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Tech cities and mega dams: Africa’s giant infrastructure projects

Updated 5:24 AM EDT, Thu October 10, 2013
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The Grand Inga Dam is a planned hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls. The project is expected to cost more than $80 billion in total.
Grand Inga Dam, DR Congo —
The Grand Inga Dam is a planned hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls. The project is expected to cost more than $80 billion in total.
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Stretching almost 3,000 kilometers and connecting three East African states, the Mombasa-Kigali railway will pass through Kampala, Uganda. Work is scheduled to begin on the Mombasa-Nairobi section in November 2013.
Mombasa-Kigali railway —
Stretching almost 3,000 kilometers and connecting three East African states, the Mombasa-Kigali railway will pass through Kampala, Uganda. Work is scheduled to begin on the Mombasa-Nairobi section in November 2013.
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Konza Techno City will be built over 5,000 acres of land, 64km south of Nairobi. The business park is being marketed by the Kenyan government as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 development program.
Konza Techno City, Kenya —
Konza Techno City will be built over 5,000 acres of land, 64km south of Nairobi. The business park is being marketed by the Kenyan government as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 development program.
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The establishment of Konza City is one of the key flagships projects of Vision 2030 which will position Kenya as the regions ICT hub, according to the government.
Konza Techno City, Kenya —
The establishment of Konza City is one of the key flagships projects of Vision 2030 which will position Kenya as the regions ICT hub, according to the government.
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As part of the Ethiopian government's Growth and Transformation plan, a 650 kilometer railway will be built to link up the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and the Port of Doraleh in the small Red Sea nation of Djibouti.
Djibouti Railway, Ethiopia —
As part of the Ethiopian government's Growth and Transformation plan, a 650 kilometer railway will be built to link up the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and the Port of Doraleh in the small Red Sea nation of Djibouti.
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The project is set to cost $1.2 billion, according to estimates from KMPG.<br />
Djibouti Railway, Ethiopia —
The project is set to cost $1.2 billion, according to estimates from KMPG.
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The Grand Renaissance Dam is under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. It is claimed it will generate 6,000 MW of energy when completed.
Great Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia —
The Grand Renaissance Dam is under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. It is claimed it will generate 6,000 MW of energy when completed.
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Renewable energy firm SolarReserve has 238 MW of solar projects in construction in South Africa, including the Jasper Power Project (pictured here), which has Google as an investor.
Jasper Project, South Africa —
Renewable energy firm SolarReserve has 238 MW of solar projects in construction in South Africa, including the Jasper Power Project (pictured here), which has Google as an investor.
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Lagos is famously over-crowded and the Lagos Rail Mass Transit is to be the first modern metro system in Sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. Construction is underway on the initial 8km section.
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Lagos is famously over-crowded and the Lagos Rail Mass Transit is to be the first modern metro system in Sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. Construction is underway on the initial 8km section.
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