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Infrastructure

Mauritania
Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

The French engineering firm Ginger-Burgeap has been selected to pick an operator for an electrification project in rural Mauritania.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 10.03.2023

Burundi, Tanzania
Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

On 1 March, the governments of Tanzania and Burundi launched a call for expressions of interest to select a provider to design a rail link between the two countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.03.2023

Egypt
Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors are in dispute over the award of a €1.7bn deal to build a metro line in Egypt's second city. Projects such as this one backed by international financial institutions are vital for Egyptian firms suffering from a dearth of foreign currency.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.03.2023

Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

An aerial view of the newly built Kazungula bridge over the Zambezi river in Kazungula, Botswana, on 10 May 2021. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 07.03.2023

Congo, Ivory Coast
Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

The Ivorian subsidiary of the Attie brothers' company has had its contract rescinded after failing to construct a number of schools on time.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 03.03.2023

Kenya
Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

The flagship project of governor Anne Waiguru, a key ally of William Ruto, is attracting growing investor interest and is becoming a priority for the president's first term in office.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 02.03.2023

Algeria
Bejaia port extension under way after foreign firms excluded

After years of delay, work has finally begun to enlarge the Algerian port of Bejaia. Plans for an international call for tenders open to foreign firms were mysteriously cancelled.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.03.2023

View of the Bejaia port in northern Algeria in November 2010.

Madagascar
Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

In four years, former Bouygues executive Gérard Perceau has become a key figure in negotiations on major infrastructure projects between the state of Madagascar and its technical and foreign financial partners.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics, Business 01.03.2023

Tanzania
Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

Construction work by Chinese state-owned firms on a bridge that was one of the major projects of the late president is running increasingly behind schedule following thefts and acts of vandalism. Its inauguration may be delayed by a full year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.02.2023

South Sudan
Cairo wins key battle for control of White Nile

The dredging of a White Nile tributary in South Sudan is about to get underway, having been delayed amid concerns over the environmental impact.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.02.2023

Tunisia
SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

SEGOR on 2 February bagged a €7.6m concession to operate pumping stations in the Tunisian towns of Sfax, Gabès and Médenine. That came just months after it signed up for the management of part of the infrastructure of the ONAS national sanitation office in a deal last June worth €26m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.02.2023

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Siemens, Alstom and Colas Rail will team up with Egyptian construction giants to finalise their offers on the $400m Cairo's metro Line 1 renovation contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.02.2023

Egypt
Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Having focused on attracting Gulf state investments around the Suez Canal, Cairo is now envisaging a gateway to the Old Continent at the Gargoub naval base on the Mediterranean, which is already enticing several would-be investors, especially in the energy domain.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.02.2023

Togo
Lucrative cargo tracking business at heart of Antaser Afrique's legal battle with Togo firm

Antaser Afrique, a Belgian firm that officially monitors maritime imports for Togo, is engaged in a legal battle with its former partners in the country. The dispute centers on control of the strategic market for electronic cargo tracking notes.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 15.02.2023

The Lome Container Terminal in Lome, capital of Togo.

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

To get round the lack of a state budget, which House of Representatives members are struggling to agree on, the Libyan prime minister is looking to public-private partnerships to finance the country's infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.02.2023

Cameroon, France
Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Bolloré Africa Logistics, now a subsidiary of MSC, is to go to the French Court of Cassation over a 10 January Paris appeal court judgement quashing a 2020 arbitration ruling against the Port of Douala.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.02.2023

Congo, DRC
SCET resumes studies for Kinshasa-Brazzaville bridge

The Tunisian engineering firm SCET Tunisie is busy updating the preliminary studies for a road and rail bridge between Kinshasa and Brazzaville that it originally conducted alongside the French company Egis back in 2011.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.02.2023

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

The €1.7bn construction project for Egypt's second-largest city is making al-Sisi's ally countries' mouths water. The contract should be awarded in the next six months.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.01.2023

Cameroon
'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Canadian construction company Magil has managed to salvage its contract for Olembe stadium, at the heart of a bitter battle behind the scenes between the presidency's secretary general Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics, Business 23.01.2023

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenyan president William Ruto wants to turn the page on a decade of strained relations between Kenya and South Sudan. Multiple concessions made to his counterpart Salva Kiir are aimed at finally getting a trade corridor between the two countries opened.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 20.01.2023

Kenyan president William Ruto and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir.

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Infrastructure

Mauritania
Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

Burundi, Tanzania
Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

Egypt
Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Congo, Ivory Coast
Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

Kenya
Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

Algeria
Bejaia port extension under way after foreign firms excluded

Madagascar
Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

Tanzania
Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

South Sudan
Cairo wins key battle for control of White Nile

Tunisia
SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Egypt
Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Togo
Lucrative cargo tracking business at heart of Antaser Afrique's legal battle with Togo firm

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Cameroon, France
Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Congo, DRC
SCET resumes studies for Kinshasa-Brazzaville bridge

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Cameroon
'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

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Infrastructure

Mauritania Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

Burundi, Tanzania Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

Egypt Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Congo, Ivory Coast Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

Kenya Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

Algeria Bejaia port extension under way after foreign firms excluded

Madagascar Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

Tanzania Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

South Sudan Cairo wins key battle for control of White Nile

Tunisia SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

Egypt Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Egypt Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Togo Lucrative cargo tracking business at heart of Antaser Afrique's legal battle with Togo firm

Libya Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Cameroon, France Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Congo, DRC SCET resumes studies for Kinshasa-Brazzaville bridge

Egypt Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Cameroon 'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Kenya, South Sudan Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Mauritania
Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

Burundi, Tanzania
Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

Egypt
Construction giants in dispute over €1.7bn Alexandria metro line

Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

Congo, Ivory Coast
Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

Kenya
Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

Algeria
Bejaia port extension under way after foreign firms excluded

Madagascar
Gérard Perceau, the French advisor who has President Rajoelina's ear

Tanzania
Magafuli's bridge slips further behind schedule

South Sudan
Cairo wins key battle for control of White Nile

Tunisia
SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Egypt
Sisi's grand plans for commercial gateway to Europe

Togo
Lucrative cargo tracking business at heart of Antaser Afrique's legal battle with Togo firm

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Cameroon, France
Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Congo, DRC
SCET resumes studies for Kinshasa-Brazzaville bridge

Egypt
Competition from India and China for Colas on major Alexandria metro project

Cameroon
'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir