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Railway investments in Egypt are set to hit US$11 Billion by 2030 chairman of Egypt’s National Railway Authority Ahmed Hamid  has announced. He noted enormous growth of the railway system in the country. He added that the general investment plan of the authority is represented in three . . .

 Germany based construction product manufacturer  BASF Construction Chemicals has launched its new concrete admixtures production plant in Nigeria.   The plant is expected to respond to the ever growing demand for concrete admixtures products.   Speaking during a press briefi . . .

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), through support from Usaid/Uganda Tourism for Biodiversity Programme (T4B), has donated road construction equipment worth $ 1,333,823(about sh4.8b) to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).   The equipment, which was handed over by T4B chief of Party, Kaddu Se . . .

The Nairobi Securities Exchange’s main index has lost 31.7% in U.S. dollar terms since the start of the year in response to security concerns, China’s slowing growth, and a brief experiment with a 5% capital gains tax. The drop makes for a compelling opportunity to purchase shares of . . .

South Africa‘s Mediclinic Intl has agreed to buy United Arab Emirates’ Al Noor Hospitals Group for around 1.4 billion pounds ($2.2 billion), gaining the upper hand on rival NMC Health in a tussle for expansion in the fast growing Gulf region. The deal will double the South African gro . . .