Water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have signed an agreement to form a tripartite committee to study Ethiopia’s mega dam, currently being built on the Nile’s upper reaches
Manufacturing
Chinese steel manufacturer to construct its largest steel mill in South Africa
Chinese steel producer Hebei Iron & Steel Group will build its largest overseas steel mill in South Africa
Fluor extends operations in Mozambique
Fluor Corporation recently set-up its Mozambique office in Maputo to develop its current projects and improve its existing offices in the region
Ethiopia to construct five projects to alleviate water shortage
The Addis Ababa Water and Sewarage Authority (AAWSA) has said it will construct five water projects worth a total of US$251mn
African leaders seek private investors for LAPSSET project
Leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan are seeking private investors from the US for the US$24.5bn Lamu Port-Sudan-Ethiopia Transport and Development Project (LAPSSET) that is currently underway