Maun Solar Megaproject: 30-Year 500MW PPA Sealed with Oman
Botswana has some of the most generous sunlight on the planet and, for most of its history, almost no large-scale way to capture it. The country has burned coal and imported power across the regional grid while the Kalahari sun went largely unmonetised — a resource as...
Karuma: Uganda’s 600 MW Bet on Industry, Built Over Twelve Years
Property - Construction & Engineering · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 Uganda switched on 600 MW of new generation in 2024 for a grid whose peak demand sits closer to 1,000 MW. On paper that looks like a surplus built ahead of need....
Bui Dam: How Ghana Bought 400 MW on Commercial Terms From China
Property - Construction & Engineering · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 The familiar caricature of Chinese lending in Africa is cheap money with hidden strings. The Bui hydropower dam in Ghana complicates it from the other direction:...
The Hall as Hard Asset: China’s Conference Centres and the Business Climate
Property - Retail & Commercial Property · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 A conference centre is easy to dismiss as ceremonial - a venue for summits and ribbon-cuttings rather than a productive asset. But governments that court...
A Roof Counted Twice: China’s Africa Housing, Seen From the Household
Property - Real Estate & Development · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 Ports, dams and rail dominate the China-Africa story; housing is the asset that gets built and then forgotten in the telling. Yet the same partnership that lays...
Experience Luxurious Living at Lion Pride Lifestyle Estate in Fourways
Discover the epitome of luxurious country estate living at Lion Pride Lifestyle Estate in Fourways, Johannesburg. This premier lifestyle estate offers residents unparalleled security, exclusivity, and a wide range of amenities. Escape the city and indulge in the...
Long-Term Licence Ensures Diamond Mine Stability
Under the 2023 sales pact, Debswana secured a 25-year mining-licence extension in July 2023, giving the country’s flagship diamond operation long-term operational certainty.
Approved is not built: Congo’s infrastructure finance ladder in June 2023
In June 2023 Congo had large infrastructure packages approved and part-financed, but BCC data and field reports show execution lagging on procurement, tranches and logistics. A lifecycle ladder shows where to look.
World Bank’s US$700m for Congo: water in the Kasais, a cooking-fuel exit in the savanna
The World Bank approved US$700m for Congo in June 2023, split between a US$400m water and sanitation programme in the Kasai provinces and Kwilu and a US$300m forest, savanna and cooking-fuel project.
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: The European New Mega-Gateway
In the world of engineering and construction, there are few projects as ambitious and awe-inspiring as the Fehmarn Belt tunnel. Once completed, this structure will become the longest immersed tunnel in the world, connecting Germany and Denmark under a body of water...
Schools Retire Donkey Carts in Favour of Safer Student Transit
Education authorities have directed schools to retire donkey carts for student transport, citing safety and animal welfare, in an April 2023 move toward formalised transit.
The Central Business District Project in Egypt
Egypt's Central Business District (CBD) at the New Administrative Capital is a massive development project that is expected to have a significant impact on the country's economy. The CBD is a transformational enterprise that aims to alleviate Greater Cairo's...
The New Mansoura City in Egypt
Egypt has recently inaugurated the first phase of its newest city, New Mansoura, located along the northern Mediterranean coast of the Nile Delta region. The city, which is expected to boost employment and tourism in the area, is considered one of the fruits of...
Donkey Carts Out: Schools Seek Safer Transport for Learners
Local authorities were told in March 2023 to find safer alternatives to the donkey carts ferrying learners to school, weighing safety against tight budgets.
New Mines Scale Up: Copper and Coal Lead the Diversification Charge
Khoemacau and Sandfire Resources’ Motheo mine ramped up output in 2023 on strong global copper and coal demand, though power and rail bottlenecks loom.
World Bank’s $500m for Congo: 440 km of Kasai and Kivu road with fibre ducts laid in
The World Bank approved $500 million on 28 June for roads in the Kasai region and North Kivu, with fibre ducts built into the works. The test is whether freight costs and broadband access move along the corridor.
Sandton Angles: The Wealthiest Square Mile in Africa, in Pictures
Sandton, dubbed as the wealthiest square mile in Africa, is a different world from many African cities, and if you pay close attention, you can capture the detail that went in and still goes into making it work - the infrastructure. In several spontaneous shots, Oscar...
Smart Cities: Deloitte says Africa is Ready
Insightfully, Deloitte says that Africa is ready for Smart Cities, as they detailed it in an insightful report titled "Africa is ready to leapfrog the competition Through Smart Cities Technology". All Cities are unique from their geographic layout to their...
Kin Elenda: a US$500 million bet that drains, roads and water will reprice Kinshasa
The World Bank approved US$500 million for Kin Elenda on 30 March 2021, targeting flooding, water, power and roads in Kisenso, Ndjili, Matete and Lemba. For property owners the real prize is risk reduction and a stronger municipal tax base.
Congo’s roads fund spent 28 per cent of its 2020 budget: finance is not execution
FONER paid out about CDF 123bn of a CDF 438bn budget in 2020. Two January 2021 projects show how funding route, not allocation size, decides whether Congo’s infrastructure gets built.