Investment in Uganda down 35% to $1,57bn in '09 - Investment in Uganda down 35% to $1,57bn in '09 - Uganda registered investments worth $1,57-billion in 2009, more than one-third down from 2008, but fourth quarter data held out good prospects for new jobs, according to the state-run Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).
East Africa's third largest economy has been credited for withstanding the impact of the global economic crisis and investor interest has been on the upswing, spurred by the discovery of commercial petroleum deposits. [Engineering News] [AA South Africa]

Zimbabwe: Chinese Firms Pour Millions Into Country - ZIMBABWE and two Chinese investors on Monday signed four multi-million dollar deals that will see the Asian companies investing in the mining and transport sectors. [AA Urbanisation]

Gambia: Build a Business Park in the Gambia - Investment Opportunity: Construction & Materials Infrastructure [AA Construction]

Zambia: Construction Firms Needed in University Building Project - Investment opportunity: Construction and Materials Education [AA Construction]

Angola: France Sets Aside Funds to Invest in Angola - France has set aside funds to invest in public-private projects in Angola as from next year, particularly in agriculture, civil construction, water, electricity, ports and airports. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: Investors Attracted By Rwanda's Construction Boom - Commerce and Industry Minister Monique Nsanzabaganwa addressing the Construction- Real Estate Roundtable on Wednesday. [AA Construction]

Rwanda: Conference On Construction to Boost Production of Raw Materials - The investment promotion arm of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), formerly known as RIEPA, likes to describe Rwanda as a virgin economy that has a lot of potential investment opportunities. That is certainly true for the construction sector, which last year construction contributed 16% of GDP and for which there is great hope that it will do even better if efforts are made to attract investors to invest in the sector. [AA Construction]

Rwanda: RDB to Lure Investors Into Construction Sector - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has organised a 2-day regional construction investment roundtable aimed at wooing potential investors who could invest up to the tune of US $600m in Rwanda's growing construction industry. [AA Construction]

Malawi: Opportunities At the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project - Investment Opportunity: Infrastructure [AA Urbanisation]