China continues Africa dam project despite Ebola outbreak
Conakry
AS workers at Western companies fled West Africa during the world's worst-ever Ebola outbreak, a state-owned Chinese company carried on.
China International Water & Electric Corp completed the Kaleta dam on budget and a year ahead of schedule in July, ending chronic power shortages in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Construction continued even as companies including London-based Rio Tinto and Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal paused projec…
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