By mid of this year, the US $210m Leonardo, Sandton in South Africa is poised to take the crown of Africa’s tallest building from the Carlton Centre a 50-storey building approximately 223 meters tall, in downtown Johannesburg. The Leonardo, is a 55 floor mixed-use property development which stands at a height of 234 meters (768 ft.) on a…
Nigeria has signed a US $10m deal with United Kingdom-based Iconic City Limited for the development of a 3.8ha land in Alakia, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, into a residential housing estate.Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, of Odu’a Investment Company Limited, Mr. Adewale Raji who signed the deal with the UK firm said the agreement aims…
Kenya has resumed construction of the US $180m Isebania-Ahero road linking Kenya and Tanzania a week after a Chinese firm suspended work citing maltreatment and unnecessary levies from Kisii County officials. Kisii County Secretary Patrick Lumumba confirmed the reports and said that the suspension was overuled after a meeting by the local authorities and officials of Third…
Kenya has resumed construction of the US $180m Isebania-Ahero road linking Kenya and Tanzania a week after a Chinese firm suspended work citing maltreatment and unnecessary levies from Kisii County officials. Kisii County Secretary Patrick Lumumba confirmed the reports and said that the suspension was overuled after a meeting by the local authorities and officials of Third…
The government of Ethiopia has announced the commencement of a tender for four solar PV project which are in addition to two Scaling Solar projects which are currently being procured under the IFC’s Scaling Solar Programme. The solar project will be developed on a public private partnership (PPP) basis. Two separate solar PV projects are expected to be initiated later…
The government of Ghana has cut the sod for construction of a US $2m waste-water treatment plant in Kumasi the Ashanti Region to begin. Speaking during the sod ceremony, Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister of Works and Housing, said the project, a partnership between Jospong Group of Companies and a Hungarian technological engineering company, Pureco, will be a first of its kind in…
Construction works of US $3.5m world class cruise ship terminal at the Port of Mombasa is set to be completed in August next year. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary (CS) Najib Balala confirmed the reports and said that completion of the cruise ship terminal will be in time for the cruise season in November. Modern cruise ship terminal…
The government of Ghana has signed an agreement with Solin, a Hungarian private company to construct 10,000 affordable housing units across the country. According to the Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea who confirmed the reports, the project came at the right time when the country was facing a 1.7 million housing deficit. Also Read:Kenya Government…
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) has announced that construction of all the 38 roads projects in Eastlands under Nairobi Regeneration Plan will be be completed by July this year ahead of august schedule. Kura’s Director general Engineer, Silas Kinoti said that the road project which cost a whopping US $28m covers over 80 kilometers. Construction began…
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is set to connect the Kenya and Tanzania power to the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) through a 400kV transmission line. Emmanuel Manirabona, TANESCO’s Senior Manager Projects confirmed the reports and said the interconnection will begin with Isinya station to Arusha. From Arusha, the line will connect with Singida through Babati. The project financed…