Kenya signs $621m transport construction deal
The 530 kilometer roadway will service the mainland, while also creating new export opportunities in South Sudan and Ethiopia. The Kenya National Highways Authority has signed a USD 620 million deal that will see 530 kilometers of roads being built between the port city of Lamu and Isiolo. Nigel Shaw of LEX Africa member firm […]
Rwanda builds first Tantalum and Niobium refinery
The East African country’s investment in the sector could turn around its mining industry. International mining processing firm, Power Resource Group (PRG) Plc, will start building Rwanda’s first tantalum and niobium refinery, soon. The firm is investing an estimated USD 16 million for the plant, which is expected to be operational in less than a year. […]
Ethiopia cements its economic reform through the construction industry
From being heavily dependent on importing cement, to producing its own stock, Ethiopia is reeling in foreign investment and opening up new channels for job creation. It’s a light at the end of a very dark tunnel for Ethiopia, a country that knows the taste of being in a state of emergency. In 2013, the […]
Pleas for Nigeria’s construction industry bill to be passed into law
Nigeria’s construction industry could once again see itself on the right side of the standards debate, if the Safety and Industry Hazards bill is signed into law. Nigeria. Western African country. Population? 186 million. Each of those souls need places to live, work, access help and be entertained. Enter, Nigeria’s construction industry. In 2014, analysts […]
