South African power utility Eskom has embarked on a three-year research project with Japanese vehicle manufacturer Nissan for testing the fully-electric Nissan Leaf
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Infrastructure Bank to fund Nigerian rail project
Nigerian financial agency Infrastructure Bank has plans to invest US$2bn in a Lagos Red Line mass transit system which will transport at least two million passengers daily from Alagbado to Marina
India to sanction loan for Africa rail project
India will lend US$300mn to fund a railway line connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of its programme to invest in Africa
New Boeing 737-700 acquired by RwandAir
RwandAir has taken ownership of a new, US$40mn Boeing 737-700 NG
Ethiopian Airlines to carry out maintenance works for Bombardier
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace has made Ethiopian Airlines an authorised service facility that will service Bombardiers Q400 and Q400 NextGen turobprop aircrafts