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He told the BBC he would need to see more information before he could decide to join the £42m trial.

South Africa plans to complete a framework for private companies to use state-owned port and rail infrastructure within six months, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said, a move that could help the government solve severe logistics constraints that have hit economic growth.

A senior US State Department official reassured African governments that an initiative to help counter China's influence through developing infrastructure on the continent will continue even after a change in administration.

Patients are warned to expect delays after SVL Healthcare Services suddenly ceased operating.

Mozambique faces growing risks as some big domestic-currency debt repayments near and natural-gas windfalls remain elusive, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Mozambique faces growing risks as some big domestic-currency debt repayments near and natural-gas windfalls remain elusive, according to S&P Global Ratings.

China Civil Engineering Construction aims to quadruple volumes Tazara will compete with another rail line the US is backing

Zambia has asked the World Bank to front-load an existing funding program to help deal with the fallout of an historic drought, and approve a new catastrophe financing line by year-end.

Zambia is battling the impact of the worst drought in decades that wiped out crops and curbed hydroelectric generation, leading to rolling blackouts that last at least 21 hours a day.