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The infrastructure megaprojects set to transform Africa
Innovative transport systems and smart cities are being taking shape across the African continent.
TL;DR
- Suez Canal expansion ($8 billion) aims to increase trading potential.
- Google Equiano subsea cable enhances internet connectivity in western Africa.
- Egypt is developing its first high-speed rail system.
- Namibia's Walvis Bay port has doubled its container capacity.
- Egypt is constructing a new city east of Cairo.
- The Kazungula Bridge connects Botswana and Zambia, speeding up truck traffic.
- An Ethiopia-Kenya Electricity Highway improves energy access.
- The Lobito Corridor railway links Angola's interior to its coast for mineral exports.
- Dakhla Atlantic Port is under construction in Western Sahara.
- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile aims to generate significant electricity.
- Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery is Africa's largest.
- Lekki Deep Sea Port in Nigeria is the country's deepest.
- These projects aim to boost economies and increase trade opportunities across Africa.