https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/604.html Rest of Africa news 15 Infrastructure & Utilities news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/604.html en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:49:31 +0200 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 Rest of 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 Rest of 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 Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/230537.html South Africa is a dominantly urban country with almost 70% of the population living in cities and towns. But urban services are coming under increasing strain from the collapse of infrastructure in many smaller and medium-sized towns with deteriorating levels in large cities. 1-230537 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/228771.html The seventh Regional Conference for Africa will be held from 18-20 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The theme is 'Connecting Africa through smart, safe and resilient roads: Stimulating growth and trade on the continent'. 1-228771 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/225457.html The African Union (AU) has noted the clear impact of infrastructure deficits on African competitiveness, recognising this as "a continental problem that requires a continental solution". Regional integration through infrastructure programmes is expected to overcome constraints imposed by scale and location, and improve the competitiveness of African producers, connecting consumers and enhancing intra- and inter-regional trade. 1-225457 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/222437.html Deep in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to clear dense shrubs obscuring railway tracks more than a century old. It's a distinctly low-tech phase for China's Belt and Road drive in Africa to create the trade highways of the future. 1-222437 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/220672.html Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced at the UN General Assembly that China "will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad". 1-220672 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/206228.html Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has been named this year's winner of the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award. The award recognises heads of state whose countries initiate outstanding projects or achievements in relation to the development of roads, transportation and mobility. 1-206228 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/715/198040.html Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply. Driven by the advanced technology of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the smart grid technology is able to include coal-based energy and renewable energy sources to create a seamless analysis of power usage and problems. 1-198040 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Rest of Africa