Middle East/Africa

Company that turns conventional heavy machines autonomous raises $23m
Published on: 28 November 2025
Switzerland-based Gravis Robotics has raised $23 million after a fresh funding round
Chinese firms start work on $1.5bn Kenya highway after Vinci deal cancelled
Published on: 28 November 2025
Two state-backed Chinese contractors are starting work on a $1.5 billion highway expansion in Kenya
Consortium appointed to $4bn airport project in Syria
Published on: 28 November 2025
Airport project is ‘largest in Syria’s history’
Weekly quiz: Why is nuclear so expensive to build in UK? What’s the Open-S Alliance?
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Published on: 27 November 2025
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Saudi sovereign wealth fund sells stake in Mecca developer
Published on: 26 November 2025
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has completed the sale of a stake in Masar
Deal signed ahead of $160m industrial gases plant build at Neom’s Oxagon
Published on: 25 November 2025
Construction on a new SAR 600 million industrial gases plant at Oxagon in Saudi Arabia’s Neom is set to start next year
Development bank debars another contractor over fraud allegations
Published on: 25 November 2025
The African Development Bank has debarred a construction contractor from activities it funds for three years over allegations of fraud
Zambia breaks ground on 371km Western Corridor upgrade
Published on: 25 November 2025
Project to rebuild the Mutanda–Kaoma route under a 25-year PPP, adding toll plazas, weighbridges and upgraded bridges along a key trade artery
Weekly quiz: What football club did Yanmar buy?
Published on: 20 November 2025
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Aecom bets on AI to boost margin target to 20%
Published on: 19 November 2025
Global infrastructure and engineering company Aecom has announced that it aims to deliver a 20% profit margin by 2028
Mota-Engil hails ‘outstanding’ growth in Africa
Published on: 19 November 2025
Portugal-based construction contractor Mota-Engil has hailed an “outstanding” performance in Africa, as turnover in the region jumped 57% 
Are humanoid robots really coming to a construction work site near you?
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Published on: 17 November 2025
Robots have been threatening to take over work on construction sites for the past several years and haven’t. Will they eventually?
Frenetic data centre growth ‘could come crashing down’ if constraints aren’t addressed
Published on: 14 November 2025
The frenetic pace of growth in data centre construction “could come crashing down” if key constraints aren’t addressed
Round-up: What we learned from AtkinsRéalis, Eiffage and Strabag’s Q3 updates
Published on: 14 November 2025
Three major international construction groups - Strabag, Eiffage and AtkinsRéalis – have all recorded higher revenue and robust order intake in their Q3 2025 updates
KHL and HEC 2026 join forces to spotlight Saudi Arabia’s US$1 trillion construction boom
Published on: 13 November 2025
KHL Group will provide global editorial coverage and industry engagement for Saudi Arabia’s flagship heavy equipment event as it prepares to showcase more than 200 exhibitors
Samsung C&T seals US$1.3bn deal to build Qatari carbon compression and transport project
Published on: 13 November 2025
New facility to process up to 4.1 million tons of CO2 annually
Bank finds another €217m for Uganda and Rwanda’s delayed roads project
Published on: 12 November 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an additional €217 million to complete a roads project linking Uganda and Rwanda
Fluor’s revenue slips 18% in Q3
Published on: 10 November 2025
US-based contractor Fluor has reported an 18% year-on-year decline in revenue to US$3.4 billion for the third quarter of 2025
Global construction’s carbon footprint to more than double by 2050
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Published on: 10 November 2025
The global construction industry’s carbon footprint is set to more than double by 2050
Hitachi reduces holding in Hitachi Construction Machinery after Landcros rebrand announcement
Published on: 06 November 2025
Hitachi Construction Machinery has moved further towards independence from Hitachi Global
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