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Webuild (formerly Salini Impregilo)

Webuild (formerly Salini Impregilo)

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Appears in 4 stories · Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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Tanzania and Angola agree to link Atlantic and Indian Ocean rail corridors

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Preferred bidder for the 550-kilometre Zambian section of the Zambia-Lobito railway, with contract talks under way

Tanzania and Angola's October 30 plan to link the Benguela Railway to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway still has no route, cost estimate or named financier. The Atlantic half of the route moved ahead without it.

Updated 3 days ago

AFC names preferred bidders for Zambia Lobito railway

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Lead in the Zambian section consortium

Africa Finance Corporation has picked preferred construction bidders for the Zambia Lobito Railway, an 830-kilometre greenfield line meant to carry copper and cobalt from Zambia's Copperbelt to Angola's Atlantic port. Contract talks start in November 2026, with engineering, procurement and construction agreements targeted within eight to 12 weeks.

Updated Nov 2

Final tunnel breakthrough ends excavation for Lima's first underground metro

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Consortium member leading the tunnel excavation

Peru's first underground metro now has every tunnel dug. The tunnel boring machine Micaela broke through at Carmen de la Legua station in late October 2026, finishing the last of 35 kilometers of excavation for Lines 2 and 4 of the Metro de Lima.

Updated Oct 28

The Nile's new reality: Ethiopia dams Africa's lifeline

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As of May 2026: Lead contractor that built GERD over 14 years

Ethiopia flipped the switch on Africa's largest dam September 9, 2025, without Egypt's blessing. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam holds 74 billion cubic meters of water, enough to double Ethiopia's power output and, Egypt fears, cut freshwater supplies for 107 million Egyptians.

Updated May 19