Infrastructure

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

Amazon LEO picks Kenya over Starlink

Amazon LEO has applied to Kenya's Communications Authority for a 15-year international gateway licence to build its first African satellite…

Mozambique’s LNG ambition goes global

A Standard Bank-backed study by Conningarth Economists found Mozambique's proposed 18-million-tonne-per-year Rovuma LNG project could make it the world's fourth-largest…

AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from $1.6 billion after strong demand…

Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8 after more than a decade…

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…