Category: Construction
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🇪🇹 Addis Ababa airport could be the world’s biggest
Ethiopia is building a massive new airport which is projected to become Africa’s largest and one of the busiest in the world. The £5 billion project, named “Mega Airport City,” will be located near Bishoftu in central Ethiopia, about 25 miles from the capital, Addis Ababa. The airport is expected to welcome up to 110…
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🇺🇬 Uganda plans to launch longest heated oil pipeline by 2027 – minister
The world’s longest heated oil pipeline, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), is “still viable” despite funding delays caused by activist protests, with first deliveries expected by 2027. Construction of the pipeline began in 2017, and it will be almost 1,500 km long. The pipeline will run from two fields on the shores of…
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Plunder Capitalism: Land Grab Tactics in West Africa
panafrican.email Private property is the cornerstone of individual and family wealth, especially in West Africa, where land is closely tied to identity, community, and survival. Yet, the phenomenon known as plunder capitalism is threatening the very foundation of this wealth, as private equity players and multinational corporations employ a range of tactics to seize land…
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Switzerland’s First 3D Printed Building!
To meet the ambitions of tomorrow and strive towards a more sustainable future, we must rethink our current construction methods and adopt more technologically advanced and sustainable practices, like 3D construction printing. COBOD technology enables the use of various 3D printable materials, allowing, amongst other benefits, the replacement of traditional mortar mixes with more sustainable…
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Nelson Mandela monument opened in Moscow
The statue was created on the initiative of the Russian Military Historical Society with the support from the Russian Defense Ministry and the government of Moscow. “The opening of this monument symbolizes a new page in Russian-African relations. More and more we understand and realize that Africa is becoming a strategic partner of Russia, because…
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A year after an earthquake struck Morocco, most reconstruction efforts have yet to be realized
A year after nearly 3,000 people died when a record earthquake shook communities throughout Morocco’s High Atlas, it still looks like a bomb just went off in villages like Imi N’tala, where dozens of residents died when a chunk of mountainside cracked off and flattened the majority of buildings. Broken bricks, bent rods of rebar…
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Chinese company to build Africa’s largest desalination plant in Namibia
An agreement has been reached between China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and the Namibian government and construction will begin this year. The production capacity of this plant, after its commissioning, will be up to 20 million tonnes of desalinated water per year. The implementation of this project would solve the problem of fresh water…
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South Africa’s 232-year-old Postal Service is Just Weeks Away from Collapse
South Africa Post Office interim chief executive Fathima Gany shocked parliamentarians this week by revealing that the business would run out of cash and be liquidated unless it received a $214mn government bailout by the end of next month. Gany told parliament that the organisation had improved since it closed a third of its branches…
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Zinder Mosque, one of the oldest in Niger, collapses after torrential rains
The mosque was built around 1852 by Sultan Tanimoune Dan Souleymane. It is listed among the most visited mosques in the country, after the one in Agadez built in 1515. The Zinder region, located in the southeast, is one of the most affected by the intense rainy season that has been hitting Niger since June.
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Delta Holding Lands Contract for Major Rif Highway Project
Rabat, September 3, 2024 – Delta Holding, a prominent Moroccan construction and industrial group, has secured a significant contract to develop a key segment of the Rif Highway. This ambitious project, stretching along the scenic Mediterranean coast, is expected to enhance connectivity and stimulate economic growth in the region. The contract, awarded to Delta Holding’s…
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