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East Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing marketplaces for construction opportunities and building materials. Significant projects are under construction across East Africa, including Ethiopia’s $4 billion hydro-power dam on the Blue Nile River and Kenya’s Sh195 billion ($1 . . .

Hilton Hawassa Resort and Spa in Ethiopia is set to join a portfolio of more than 70 Hilton Worldwide properties in Africa with its construction stated for 2020 in Ethiopia. An agreement which was signed by Sunshine Business PLC and Hilton Worldwide has brought the Hawassa project to birth. Se . . .

The 2-3 bedroom houses to be constructed by Eban Properties will have prices ranging from $75,000 to $100,000. Show houses will be completed by December 2015. The residential development, called The Oxford, is the second to be announced by the project developers this year. In March, Appolonia lau . . .

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, announced today that it has acquired controlling stakes in two North African construction sector businesses. The equity investments in Shoresal and Almes, totaling USD $26.2 milli . . .

Canadian solar firm SkyPower has announced plans to invest  US$ 4.4bn in a bid to boost solar market in Kenya over the next five years. The funds will be used in the installation of 1GW of solar power capacity in the country and distribute 2 million home solar power kits as well as install m . . .