Infrastructure

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

Kenya scraps pipeline for $1.5bn oil rail

Kenya has abandoned plans for a Sh193 billion crude oil pipeline and will instead extend the metre gauge railway 640…

Nigeria and Ghana sign aviation rescue MoU

Nigeria and Ghana signed a bilateral Search and Rescue Cooperation Agreement on March 9, 2026, committing both countries to joint…

Ghana’s refinery doubles down on oil

Ghana's Tema Oil Refinery is pushing to reach full capacity of 45,000 barrels per day, integrating a second furnace to…

Gulf crisis sends Lufthansa to Africa

Lufthansa Group is adding special flights to Cape Town and expanding service to Nairobi while growing long-haul capacity by 6%…

Lagos rail reaches for its airport

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

TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos

TikTok removed more than 4 million videos in Nigeria in Q4 2025, with 99.9% proactively…

Kenya Airways pursues $2bn turnaround investor

Kenya's government is seeking a strategic investor willing to commit $1.2-2 billion to Kenya Airways…