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Egypt will inaugurate the first phase of the East Cairo Monorail on 9 November, marking a transformative step in Greater Cairo’s transport modernization agenda. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, during the second Cairo Forum, the project forms part of a broader national vision to enhance connectivity between […]
Morocco’s modernisation is an inspirational success. The country has built world-class ports, attracted tens of billions in investment, and positioned itself as a bridge between Africa and Europe—and between East and West, says Modern Diplomacy magazine in its latest edition. Since 2020, the country has drawn about $40 billion in greenfield manufacturing investment, becoming the […]
Africa is losing billions each year to twin economic threats: climate-induced natural disasters and illicit financial flows, a new series of reports reveal. According to a new report by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), natural disasters inflict $12.7 billion in annual damage to infrastructure across the continent. Floods alone account for nearly 69% […]
Ethiopia is set to break ground on a mega nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Tuesday (9 September), unveiling a sweeping $30 billion infrastructure agenda aimed at transforming the country’s energy, transport, and industrial sectors. Speaking at the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — Africa’s largest hydropower project — Ahmed […]
Spain, which is one of Morocco’s key economic & political strategic partners, looks forward to the railway projects launched by the North African Kingdom to meet growing demand. “Morocco has just launched projects to develop its rail network and Spain is ready to contribute to these projects”, said Spanish Transport minister Oscar Puente Santiago following […]
Libya has expressed its willingness to restore air connectivity with Morocco and its commitment to any initiative aimed at opening a shipping line between the two countries. This came at a meeting in Rabat between Libyan Minister of Transport Salem Al Shahoubi, and his Moroccan peer Mohammed Abdeljalil on the sidelines of the high-level ministerial […]
Madagascar’s Ministry of Transport and Metrology will launch on August 15 in capital Antananarivo the country’s first urban train to be powered by electricity, local media Madagascar Tribune reports. The train will connect Soarano and Amaronakona stations, a distance of 12 km. The new train will help commute within the capital. 2 million people commute […]
Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville signed 15 agreements covering several areas including defense, health and transport, as both countries bolster ties. Top diplomats of both countries namely Kandia Camara of Côte d’Ivoire and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso initialed the agreements following two days of intense work of the first session of the Great Ivorian-Congolese Joint […]
France is looking forward to increasing its presence in Tunisia as a delegation from the Movement of French enterprises (MEDEF) heads for a two day visit beginning on Wednesday. The delegation of more than a hundred enterprises among them the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry International is headed by Jean Burelle, president […]