Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Nigeria gets $900m MDB backing for fibre rollout
Nigeria's Project BRIDGE has secured $900 million in MDB commitments from the AfDB, World Bank and EBRD as part of…
BP enters Namibia with 60% Walvis Basin stake
BP has agreed to acquire a 60% operating interest in three Walvis Basin exploration blocks in Namibia from Eco Atlantic…
MTN buys back its towers in $6.2bn deal
MTN Group agreed to acquire the 75% of IHS Towers it did not already own in an all-cash deal valuing…
Novastar closes $147m Africa fund with Japan capital
Novastar Ventures has closed its Africa People and Planet Fund III at $147 million with major Japanese institutional backers including…
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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…