Infrastructure
Dar Es Salaam News
Government tackles Dar port congestion.
The government has started moving thousands of containers that are piled up at the port of Dar es Salaam to inland depots as part of efforts to tackle long-running congestion at the docks. Other measu...
Lagos News
Ogudu-Alapere bridge under repair.
Work is to begin on 21 December on five weak joints on the Ogudu-Alapere bridge linking the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to the Third Mainland Bridge and Ikorodu Road. The repairs will be carried out betwe...
Arusha News
The regional authorities have announced plans to renew the road network across the Arusha region to facilitate the movement of goods and people
Maputo News
Maputo city centre roads get overhaul.
Work to overhaul the road network in the cidade cimento (city centre) will end in December, the person in charge of city infrastructure has said. The works, which began almost a year ago, have involve...
Arusha News
Arusha-Namanga road upgrade runs into problems.
Work to expand and upgrade the road linking Arusha to the Kenya-Tanzania border post at Namanga has run into difficulties just a few months after getting underway. Problems include late payment of the...
Nairobi News
Nakumatt supermarket on Thika road is one of a number of buildings to have been demolished as the long-awaited road expansion project gets underway.
The bulldozers set to work early in the morning of...
Lagos News
Apapa-Oshodi expressway closure.
Motorists in Lagos can expect another difficult four months following the announcement of the partial closure of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway on the mainland for construction of a new bridge. The traff...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania seeks partner for airport expansion.
The government is looking for a private partner to help finance the expansion of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Airport at Kipawa southwest of Dar es Salaam. Currently there is a shortfall of $5...
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa is to get a new eight-lane road running from La Gare railway station in the city centre to the Kaliti ring road to the south. The road will follow the Ethio-Djibouti railway line as it ent...
Maputo News
Water distribution network extended.
About 1.5 million new consumers in Maputo, Matola and Boane will be linked to the water distribution network by the end of 2009, local newspaper
Dar Es Salaam News
New skyscraper for Dar es Salaam.
Work has begun on a new 25-storey building on Bibi Titi Mohammed Road just north of the city centre. Upon completion the structure, known as Uhuru Heights, will be the tallest building in the commerci...
Maputo News
Airport cargo terminal nears completion.
Work on the new cargo terminal at Maputo international airport should be finished by the end of October according to airport operator Aeroportos de Mo
Lagos News
Bridge closure causes chaos in Lagos.
The partial closure of Third Mainland Bridge linking Lagos Island to the mainland for emergency repairs in early August has led to traffic jams and transport price hikes and caused a slow-down of busi...
Dar Es Salaam News
Kilwa road rehabilitation project.
Work to expand and rehabilitate a 13.5 km stretch of Kilwa Road in Dar es Salaam
Nairobi News
Street lighting has returned to the town of Ruiru on Thika Road 16 km northeast of Nairobi after the local council cleared an outstanding bill of $1,500, local sources report. Local residents had been...
Accra News
Accra harbour project to begin.
Work on the long-awaited Accra harbour project in James Town is due to begin in August, according to the director of the Old Accra Conservation Development Project Nii Teiko Tagoe.
The redevelopment...
Maputo News
Alternative construction techniques discussed.
Participants at a recent seminar in Maputo have examined the use of alternative building materials and techniques as a way of mitigating the rising cost of conventional methods while meeting growing c...
Lagos News
Lagos bridges in critical condition.
Six bridges in Lagos state are in critical condition according to a team of Nigerian and foreign engineers. The problem bridges include Third Mainland bridge, the longest of three bridges connecting L...
Dar Es Salaam News
Building collapse in Dar es Salaam.
A ten-storey building under construction in central Dar es Salaam collapsed on 21 June, killing one person and injuring several others. The victim, Shamte Said, was in a smaller building next to the u...
