Charging ahead
Ethiopia and Djibouti have received a multimillion-dollar injection in support of their cross-border electricity scheme. A grant of approximately... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
Learning curve
A US$14.5 million loan has been secured for the construction of a skills-development centre in northern Morocco. The country’s... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
Project runway
A partnership aimed at nurturing Africa’s fashion apparel and textile-manufacturing industry is set to see the continent’s designers expand... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Easy passage
A transport corridor connecting three African countries has received a major cash injection of almost US$500 million to improve... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Assessing outcomes
The first trial of Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV vaccine in an African population will be conducted in Mozambique as part of... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Nurturing growth
Financing for new fertiliser-blending equipment is expected to increase Nigeria’s farming crop yields by up to 85%. Moroccan phosphate... Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Heavy load
The first transshipment cargo has docked at the new deep-water Port of Lamu in Kenya. The Kenyan-owned ship from... Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Capital gains
A US$50 million trade-finance facility has been created to help support Africa’s economic recovery amid the adverse effects of... Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Better connection
A partnership aiming to build a long-haul and metro fibre network in the DRC has been announced. Pan-African technology... Read more
13 Jul, 2021
Switched on
Construction of Kenya’s second-largest wind power project (by capacity) has been completed. All 60 wind turbines of the 100... Read more
13 Jul, 2021
