Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) of Uganda is set to upgrade a total of 20 roads in the city which total up to a length of 46.7 kilometers into dual carriage way in order to accommodate the ever...
The minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has been presented with the 20-year Transmission Expansion Master Plan, developed with funding from the World Bank.
The World Bank reportedly gave about $2 million to execute the master plan, which...
Africa’s largest cement Company, Dangote Cement recently opened its 1.5mtpa capacity cement plant in Mfila, Congo Brazzaville.
The $300 million plant is expected to create about 1000 direct employment opportunities and thousands of several other indirect jobs.
Speaking at the plant’s...
Nigeria has enjoyed strong economic growth rates in the last two decades, benefiting from rising oil prices and expansion of non-oil sectors. The plunge in oil prices in 2014 induced fiscal pressures and foreign currency shortages, and spilled over...
A fifth bidding window, worth R40-50bn will be launched later this year as part of the Department of Energy's (DoE) renewable energy independent power producers procurement programme (REIPPPP).
Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe says the intention of the bid window is...
Overcoming the barriers for intra-African trade to double in a decade can feel like a Sisyphean task – impossible to complete. But that is the objective of the Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) action plan, which targets to double flows...
Construction works on the Perdekraal East Wind Farm, in the Western Cape South Africa has been completed ahead of schedule and within the budget.
The 110 MW wind farm will comprise of 48 wind turbines each 115 m high. Spanning...
Small shipment sizes are one reason why. Dwell times (the time goods spend at a port without moving) are another. Some of these inefficiencies are due to inadequate infrastructural and human capacity; well-run African ports outside of South Africa...
Egypt is set to commence construction of US $3.9bn monorail l transport system that will connect the New Administrative Capital (NAC), now under construction, with other major towns. This is after a contractor, Bombardier Transportation, was awarded the...
Kenya is set to construct a 28Km highway bridge connecting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with Kangemi market on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in bid to tackle traffic congestion in the Kenyan capital city.
Transport Secretary James Macharia confirmed the reports and...
