6,000 tonnes in 2026, up from…

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Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for…

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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…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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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…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

Gwede MantasheShell Wild Coast

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

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Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

Han ZhengKenya China relations

China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen

Abdel Fattah el-SisiCairo monorail

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

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