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A commercial truck outside Ouagadougou, in 2012.© Joe Penney/Reuters

Burkina Faso
Junta slams brakes on Afrique Pesage's activities

In late February, Ibrahim Traoré refused to renew Afrique Pesage's contract to manage weigh stations.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.03.2024

Sergey Lavrov welcomes Congolese presidential adviser Françoise Joly in Moscow on 1 March 2021.© EPA/MaxPPP

Congo
Françoise Joly, Sassou's special adviser, under fire

An adviser to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Joly has recently been the target of a social media campaign. The French-Rwandan's involvement in a number of issues has sparked tension in the head of state's entourage.

Free access Infrastructure, Politics 12.03.2024

Morocco
As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

The French group and Casa Transport are at loggerheads over the delivery of the last batch of trams for the city's expanding public transport system, leaving the trainsets stuck in the port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.03.2024

Togo
Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

The Togolese government has begun talks with US businessman Timothy Williams with a view to furthering its interests in Washington.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.03.2024

Morocco
Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spanish construction, energy and logistics group Acciona is gearing up for the “water motorway” project from Casablanca to Rabat and has started sounding out companies specialising in polyester pipes and fittings.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.03.2024

Spotlight | Morocco
$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

A high speed train produced by Alstom departs La Rochelle's harbour for Tangier, on 26 June 2015.© Xavier Leoty/AFP

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.03.2024

Gabon
Czech consortium to rehabilitate regional airports

Transcon Electronic Systems and Koma Modular, which are already active in Senegal, signed a memorandum in late January, under which they will completely or partially modernise four of Gabon's inland airports.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 05.03.2024

Niger
French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

As a direct consequence of the July 2023 coup, Sogea-Satom has pulled the plug on its activities in Niger, where it had been operating for over 60 years.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 05.03.2024

Kenya
Hasmukh Patel takes on cement market leaders Lafarge and National Cement

Patel's Mombasa Cement, one of Kenya's leading cement producers, plans to open a new quarry in order to diversify its product range and compete with industry heavyweights.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 05.03.2024

Hasmukh Patel at the Sydney Energy Forum in Australia on 13 July 2022.

Guinea
China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

A Chinese and a US firm have both positioned themselves respectively on a major contract for the signalling and supply of locomotives for the future Trans-Guinean railway. The French giant Alstom is also taking a quiet interest in the project.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.03.2024

Tunisia
Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

The new Porte de la Méditerranée district that the Emirati property developer was meant to work on will never see the light of day. The project has been a headache for successive administrations since 2007.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.03.2024

Inner Circle | Angola
Mota cousins draw on African networks to keep Mota-Engil on top

Carlos Mota Santos and his cousin Manuel António Mota, the duo at the helm of the construction giant, can count on an experienced team and their extensive network of partners to win new contracts in Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.03.2024

Carlos Mota Santos and his cousin, Manuel António Mota.

Mozambique
Mixed fortunes for Russian businesses in Maputo

Despite some successes in the cultural sphere, Moscow is struggling to develop better trade relations with Mozambique. Some Russian companies are nevertheless managing to prosper.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 22.02.2024

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Kaïs Saïed a ratifié, le 14 février, la convention de garantie signée entre la Tunisie et la Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement (Bird) concernant le projet d'interconnexion électrique entre la Tunisie et l'Italie.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 21.02.2024

Angola
Africa Global Logistics appoints new Lobito boss

Africa Global Logistics, which has signed the concession contract for the container and multipurpose terminal of Lobito Port, has taken on board African port expert David Reekmans.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity Traders 20.02.2024

Guinea
US giant Cisco poised to sign internet infrastructure deal with Conakry

A delegation of Guinean officials is due to arrive in the United States in the next few days for a final round of negotiations with Californian giant Cisco.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 20.02.2024

Central African Republic
PM lashes out at energy minister Piri

Félix Mouloua has expressed his dissatisfaction over the World Bank's cancellation of a payment for an energy project overseen by Arthur Bertrand Piri. The money is now definitively lost.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 15.02.2024

Senegal
Malian firm CIRA's double road corridor win

Mali's CIRA, led by Seydou Mamadou Coulibaly, has won a contract for two road corridors in Senegal.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 14.02.2024

Cameroon
Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

The European Union intends to use Cameroon's Promote trade fair later this month to showcase its commercial ambitions.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business, Diplomacy 09.02.2024

Uganda
Corruption puts the brakes on road projects

A fresh bid to pull the plug on a delayed road-building project in south-west Uganda has hit another brick wall. Procedural bottlenecks regularly prevent such projects from progressing.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.02.2024

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Burkina Faso
Junta slams brakes on Afrique Pesage's activities

Congo
Françoise Joly, Sassou's special adviser, under fire

Morocco
As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

Togo
Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco
Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spotlight | Morocco
$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

Gabon
Czech consortium to rehabilitate regional airports

Niger
French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

Kenya
Hasmukh Patel takes on cement market leaders Lafarge and National Cement

Guinea
China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

Tunisia
Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

Inner Circle | Angola
Mota cousins draw on African networks to keep Mota-Engil on top

Mozambique
Mixed fortunes for Russian businesses in Maputo

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Angola
Africa Global Logistics appoints new Lobito boss

Guinea
US giant Cisco poised to sign internet infrastructure deal with Conakry

Central African Republic
PM lashes out at energy minister Piri

Senegal
Malian firm CIRA's double road corridor win

Cameroon
Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

Uganda
Corruption puts the brakes on road projects

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Burkina Faso Junta slams brakes on Afrique Pesage's activities

Congo Françoise Joly, Sassou's special adviser, under fire

Morocco As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

Togo Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spotlight | Morocco $1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

Gabon Czech consortium to rehabilitate regional airports

Niger French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

Kenya Hasmukh Patel takes on cement market leaders Lafarge and National Cement

Guinea China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

Tunisia Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

Inner Circle | Angola Mota cousins draw on African networks to keep Mota-Engil on top

Mozambique Mixed fortunes for Russian businesses in Maputo

Tunisia Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Angola Africa Global Logistics appoints new Lobito boss

Guinea US giant Cisco poised to sign internet infrastructure deal with Conakry

Central African Republic PM lashes out at energy minister Piri

Senegal Malian firm CIRA's double road corridor win

Cameroon Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

Uganda Corruption puts the brakes on road projects

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Burkina Faso
Junta slams brakes on Afrique Pesage's activities

Congo
Françoise Joly, Sassou's special adviser, under fire

Morocco
As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

Togo
Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco
Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spotlight | Morocco
$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

Gabon
Czech consortium to rehabilitate regional airports

Niger
French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

Kenya
Hasmukh Patel takes on cement market leaders Lafarge and National Cement

Guinea
China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

Tunisia
Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

Inner Circle | Angola
Mota cousins draw on African networks to keep Mota-Engil on top

Mozambique
Mixed fortunes for Russian businesses in Maputo

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Angola
Africa Global Logistics appoints new Lobito boss

Guinea
US giant Cisco poised to sign internet infrastructure deal with Conakry

Central African Republic
PM lashes out at energy minister Piri

Senegal
Malian firm CIRA's double road corridor win

Cameroon
Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

Uganda
Corruption puts the brakes on road projects