Infrastructure

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

Berbera’s rise reshapes East Africa trade

Berbera Port in Somaliland has expanded to 500,000 TEUs annually and is positioning itself as a major trade gateway for…

Ruto wins Sh20.7bn EU digital deal

President Ruto secured Sh20.7 billion ($160 million) in EU digital investments during his Brussels visit on June 8: Sh15.3 billion…

Dangote refinery powers past 700,000bpd

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has validated crude processing capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, surpassing its 650,000 bpd nameplate design…

Museveni: Uganda will hit 50,000MW

Museveni's June 4 State of the Nation Address set a target for Uganda to expand electricity generation to 50,000 megawatts,…

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…