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AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

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Rail carriages are pictured at the Siggenthal plant of cement maker Holcim in Wurenlingen near Zurich, Switzerland. Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Holcim Lafarge sale ups Chinese ownership of African cement market

By Kanjyik Ghosh and Surbhi Misra 3 Dec 2024

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Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

13 Oct 2021

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

12 Oct 2021

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

George Obulutsa 8 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Crystal Ventures to invest $200m in Congo Republic industrial park

Crystal Ventures to invest $200m in Congo Republic industrial park

Christian Elion 4 Oct 2021

AfDB approves $116m loan to upgrade Tanzania's southern road corridor

AfDB approves $116m loan to upgrade Tanzania's southern road corridor

28 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

Michelle Nichols 16 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

14 Sep 2021

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Bate Felix 9 Sep 2021

Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

8 Sep 2021

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Alexander Winning 7 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

Lauren Hartzenberg 7 Sep 2021

Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence. US UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

Building collapses are all too common in Lagos. Here's why

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 23 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Can Kenya learn from global floods?

Can Kenya learn from global floods?

Simon Thomas 18 Aug 2021

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

12 Aug 2021

Lonsa acquires majority stake in fibre cement manufacturer Everite

Lonsa acquires majority stake in fibre cement manufacturer Everite

3 Aug 2021

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

29 Jul 2021

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

26 Jul 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

Peter Hodgkinson 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Simon Thomas 14 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

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Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

13 Oct 2021

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

Aecom launches 2021/22 Africa Property & Construction Cost Guide

12 Oct 2021

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

George Obulutsa 8 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Crystal Ventures to invest $200m in Congo Republic industrial park

Crystal Ventures to invest $200m in Congo Republic industrial park

Christian Elion 4 Oct 2021

AfDB approves $116m loan to upgrade Tanzania's southern road corridor

AfDB approves $116m loan to upgrade Tanzania's southern road corridor

28 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

Michelle Nichols 16 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

14 Sep 2021

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Bate Felix 9 Sep 2021

Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

8 Sep 2021

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Alexander Winning 7 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

Lauren Hartzenberg 7 Sep 2021

Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence. US UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

Building collapses are all too common in Lagos. Here's why

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 23 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Can Kenya learn from global floods?

Can Kenya learn from global floods?

Simon Thomas 18 Aug 2021

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

12 Aug 2021

Lonsa acquires majority stake in fibre cement manufacturer Everite

Lonsa acquires majority stake in fibre cement manufacturer Everite

3 Aug 2021

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

29 Jul 2021

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

26 Jul 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

Peter Hodgkinson 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Simon Thomas 14 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Water is the foundation of the Big Four Agenda

Water is the foundation of the Big Four Agenda

Simon Thomas 6 Jul 2021

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Momen Saeed Atallah, Omar Fahmy and Nafisa Eltahir 6 Jul 2021

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Michelle Nichols 2 Jul 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Christian Akorlie 29 Jun 2021

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Kenya's huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here's how

29 Jun 2021

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Khalid Abdelaziz 28 Jun 2021

Tanzania considers reviving $10bn port project

Tanzania considers reviving $10bn port project

Nuzulack Dausen 28 Jun 2021

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How the private sector is shaping the future of Lake Chad and the Congo Basin

Nidhi Nagabhatla & Ramazan Caner Sayan 25 Jun 2021