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Construction of Tangier tech city in Morocco has received the much needed boost after Chinese firms China Communication Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC), and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with...

Nearly all major construction projects in Zimbabwe are being undertaken by foreign firms denying local companies the revenues they need to grow and expand, a top official from a construction lobby group ha said. Francis...

The Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has the potential to become the world’s largest copper producer through the consistent application of clear and rational mining policy, an official from Standard Bank Group has said. Peter von Klemperer,...

Pan-African housing development financier Shelter Afrique is concerned that Africa continues to face a major housing crisis thanks to a high population growth, increased urbanization and low supply of affordable housing. In Kenya for instance,...

Construction of a grand mosque with world’s tallest minaret in Algerian capital Casablanca is nearing completion. The mosque that being constructed by Chinese state-owned contractor, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, will be the largest in...

Ethiopia and China have signed a $1.8 billion investment deal especially to boost electric power transmission and distribution lines in the country Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed. The signing of the agreement came following...

Citizens in countries that support the Belt and Road Initiative prefer renewable energy to coal based energy, a new survey has shown. The survey sponsored by E3G and carried out by YouGov is being published ahead...

Rwanda has announced plan to ease cost of doing business for Small and Medium Enterprises in construction industry in the country a move that is expected to ultimately spur economic growth. Under the new plan,...

Kathu Solar Park, one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy project has started commercial operation, its developers  Sener and Acciona have announced. Kathu Solar Park is a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Independent Power Producer project...

Rift Valley Connect consortium (RVC) can now proceed with the construction of a multi-million dollar road project in Kenya after a tribunal dismissed a petition challenging the tender. A consortium of Egis Projects S.A (France),...