Yapi Merkezi Wins $3B Bid to Build Rail to Link Uganda with Kenya
On 14 October 2024, the Uganda Government and Turkish Civil Works Contractor Yapi Merkezi signed a contract to build a
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Connectivity
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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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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7th SADC Industrialization Week 2024 Promotes LVA and AfCFTA
The 7th SADC Industrialization Week (#SIW2024) kicked off in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday 28 July 2024. The theme of for
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Road to Complement Rail on Lobito Corridor
At the recent US-Africa Business Summit held in Dallas in May 2024, a group of financiers confirmed their interest to
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16th US-Africa Business Summit Seeks to Strengthen Sustainable Cooperation
The 16th US-Africa Business Summit (#UABS) organized by the US Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) took place at the Kay
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Feasibility Study Completed on Cameroon-Chad Railway Project
Following the Restitution Seminar by the Cameroon-Chad Railway Commission conducted at the end of April 2024, the Feasibility Study on
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EU Africa RISE Holds Validation Workshop on Strategic Corridors in SADC
From 17 to 18 April 2024, the European Union Africa RISE (Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) program held a
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Bayobab Seeks to Expand its Fiber Optic Network Across Africa
Bayobab is a Panafrican company which handles the wholesale fiber transmission and long-haul broadband and is an offshoot of African
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Ethiopian Airlines’ Routes Map Grows With 20 Boeing 777X Widebody Jets
On 5 March 2024, Ethiopian Airlines announced its plan to procure 8 Boeing 777-9 passenger jets, with an option on
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