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 A five point plan to help tackle Africa’s infrastructure gap is among the findings of a new DP World report unveiled at the Africa Global Business Forum.   Public private partnerships, domestic bond financing, monitoring the life cycle of infrastructure by maintaining and upgradin . . .

Diversified Qatari real estate firm Ezdan Holding Group has announced its interest to enter the Ethiopian market with a proposed  mega tourist project in Ethiopia. The proposed 150,000m² resort construction project will features a high-quality technical specifications in terms of facilitie . . .

 Construction firm Murray and Roberts has announced that its subsidiaries, Clough and CH-IV International have secured contracts for projects in the oil and gas sectors in South Korea and the US.   Construction firm Murray & Roberts, a group of world-class companies and brands is a JSE l . . .

 A Japanese firm has been awarded a US$ 13m contract for the expansion of a major road in Kenya into dual carriage, the  Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced.   The Japanese company, World Kaihatsu Kogyo (WKK) is set to commence operations in April this year and will in . . .

 Kenya’s Nairobi County has set aside US$ 60.5m that will be used for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads in Nairobi and this will lead to the ease of traffic that is majorly experienced in the city.   Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero confirmed the reports and sa . . .