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Josiah
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Nebraska, Nebraska
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Which country in Africa has the poorest infrastructure and is in a stable state political so that help would be beneficial ?
I am planning on going into civil engineering. I am hoping to use my engineering skills to assist the citizens in a politically stable country in Africa by building bridges, roads, dams, drinking water systems, etc. as an outreach method.
Also, is there a specific concentration of civil engineering that would be best suitable for that purpose? And are there any missions that are already doing it that I could work for?
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Suppachai Sinthaworn
Professor, Civil and Structural Engineer
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Nakhon Nayok
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I suggest starting with a solid general civil engineering degree. After that, think about specializing in Water Resources or combining Water and Environmental studies, as these are really important areas. Focusing on both Transportation and Geotechnics can also be super helpful, especially for road projects.
William Vvuko
Retired engineer
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Moyo, Northern Region
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Hi Josiah,
Thanks for your interest in working in Africa.
Generally speaking, there is relative peace in Africa (54 countries), especially Eastern & Southern Africa, large parts of west and north Africa. Some of the most stable countries include Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal etc.
The need for infrastructure is still immense though significant progress has been made over the last decade or so. Huge projects of major bridges, highways, hydro electric power dams are still being built using both foreign and local funding from the World Bank, European Union, other bilateral funding from the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe etc.
Countries like Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), perhaps some of the richest in the world, in terms of natural resources, have civil strive raging in some of their regions - but provide huge opportunities for massive infrastructure projects.
Expatriate consultants are involved in many of the projects. So clearly opportunities do exist.
Thanks for your interest in working in Africa.
Generally speaking, there is relative peace in Africa (54 countries), especially Eastern & Southern Africa, large parts of west and north Africa. Some of the most stable countries include Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal etc.
The need for infrastructure is still immense though significant progress has been made over the last decade or so. Huge projects of major bridges, highways, hydro electric power dams are still being built using both foreign and local funding from the World Bank, European Union, other bilateral funding from the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe etc.
Countries like Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), perhaps some of the richest in the world, in terms of natural resources, have civil strive raging in some of their regions - but provide huge opportunities for massive infrastructure projects.
Expatriate consultants are involved in many of the projects. So clearly opportunities do exist.
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