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Independent reporting on construction, energy, agriculture and transport across Africa.
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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.
Agriculture
African governments weigh biofuel ambitions against food security for a growing population.
Agriculture
How storage, handling and policy fixes could keep more of Africa's grain harvest from going to waste.
Energy
Honeywell and Engineers India are chosen for a $16B crude refinery in Kenya as the project moves from groundbreaking toward construction.
Agriculture
A petition asks Kenya's Senate to rein in the rapid spread of fish cages on Lake Victoria.