The construction of the highway is costing a whopping U.S.$476 million, with a shocking cost of U.S.$9.2 million per kilometre over and above the average $2 million per kilometre ... Read more »
A fishing vessel off the coast of Nampula province, northern Mozambique, reportedly sank on April 7th, with nearly 130 people on board. Following a tragic shipwreck off the ... Read more »
The City of Cape Town and the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) have for now smoked a peace pipe in an effort to stop any further taxi-strike related violence in the ... Read more »
At least 58 people tragically lost their lives after an overloaded river boat capsized in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, during a funeral procession. The ... Read more »
Popular singer Irene Namubiru was among those who survived the boat tragedy on Lake Victoria where at least 30 people died. Namubiru gave a detailed account on what transpired that ... Read more »
The country has started building the 300km s gauge railway from the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam to Morogoro. The line is also going to be extended to Port Mwanza on Lake ... Read more »
Rwanda's new airport in Bugesera district will be connected to regional Rusumo hydroelectric power plant slated to be inaugurated by the end of 2023, Michel Nkurunziz Read more »
Across the world, more and more people are opting for electric vehicles and the industry is undeniably on the rise. However, as electric cars grow in popularity, concerns over ... Read more »
Plans for a rail line between Nigeria and Niger Republic are underway. Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil signed a nearly U.S.$2 billion contract with Nigeria's Ministry of ... Read more »
Landlocked nations such as Niger Republic, northern Cameroon, Chad and parts of the Sahel, will have an easier time moving goods through road and rail, thanks to Nigeria's Kano ... Read more »
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