Infrastructure

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

Zungu and ex-Glencore trader take Ambatovy

Sumitomo is paying $418 million to exit Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel mine after $2.6 billion in cumulative losses over twenty years,…

Dangote bets $1bn on Zimbabwe’s industrial recovery

Dangote Group announced a minimum $1 billion investment in Zimbabwe covering a gas pipeline, power generation plant and cement facility,…

Somalia prepares first offshore oil drill in historic first

Somalia is preparing to launch its first offshore oil drilling operations, tapping into Indian Ocean reserves estimated to hold billions…

Shiprazor raises $2.65m to fix Africa e-commerce logistics

Cape Town logistics startup Shiprazor raised $2.65 million in seed funding, bringing total capital to $3.3 million, to expand its…

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…