Construction in key energy, transportation, water and sanitation sectors was hit hard during the recent political unrest in North Africa, with numerous projects halted or destroyed, assets seized, and developers and contractors unsure of payments and financial liability, particularly in Libya.
But even as that country's new Libyan National Transition Council is moving to open dialogue with foreign firms to revive in-country work, project developers in other African nations with ties to the former Gadhafi dictatorship are still facing a tough time.