https://www.bizcommunity.com/Construction West Africa Construction & Engineering news 15 Construction & Engineering news - West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Construction en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:51:43 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethiopias-mega-dam-has-taken-14-years-to-build-what-it-means-for-the-niles-11-river-states-and-why-its-so-controversial-287937a In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent’s largest power exporter. 1-261320 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-water-investment-pledge-faces-skills-gap-challenge-957734a At the recent African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town, a promising $10bn investment was pledged for water infrastructure in Africa. But does the continent have the skills to back up water sector investment? 1-260904 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/all-about-you-putting-you-in-youth-month-on-biz-362078a Over the next few months, the Biz editorial calendar will be heating up as we get behind our annual lineup of Content Features, ideal for both content contributors and sponsors! 1-257303 Tue, 20 May 2025 16:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/china-development-bank-releases-255m-for-nigeria-rail-project-708282a China Development Bank has released a $254.76m loan to Nigeria for a railway project linking the two northern states of Kano and Kaduna, the bank said, ahead of a visit to the West African country by China's top diplomat this week. As part of his annual New Year tour of Africa, China's foreign minister Wang Yi will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday and meet President Bola Tinubu and senior government officials on Thursday, Nigeria's foreign affairs ministry said. 1-254522 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/invitation-to-curate-the-future-with-biztrends2025-sponsorships-and-contributions-922314a As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to a close, Bizcommunity’s annual BizTrends Content Feature will curate thought leadership across 19 sectors on trends most likely to impact the future of business in our region. 1-253634 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/miko-pharma-drives-50m-investment-push-to-set-up-pharmaceutical-plant-in-ghana-672521a Miko Pharma’s newest initiative is a capital fundraising campaign aimed at garnering strategic investments and collaborators to fuel the construction of a pharmaceutical plant in Ghana that will manufacture medications for the treatment of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, malaria and pain management. 1-246461 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/244671.html Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation, powered by Sungrow, has been officially endorsed by Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Prempeh-Opoku. The minister recently visited the project site, located in the Tema Freezone, Ghana. The project is owned by Helios Solar Company (a subsidiary of LMI Holdings) and boasts a capacity of 16.82MW. 1-244671 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/241184.html A major oil refinery project in Nigeria, led by the Dangote Group, is nearing completion with the help of XCMG, a Chinese construction machinery manufacturer. The Dangote Refinery, located in Lagos, is the world's largest single-train refinery and will be able to process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produce 12,000 megawatts of electricity. It will also create over 135,000 jobs and reduce Nigeria's reliance on oil imports. 1-241184 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/604/240400.html Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Friday, 21 July, announced the creation of a new infrastructure fund, part of a series of measures to boost the economy and ease the inflationary impact of his decision to scrap an expensive petrol subsidy. 1-240400 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/494/239961.html South Africa's Edmund Wessels and Uganda's Anatoli Kirigwajjo have jointly won the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. 1-239961 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa