Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Africa climate fund hits $52m close for clean tech startups
Persistent launched the $70m Africa Climate Venture Fund with a $52m first close, one of the largest for a dedicated…
Rwanda fuel demand spikes 40% on war stockpiling
Rwanda's fuel demand surged nearly 40% in April as Strait of Hormuz fears triggered stockpiling across East Africa, exposing the…
Dangote secures $4bn loan to power Africa’s biggest refinery
Afreximbank underwrites $2.5bn of a $4bn syndicated loan for the Dangote Refinery, Africa's largest at 650,000 bpd, consolidating construction debt…
Somalia sits on $8.5trn in oil. Drilling starts now.
Turkey's drillship Cagri Bey arrived in Somali waters on April 6, beginning Somalia's first-ever offshore oil drilling campaign targeting an…
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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA
Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…
Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining
Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…
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…