As African governments accelerate efforts to close the continent's infrastructure gap, a growing number of Egyptian construction firms are looking beyond their domestic market in search of new opportunities. Among them is SAMCO, a company that has spent decades helping to reshape Egypt's infrastructure landscape and is now positioning itself as a major player across Africa and the wider Middle East.
From bridges and highways to airports, stadiums and urban development projects, the company is leveraging expertise developed during Egypt's own infrastructure transformation to pursue projects in markets ranging from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Cameroon, Libya and Iraq.
For SAMCO's vice chairman, Ibrahim Mabrouk, the opportunity is clear. Africa remains one of the world's most significant infrastructure growth stories, with rapidly expanding populations, urbanisation, and increasing demand for transport, logistics and social infrastructure creating a pipeline of projects for decades to come.
"Africa has a lot of infrastructure needs," he says. "There are still many roads to build, airports to upgrade and cities to connect. The opportunity is enormous."
Originally published by African Business.