Nigeria-based Dangote Cement has announced it plans to set up a manufacturing plant in Tanzania
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AfDB to increase funds for Tanzania road project

AfDB is in the final stages of processing the financing for the Arusha-Holili/Taveta-Voi Corridor in Tanzania. (Image source: cogdogblog/Flickr)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will increase fund for roads construction projects in Tanzania from US$550mn to US$650mn by the end of 2012
Nigeria registers low cement consumption rate

Nigeria’s main cement producers are Ashaka Cement, Lafarge WAPCO, Unicem and Dangote Cement. (Image source: EDV Media Director/Flickr)
The Nigerian cement industry has fallen behind its peers in the continent due to a low per capita consumption rate
Uganda government starts construction of US$476 million highway
Construction of the four-lane Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, which will link Kampala to Entebbe Airport, has started after it was commissioned early last week
South African construction firm looks to foreign opportunities

Absence of big construction projects in South Africa is forcing Stefanutti Stocks to look for ventures in foreign countries. (Image source: timshortt/Flickr)
South African construction company, Stefanutti Stocks, has revealed its plans to grow its activities outside the country due to inadequate growth opportunities in the local market