President Robert Mugabe has opened PPC’s US$85mn cement grinding plant at Msasa in Harare
Construction
Hass Group sign deal with China State Construction Engineering Corp to build Africa's tallest development
Hass Group announced that it has signed an agreement worth KSH20bn (US$195mn) with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to build the tallest building in Africa, Hass Towers, in Nairobi
Dangote ends Nigeria’s Cement importation and now exports 0.4mn mt cement to neighboring countries
In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos yesterday, Dangote Cement sold 8.6mn metric tons of cement outside Nigeria, which is 54 per cent more than what was sold in 2015
FAYAT to acquire Road Construction division of Atlas Copco

Reconstruction of eastern section of Thomas Bains 1880 Grootrivier Pass, Natures Valley, South Africa. (Image source: Androstachys/Commons)
Fayat are to acquire the Road Construction Equipment Division of Atlas Copco, which manufactures rollers for asphalt and soil applications, pavers and planers
Uganda are to construct the four-lane Busega Mpigi expressway
The Ugandan minister of finance, Matia Kasaija, signed a US$150mn loan from the African Development Bank which will be used to construct a four-lane expressway