This category brings together commercially relevant news, industry signals and infrastructure intelligence, helping readers follow the people, projects, technologies and markets driving change across the sector.
European Union Ambassador Peter Cavendish believes that Africa and the Caribbean can be the green hydrogen producers of the future.ย In addition, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), Wamkele Mene, says the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia could potentially...
Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and the worldโs #1 commercial telematics provider, today formally announced its partnership with 4x4electric, a fully self-sufficient Electric Vehicle expedition from the Netherlands to South Africa and back. 4x4electric founders Renske Co...
Komatsu has signed a Global Framework Agreement covering a part of the Africa region and New Caledonia with Eramet S. A. resource company in France. Through the agreement, Komatsu will support safety and the maximization of productivity of mining operations in the target regions. In addition, both compa...
Bridging the gap between transport and energy sectors by reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and investing in cleaner modes of transport is critical for the creation of safer and more sustainable cities in Africa. This is according to private and public stakeholders from the continent and beyond who g...
Climate change isย compounding risksย of food insecurity, displacement, and natural disasters across broad regions of the African continent, with vulnerable populations facing especially grave outcomes.ย However, several countries in Africa are already innovating and driving theย next big tech sector boom,...
Thunder Cranes has announced it has launched operations in the Middle East and Africa. The offshore crane company had previously operated with a base in Dubai from 2009 to 2019 – now reopened – and in addition has just launched a new base of operations in Luanda to serve Angola and western A...
The economy of Southern Africa is rapidly developing, driving a growing demand for electricity. Efficiently meeting this demand will require balancing social, economic, geographic, technological and environmental considerations. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara led an international team that analysed the...
The African transport and logistics sector has raised US$200million (R3.2billion) in the last year and in South Africa, the sectorโs contribution is expected to grow by 1,8% per annum. Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo will highlight and showcase African transport expansion plans across ports, r...
TREVI Algerie, the historic branch of the Trevi Group in Algeria, is engaged, on behalf of the general contractor MIkol and the customer Agence des Autoroutes (ADA), in the foundation works for the new motorway link Port of Oran to the East-West motorway, in north-western area of โโthe North African cou...
A South African fleet operator has seen its business transformed after adopting UK fuel technology which has dramatically improved the efficiency of its vehicles. Johannesburg-based Zanospan was having issues with a large number of trucks returning from extremely long-haul trips across Africa โlimpingโ...
Sleipner updated its entire DB product family last year and has unveiled two new narrower models. The new DB80 and DB130 models have a maximum payload of 80 and 130 tonnes respectively, and both are equipped with Sleipnerโs patented loading ramps. The new product family received an exceptionally positiv...
Competition is healthy but forming exclusive relationships with equipment manufacturers can deliver tangible business benefits. Rapidly growing mining services provider Rocksure International in Ghana, Africa, has had a 100% Sandvik drill rig fleet since it was established โ with spectacular results. Dr...
Greater innovation from telecoms and technology companies is vital to drive the expansion of internet connectivity in Africa, according to new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile. The study with African business leaders found 65% worry that a lack of infrastructure is stop...
Bobcat has announced a number of new developments in the companyโs Authorised Dealer network in Africa, with new appointments and other changes across the continent. New Authorised Dealers in Zimbabwe and Sudan As part of changes in the countries bordering South Africa, Bobcat has confirmed the appointm...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a $125.3 million loan to finance the first phase of the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Program in Tanzania. Specifically, the loan from the African Development Fund, the concessional window of...
A fleet of XCMG construction machinery equipment has been operating nonstop on the construction of Africaโs largest hydropower plant, the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station in Tanzania, for the past nine months. With an average operation per equipment unit exceeding 3,000 hours, XCMGโs reliable equipment...
The World Economic Forumโs latest report, โAttracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africaโ analyses the challenges Africa faces in joining the global knowledge-based digital economy and presents a set of tangible strategies for the regionโs governments to...
In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner Crossboundary Energy (CBE) today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in southern Madagascar. The...
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing extended the scope of the contract agreed with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN) from rehabilitation to reconstruction of the A2 dual carriageway highway. The route connects the capital city Abuja in central Nigeria with Kano, in the north of the country....
Doosan Portable Power has introduced a new range of small generator models for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market, alongside the new LVL portable light tower the company recently launched for the same market. As well as construction, rental and agriculture, the new generators extend the Doosan Port...
