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Vital addition

Côte d’Ivoire is strengthening its energy-producing sector by building a thermal power plant. Signing a US$431 million agreement with... Read more
15 Jan, 2019

Green lift-off

Rwanda’s multimillion-dollar Bugesera airport, construction of which is nearing completion, is on track to be awarded Green Mark certification... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Seat of power

Builders have broken ground on Zimbabwe’s new parliament building, 18 km outside the country’s capital. According to Construction Review... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Shared connection

The governments of Morocco and Portugal have confirmed plans for a 250 km-long undersea electricity cable that will connect the... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Open for business

In Rwanda, East Africa’s first inland dry port has commenced operations. It is hoped that the US$80 million facility... Read more
27 Nov, 2018

Software bugs

Kenyan-based start-up Farm Ink has been awarded top spot and US$150 000 in the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech... Read more
27 Nov, 2018

Extreme makeover

Namibia’s Hosea Kutako International Airport is set to undergo an extensive upgrade that will increase its capacity. The Namibian... Read more
27 Nov, 2018

Into the wild

Malawi’s Liwonde National Park is now a ‘smart’ game reserve. The 548 km2 area has been equipped by Dutch... Read more
20 Nov, 2018

Looking up

The Ghanaian government has signed an MoU with a South African consortium that is hoped will lead to the... Read more
20 Nov, 2018

Commence countdown

Ethiopia is preparing to launch its first satellite in September 2019. According to Solomon Belay Tessema, senior scientist and... Read more
20 Nov, 2018