Africa, home to a billion people and endowed with abundant resources, is now one of the world’s fastest-growing continents
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AECOM wins US$290 million contract in Libya
US-based project management firm AECOM has won a US$209mn contract in Libya to act as lead manager for the government’s housing and infrastructure development programme in urban areas
Murray and Roberts opens new office in Zambia
South African contractor Murray and Roberts has opened an office in Kitwe city, Zambia, which would serve as a hub for overseeing projects in the infrastructure and minerals sectors in central Africa
AECOM Technology wins US$30 million contract in South Africa
AECOM Technology has won a three-year contract worth US$30mn from South Africa’s Transnet to provide engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) and project-close-out services for up to 15 infrastructure projects in South Africa
Cardiome Pharma names Algorithm as North African distributor for investigational drug
US-based Cardiome Pharma has named Lebanons Algorithm as the exclusive seller and distributor for its intravenous investigational drug BRINAVESS, in certain parts of North Africa and the Middle East