Construction of Tanzania’s Dodoma Stadium takes shape
Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli has said that plans to kick start the construction of a mega stadium in Dodoma are underway.
Mr Magufuli was speaking in Dodoma during a ceremony to mark the 53rd...
Tanzanian teenager constructs solar powered robot
A secondary school boy in Tanzania has constructed a solar powered robot which he says can walk, turn its head, speak and perform other functions with the help of a remote control.
The student Gracious...
Land prices in Nairobi slow down reveals HassConsult
A new survey by consultancy firm HassConsult has revealed that Land prices in Nairobi suburbs were nearly flat in the first three months of the year, rising 1.3 per cent compared to the last...
Rwanda launches new digital system in construction
Rwanda has kicked off the use of a new digital system in construction that will be used in issuing and managing building permits.
The new digital system in construction dubbed electronic Building Permit Management Information...
Uganda’s NSSF gets impetus to construct low cost houses
Uganda's NSSF has announced that it will now embark on the construction of low-cost house in the area within the next five years after redeeming its 830.68 acres of prime land located at Nsimbe...
Ethiopia’s Habesha Cement launches new factory
Ethiopia's prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has inaugurated Habesha Cement's new factory with the capacity to produce 1.4 million tons of cement per year.
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The cement plant which is built at...
Construction set to start on 55MW PV Garissa Solar project
Plans are underway in Kenya to kick off the construction of what would be, upon completion, the largest solar project in East Africa. The Garissa Solar project is being constructed in northern Kenya.
Rural Electrification...
Major meeting on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam to be held in Egypt
A spokesman from the Egyptian foreign ministry has told the media that his country will host a special meeting next week in the capital Cairo regarding the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) .
The main...
Construction boosts Kenya’s economy
Kenya’s economy, East Africa’s largest, expanded at the fastest pace in five years in 2016, boosted by more construction and tourism.
GDP increased 5.8% last year, the most since 2011, from a revised 5.7% in...
Lake Turkana wind power scheme gears up for production
A director of the consortium building the Lake Turkana Wind project has announced that the Wind Power project will be fully connected to the national grid by the end of June.
Carlo Van Wageningen, founder...
