https://www.bizcommunity.com/411/604.html North Africa news 15 Infrastructure & Utilities news - North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/411/604.html en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:02:22 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethiopias-mega-dam-has-taken-14-years-to-build-what-it-means-for-the-niles-11-river-states-and-why-its-so-controversial-287937a In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent’s largest power exporter. 1-261320 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-water-investment-pledge-faces-skills-gap-challenge-957734a At the recent African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town, a promising $10bn investment was pledged for water infrastructure in Africa. But does the continent have the skills to back up water sector investment? 1-260904 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/241967.html When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no secret, he said. "When I gathered the data, I found a number of problems in the Derna Valley: in the cracks present in the dams, the amount of rainfall and repeated floods," he told Reuters. "I found also a number of reports warning of a disaster taking place in the Derna Valley basin if the dams were not maintained." 1-241967 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/241916.html A catastrophic flood has killed thousands of people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods with their residents and washing many bodies out to sea. Thousands of people are missing. 1-241916 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/241805.html The Moroccan government wants to proceed with International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings scheduled for October in Marrakech despite Friday's devastating earthquake, two sources familiar with the meeting planning said on Monday. 1-241805 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/238600.html The African Union's flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to "link the continent by rail, road, sea and air". 1-238600 Mon, 22 May 2023 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/647/235565.html Africa is the world's top producer of numerous critical mineral commodities. With the rapid increase in the rate of the global energy transition, the continent's mining industry has a role to play in sourcing and supplying these critical minerals for use in clean energy projects, manufacturing capacity, electric vehicles and other sustainable solutions. 1-235565 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/234981.html China has rapidly become Africa's most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities, towns and villages across the continent. 1-234981 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/145/604/233757.html People in Agadir see their new desalination plant as a model to mitigate Morocco's years-long drought that has parched cities and impoverished farmers, but plans to expand the programme may hinge on efforts to power it with renewable energy. 1-233757 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/604/231139.html Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this. 1-231139 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities North Africa