UK Export Finance (UKEF) funds four projects in Angola covering air transport, road infrastructure and electricity. The operation must also generate 167 million pounds of contracts for...
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Guinea: €269.5 million from BIDC, including part for 84 km of roads in Upper Guinea
Guinea signed on 10 September 2026 in Conakry three loan agreements with the ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) for a cumulative amount of €269.546 million. The main aspect of transport and logistics concerns...
South Africa: Transnet opens 20 railway lines to private operators
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) has launched a call for proposals for the leasing, development, operation and maintenance of 20 railway lines in several regions of South Africa. Ten-year contracts...
Kenya: DP World and GulfCap Africa formalize partnership for 222 hectares of industrial park in Mombasa
DP World and GulfCap Africa signed a Shareholders Agreement in Nairobi to continue the development of Mombasa Industrial Park in Kenya. Planned for 222 hectares under a special economic zone, the project must be...
Road transport: $291 million to modernize the corridor between Benin and Niger
The reconstruction work on the Sètto-Dassa-Zoumè section, 39.45 km long, was launched on 9 September 2026 in Benin. Funded to the tune of 291 million dollars, of which 202 million contributed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and 89 million by the...
Reducing post-harvest losses: the logistical challenge that can transform African agriculture
Article from Africa supply chain magazine – n°17 By Babacar Sembene Managing Director of the Market Regulatory Agency – Ministry of Industry and Trade L While the...
Nigeria: APM Terminals signs an agreement to negotiate the development of the port of Badagry
APM Terminals and the Société de développement du port de Badagry (Badagry Port Development Limited) have signed in Copenhagen a Memorandum of Understanding concerning exclusive negotiations for the development of the future deep water port of Badagry, Nigeria. The...
Senegal: APIX and Lufthansa Group join forces to develop air connectivity and trade
The Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Major Works (APIX) signed a partnership agreement with Lufthansa Group on Monday, 7 September in Dakar. The agreement concerns in particular the promotion of Senegal to European markets and the development of...
Malawi: $20 million for two ships and the modernization of a shipyard
The Government of Malawi has signed a $20 million memorandum of understanding with the Chinese company Hongtai Investment Group to develop transport on Lake Malawi. The project includes the construction of two ships and the modernization of the...
Air freight: SolitAir opens a connection between Accra and Dubai
The Emirati air cargo company SolitAir has launched a new route between Accra, Ghana, and Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport. This service must increase the capacity of air freight transport between West Africa and the United States.