Top 5 upcoming projects in Africa Africa is growing day by day and the growing
middle class continues to drive demand for sustainable social infrastructure. Work is
currently underway on some of the biggest construction projects ever completed in the
continent as it strives to support the fast growing population. The following are the
top 5 upcoming projects in the continent. Welcome viewers to an exciting video previewed
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5. Konza Technology City-Kenya Konza Technology City is a smart city project
that is coming up in the Eastern part of the country. The project is part of the country’s
Vision 2030 blueprint and expected to generate about 17,000 direct high-value jobs, and a
further 68,000 indirect jobs once completed. The project which is located 64 kilometers
south of the capital Nairobi, is modeled around the US Silicon Valley hence the name “African
Silicon Savanna”. It targets software development, data centers, disaster recovery centers, call
centers, light manufacturing industries, and research institutions. The project cost is
US $14.5bn 4. Egypt’s new capital city
Egypt’s remarkable new capital, rising up out of the desert sands is set to bring a
breath of fresh air to Cairo that is weighed down by its population that continues to rise
putting a strain on existing infrastructure. It is located 45 kilometers east of Cairo.
The smart city has 21 residential districts and 25 commercial districts. The city will
have a recreation park double the size of New York City’s Central Park, 90 square
kilometers of solar energy farms, and several artificial lakes. The new capital is expected
to draw a population of 7 million people in its first phase.
3. Bagamoyo Port-Tanzania Bagamoyo port in Tanzania is set to be the
largest port in East and Central Africa. The project is a tri-State project between Tanzania,
China, and Oman. State-owned China Merchants Port is building the port while an Omani sovereign
wealth fund will establish a 1,700 hectare special economic zone adjacent to the port.
The project is estimated to cost $10bn US dollars. The port project is estimated to
take about 30 years to construct to reach its full potential. The port will be able
to handle twenty times more cargo than the port in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam,
the country’s largest port. 2. Dangote Oil Refinery-Nigeria
The Dangote Oil refinery project is set to be world’s largest single oil refinery.
Situated in Nigeria, the facility will produce a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and
will boost economic growth in Nigeria and generate thousands of jobs. The refinery project
will cost a sum of $14bn US dollars and once complete, the planned refinery and petrochemical
complex is expected to account for half of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s
assets. It is also expected to increase the country’s oil exports and reduce its reliance
on imports of petroleum products. 1. Grand Inga Dam-Congo
The Grand Inga Dam is the world’s largest hydropower scheme being constructed on Congo
River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the cornerstone of a grand vision to
help a continent-wide power system. The project is estimated to produce 40000MW of power.
This is enough to provide power to nearly half of the continent and nearly twice as
much as the Three Gorges dam in China. It is predicted that US $80bn could be enough
to develop the project. This will include placing of transmission lines across the continent.
All these projects have their different purposes but we can all agree that they will boost
the African economy and make connection between strategic sites easier and this will intern
increase productivity and standards of living for Africans. Thanks for watching and feel
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