Africa is the 2nd largest and 2nd most populated continent of the world. The continent has Mediterranean Sea surrounding it at the north, has Suez Canal and Red Sea on the southeast, Indian Ocean on the southeast and Atlantic Ocean on the west of it. Madagascar is also included in this continent. The continent has around 54 states in total. It is considered to be the origin of human beings by the scientific community. It had an economic growth rate of 5% in 2010 and 5.5% in 2011.  It has varying climates as it is overlapped by the equator. Although consisting of plentiful natural resources, Africa still remains the poor and most undeveloped continent in the world. This is due to the reasons such as spread of diseases and viruses, poor planning, corrupt governments and low literacy rates.

Steps are being taken to improve the condition and economy of the Africa. Infrastructure development is being planned for it. European Union, USA and other NGOs are collecting funds and using those funds to ensure the proper availability of basic necessities like water, shelter, food and transportation to the people of Africa. The roads, telecommunication, railway lines, power and water conditions are being maintained and upgraded. Poor infrastructure is causing the productivity to become low thereby damaging the economy. To improve the economic conditions in Africa, the proper planning and development of infrastructure is necessary.

Due to this need, a lot of Construction Company is making their way to Africa. Steps are being made to encourage more construction company and contractors to work there as well as the existing construction company and contractors in Africa are experiencing a high business demand due to the development projects being introduced. These construction companies are structuring and building the complete infrastructure. New projects are being developed to get the economy and living conditions in Africa in such a condition that is acceptable for human living.

These projects include national digital network for water management. Funds are being collected from all over the world to finance this project.  A national training center for water treatment is also being developed. There is a power project namely Bujagali Hydro-power project being scheduled to be developed in Uganda which will provide as an efficient source of electricity thereby helping in overcoming power shortage problems. The Central African Economic and Monetary Community Trade Corridor Project is established to promote regional trade and provide cheap source of transportation to traders. ICT infrastructure in Nigeria is also being improved by expanding bandwidth and online access.

Due to all these developments and constructions, the property market in Africa is nowadays a heaven for investors there. Due to the increasing economic growth and improving life standards, the rentals have been increasing. Residential property has become expensive and it is expected that the prices will go up further. This expectation is the reason for the people to consider the investments in property in Africa a safe deposit that will earn return on their investment for sure. A lot of people are being advised by the advisors to invest in this safe heaven.