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,…
Tag: Infrastructure
Africa
South Africa Takes SADC Chair as Region Targets Deeper Integration and Industrial Growth
South Africa has assumed the SADC chairship with a 12-month agenda focused on deeper regional integration, industrialisation, infrastructure, trade and stronger regional…
Africa
Ethiopia to Host WHO Africa Health Ministers as Workforce, Financing and Regulation Top Agenda
African health ministers will meet in Addis Ababa to consider workforce, financing, medical-product regulation and health-security strategies for the region.
Africa
African Development Fund Backs Natural-Capital Planning Across 13 Countries With $4.3 Million Grant
A $4.3 million African Development Fund grant will support 13 countries in integrating natural capital into statistics, policy and development planning between…
Africa
West Africa’s Regional Electricity Market Gets a Clearing Bank to Secure Cross-Border Payments
The West African Power Pool has appointed Banque Atlantique Bénin to provide clearing services for the regional electricity market, strengthening the financial…
Africa
West African Leaders Approve Government Framework for the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline
ECOWAS leaders have signed the intergovernmental agreement for the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline, but financing, engineering, environmental approvals and commercial contracts remain ahead.
Africa
Five West African States Move Toward Second Submarine Cables to Reduce Internet-Outage Risk
The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone are evaluating additional submarine-cable capacity to strengthen digital resilience and reduce the impact of…
Africa
The Orange Basin Is Testing Two Different Approaches to Energy Investment
Namibia and South Africa share the Orange Basin, but regulation, environmental scrutiny, state participation and investor confidence are producing different energy-investment trajectories.
Africa
The UAE’s Expanding African Investment Footprint Is Reshaping Ports, Mining and Energy
The UAE’s expanding role in African ports, mining and energy offers new capital but raises questions about strategic control, transparency and local…
Africa
Africa’s Off-Grid Solar Companies Are Turning Customer Payments Into Investment Assets
Sun King and d.light are using customer receivables, securitisation and green bonds to attract larger pools of capital into African off-grid solar.