<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" 	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" 	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" 	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" 	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" 	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" 	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" > <channel> 	<title>Infrastructure &#8211; Invest-Time</title> 	<atom:link href="https://invest-time.com/en/infrastructure/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> 	<link>https://invest-time.com/en</link> 	<description>Strategic information to securing investment in Africa</description> 	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:43:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> 	<language>en-US</language> 	<sy:updatePeriod> 	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod> 	<sy:updateFrequency> 	1	</sy:updateFrequency> 	 <image> 	<url>https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fav_it-150x150.png</url> 	<title>Infrastructure &#8211; Invest-Time</title> 	<link>https://invest-time.com/en</link> 	<width>32</width> 	<height>32</height> </image>  	<item> 		<title>Memve&#8217;ele Hydropower: Cameroon invests XAF 4 Billion to tackle energy shortages</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/cameroon-memveele-hydropower-edc/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:42:44 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Cameroon]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Central Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[cameroon]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12927</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[The Electricity Development Corporation (EDC) is planning an investment of CFA 4 billion to strengthen the operational reliability of the Memve’ele hydropower plant, a key infrastructure of Cameroon’s Southern Interconnected Grid (SIG).]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/edc.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Dakhla, Africa’s emerging data powerhouse: Morocco’s strategic bet on a 500 MW green data center</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/dakhla-africas-emerging-data-powerhouse-morocco/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:33:32 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12883</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[With the announcement of a 500 MW hyperscale data center fully powered by renewable energy in Dakhla, Morocco is making a decisive move in Africa’s digital race. Far more than a large-scale infrastructure project, this initiative positions the Kingdom as a future continental hub for data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, at a time when Africa still faces a structural deficit in digital infrastructure. 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Anchored in one of the world’s largest iron ore deposits, this national strategy seeks to turn Guinea, by 2040, into a major industrial, energy and logistics hub in West Africa, while ensuring inclusive, sustainable growth and strong local value creation.]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/simandou2040.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Burkina Faso : the country launches an ambitious technological academy to build a scientific elite and strengthen industrial sovereignty</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/burkina-faso-the-country-launches-an-ambitious/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:25:55 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Burkina Faso]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12850</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[The Burkinabe government has approved the construction of a Technological Academy designed to train engineers specialized in cutting-edge fields including nuclear energy, aeronautics, metallurgy, digital technologies and mining. 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On 17 November 2025, PAD signed a high-level convention with Innovendi Data Technologies &#038; Communications Ltd for the deployment of a next-generation 4G/5G network, IoT solutions, cybersecurity systems and Smart Port services. Fully financed by Innovendi, this public-private partnership aims to elevate the Douala-Bonaberi Port to international Smart Port standards and strengthen its competitiveness across the Gulf of Guinea.]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pad.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Nigeria : Dangote opens 10% equity in refinery expansion to global investors</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/nigeria-dangote-opens-10-equity-in-refinery/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:03:28 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12776</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[Nigerian industrial Aliko Dangote, a leading figure in Africa’s industrialization drive, announced on October 26, 2025.]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/faf.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Cameroon: Arise IIP launches construction of its 500-hectare industrial zone in Dibamba, Douala</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/douala-arise-iip-construction-of-its-500-hectare-industrial-zone-in-dibamba/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:02:30 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Cameroon]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Central Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[cameroon]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12596</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[The Dibamba Industrial-Port Zone project, officially launched on July 24, 2025, represents a major leap forward in Cameroon’s ambition to become a regional hub for industry and logistics. 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The project, spearheaded by Ropeways Transit Rwanda Limited (RTRL), marks a transformative step in sustainable urban mobility for sub-Saharan Africa.]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/zzzzzzzzzzzzz.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Africa: the private sector, cornerstone of commercial infrastructure financing</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/africa-private-sector-commercial-infrastructure/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:05:02 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Logistics and Transport]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12377</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[The private sector is now the cornerstone of investment in commercial infrastructure across the continent. This was the central message that emerged from the Regional Conference on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), held on April 21–22, 2025, in Djibouti. The event brought together policymakers, economic experts, and private investors to discuss the future of intra-African trade.]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SEZs.webp" />	</item> 		<item> 		<title>Morocco, Egypt, Kenya : emerging markets for renewable hydrogen, ammonia and methanol</title> 		<link>https://invest-time.com/en/markets-renewable-hydrogen-ammonia-methanol/</link> 		 		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aissatou Amirah]]></dc:creator> 		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate> 				<category><![CDATA[Water and Energy]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category> 		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category> 		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://invest-time.com/en/?p=12111</guid> 					<description><![CDATA[A joint report by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the crucial role of clean energy carriers such as renewable hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and e-kerosene in the global energy transition. These energies will play a central role, particularly in hard-to-electrify sectors such as heavy industry, shipping and aviation. The report states that "around 14% of final energy consumption could be covered by these vectors by 2050".]]></description> 		 		 		 		<media:thumbnail url="https://invest-time.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/amoniac.webp" />	</item> 	</channel> </rss> 