Agriculture
Tanzania Takes Ports, Rail and Processing Projects to European Investors
Tanzania has taken a pipeline spanning agro-processing, critical minerals, ports, dry ports and railway expansion to European investors as it seeks capital…
Tag: Infrastructure Investment
DRC
$300 Million Zambia–DRC Power Link Moves Forward as Investors Target Copperbelt Electricity Shortages
A planned 200-kilometre transmission line between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is moving closer to investment, with a 700…
Economy
Kenya’s $2.6 Billion Infrastructure Fund Begins Investing. Its First Move Raises a Bigger Financing Question
Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund has begun deploying its KSh340 billion seed capital through domestic government bonds, opening a wider debate over how…
Africa
Egypt and South Africa Launch Business Council as Cairo Pushes for Deeper Intra-African Investment
Egypt and South Africa have launched a joint business council at the Alamein Africa Forum, targeting investment, industrial cooperation, logistics and stronger…
Africa
Liberia Reopens Its Offshore Frontier With 29-Block Licensing Push
Liberia is taking 29 offshore blocks in the Liberia and Harper basins to investors, seeking to convert renewed interest in its Atlantic…
Development
Uganda Seeks €207.7 Million Citibank Financing for Eastern Road Project
Uganda is seeking authority to borrow up to €207.7 million from Citibank to finance a major road project in the country’s east,…
Development
ARM-Harith’s Climate Fund Tests Whether African Pension Capital Can Finance Infrastructure
ARM-Harith’s climate transition fund highlights a deeper development-finance question: whether African institutional savings can be channelled into bankable infrastructure at scale.
AfDB
Comoros Launches $137 Million Maritime Corridor Project Backed by African Development Bank
The African Development Bank has approved US$137 million to finance the Comoros Maritime Corridor and Regional Trade Facilitation Project, aimed at modernizing…
Business
AFC-Backed Infinity Power Reaches Financial Close on 200MW Ras Ghareb Wind Farm in Egypt
Africa Finance Corporation’s portfolio company Infinity Power has achieved financial close on the 200MW Ras Ghareb Wind Farm in Egypt, securing $153…
Africa
Sidi Ould Tah Elected Ninth President of African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced the election of Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president, signaling a new chapter…