Infrastructure

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

Zimbabwe’s NRZ wins $150m Afreximbank rescue

Zimbabwe's National Railways of Zimbabwe is finalising a $150 million short-term loan from Afreximbank to rehabilitate railway infrastructure and refurbish…

Africa’s data centre market targets $4.58bn

Africa's data centre construction market will reach $4.58 billion by 2031, growing at 24.26% annually, according to an Arizton report…

Botswana and Namibia’s $4bn refinery pact

Botswana and Namibia signed a bilateral agreement on May 28 at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville to jointly develop…

Africa critical minerals map 2026

Africa holds a disproportionate share of the world's critical minerals including cobalt, lithium, copper, platinum, gold, bauxite and niobium. This…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…