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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 projectMacDonald Dzirutwe

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

The high-tech solution is based on the RITM-200 reactor

Egypt will benefit from floating nuclear plant

11 Jun 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili

Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr

Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

XCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied

XCMG helps Nigeria's Dangote refinery get up to speed

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

Mohamed Abdel-Ghany 18 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

Coulibaly Media and Luc Gnago 3 Jul 2023

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

21 Jun 2023

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

12 Jun 2023

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Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 8 Jun 2023

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

10 May 2023

Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting

Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting

8 May 2023

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Osman Ozbulut 5 Apr 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

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

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

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

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

20 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

5 steps Nigeria must take to stop buildings collapsing in Lagos

5 steps Nigeria must take to stop buildings collapsing in Lagos

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 19 Sep 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

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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

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

Yusri Mohamed and Menna Alaa 30 Dec 2024

The high-tech solution is based on the RITM-200 reactor

Egypt will benefit from floating nuclear plant

11 Jun 2024

Image source: Pixabay from

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili

Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr

Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

XCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied

XCMG helps Nigeria's Dangote refinery get up to speed

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

Mohamed Abdel-Ghany 18 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

Coulibaly Media and Luc Gnago 3 Jul 2023

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

21 Jun 2023

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

12 Jun 2023

Source: jplenio1 via

Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 8 Jun 2023

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

10 May 2023

Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting

Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting

8 May 2023

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Osman Ozbulut 5 Apr 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

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

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

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

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

20 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

5 steps Nigeria must take to stop buildings collapsing in Lagos

5 steps Nigeria must take to stop buildings collapsing in Lagos

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 19 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Be ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

Egypt reclaims Suez Canal mudflat for industrial hub

Egypt reclaims Suez Canal mudflat for industrial hub

Patrick Werr 8 Jul 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jul 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jun 2022

6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa 8 Mar 2022

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Seyed Ghaffar, Mehdi Chougan, Pawel Sikora 2 Mar 2022

Despite challenges, Gibb successfully oversees refurbishment of Nalubaale Dam

Despite challenges, Gibb successfully oversees refurbishment of Nalubaale Dam

17 Jan 2022

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

#StartupStory: Osmotic Engineering Group on driving infrastructure development in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 Nov 2021

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Lanre Ola 3 Nov 2021

6 die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

6 die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

Chijioke Ohuocha 2 Nov 2021