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17 project records connected to this region.
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17 current analyses and briefs coded to this region.
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22 public profiles identify active work or decision roles in this region.
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All current Africa project records
Port of Cotonou Terminal 5 bulk terminal
Benin / Port infrastructure / The port authority reports 69% physical progress and 72% overall progress, while its published 2021-2024 delivery period is no longer current
construction / Evidence reviewedDamietta Alliance Container Terminal (Tahya Misr 1)
Egypt / Deep-water ports and container terminals / Commercial operations began on 14 February 2026; the terminal is moving through its 2026 ramp-up and the 3.3 million TEU figure remains final design capacity
commissioning / Evidence reviewedTakoradi Project Shiprite floating dock and repair yard
Ghana / Port infrastructure / PIDG capital committed; financial close and construction start still to be confirmed
financing / Evidence reviewedDakar Mamelles desalination intake and brine discharge
Senegal / Marine utilities / Plant remained under construction in February 2026; commissioning was expected later in 2026, while final marine handover evidence remains unpublished
construction / Evidence reviewedNigeria Snake Island Container Terminal concession and EPC
Nigeria / Deep-water ports and container terminals / MSC signed a 45-year sub-concession and finalized the ITB/DEME EPC on 11 March 2026; the reviewed project sources do not record mobilisation
award / Evidence reviewedWest Point Coastal Defence Revetment
Liberia / Coastal infrastructure / The West Point revetment has an approved ESIA and March 2026 environmental permit; construction award, notice to proceed and physical start are not established
approval / Evidence reviewedWACA ResIP 1 coastal protection works programme
West Africa / Coastal infrastructure / ResIP 1 in finalisation; country work fronts and closing dates remain separate
construction / Evidence reviewedCVM Congo River Easydredge 2700XL fleet renewal
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Dredging / Easydredge 2700XL building contract signed; no yard, trial, delivery, acceptance, or Congo River deployment milestone published
delivery / Evidence reviewedSão Tomé and Príncipe BEFIRM fisheries infrastructure rehabilitation
São Tomé and Príncipe / Marine infrastructure / AfDB financing signed and three site-level safeguard packages disclosed; design-supervision and works awards remain unverified
financing / Evidence reviewedBujumbura Port Lake Tanganyika corridor rehabilitation
Burundi / Marine infrastructure / Ongoing at programme level; March 2025 remains the latest quantitative Phase I physical-progress baseline
construction / Evidence reviewedGorée Island east and west coastal protection works
Senegal / Coastal infrastructure / Works active; EUR 3.5 million additional credit and a 30 June 2027 close are proposed
construction / Evidence reviewedMadagascar Majunga, Tulear and Pangalanes transport resilience programme
Madagascar / Marine infrastructure / IDA financing signed; marine packages are planned, under review, pending, cancelled, or absent from the reviewed plan
approval / Evidence reviewedBanana Deep-water Port Phase One
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Deep-water ports and container terminals / Phase-one marine and terminal works are under way; the DRC government was still pressing for acceleration in May 2026, so the previously stated 2026 delivery and first-vessel dates remain targets rather than evidence of accepted operation
construction / Evidence reviewedPort of Ndayane Deep-water Port and Container Terminal
Senegal / Deep-water ports and container terminals / Marine works and container-terminal construction are active; the access channel, reclamation, quay and terminal packages remain under delivery, while 2028 is a government operating target rather than an accepted opening date
construction / Evidence reviewedCasablanca-Settat desalination marine works and common systems
Morocco / Marine utilities / Construction active; common marine, tunnelling, and electrical systems remain on the path to the February 2027 first-phase target
construction / Evidence reviewedTunisia three-port access and dredged-material programme
Tunisia / Port infrastructure / Dredging contract signed; enabling and supervision sequence forming
award / Evidence reviewedNador West Med Deep-water Port
Morocco / Deep-water ports and energy terminals / Basic port infrastructure reported complete; East terminal, towage, port systems, staffing, and service activation remain on the Q4 2026 launch path, while the West terminal follows from 2027
commissioning / Evidence reviewedCurrent research
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Brief / Confirmed
PIDG fills Shiprite funding gap ahead of financial close
PIDG joined Project Shiprite on 1 June with USD 9.7 million in equity and shareholder lending. The money fills the last reported gap in the USD 137 million Takoradi floating-dock scheme and clears a route to financial close. A close date, civil EPC, dock builder, notice to proceed and first marine work have yet to be announced.
Evidence updated
Brief / Confirmed
Cotonou Terminal 5 owner page reports 69% physical progress
Port Autonome de Cotonou's live Terminal 5 page reports 69% physical progress and 72% overall progress. The same page still gives a 2021-2024 delivery period, so the percentages show unfinished construction but do not supply a current finish date. CHEC's marine scope includes a 350-metre breakwater extension and an 891-metre revetment protected by ACCROPODE II units.
Evidence updated
Brief / Confirmed
Damietta CT2 is handling ships; its 3.3m TEU rating still sits ahead of the operating record
Damietta Alliance Container Terminals started commercial operations on 14 February 2026. The opening configuration has 1,670 metres of quay at 18 metres depth, 12 ship-to-shore cranes, 40 yard cranes and two operational rail lanes. The 3.3 million TEU figure remains the terminal's capacity after the final construction phase, not measured throughput.
Evidence updated
Brief / Confirmed
Eiffage records a 340 m intake drive at Mamelles
Eiffage recorded a 340 m seawater-intake microtunnel at Dakar's Mamelles desalination plant in July 2025. A February 2026 supervision visit still described the plant as under construction and expected commissioning later in the year. Final brine-discharge installation and marine acceptance remain unpublished.
Evidence updated
Brief / Confirmed
MSC names Snake Island EPC team before notice to proceed
MSC has signed a 45-year sub-concession for Snake Island's new container terminal and appointed ITB Nigeria and DEME under an EPC contract. The geometry is specific; neither the operator nor the EPC team has published a start date or project-site mobilisation.
Evidence updated
Brief / Confirmed
WACA's six country programmes are approaching close-out at different speeds
WACA ResIP 1 is nearing its final phase across six West African countries. Its lagoon, shoreline, quay, dike, drainage and community packages run under different contracts and timetables, while Senegal is seeking a later closing date. A single regional completion figure would mask the sites still controlling delivery.
Evidence updatedDelivery network
Organizations active in this collection
Water infrastructure developer, contractor, and operator
ACCIONA
Water infrastructure developer / Desalination EPC and commissioning lead / Operations and maintenance provider
Evidence reviewed
Water and energy infrastructure developer/operator
ACWA Power
Independent water project developer / Infrastructure investor / Project company sponsor
Evidence reviewed
Marine contractor
Boskalis
Marine contractor / Dredging contractor / Offshore energy contractor
Evidence reviewed
Marine contractor
DEME Group
Marine contractor / Dredging contractor / Offshore installation contractor
Evidence reviewed
Water, infrastructure and energy contractor
Lantania
Desalination EPC contractor / Seawater intake and outfall contractor / Water process engineering contractor
Evidence reviewed
Marine civil and offshore construction contractor
Penta-Ocean Construction
Marine civil contractor / Dredging and reclamation contractor / Caisson and wharf contractor
Evidence reviewedContinue the regional evidence review
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