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Construction & Mining

Nigerian President commissions new Dangote cement plant

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group (left), alongside Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan at the opening ceremonyGoodluck Jonathan has commissioned a new multi-billion dollar Dangote cement plant, the largest of its kind in Africa

New Doosan excavator launched in Africa

DX225LCA02Doosan has launched the new DX225LCA crawler excavator for the African and Middle East markets

FQM sources US$1bn for Kansanshi mine works

First Quantum Minerals, owners of the Kansanshi mine in north-west Zambia, has sourced US$1bn for the implementation of various capital projects in Solwezi

An insight into platinum mining

Picture_2_of_a_concentrator_at_the_Mogalakwena_Mine_in_Limpopo_province_South_Africa._Copyright_ABB._Primary_mill._Gearless_mill_driveProcessing platinum ore into metallic powder is a highly complex task

Ethiopian government outlines plans for new dams

Ethiopia_damSenior ministers at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water & Energy are planning to carry out feasibility studies on three additional hydropower plants