Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Africa’s $360bn build faces 57% skills gap
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a 57 percent talent gap in construction project professionals by 2035, the highest growth rate globally, with…
Burkina Faso’s richest men fight over TotalEnergies
Mahamadou Bonkoungou has initiated arbitration proceedings challenging Idrissa Nassa's Coris Invest Group over TotalEnergies' former 170-station fuel network in Burkina…
Ghana cuts utility bills, launches EV tariff
Ghana's PURC has cut electricity tariffs by 4.81 percent and water tariffs by 3.06 percent from April 1, driven by…
Starlink goes live in Central African Republic
Starlink has launched commercial satellite internet in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's least connected nations, where 88 percent…
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Nigeria health sector records major gains
IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…
Namibia rejects Starlink licence application
IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…
Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana
IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…
Ghana makes UN history on slavery
IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…