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Rwanda
Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

The Rwandan government has once again picked a Chinese construction company to build another component of Kigali's water and waste water management system.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.10.2023

Kenya
Macron looks to outmanoeuvre Chinese on Nakuru-Mau Summit highway

Emmanuel Macron is hoping to discuss the future Nakuru-Mau Summit highway with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. The project, which is being overseen by France’s Vinci and Meridiam, has been suspended by Nairobi.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 12.10.2023

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Working in the shadow of prominent German players developing green hydrogen in Namibia, France's HDF Energy is also investing in the sector with a no-export strategy that should enable it to come on stream more quickly.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2023

Egypt
Brussels baulks at backing Scatec's green hydrogen project

Norwegian energy group Scatec has been trying for several months to obtain European Union financing for the development of its hydrogen and ammonia production projects in Egypt. The European Commission's refusal to grant financing makes their realisation uncertain.

Subscribers only Energy 31.05.2023

Madagascar
Rajoelina pulls Eiffage off Sahofika dam project

After years of negotiations between the Madagascan president and the French construction company, the Sahofika hydroelectric power station project is being put out to a new call for tenders.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 18.05.2023

Algeria
EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is in talks with the Algerian authorities to get the Medusa project back on track. The submarine fibre optic cable system, due to come into service in 2024, will be the longest in the Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.05.2023

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

After several years of drought, Tunisia is racing against the clock to upgrade its drinking water supply network.

Subscribers only Business 04.05.2023

Egypt
Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Eight consortia have been shortlisted for the half-a-billion euro contract to upgrade the tram system in the Egyptian port city. The Bouygues subsidiary Colas and its Egyptian partner are up against various state-owned Chinese companies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.04.2023

Burkina Faso
French and German firms neck and neck for Zagtouli Solar Power Station extension contract

German engineering company Gopa Intec and a consortium of French firms Artelia and Energtec are now the only two bidders remaining for the contract for the supervision of extension work at the Zagtouli Solar Power Station in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 29.03.2023

Solar panels of the solar energy power plant in Zagtouli, near Ouagadougou, on its inauguration day on 29 November 2017.

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

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

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.01.2023

The construction site of Maspero station of the Cairo Metro's line 3, in November 2020.

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

The Malagasy mining and industrial consortium wants to make the most of its upturn in profits from rising global nickel and copper prices. It has spoken with the ministry of industry and trade to learn of the terms required for building a new refinery.

Subscribers only Mining 09.01.2023

Namibia, United States
Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

When African leaders attended a summit meeting in Washington earlier this month, Namibian President Hage Geingob and his ministerial entourage highlighted his ambition to turn his country into a major exporter of green hydrogen. But unlike Europeans, his hosts seemed less than enthusiastic.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2022

Namibian President Hage Geingob in Windhoek on 5 December 2022

Djibouti
EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

The Djiboutian government is in favour of an over-the-counter arrangement for the second phase of the Doraleh desalination plant, but the European Investment Bank and the EU are both pressing for a tender process.

Subscribers only Business 16.12.2022

In Focus | Central Africa, West Africa
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

With offices in both Paris and the Emirates, Axelcium has become a key intermediary in public-private partnerships in Africa, touting its services on major infrastructure deals. Africa Intelligence details this discreet but influential firm's history.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, West Africa, Business 14.11.2022

Axelcium, a discreet key intermediary for public-private partnerships in Africa.

Tunisia
Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

Tunisia's tight government budget has not got the best of the Ministry of Equipment's grand plans. Encouraged by the national federation of building and public works contractors, it wants to invest 35 billion dinars (nearly €11bn) by 2035.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.10.2022

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

At the end of September, Kenya's Kisumu County selected the Kenyan subsidiary of Chinese engineering firm Zhonghao Overseas Construction Engineering for various water service upgrades.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.10.2022

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt has launched a call for tenders for the modernisation of a subway line in the country's second city, and French and Egyptian giants Colas and Orascom are finalising their bids.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 30.09.2022

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.09.2022

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

European Investment Bank

Rwanda
Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

Kenya
Macron looks to outmanoeuvre Chinese on Nakuru-Mau Summit highway

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Egypt
Brussels baulks at backing Scatec's green hydrogen project

Madagascar
Rajoelina pulls Eiffage off Sahofika dam project

Algeria
EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt
Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Burkina Faso
French and German firms neck and neck for Zagtouli Solar Power Station extension contract

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

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Namibia, United States
Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Djibouti
EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

In Focus | Central Africa, West Africa
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Tunisia
Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

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European Investment Bank

Rwanda Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

Kenya Macron looks to outmanoeuvre Chinese on Nakuru-Mau Summit highway

Namibia Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Egypt Brussels baulks at backing Scatec's green hydrogen project

Madagascar Rajoelina pulls Eiffage off Sahofika dam project

Algeria EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

Tunisia SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Burkina Faso French and German firms neck and neck for Zagtouli Solar Power Station extension contract

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

Egypt Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Inner circles | Egypt National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Madagascar Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Namibia, United States Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Djibouti EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

In Focus | Central Africa, West Africa From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Tunisia Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

Kenya EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Egypt Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt, Ethiopia Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Rwanda
Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

Kenya
Macron looks to outmanoeuvre Chinese on Nakuru-Mau Summit highway

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Egypt
Brussels baulks at backing Scatec's green hydrogen project

Madagascar
Rajoelina pulls Eiffage off Sahofika dam project

Algeria
EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt
Bouygues and Rowad in running for Alexandria tram contract

Burkina Faso
French and German firms neck and neck for Zagtouli Solar Power Station extension contract

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

Egypt
Contractors pair up for $400m Cairo metro revamp

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Namibia, United States
Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Djibouti
EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

In Focus | Central Africa, West Africa
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Tunisia
Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

Kenya
EU to fund Zhonghao Overseas sanitation project in Kisumu

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry