Ethiopia has resumed plans to construct what would become the tallest skyscraper in sub-Saharan Africa. The $445 million project, located in Addis Ababa’s Kirkos district, will feature the ...

The Carlton Centre, at 732 ft, was Africa’s tallest building for decades until recent developments. Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, it serves as a commercial hub with retail spaces ...

Africa’s skyline is undergoing a major makeover, ... dollars earmarked for the construction of ambitious new developments, including some of the continent’s most iconic skyscrapers. ...

The city is home to the tallest building in Africa, the "Iconic Tower," by architects Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners, which was completed in 2023.

The Pinnacle Tower was supposed to be the tallest building in Africa at 320 metres, leading in the race for the skies in a rapidly rising Upper Hill.

Skyscrapers tend to become lightning rods for the neighborhoods they’re in—and nowhere is that more true than in Johannesburg’s Ponte City, a hulking 54-story tower has gone from Apartheid ...

The Leonardo, a 55-story building that measures 745 feet in height, is just 15 feet taller than the previous record holder, the Carlton Centre, which has dominated the Johannesburg skyline ...

When President Uhuru Kenyatta laid the foundation stone for construction of The Pinnacle Tower on May 23, 2017, there was a palpable enthusiasm for what was to become Africa’s tallest building ...