All Africa articles – Page 3
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NewsThe end is nigh
Nightingale Architects’ South African offshoot has won its first project: a 10m rand (£780,000) lighthouse complex at the southernmost tip of Africa
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NewsCairo Tower's new night-time look
Phillips Lighting's colour-changing LEDs give a facelift to Egypt's fifties tower
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NewsDrake & Scull International to open Libyan office
UAE-based M&E contractor also plans expansion in Saudi Arabi and Qatar
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NewsLibya kicks off $5bn economic city
Smart Energy City will house companies in oil and gas industries and take three to five years to complete
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FeaturesWork like an Egyptian: Egypt's construction opportunities
Mummies, pyramids, chaos, gastroenteritis – dump this list of Egyptian clichés and focus instead on its construction boom. Sophie Griffiths went there to find out more …
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NewsMurray & Roberts pulls out of £1.3bn Dubai airport job
South African contractor's withdrawal from concourse scheme is its second UAE contract scrapped in weeks
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NewsUK contractors attracted by Cape Verde gold rush
Government of the African nation seeks British interest in massive build programme
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NewsItaly pledges $5bn for Libyan construction
Compensation package to be delivered over 25 years will give priority to Italian companies
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NewsFive killed on South African construction site
Preliminary investigations suggest site of trench collapse may not have been officially registered
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NewsSouth African builder hit by Dubai slowdown stays local
Group Five replaces £275m of cancelled orders in the Gulf with local public contracts
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NewsDP World turns to Africa to offset global downturn
Dubai-based ports operator plans to step up investments across the continent
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FeaturesA real life saver: Unicef's Malawi hospital
Unicef doesn’t usually spend money on buildings, but when the Alliance Ball raised £400k for its cause, an exception was made for this children’s hospital in Malawi. Thomas Lane found out what happened next
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NewsLibya 'immune' from global financial crisis
Report shows good prospects for construction, with strong GDP growth and demand for housing and offices
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NewsBritish architects get theatrical in South Africa
Ryder Architecture links with theatre firm to create community theatre in the Eastern Cape
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NewsRoyal Haskoning JV to design Qatar port
Consultant teams up with Worley Parsons Qatar for 20km2 New Doha Port scheme
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NewsLebanese construction surges 30%
Upward leap in construction activity was achieved last year in defiance of global trend
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NewsSouth African group buys stake in WSP division
Black economic empowerment consortium Intsaki acquires 26% of WSP Africa
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NewsEmerging market focus: Egypt
A strong private investment base has meant Egypt is largely unaffected by the credit crunch
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NewsMurray & Roberts shrugs off Dubai Trump tower delay
South African firm says its finances will not be hit by halting of Nakheel scheme
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NewsAl Arabia to start on huge Egyptian resort
Abu Suma will be one of the country's largest ever tourist schemes, including 10 hotels