UAE’s Mulk International begins work on major tech city in Zimbabwe
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday broke ground to launch the $500 million (Dh1.83 billion) Zim Cyber City, a hi-tech park near capital Harare, that is being developed by UAE-based diversified industrial...
Construction starts on El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt
Construction has begun in earnest on El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt the first such project in the country.
Alexey Likhachev, ROSATOM Director General, and Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy...
Construction begins on solar and battery project in South Africa
Construction has started in earnest on three Kenhardt projects in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) after reaching financial close.
The project is being...
Zimbabwe starts construction of Museum of African Liberation
Zimbabwe has kicked off construction work on Museum of African Liberation in the capital Harare to honour fallen veterans of the continent’s liberation wars.
The museum will also help document wars fought in Africa in...
Construction of Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway Project set to begin
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved financing of $150 million to Kenya to support a major highway development project under the government’s First Mover Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme.
The project...
Inflation set to impact growth in Africa says Turner and Townsend
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed lockdowns in China are starting to influence construction markets, a new report has shown.
The report dubbed International Construction Market Survey (ICMS) for 2022 by Turner and Townsend finds...
South Africa unveils Salvokop Precinct Development Project in Tshwane
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is currently undertaking the installation of bulk and internal infrastructure works at the Salvokop mixed-use precinct project within the ambit of the Tshwane Inner City Regeneration Programme.
The...
Togo’s Awandjélo solar project gets financial impetus
Construction of a 42 MWp solar PV power plant at Awandjélo in the Kara area in Togo has received a major financial boost after the West African Development Bank approved a loan of XOF25...
Kenya Ports Authority completes phase two of second container terminal
Phase-Two of the Sh32 billion second container terminal at the port of Mombasa is complete and set for commissioning next month.
Construction of the terminal which started in September 2018, is expected to increase the...
Construction begins on huge contact centre in Kenya’s Tatu City
CCI Global, the largest international contact centre operator in Africa, has broken ground on Eneo at Tatu Central, its ultra-modern contact centre located at Tatu City.
The start of construction of the 4,000-seat facility...
