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Energy
A 30-year PPP to finance, build and run 171 miles of transmission lines and three substations, starting with the 400-kV Gilgil–Thika–Malaa–Konza line.
Construction
A court reverses a $280M dam contract award to an Italian builder.
Transport
Chinese financing to rebuild the Dakar–Bamako railway.
Energy
A UK firm will manage delivery of a $1.55B East African pipeline.
Construction
Financing closes for a Ugandan toll road.
Transport
A Chinese contractor lands a light-rail deal in Egypt.
Construction
A Strabag-led joint venture wins the contract for South Africa's Mtentu bridge.
Energy
Korean and Chinese contractors land a $480M grid battery storage program in South Africa.
Energy
Contract awards on an $11B petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia.
Energy
Honeywell and Engineers India are chosen for a $16B crude refinery in Kenya as the project moves from groundbreaking toward construction.