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African Countries Urged To Enhance Domestic Resource Mobilization For Infrastructure
Transport & Infrastructure

African Countries Urged To Enhance Domestic Resource Mobilization For Infrastructure

AU Infrastructure and Energy Commissioner Lerato Dorothy Mataboge urged African nations to unlock domestic resources like pension funds amid declining aid and costly capital, addressing $130-170bn annual infrastructure needs that shave 2% off GDP growth yearly.

Africa
February 12, 2026
Africa Shifts Toward Local Capital to Fund Infrastructure as Debt Limits Bite
Transport & Infrastructure

Africa Shifts Toward Local Capital to Fund Infrastructure as Debt Limits Bite

African governments are turning to domestic institutional investors, pooled funds and capital-market instruments to finance infrastructure as foreign-currency borrowing tightens, with examples spanning South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt.

Africa
January 20, 2026
Ethiopia Starts $12.5 Billion Bishoftu Airport Build Aimed at 2030, Targeting 110 Million Passengers a Year​
Transport & Infrastructure

Ethiopia Starts $12.5 Billion Bishoftu Airport Build Aimed at 2030, Targeting 110 Million Passengers a Year​

​Ethiopia has begun construction of a $12.5 billion Bishoftu airport that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says will be Africa’s largest aviation project, designed for 110 million passengers a year as Addis Ababa’s current hub nears capacity.

Ethiopia
January 13, 2026
AfDB approves $316 million loan to Morocco for airport upgrades ahead of 2030 World Cup
Transport & Infrastructure

AfDB approves $316 million loan to Morocco for airport upgrades ahead of 2030 World Cup

AFDB’S €270 MILLION LOAN FUNDS MOROCCO’S AIRPORT EXPANSION TO BOOST 80 MILLION PASSENGER CAPACITY FOR 2030 WORLD CUP CO-HOSTING.

Morocco
December 12, 2025
Angola wealth fund, Gemcorp launch $500 million pan-African infrastructure fund
Transport & Infrastructure

Angola wealth fund, Gemcorp launch $500 million pan-African infrastructure fund

ANGOLA’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND AND GEMCORP SEEDED A $500 MILLION ABU DHABI-BASED VEHICLE TO DEPLOY $20-75 MILLION TICKETS INTO CRITICAL MINERALS AND ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS AFRICA.

Angola
December 10, 2025
Traxtion Invests $199 Million in New Trains as South Africa Opens Rail to Private Operators
Transport & Infrastructure

Traxtion Invests $199 Million in New Trains as South Africa Opens Rail to Private Operators

Freight firm deploys 46 Wabtec locomotives and 920 wagons to capture 5% of capacity gap under Transnet’s third-party access reforms.

South Africa
December 8, 2025
Kenya Secures $1.5 Billion Chinese PPP for Strategic Highway Expansion
Transport & Infrastructure

Kenya Secures $1.5 Billion Chinese PPP for Strategic Highway Expansion

Beijing shifts from loans to blended debt-equity financing as Nairobi leverages public-private partnerships to ease fiscal constraints on key infrastructure.

Kenya
December 7, 2025
Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Gap: Scaling to $155 Billion Annually Could Double GDP by 2040
Transport & Infrastructure

Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Gap: Scaling to $155 Billion Annually Could Double GDP by 2040

Africa can potentially double GDP by 2040 by raising annual infrastructure investment to USD 155 billion, provided governance, risk management, and private-sector mobilisation align with tightening fiscal realities.

Africa
November 27, 2025
EU-Backed Lobito Corridor Poised to Reshape Trade and Industrial Logistics Across Central Africa
Transport & Infrastructure

EU-Backed Lobito Corridor Poised to Reshape Trade and Industrial Logistics Across Central Africa

The EU-backed Lobito Corridor is set to transform Central African trade by modernizing cross-border infrastructure, accelerating mineral and agricultural exports, and unlocking new investment opportunities across Angola, the DRC, and Zambia.

Africa
November 24, 2025
African Development Bank Approves an Additional €217 Million to Complete Busega–Mpigi and Kagitumba–Kayonza–Rusumo Road Projects
Transport & Infrastructure

African Development Bank Approves an Additional €217 Million to Complete Busega–Mpigi and Kagitumba–Kayonza–Rusumo Road Projects

The African Development Bank’s €217 million funding to complete key East African corridors enhances trade connectivity and opens new opportunities in construction, logistics, and transport services.

Rwanda
November 7, 2025
Tanzania’s Malagarasi SGR Bridge Reaches Full Structural Connection, Clearing Path for Track-Laying
Transport & Infrastructure

Tanzania’s Malagarasi SGR Bridge Reaches Full Structural Connection, Clearing Path for Track-Laying

The Malagarasi River Bridge on Tanzania’s SGR is now fully connected structurally, enabling deck works and track‑laying to advance logistics and freight capacity gains.

Tanzania
October 26, 2025
Unlocking Africa’s Airspace: The Next Frontie
Transport & Infrastructure

Unlocking Africa’s Airspace: The Next Frontie

Opening Africa’s airspace through market liberalisation could turn a fragmented, costly system into a unified multibillion-dollar industry, creating jobs, investment, and far greater regional connectivity.

Africa
October 17, 2025
AfDB Backs Mota-Engil Africa with €120 Million Partial Credit Guarantee, Opening Paths for Infrastructure Firms
Transport & Infrastructure

AfDB Backs Mota-Engil Africa with €120 Million Partial Credit Guarantee, Opening Paths for Infrastructure Firms

The AfDB’s €120 million guarantee to Mota-Engil Africa highlights how infrastructure firms can secure long-term, lower-cost financing through development bank partnerships and sustainable project design.

Africa
October 2, 2025
Nigeria Breaks New Ground with $747 Million Loan for Landmark Coastal Highway
Transport & Infrastructure

Nigeria Breaks New Ground with $747 Million Loan for Landmark Coastal Highway

Nigeria’s 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, backed by a $747 million international loan, will connect nine states, boost regional trade, create thousands of jobs, and provide attractive returns for investors as well as significant business opportunities across the transport and logistics sectors.

Nigeria
July 14, 2025
Somalia’s Pivotal Role in Global Trade: Risks Rise Amid Middle East Conflict
Transport & Infrastructure

Somalia’s Pivotal Role in Global Trade: Risks Rise Amid Middle East Conflict

Recent conflict between Iran and Israel has threatened shipping through the Red Sea, forcing major shipping lines to reroute vessels. This has increased shipping times and costs for goods moving between continents, impacting not just oil but also essential imports for Somalia and other East African countries

Somalia
June 23, 2025
Kangala Air Shifts to Business Aviation in Burkina Faso
Transport & Infrastructure

Kangala Air Shifts to Business Aviation in Burkina Faso

Kangala Air Express has suspended its scheduled passenger flights and is shifting focus to business aviation, opening new investment opportunities in charter services, aircraft leasing, and regional logistics across West Africa.

Burkina Faso
March 27, 2025
Tanzania and Japan Forge Strategic Infrastructure Partnership: A New Era for Investment and Economic Growth
Transport & Infrastructure

Tanzania and Japan Forge Strategic Infrastructure Partnership: A New Era for Investment and Economic Growth

Tanzania and Japan have agreed to strengthen cooperation in transport and infrastructure following a meeting between Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiromasa Nakano, in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

Tanzania
May 29, 2025
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