Rwanda: City Council Mulls Easing Construction Permits to Speed Up Development

Getting construction permits in Kigali takes unnecessarily long and is expensive, which calls for urgent reforms to ease access to the documents and speed up infrastructure development.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 12 Dec,2016

Tanzania: Sh20 Trillion to be Invested in Cement Production - Govt

Dar es Salaam — Three companies plan to invest up to Sh20 trillion in cement production in the country in the next few years.   Demand for cement looks set to rocket with the  Read More..

Posted on : 08 Dec,2016

Kenya: President Assures Othaya Hospital Construction to Be Completed by May

Construction of the new Othaya Level Four Hospital block will be completed by May next year, President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured.   Addressing residents in Othaya town after inspecting the  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,2016

Kenya: Construction of Korean Funded Science Institute to Begin in April 2017

Nairobi — The construction of the Korean funded Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) at the Konza Technopolis City is set to begin in the second quarter of 2017, the  Read More..

Posted on : 30 Nov,2016

Turkish Exporters Target Africa

 At a time when struggling Turkish exporters are looking for ways to diversify their target markets, Africa is poised to become the new frontier market for Turkish firms as they position  Read More..

Posted on : 24 Nov,2016

AFRICA - THE NEXT GROWTH MARKET

 Africa is currently home to five of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to a global study, the continent's economy is forecast to grow to $2.6 trillion in 2020 from $1.6  Read More..

Posted on : 24 Nov,2016

ConstructAfrica

ConstructAfrica is a leading resource globally for timely and independent construction news, construction industry data and construction project intelligence relating to sub-Saharan Africa  Read More..

Posted on : 15 Nov,2016

BUILDEXPO Returns Bigger In 2017 With Exhibitors From 44 Countries Already Confirmed

After the tremendous success of the 2016 edition, East Africa’s largest building and construction fair, BUILDEXPO AFRICA returns to Kenya with its 20th edition in 2017. The event will take  Read More..

Posted on : 09 Nov,2016

AFRICA'S MOST DYNAMIC BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITIONS

BUILDEXPO Africa is the only show with the widest range of the latest technology in construction machinery, building material machines, mining, construction vehicles and construction equipment.  Read More..

Posted on : 25 Oct,2016

Ciments de l'Afrique to construct new cement plant in Ivory Coast

A Moroccan cement giant company- Ciments de l’Afrique (Cimaf) is set to construct a new US$ 22m cement manufacturing plant in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire; this is according to a statement  Read More..

Posted on : 15 Oct,2016