Infrastructure

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

Africa’s first big battery is rewriting energy

South Africa's HEX Battery Energy Storage System in Worcester is delivering 100 MWh of stored power to Africa's first utility-scale…

Burundi Just Got Its Biggest Internet Rollout in a Decade. 400,000 People Are About to Get Connected.

Lumitel Burundi has signed a $10 million contract to bring high-speed internet to 86 hills across 14 provinces, connecting 400,000…

Vodafone and Amazon Leo Sign Deal to Bring Satellite Backhaul to Remote 4G and 5G Sites Across Africa

Vodafone and Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network have signed a deal to connect remote 4G and 5G mobile base…

Kenya Airports Authority Shuts Down Adani Comeback Talk as JKIA Tender Goes Public

Kenya Airports Authority has flatly denied reports that the Adani Group has been quietly re-engaged on the JKIA modernisation project,…

Amnesty backs Ghana’s slavery resolution

IN SHORT: Amnesty International has welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of Ghana's resolution declaring…

UN passes Ghana’s slavery resolution 123-3

IN SHORT: The UN General Assembly has adopted Ghana's resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade…

Kenya and US deepen defence partnership

IN SHORT: Kenya and the US are deepening defence ties across counterterrorism, maritime security, and…

Nigeria pulls $6.44bn in Q4 capital inflows

IN SHORT: Nigeria attracted $6.44 billion in capital inflows in Q4 2025, up 26.6% year-on-year…