African cities are changing, one big project at a time. From magnificent skyscrapers to megacities built from scratch, the list is endless. These multimillion-dollar construction projects in Africa are giving its cities a much-needed facelift, but it is not all for show.
The projects are of great economic and social value to both the citizens and the government by providing job opportunities, improving the quality of life, and making the cities attractive to investors.
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#1. A New Administrative Capital – Egypt
The Egyptian government is building a smart city that will serve as its new administrative capital. The project began in 2015 and will accommodate about 6.5 million people when completed. The total cost is said to be up to $58 billion. An additional $45 billion is needed to relocate the various ministries, embassies, palaces, and parliament to the new building. Key features of the smart city are its solar farm, green gardens, and a theme park.
#2. Dangote Petroleum Refinery – Nigeria
Nigerian refineries are in a dismal state leaving one of Africa’s biggest crude oil producers to depend on petroleum import. However, Dangote is changing that narrative with an indigenous refinery capable of processing 650,000 barrels a day, making it the largest single-train refinery in the world. The refinery sits on 2,635 hectares of land in Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lekki, Lagos State. It is said to cost more than 12 billion dollars. The refinery is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2022.
#3. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – Ethiopia
Although shrouded in controversy, the GERD is yet another ambitious construction project in Africa. The dam will cost about 5 billion dollars and produce 5.15 gigawatts of electricity. This is enough to cater to Ethiopia’s electricity needs and that of other neighboring African countries.
Construction of the dam began in 2011 but progress is slow because of the controversy between Ethiopia and Egypt over the dam. Interestingly, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia inaugurated the project on February 20, 2022. During the inauguration, it was announced that one of the turbines had started generating 375 megawatts of electricity.
#4. Konza Technopolis – Kenya.
Konza technopolis is Kenya’s smart city project taking place a few kilometers from Nairobi. the Kenyan government allocated 2000 hectares of land for the project. The city is part of the government’s vision for the year 2030 and will serve as the central hub for everything tech, science, telecom, and education.
#5. Grand Inga Dam – Congo
#6. The 6th of October City Monorail – Egypt.
This is part of a two-line rail system that is under construction in Egypt. The 6th of October monorail links the Giza Governorate with the 6th of October and Sheikh Zayed’s cities and connects 12 stations namely Gamaet El-Dewal Station, Ring Road, El-Marioutia, El-Mansouria, Cairo/Alexandria, Hyper One, Juhayna, Urban Communities Authority, El-Hosary, Dar Al Fouad, Industrial Zone, and Express Train. The total length of the rail is 42 km.
#7. New Administrative Capital Monorail – Egypt
#8. Lekki Deep Sea Port, Nigeria.
#9. Greater Tortue Ahmeyin Project- Senegal
#10. Expansion Of The Suez Canal – Egypt
#11. Caculo Cabaça Dam – Angola
#12. National Railway Project – Ghana.
The Ghanaian government is constructing an interconnected network of rail lines to boost logistics. The railway will connect Ghana’s major cities and strategic mineral sites. The project also includes rehabilitating the colonial railway which is in bad condition. Ghana’s old colonial railway is about 947 km long. This brings the total length of the new railway project to 4600 km. The project will cost about 21.5 billion dollars.
#13. Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project – South Africa.
#14. Grand Theatre Of Rabat – Morocco.
#15. Kumasi Airport Expansion Project (Phase 2) – Ghana
16. F – Tower – Ivory Coast
Another ambitious construction project in Africa is the F – Tower, a 283 meters tall skyscraper. The building will be located in Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. When completed, the F-Tower will be the second tallest skyscraper in Africa after the Iconic Tower in Egypt. The F-tour has 64 stories that will serve as office space and a 200 seat auditorium. The work is expected to start in 2022 with a completion timeline of between 2024 and 2025.
#17. Grand Egyptian Museum – Egypt
#18. Kribi Deep Sea Port – Cameroon
#19. Tanzania’s Standard Guage Railway Project – Tanzania
#20. The El Hamdania Project – Algeria
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Phase 1 is already done for Konza city