China reports nearly 100,000 km of roads and over 10,000 km of railways built across Africa. Kenya’s flagship line shows why the build matters – and why the repayment terms matter as much.
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Property
Africa CDC’s New Home: A US$80 Million Headquarters and a Lesson in Health Sovereignty
China built Africa’s disease-control headquarters in Addis Ababa after a US retreat. The pandemic-born institution now houses its laboratories in a donated building.
A Gift in Glass and Concrete: The AU Headquarters and the Politics of Being Built
China funded the African Union’s US$200 million home in Addis Ababa. Its 99.9-metre tower honours African unity – and raises a question about who builds the continent’s institutions.
Local Councils Juggle Social Protection with Infrastructure Plans
Kgatleng and other councils tied child-grant registration to revenue drives while weighing roads and sewage – the everyday arithmetic of local government.
The Businesses Behind Farm Blocks and the Search for Agricultural Scale
Mapping the businesses inside a Zambian farm block – anchor farms, out-grower schemes, processing plants, irrigation and the rural towns that grow around them.
Copper Corridors: Lobito, TAZARA and Regional Logistics’s Recent Turning Point
Weighing 2022 to mid-2026 progress on the Lobito rail project and TAZARA revival for Zambia: separating measurable gains from announcements.
The Current State of Mining Pollution, Tailings and Community Repair
Zambia’s mining remediation, 2022 to mid-2026: separating measurable gains on pollution and tailings from the announcements around them.
The Investment Map for Electricity, Grid Resilience and Copper Expansion
Where the money is in Zambian power: solar, storage, transmission, trading and private mine-linked generation as copper demand climbs.
Ndivhuwo Lefosa-Madzivhandila: Breaking Barriers in Construction and Infrastructure Development
Ndivhuwo Lefosa-Madzivhandila is redefining leadership in the construction and infrastructure sector, proving that excellence, sustainability, and economic transformation are not just buzzwords but the pillars of an impactful legacy. As a businesswoman and industry...