Rwanda banks on Bugesera airport to boost intra-Africa trade
Rwanda has kicked off the construction of Bugesera airport a project that it says will help boost economic integration of the East African Community and enhance intra-Africa trade.
Construction of the Bugesera International airport follows...
Construction of Nairobi-Mombasa highway to Start 2018
Kenya will begin construction of a new Nairobi-Mombasa highway in 2018 Kenya National Highways Director General Peter Mundinia has said. This is after KenHA signed an agreement with US-Based construction firm, Bechtel International.
Mr Mundinia...
Construction of Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline begins
Construction of a crude oil pipeline from Hoima district in Uganda to the Indian Ocean Tanzanian Port of Tanga has kicked off in earnest. The Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline has been in the offing...
Chinese firm to construct major hydropower plant in Angola
Angola has launched the construction of a massive hydropower plant which it says will help solve the power shortage in the country.
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos officially inaugurated the construction of the Caculo Cabaca...
Teraco constructs Africa’s biggest data centre
Expansion of Africa’s biggest data centre which began in early 2015 in South Africa is going on well with completion slated for late 2017, CEO Lex van Wyk has said.
The company raised R400m from...
Turkish construction firm Yapi Merkezi mulls growth in Africa
Turkish construction giant Yapi Merkezi hopes a $3 billion modern railway-line project it is building in Ethiopia and Tanzania will showcase its skills and make it a “trusted development partner” in Africa.
The consortium, which...
South African construction group Aveng ends talks to sell steel arm
South African construction group Aveng has ended talks to sell its steel arm , Chief Executive Kobus Verster has confirmed. The CEO cited failure to reach agreement on price as the main reason.
Consequently,Mr Verster said...
Avic plans complex to house NCA, road institutions in Kenya
Kenya plans to construct a mega complex in Nairobi that will house Kenya’s road institutions and the National Construction Authority(NCA). China’s firm, Avic has already won the project’s tender.
The firm won the tender through...
Kenya launches Isiolo international airport in northeast region
Isiolo International airport is part of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project
Tanzania mulls dry port to serve East Africa, Great Lakes region
Tanzania plans to construct a dry port in the western part of the country to serve East Africa and the Great Lakes region the country's ports authority has said.
An official from Tanzania Ports Authority...
