Infrastructure

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

MTN Group agrees to acquire full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion deal

MTN Group has reached an agreement to take full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion transaction, consolidating control…

Kenya offers foreign investors a Sh258 billion stake in Kenya Airways to revive the national carrier

Kenya is offering a significant equity stake in Kenya Airways, valued at approximately Sh258 billion, to foreign strategic investors as…

Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…