The Harare City Council in Zimbabwe has announced that it is partnering with South Africa’s Neo Capital and investing US$400mn in rehabilitating and maintaining roads in the capital
Construction
North Holdings to build US$800 million cement factory in Ethiopia
US-based North Holdings Investment said it plans to invest US$800mn in building a cement factory in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Saudi Arabian investor to build two cement factories in Ethiopia

Al Amoudis Derba Cement Company recently built a US$351mn cement factory in Ethiopia. (Image source: timshortt/Flickr)
Saudi Arabian investor Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi has announced plans to build two cement factories in Ethiopia
Uganda becomes fifth African country to join CoST

Uganda follows El Salvador as the second country to join the CoST initiative in 2013. (Image source: Lauren PM/Flickr)
Uganda has joined the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) as its fifth member from Africa, giving Ugandan construction companies better opportunities to participate in large construction projects and increasing transparency in the countrys construction sector
Japanese and South Korean companies to construct 'iconic' bridge across Nile
The new bridge will be located close to the source of the Nile in Jinja. (Image source: Ina96/Wikimedia Commons)
Zenitaka Corporation of Japan and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company from South Korea have signed a contract with the Ugandan government to construct the New Nile Bridge across the Nile river at Jinja