By Paul Runge,
MD: Africa Project Access,
Director: Africa, Emerging Market Focus
Chairman: SACOB (South Africa Chamber of Business) Africa Committee

Welcome to the first in a series of Project Pages that are intended to provide the reader with a useful overview of both 'greenfields' (new) and 'brownfields' (expansion) projects in sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. ...

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Traders interviews
Ambassador Peter O. Ole Nkuraiyia CBS, permanent secretary Ministry of East African and regional co-operation.

With the resuscitation of the East African Community (EAC) various projects are being undertaken. Please tell us more about these projects - what are the priority areas, and what has been achieved so far?
The treaty establishing the Eas...

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Accra-Tema-Kasoa Rail Corridor
Subsector: Rail/Transport/Infrastructure
Stage in Project cycle: Pre-implementation
Contract details: The Minister of Ports and Railways, Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi has extended the deadline for the submission of tenders for the construction of the Accra-Tema-Kasoa Rail Corridor. The call for tenders was initially made at the beginning of 2004. To date...

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The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is one of the largest and most intricate construction projects currently underway in the world. The project aims to transport water from the Lesotho Highlands to Gauteng, through a series of 5 reservoirs and more then 200km of tunnel. The Mohale Tunnel is the most important facet of this project, as it increases the water capacity of the existing Katse Dam by li...

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