Infrastructure

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

East Africa unleashes $20bn infrastructure drive

East Africa's six major economies are executing a coordinated $20 billion infrastructure push across transport, energy, ports and digital networks…

Rwanda and Tanzania greenlight $2.5bn railway

Rwanda and Tanzania agreed on May 3 to advance the $2.5 billion Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway, a 422-kilometre electrified line…

Mombasa goes green as LNG ship docks

The LNG-powered CMA CGM Adventure made its maiden call at Mombasa on May 25, the first LNG-fuelled vessel ever to…

Nigeria becomes a net fuel exporter

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery ran at 99.1% capacity in April 2026, producing 53.6 million litres of petrol daily against domestic…

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…