Infrastructure
African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.
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…
Kenya eyes $1.7bn Turkana oil rail
Kenya is weighing a Sh220 billion extension of its colonial-era metre gauge railway from Nakuru to South Lokichar to ferry…
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Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line
President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…
From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank
Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…
All four SA banks are chasing Kenya
All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…