https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/494.html West Africa Construction news 15 Construction & Engineering news - West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/494.html en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:57 +0200 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.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/196/494/241184.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.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 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/54/494/239778.html A six-storey building collapsed while under construction in Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan on Friday, 30 June, killing at least seven of the builders on site, firefighters at the scene said. 1-239778 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/834/239439.html Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions, has been awarded 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year. McKee will receive the award in a video Q&A interview with ICIS later this year. 1-239439 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/494/239214.html Selected from a shortlist of 15 African innovators, four finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023 have been announced. 1-239214 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/494/238262.html Growth in the global construction industry is forecast to remain sluggish in 2023, expanding by just 0.8%, according to GlobalData's latest report, Construction market size, trends and growth forecasts by key regions and countries, 2023-2027. 1-238262 Wed, 10 May 2023 10:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/494/237460.html The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023 damaged over 100,000 buildings, caused more than 10,000 collapses and killed more than 50,000 people. These earthquakes also put to the test advanced building technologies that can minimise damage and keep buildings functioning after a quake. 1-237460 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/494/235814.html The 2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards, which recognises exceptional individuals, projects, teams, and institutions in the African construction sector, is now open for nominations. Awards winners will be unveiled in Marrakech, Morocco, at the BIM Africa Summit (BAS) 2023 on 19 May. 1-235814 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Construction & Engineering West Africa