Mota-Engil

Nigeria
Mota-Engil to take over one of tycoon Kola Karim's oil companies

The Portuguese construction giant will soon be acquiring DBN Energies, a company specialising in the construction of oil infrastructure, from Nigerian businessman Kola Karim.

Madagascar
Sahofika hydroelectric dam project takes shape

Several major groups have positioned themselves to win the tender for the dam on the Onive river. The participation of Madagascar's sovereign wealth fund means that the venture will begin soon.

Nigeria
Kano throne turns into poisoned chalice for Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi returned to the head of the northern Nigerian emirate last May, four years after being dethroned, but now once again finds himself in the crosshairs of the central government.

Rwanda
Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Qatar Airways has clarified the roles of the various players involved in the construction of Bugesera International Airport. Urbacon Trading and Contracting will take the helm throughout the project, giving orders to Portugal's Mota Engil and Greece's Consolidated Contractors.

Rwanda
Qatar Airways and contractors hold final talks over Bugesera airport

A meeting was held last week in Doha between the likely constructors of the planned facility some 50 km outside Kigali.

Ivory Coast, Malawi
Mota-Engil's mining investment arm LGM emerges from shadows

Luso Global Mining, a 100%-owned subsidiary of the Portuguese construction group, has made its first mining investments in Malawi and, more recently, in Ivory Coast. It is targeting gold and critical minerals projects.

Angola
Washington poised to lend $553 million to Lobito Atlantic Railway

The first stage of the approval process was successfully negotiated on 5 June.

Rwanda
Qatar Airways finally receives Kigali airport construction bids

The bids are in more than two years after the state-owned carrier put out the call to tender.

Rwanda
Two contenders neck and neck for contract to build Bugesera-Kigali airport

The deadline for submitting bids to build Rwanda's new Bugesera-Kigali airport is approaching, though the scale of the work has been reduced compared with the initial project. Qatar Airways will soon have to decide on a winning bid.

The New Guard
Angola, Libya, Sudan

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Angola
Mota-Engil to begin farming cocoa in Cabinda

Mamaland, a subsidiary of Portuguese construction giant Mota-Engil, is ramping up its efforts to farm "brown gold" in the enclave, as the world's two main exporters, Ghana and Ivory Coast, have had weak harvests.

Guinea
Rio Tinto puts finishing touches to Simandou mining project

The UK-Australian giant has been busy selecting subcontractors and discussing the sale price of iron with its Chinese buyers as it awaits its partner Chinalco's financial commitment to the project, hopefully in March. Rio Tinto has also been in talks with the Guinean junta.

Algeria
CCCC wins legal round against its Algerian shareholders

In 2019, CCCC Algeria took its Chinese parent company to court for bypassing it when working in Algeria, sparking an ongoing conflict over the shareholders' agreement signed in Beijing in 2012.

Angola
Ambassador-less China keeps close eye on Luanda

With Lourenço ostensibly seeking closer relations with Washington, Beijing has yet to appoint an ambassador in Luanda, six months after the departure of Gong Tao.