Construction

[ad_1] Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to launch the construction of 3,112 affordable housing units in the Karsana area of Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 8 February.  The project is a pilot for the government’s Renewed

[ad_1] Turkey’s Albayrak Group signed a 25-year concession agreement in January to operate the conventional terminal at the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire on the Republic of Congo’s Gulf of Guinea coast. The contract will see the group rehabilitate, modernise, operate and

[ad_1] The government of Cape Verde officially launched its Improving Connectivity and Urban Infrastructure programme at a ceremony 26 January. The programme is being supported with US$40 million in funding from the World Bank. It aims to improve transport connectivity and

[ad_1] Kenya’s defence ministry has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with China Railway Engineering Group (CREG) to build affordable housing for members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). The KDF housing PPP project entails the construction of affordable housing and associated

[ad_1] Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) has outlined key planned projects to be executed in the Nigerian state in its recently published 2023 report.  The raft of projects includes industrial parks, a rail network, shopping mall and an

[ad_1] The governments of Mozambique and Malawi are moving ahead with plans to upgrade border posts along the highway linking the two countries under the World Bank’s Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP). Notices have been issued inviting expressions of

[ad_1] Lagos State Government has signed a Naira 2.3 trillion (US$1.8 billion) appropriation bill for 2024, which includes an investment of Naira 550.7 billion (US$436.1 million) to develop and maintain infrastructure. The state will focus on completing ongoing transport projects such as the

[ad_1] Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has officially launched the upgrade and expansion of Mbamba Bay port, the local Daily News has reported.  Mbamba Bay port is one of three ports located on Lake Nyasa in Tanzania’s Ruvuma region. TPA handed over the

[ad_1] Data centre provider Teraco has announced it will construct a 120MW photovoltaic solar facility in South Africa's Free State province after public utility Eskom approved its request for grid capacity allocation. The power will be wheeled to Teraco’s data centres

[ad_1] The construction industry in Sub-Saharan Africa should look at using alternative building materials and technology while addressing the growing demand for infrastructure, according to expert panelists on ConstructAfrica’s Innovative Construction Materials for Africa webinar. This second webinar in the Building