DP World Updates Maputo Port Expansion Plan After Concession Extension
At the beginning of 2024, the Government of Mozambique approved the 25-year extension on the lease of the Maputo Port
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Infrastructure
Chinese Firms Complete $300M Magufuli Bridge Across Lake Victoria
On 6 October 2024, the two sides of Magufuli Bridge across Lake Victoria was finally connected with the final cement
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US Plots Lobito Corridor Extension to Tanzania
The Whitehouse has announced that US President Joe Biden will be in Angola from the13 to 15 October 2024. During
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Siemens Unveils Velaro High-Speed Train Designed for Egypt’s Desertic Environment at InnoTrans 2024
On 24 September 2024, Simens Mobility unveiled its first Velaro high-speed train for Egypt at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. This
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AfDB, WB and Partners to Mobilize $90B to Provide Electricity to 300M Africans by 2030
In the runup to Climate Week taking place in New York, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank
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BII and DP World Partner to Develop Container Port in DRC
On 20 August 2024, British International Investment (BII) and Dubai Ports World (DPW) announced a partnership to develop the Port
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DRC Exports to US First Shipment of Copper via Lobito Corridor
On 19 August 2024, Trafigura Group announced that the first load of #copper cathodes has been loaded onto a ship
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana Seal Agreement to Put Regional Rail on Track
On 12 July 2024, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana signed an agreement to co-develop a regional rail ending at the Techobanine
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Rail Linking Botswana, Zimbabwe to New Port in Mozambique to Move and Monetize Minerals
In order to move and monetize the vast mining resources of landlocked Botswana and Zimbabwe as well as coastal Mozambique,
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Alstom and AFC Partner to Build Kinshasa Metro
On 30 May 2024, Alstom and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announced that they have signed an MoU for the building
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