Sub-Saharan Africa is developing rapidly. With growing economies and increased trade, major road infrastructure plans have been developed for the region, which also hosts some of the worldโs most unique and diverse ecosystems. New research looked into how roads might impact ecosystems in the region. Sub...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a loan of around $116 million to the Tanzanian government to upgrade a 160-km Mnivata-Newala-Masasi road corridor in the southern part of the country. The Bankโs loan represents 98.71% of the project cost; the government of Tanzania will pr...
Tansoba Boulevard is the busiest road in Ouagadougou, the capital city of West African nation Burkina Faso. The south-eastern bypass is a key interconnection corridor, not only connecting the city with the rest of the landlocked country, but also linking six border countries – Mali, Niger, Benin,...
New look Bobcat S450 Loader charges ahead in the MEA regions Bobcat has launched a new version of the companyโs market-leading S450 radius lift path skid-steer loader, introducing Bobcatโs bold new branding scheme for the first time in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market. The new Bobcat S450 skid-st...
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop a portfolio of solar-powered desalination installations, turning brackish groundwater into drinking water. Under the agreement reached with Solar Water Solutions (SWS), Climate Investor Two (CI2) will initially co-finance a piloting pha...
Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar. This project, which uses solar and wind energy, will significantly contribute towards Rio Tintoโs operations in Madagascar achieving i...
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the economic development arm of the UAE government, signed an agreement with the Government of Rwanda to provide a concessionary loan valued at USD 15 million (AED55 million) to finance the Rambura โ Nyange section of the Rubengera- Muhanga road project. The financ...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to launch the initial phase of the Desert to Power West Africa Regional Energy Program. Desert to Power, an initiative led by the Bank, is expected to transform the Sahel by harnessing the regionโs abundant sola...
A jumbo road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, amid hopes the new infrastructure will help reduce road fatalities, ease mobility and spur trade within Ghana as well as with its neighbours. Ghanaโs President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned...
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $50 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project. The project will improve integrated urban management, service delivery, and disaster risk management in the Western Area and selecte...
The World Bank approved $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for Burkina Fasoโs Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project, which is aimed at improving land and mining services, strengthening land tenure security in selected municipalities, and fostering inc...
Uganda has today joined the Clean Seas Campaign, demonstrating the countryโs commitment to curbing the flow of marine litter and plastic waste entering lakes, rivers, and the ocean. Theย Clean Seas Campaign, launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2017, has beenย a catalyst for change, transfor...
Doosan Infracore has announced that it has signed contracts to deliver a total of 221 construction machines in countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America this year. The company has taken an order for a total of 50 mid- to large-sized excavators, including 30 DX340LC and 20 DX480LC mode...
The Turkish conglomerate Mapa Group has awarded Metso Outotec a contract for the delivery of key grinding technology to their gold mine expansions in Liberia and Burkina Faso. The value of the order is approximately EUR 19 million, and it has been booked in Minerals Q2/2021 orders received. โMapa is a m...
MAJOR announces the appointment of CrushPlant Namibia as its new aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer in Africa. The company will serve customers in Namibia, Africa. The company will offer MAJORโs screen media solutions, including FLEX-MAT high-vibration wire screens in tensioned and modu...
The manufacturer of machinery for mining and tunnellingย GHH Group has expanded its presence in the African market significantly in just one stroke. The new strategic partnership agreement with BIA practically adds more than 1000 employees to GHHโs sales and service resources. With its loaders, dump truc...
Innovation is paramount to ensuring continuing market relevance and customer satisfaction.ย AutoStem™ Technology is a world leader in the research, development, and commercialization of innovative alternative rock-breaking technology. The world patented and award-winning AutoStem™ Generatio...
Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, and Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the development of innovative, highly dexterous mobile robotic systems designed for use in the defence, public safety and industrial sectors, today announced that the companies have entered into a Memor...
In alignment with its core values “caring, daring, sharing”ย SMT Ghana supported Klaas Haven Montessori School, painting the entire school building and offering scholarship packages, which will cover the full tuition and feeding of 6 brilliant students. Staff members also donated stationery a...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed a joint partnership action plan highlighting their strengthened cooperation and mutual development priorities and a strong shared emphasis on boosting public and private sector investment in Africa. The Joint Action...
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