Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

INFRASTRUCTURE

1139 villages get electric access in Ethiopia
Construction Review Online
According to the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, in the first two years of the second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-II) in Ethiopia, 993 villages have got access… Read more>>

Uganda to construct US $309m airport near Hoima and Lake Albert
Construction Review Online
Uganda has plans to construct a US $309m airport in the oil-drilling region near Hoima and Lake Albert in north-western Uganda. Shikun & Binui’s international construction arm SBI.. Read more>>

TOURISM

Tanzania: World Bank Project a Big Boost for Tourism
AllAfrica
The World Bank’s $150 million Resilient Natural Resources for Tourism Growth (Regrow) project to upgrade and promote the Southern Circuit is a major economic boost… Read more>>

Morocco tops 11-million mark in record tourism year
BizCommunity
Morocco recorded a bumper year for tourist arrivals in 2017, breaking through the 11-million barrier for the first time, the tourism ministry announced on Monday… Read more>>

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