The railway line will link Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Khartoum in Sudan, with an extension to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. (Image source: Luisao Pepe/Pixabay)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$1.2mn grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study for construction of a standard-gauge railway (SGR) link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan
SGR project will deliver massive benefits to Tanzania and support the government’s 2025 vision of making Tanzania an industrialised country. (Image source: Standard Chartered)
The government of Tanzania Ministry of Finance has signed a US$1.46bn facility agreement with Standard Chartered Tanzania to fund the construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora
The agreement was signed at a press conference during the 2019 African Investment Forum. (Image source: African Investment Forum)
The government of Ghana has signed a concession agreement for the construction of a high-speed railway in Accra, Ghana’s capital
The initiative aims to boost the railway monitoring system. (Image source: Gary Bembridge/Flickr)
Siemens Mobility and Softil have jointly announced an agreement that will see a range of next-generation communications solutions come to market for use in long term evolution-railway (LTE-R) railways as well as mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) metro applications like underground tram buses etc
Alstom supplied ONCF with 12 very high-speed trains for the Tangier-Casablanca railway section. (Image source: Alstom)
Alstom has participated in the inauguration of the Tangier-Casablanca high-speed line with its high-speed trains supplied and delivered to the Office National des Chemins de Fer Marocain (ONCF)
The Bell team in Richards Bay consists of more than 800 machinists, welders, and assemblers. (Image source: Bell)
GFE Power Product’s extensive range covers generators from 10 kVA up to 3,000 kVA. (Image source: GFE Power Products)
The funding is the largest-ever equity raise in the minigrid industry according to Husk. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The initiative will help African contractors participate in annual infrastructure investments. (Image source: Afreximbank)
ITS has evolved into a sophisticated systems approach, providing numerous opportunities to revolutionise road networks. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Invest International’s Lara Muller; Ivory Coast Minister of Finance and Economy, Adam Coulibaly; and Ambassador Designate to Ivory Coast, Jeroen Kelderhuis. (Image source: Invest International)
The Yellow Metal Machine Rental team with some Wacker Neuson equipment. (Image source: Wacker Neuson)
Although displaying resilience, the report warns that African banks remain exposed to physical climate risks due to both sovereign and industry lending. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
WAA and VCMI will seek to establish regulatory frameworks to enable access to high integrity and fair voluntary carbon markets for WAA member countries. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The parties will also promote the mutual exchange of information and expertise in the field of export credit policies and practices. (Image source: TBD Group)
Inside Condra’s Johannesburg factory: an overhead crane positions an electric motor during assembly of hoist and crab. (Image source: Condra)
IVECO is renewing its entire product range, all at once. (Image source: IVECO)
The MoU was signed alongside the Africa Health Business Symposium. (Image source: Africa CDC)
Both the IMF and EIU expect SSA to rank as the world’s second fastest growing economy in 2024. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
There has been a focus on the sugar industry. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
At WFES, Gotion High-tech will showcase its latest products and leading green energy solutions at its booth. (Image source: Gotion High-tech)
The new Perkins 5012 is a full-authority electronic engine optimised and purpose-built for power generation applications. (Image source: Perkins)
SSAB will begin deliveries of the new products in 2026.
The key issues restricting sub-Saharan Africa’s manufacturing sector will be unpacked at Manufacturing Indaba later this year. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Through the innovative solution, each vessel can fill two tank containers on average between two ports. (Image source: Maersk)
Hyphen is developing sub-Saharan Africa’s largest, most advanced and only fully-vertical integrated green hydrogen project. (Image source: Hyphen)
According to Liebherr, the Used Equipment Marketplace is extremely user-friendly. (Image source: Liebherr)
Electricity storage will be pivotal in unlocking renewable projects and meeting energy demand. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
With RFID, assets can be given unique digital identities that enable users to identify and locate them all at once, from a distance, in real time. (Image source: Brady)
Africa Data Centres and DPA SA have broken ground on their solar farm in the Free State. (Image source: Africa Data Centres)
A Cat PM310 Cold Planer in action. (Image source: Caterpillar)
A larger stockholding of WEG products facilitates ready access for customers. (Image source: WEG Africa)
African nations have turned to the concept of power pools to address the continent's energy deficit and foster regional cooperation. (Image source: Synergy Consulting)
Dietmar Siersdorfer is expanding his role as Middle East managing director at Siemens Energy to include Africa. (Image source: Siemens Energy)
SEW-EURODRIVE is aggressively driving its African resource expansion by focusing this year on Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mozambique. (Image source: SEW EURODRIVE)
