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Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit is slated for Windhoek, Namibia from 3-5 September 2024

Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit seeks to unite H2 leadership

By Lindsey Schutters 30 Apr 2024

Teddy Daka appointed co-CEO of Zutari

Teddy Daka appointed co-CEO of Zutari

2 Feb 2021

Egypt to construct Cairo Eye, largest wheel in Africa

Egypt to construct Cairo Eye, largest wheel in Africa

25 Jan 2021

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Why a sustainable sewerage system in Kenya is vital in urban development

Why a sustainable sewerage system in Kenya is vital in urban development

Simon Thomas 21 Jan 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Chidi Nzeadibe et al. 13 Jan 2021

10 hotly-anticipated buildings set to be completed in 2021

10 hotly-anticipated buildings set to be completed in 2021

4 Jan 2021

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

Water solutions to aid the most vulnerable in Kenya

Water solutions to aid the most vulnerable in Kenya

Simon Thomas 31 Dec 2020

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

21 Dec 2020

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity.com 18 Dec 2020

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

11 Dec 2020

First phase completion

First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic

10 Dec 2020

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

3 Dec 2020

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

2 Dec 2020

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Edo Museum of West African Art

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Edo Museum of West African Art

18 Nov 2020

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 9 Nov 2020

Egypt to invest E£136.4bn in urban development

Egypt to invest E£136.4bn in urban development

6 Nov 2020

David Adjaye, Aston Martin collaborate on architect's first NY skyscraper

David Adjaye, Aston Martin collaborate on architect's first NY skyscraper

4 Nov 2020

Housing deficit, pandemic, recession, inflation - the way forward for Nigeria's real estate industry

Housing deficit, pandemic, recession, inflation - the way forward for Nigeria's real estate industry

Noah Ibrahim 2 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

15 Sep 2020

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Teddy Daka appointed co-CEO of Zutari

Teddy Daka appointed co-CEO of Zutari

2 Feb 2021

Egypt to construct Cairo Eye, largest wheel in Africa

Egypt to construct Cairo Eye, largest wheel in Africa

25 Jan 2021

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Why a sustainable sewerage system in Kenya is vital in urban development

Why a sustainable sewerage system in Kenya is vital in urban development

Simon Thomas 21 Jan 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Chidi Nzeadibe et al. 13 Jan 2021

10 hotly-anticipated buildings set to be completed in 2021

10 hotly-anticipated buildings set to be completed in 2021

4 Jan 2021

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

Water solutions to aid the most vulnerable in Kenya

Water solutions to aid the most vulnerable in Kenya

Simon Thomas 31 Dec 2020

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

21 Dec 2020

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity.com 18 Dec 2020

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

11 Dec 2020

First phase completion

First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic

10 Dec 2020

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

3 Dec 2020

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

2 Dec 2020

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Edo Museum of West African Art

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Edo Museum of West African Art

18 Nov 2020

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 9 Nov 2020

Egypt to invest E£136.4bn in urban development

Egypt to invest E£136.4bn in urban development

6 Nov 2020

David Adjaye, Aston Martin collaborate on architect's first NY skyscraper

David Adjaye, Aston Martin collaborate on architect's first NY skyscraper

4 Nov 2020

Housing deficit, pandemic, recession, inflation - the way forward for Nigeria's real estate industry

Housing deficit, pandemic, recession, inflation - the way forward for Nigeria's real estate industry

Noah Ibrahim 2 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Sir David Adjaye wins 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

Construction starts on Foster + Partners-designed Cairo hospital

15 Sep 2020

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Dr Anthony Ogbuokiri and Dr Emmanuel Manu 14 Sep 2020

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

4 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

Paragon Architects highlights its Pullman Accra Airport City project in Ghana

Paragon Architects highlights its Pullman Accra Airport City project in Ghana

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

Registrations open for Young Moroccan Architecture Awards

Registrations open for Young Moroccan Architecture Awards

12 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026

Lesotho Highlands Project to deliver water to SA in 2026

24 Jul 2020