Tunisia: EIB and Transtu Ink €45 Million Fund to Renew Tgm Rail Line Fleet

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A new funding contract worth ?45 million (TD146.29 million) to renew the fleet of the TGM railway line, was inked on December 20 by European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix and Tunisian Transport Company (TRANSTU) CEO Moez Ben Salem.
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Kenya: Construction Stakeholders Urged to Adopt New Building Methods to Spur Affordable Housing

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Players in the real estate sector in Kenya cannot meet the growing demand for houses for several reasons, including a lack of cost-effective building methods and outdated technical solutions.
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Kenya: Natembeya Claims Lanet Police Station Construction Was Unprocedural

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya has said that "proper procedures" were not followed during the construction and handing over of the Lanet Police Station in Nakuru.
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Egypt: President El-Sisi Follows-Up On Implementation of Engineering Authority Projects Nationwide

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Monday 20/12/2021 with Presidential Advisor for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed, Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ihab Al-Far, Director of Armed Forces Engineering Authority Advisory Office Major General Ashraf El-Araby, Assistant Director for road designs in the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Brigadier General Abdel Aziz El-Feki, Director of Ibdaa Marble and Granite Factory Dr. Tariq Al-Khudairi and consultant for Misr (Eg
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Uganda: Cnooc Executives Say Kingfisher Construction Works to Commence Soon

[Independent (Kampala)] Kikuube, Uganda -- Last week, a group of journalists from Kampala and Bunyoro region were taken for a tour to Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) which is located at Buhuka Parish, Kyangwali sub county, Buhaguzi County, Kikuube district.
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Egypt: Sisi Closely Follows Up On Implementation Rates of Fustat Project – PM

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued directives to closely and periodically follow up the completion rates of the important Fustat Gardens project, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Sunday.
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Ghana: Zoomlion Donates Gh₵50, 000 to Mosque Complex Project

[Ghanaian Times] The Management and Staff of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, led by the Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong has donated GH₵50,000.00 to the National Chief Imam of Ghana as support for the Ghana National Mosque Complex Project.
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Malawi: U.S. Department of State Announces Design/Build Construction Award for the U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe

[State Department] The Department of State has awarded B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama, the design/build construction contract for the new U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi. Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle is the design architect. The new campus, managed by Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), will provide a secure, sustainable, and resilient platform for advancing U.S. and Malawi shared interests on democratic, accountable governance; fostering economic growth through the private sector; and supporting M
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Africa: Charting the Future of China’s Infrastructure Projects in Africa After a Decade of Lending

[VOA] SAN Francisco, California -- China is financing the construction of four coal-fired power plants in southern Africa, despite its climate pledge in September to quit supporting such infrastructure overseas. But the new facilities taking shape in South Africa and Zimbabwe are just a few of Beijing's massive investments in airports, railway lines and other national infrastructure on the African continent.
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