Two major road projects in Africa are being tendered for by the Portuguese contractor Mota Engil. The projects are for road improvements in East Africa and Central Africa, Uganda and Cameroon respectively.
The firm is bidding US$1.1 billion for the project in Uganda and the work involves improving the road connecting Kampala with Jinja. Meanwhile the project for Cameroon involves improving the road connection between the country’s two main cities, Doula and Yaounde, with Mota Engil entering a bid of $700 million.