Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
Ethiopia spends billions shielding fuel prices from Gulf war
Ethiopia has sharply expanded fuel subsidies after the US-Israel-Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz and pushed global diesel prices…
Uganda, Tanzania launch $50m Lake Victoria Ro-Pax
Uganda and Tanzania have jointly launched MV New Mwanza, East Africa's largest locally built freshwater Roll-on/Roll-off passenger vessel, built in…
Morocco’s $23bn World Cup investment opens to Spain, Portugal
The Morocco-Spain-Portugal Business Forum on the 2030 FIFA World Cup opened in Salé in February, as Morocco's total World Cup-linked…
Navy destroys illegal crude in Rivers
Nigeria's Navy destroyed an illegal crude oil storage facility containing 17,500 litres of suspected stolen oil in the Bonny area…
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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…