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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

By Yusri Mohamed and Menna Alaa 30 Dec 2024

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Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

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Elias Biryabarema 10 Mar 2023

Othman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

Othman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

8 Mar 2023

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Mar 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Stanis Bujakera and Sonia Rolley 17 Feb 2023

2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards nominations now open

2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards nominations now open

9 Feb 2023

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Bunny Bala 3 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2023

Afribiz Invest, MES form crane and lift hire joint venture

Afribiz Invest, MES form crane and lift hire joint venture

30 Jan 2023

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Pippa Morgan and Andrea Ghiselli 12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 4 Jan 2023

Climate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

Climate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

23 Dec 2022

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

7 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Paul Cureton and Ole B. Jensen 2 Dec 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Dec 2022

Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Nov 2022

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2022

Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

Nyasha Nyaungwa 9 Nov 2022

#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

Sindy Peters 7 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

27 Oct 2022

Egypt's SODIC offers to buy Orascom Real Estate for $125m

Egypt's SODIC offers to buy Orascom Real Estate for $125m

Mahmoud Salama 26 Oct 2022

Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat, produce healthy food in African cities

Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat, produce healthy food in African cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun 25 Oct 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Jabulile Nhlapo.

Putting sustainability at the core of Africa's health

Jabulile Nhlapo 5 Oct 2022

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

4 Oct 2022

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Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

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Elias Biryabarema 10 Mar 2023

Othman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

Construction & EngineeringOthman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

8 Mar 2023

World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Construction & EngineeringWorld Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Mar 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Construction & EngineeringCongo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Stanis Bujakera and Sonia Rolley 17 Feb 2023

2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards nominations now open

Construction & Engineering2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards nominations now open

9 Feb 2023

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Construction & EngineeringIs greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Bunny Bala 3 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Energy & MiningLeveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2023

Afribiz Invest, MES form crane and lift hire joint venture

Construction & EngineeringAfribiz Invest, MES form crane and lift hire joint venture

30 Jan 2023

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Construction & EngineeringChinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Pippa Morgan and Andrea Ghiselli 12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

FinanceAfrica should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

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Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners December 2022

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Climate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

Construction & EngineeringClimate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

23 Dec 2022

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

Construction & EngineeringSRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

7 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & EngineeringBuilding on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Energy & MiningZambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Construction & Engineering5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

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Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners November 2022

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Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

Construction & EngineeringLagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Nov 2022

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Construction & EngineeringKenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Construction & EngineeringNew desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2022

Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

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Nyasha Nyaungwa 9 Nov 2022

#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

Construction & Engineering#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

Sindy Peters 7 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

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LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

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27 Oct 2022

Egypt's SODIC offers to buy Orascom Real Estate for $125m

PropertyEgypt's SODIC offers to buy Orascom Real Estate for $125m

Mahmoud Salama 26 Oct 2022

Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat, produce healthy food in African cities

Construction & EngineeringGrowing plants on buildings can reduce heat, produce healthy food in African cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun 25 Oct 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

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20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Jabulile Nhlapo.

HealthcarePutting sustainability at the core of Africa's health

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World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

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4 Oct 2022

Image supplied: Barrows develops new commercial business parks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mauritius.

PropertyBarrows to build 4 new business parks in Mauritius

4 Oct 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

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5 steps Nigeria must take to stop buildings collapsing in Lagos

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Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

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Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

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13 Sep 2022

SBTi approves Saint-Gobain's 2050 emission reduction targets

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12 Sep 2022

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

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Synda Obaji 7 Sep 2022

Desalination may be key to averting global water shortage, but it will take time

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Kiran Tota-Maharaj 2 Sep 2022