The World Bank has endorsed key projects for the improvement of infrastructure in East Africa, including the construction of a power line between Nairobi and Arusha in Tanzania, and a road from Mombasa to Malaba in Uganda.

SA's trade with Africa, particularly exports, has surged dramatically in the post-isolation years, with average annual export growth greater than with traditional trading partners.

There are growing indications that US and European companies, as opposed to African companies, will rebuild Africa through the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad).

Evian, Switzerland - The first concrete results of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) would soon be launched in the form of projects to connect electricity networks in west and north Africa, the Nepad secretariat told the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations at its annual summit here yesterday.