Strong investment The recently issued Ghana Eurobond has raised US$3 billion in the international debt capital markets. The issuance includes a US$1.25 billion, six-year weighted average life (WAL) bond; a US$1 billion,… Read more
Right on track Additional financing has been secured for the ongoing construction of Tanzania’s standard gauge railway (SGR) project. The Ministry of Finance has received a US$1.46 billion loan from Standard Chartered that… Read more
Powering up Djibouti’s first grid-scale independent energy project is gathering momentum. African Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced a US$63 million investment into the construction and operation of a 60 MW wind farm… Read more
Full coverage Madagascar has launched an ambitious reforestation campaign. The government intends, with private-sector support, to plant 60 million trees over 40 000 ha of land by the end of this year. The campaign… Read more
In the pipeline Eqypt’s move to natural gas is gaining momentum. Having previously announced a target of connecting 1.2 million households to a natural gas grid (marking a move away from liquefied petroleum… Read more
