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…

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…