109 articles tagged with “Infrastructure”
The payment orchestrator will expand across Africa to help online businesses coordinate multiple payment providers through a single integration, addressing the continent's persistent transaction failure rates.
A decade of technology evolution across Africa reveals deepening investment in innovation infrastructure, from GE's 2016 Johannesburg centre to HONOR's 2026 AI breakthroughs at Mobile World Congress.
Ethiopia pushes forward with new airport construction and road development under economic reforms, while Rwanda leverages sports and tourism investments to boost its international profile.
The Bureau of Public Enterprises has unveiled an ambitious 2026 work plan targeting N189.1 billion in revenue through the commercialisation of two National Integrated Power Plants and the concession of Oyan Dam, signalling a renewed push to privatise critical infrastructure amid persistent energy challenges.
From Lagos to Johannesburg, residents are mounting sustained protests over basic services, signaling a shift from petitions to direct action as patience with government inertia runs out.
The Kano State Government has dismissed allegations of opposition suppression as politically motivated, while infrastructure development and local governance reforms continue across Nigeria's states amid broader concerns about economic reform implementation.
From Johannesburg's R64-billion water crisis to Lagos's contested informal settlements, African cities face mounting infrastructure deficits that expose the widening gap between urban growth and municipal capacity to deliver basic services.
South Africa's education system confronts a dual emergency as language policies favouring English and Afrikaans undermine learning outcomes, while deteriorating school facilities create unsafe learning environments across the nation.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced planned 10-hour daily outages in Edo State for March to facilitate critical infrastructure maintenance, while the Power Minister criticizes distribution companies over inadequate meter deployment threatening revenue collection.
A faction of Nairobi County Assembly members has thrown its weight behind a funding agreement between Governor Johnson Sakaja and President William Ruto, projecting the deal will channel an additional Sh80 billion toward capital projects.
Cape Town's dam levels drop below 50% capacity while fire incidents disrupt airport operations and settlements, highlighting infrastructure vulnerabilities that threaten energy security and economic stability across the continent.
Cape Town bleeds R460 million annually through failing pipes as dam levels plummet, while national government contemplates unprecedented interventions in Johannesburg and state entities—exposing the compound crisis of aging infrastructure and institutional decay across the region.
From Lagos' embattled bus reform initiative to airport infrastructure failures, Nigeria's transportation sector faces mounting pressures as traditional operators resist modernization while safety concerns persist at critical facilities.
Johannesburg's persistent water shortages are creating acute hardship for Muslim families during Ramadan, while lottery jackpots and political developments compete for national attention on February 26, 2026.
While Ogun State commits ₦6.1 billion to judicial infrastructure, Delta pursues industrial expansion and Ebonyi confronts contractor failures, revealing the varied strategies states employ to advance development goals.