Infrastructure

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

Uganda Airlines orders 10 Boeing aircraft

Uganda Airlines signed a commitment with Boeing on June 10 to acquire 10 aircraft including 8 passenger planes and 2…

Lagos rail reaches for its airport

Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced plans at the Invest Lagos 3.0 forum on June 9 to extend the Lagos…

Eskom creates Green arm for renewable future

Eskom launched Eskom Green on June 10, a new separate renewable energy platform targeting mining and manufacturing companies with long-term…

Eskom signs a landmark LNG deal

Eskom and Zululand Energy Terminal signed a heads of agreement on June 5 for a long-term LNG supply partnership to…

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…

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…