African continent

Zimbabwe’s capital crippled by a water shortage

A water crisis is affecting two million people in Harere, creating risks of an epidemic

Abu Simbel: a construction company looks back at the rescue

My year at Abu Simbel

The marble cutter from Carrara that took part in the Abu Simbel rescue project

The temples of Ramesse II belong to all of mankind

UNESCO’s commitment to save the Abu Simbel temple site from being submerged by the Nile

Morocco’s Al Boraq: The First High-Speed Train in Africa

The high-speed train is the latest grand infrastructure project in Morocco

The Middle East and North Africa: the spectre of drought

Desalination treatment that makes sea water drinkable is the hope for the future

The relocation of Abu Simbel’s temples: how they were saved

The world's leading construction firms team up to rescue a pair of ancient temples threatened by the Nile

African Free Trade: Growth, Prosperity and the infrastructure challenge

African leaders agree to lower barriers to spur economic growth

Cape Town’s serious Water Crisis before Day Zero

Cape Town set to be world’s first big city without water