Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
World Bank: Africa investment still 20% below peak
The World Bank's April 2026 Africa Economic Update finds that public capital investment across Sub-Saharan Africa remains 20% below its…
Dangote pledges 650,000 bpd refinery for East Africa
Aliko Dangote pledged at the AFC summit in Nairobi to build a 650,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, identical…
AFC summit: Africa has $4 trillion, not enough pipes
The Africa Finance Corporation's inaugural Africa We Build Summit in Nairobi on April 23 and 24 unveiled a $45.8 billion…
Nigeria signs $1.3bn alumina refinery deal
Nigeria's Solid Minerals Development Fund and the Africa Finance Corporation signed a $1.3 billion MOU in March covering an alumina…
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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives
Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…
US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…