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Magugua Hydro project in Eswatini

Financial close reached for 13.5MW Lower Maguduza Hydro Power Project in Eswatini

People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

By MacDonald Dzirutwe 9 Jan 2025

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension

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Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

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Getting real about virtual events

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Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

15 Sep 2020

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Dr Anthony Ogbuokiri and Dr Emmanuel Manu 14 Sep 2020

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

4 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

Paragon Architects highlights its Pullman Accra Airport City project in Ghana

Paragon Architects highlights its Pullman Accra Airport City project in Ghana

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

Registrations open for Young Moroccan Architecture Awards

Registrations open for Young Moroccan Architecture Awards

12 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

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Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026

Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026

24 Jul 2020

The Grand Renaissance Dam: what's at stake and what could break the deadlock

The Grand Renaissance Dam: what's at stake and what could break the deadlock

Mahemud Tekuya 23 Jul 2020

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award

15 Jul 2020

Technical excellence vital for infrastructure PPPs in Africa

Technical excellence vital for infrastructure PPPs in Africa

9 Jul 2020

Big 5 Digital Festival aims to connnect Africa's construction professionals

Big 5 Digital Festival aims to connnect Africa's construction professionals

7 Jul 2020

Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) negotiations resume

Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) negotiations resume

7 Jul 2020

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jun 2020

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

24 Jun 2020

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

Biruk Terrefe 24 Jun 2020

Algorithms are designing better buildings

Algorithms are designing better buildings

Silvio Carta 19 Jun 2020

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

Colin McFarlane 8 Jun 2020

How smart water solutions could help solve Africa's water challenges

How smart water solutions could help solve Africa's water challenges

29 May 2020

Coronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever

Coronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever

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