Infrastructure

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

Africa’s iron ore could be worth $425bn

The global iron ore market is on course to reach $425 billion by 2034, up from $313 billion today, and…

Nairobi’s Ksh38bn plan to fix water

Nairobi County has unveiled a Ksh38.1 billion water and sanitation investment under the Ksh80 billion Nairobi Rising urban renewal programme,…

Rukwa gets national grid power in May

Tanzania's Rukwa Region will receive electricity from the national grid by May 2026, once a 400kV transmission line from Iringa…

Ericsson and Econet sign 5G AI deal

Ericsson and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding at MWC Barcelona 2026 to jointly test and deploy…

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…