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LIBERIA PRESIDENT DEDICATE DIFFERENT PROJECT IN NIMBI COUNTY

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, Saturday, dedicated several development projects in Margibi and Nimba Counties ahead of his administration’s three-day Retreat in Ganta, Nimbi County. While en route to Ganta along with a throng of cabinet members, this year’s first retreat aimed at repositioning the government’s development priorities, President Weah made stoppages not only to greet swarms of citizens lining the route but to also dedicate projects initiated under his…

CHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUES THREE NAMIBIA COMPANY

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese construction company, China Railway Seventh Group, has dragged three insurance companies, for refusing to pay out N$10 million in damages, to court. The company claims that Hollard Insurance Company of Namibia, Quanta Insurance Limited, and Momentum Insurance Limited have refused to pay out an insurance claim about damages incurred during the ongoing construction of phase one of the dual carriageway to the Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to the agreement, the insurance companies would…

KENYA PRESIDENT LAUNCH CONSTRUCTION OF WHO AFRICAN OPERATION HUB

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday launched the construction of the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional operations and logistics hub. Speaking when he presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for the facility at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) in Kiambu County, President Kenyatta welcomed the WHO’s decision to put up the emergency hub in Kenya. Kenya is one of the three African countries selected by the WHO to host a logistics hub…

CITY OF KIGALI TO CONSTRUCT FLYOVER AND LANES ROADS TO REDUCED CONGESTION

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The City of Kigali has announced plans to construct new flyovers and four-lane roads to ease congestion across the capital. A flyover is a bridge or road that carries one road over another, while a four-lane road is a highway with two lanes for traffic in each direction. These construction plans were unveiled, while responding to the Senate’s Standing Committee on Economic Development and Finance queries over congestion in the city. Senator Faustin Habineza urged…

TANZANIA GOVT. TO UPGRADE SEVEN STADIUMS AHEAD OF THE AFCON FINALS

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has pledged to upgrade seven stadiums with natural grass to meet the criteria of hosting big international events and increase the chances of staging the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. Minister for Culture, Arts, and Sports Mohamed Mchengerwa made the vow when he officiated the 2021/22 NBC-TFF Awards on Thursday night in Dar es Salaam saying the renovation works will begin soon. He named the venues to be decorated with natural…

AZOP TO BUILD PIPELINE FOR OIL INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

The project to build a pipeline to transport oil derivatives from the Lobito refinery (Angola) to the Zambian capital, Lusaka, is still in the feasibility study phase, to approve this oil infrastructure. The project known as the Angola/Zambia Oil Pipeline (AZOP) is also in a period of assessment of economic, technical, and environmental aspects, to make a final decision and define the investment to be applied, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and…

CONSTRUCTION RESUME AT KWALA DRY PORT PROJECT IN TANZANIA

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction works to complete the Kwala project are expected to resume this month as procedures to acquire a contractor are at the final touches. It was revealed that the construction will be completed in four months and the facility will begin operations in January, next year. The project in Kibaha District, Coast Region which will decongest Dar es Salaam Port, had stalled while reaching 65 percent due to some contractual challenges. Deputy Minister for Works…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA COMPLETE IMPORTANT BRIDGE IN NIMBA COUNTY

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia has completed the repair of an important bridge situated on the outskirts of Sanniquellie, Nimba County, entering the town of Sehyikimpa with routes leading to the border with the Ivory Coast on one hand and Yekepa on the other. Before ArcelorMittal’s intervention, the road was becoming impassable due to the worsening state of the bridge. In most instances, commercial vehicles including loaded trucks and low beds carrying earth-moving equipment had to cross downstream…

GAMBIA’s FINANCE DIRECTOR SAYS NRA SPENDS D735MILLION OVER ROAD MAINTENANCE IN 2020

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Mr. Mustapha Joof, the Finance Director at the National Road Authority (NRA), has told the Finance and Public Account Committee (FPAC) that the authority spent a total of seven hundred and thirty-five million one hundred and ninety-five thousand six hundred and fifty-one dalasi (D735, 195,651.00) in 2020. He reported that government subvention in 2020 was D44, 612,963.00 compared to D27 million in 2019, while government subvention on fuel levy was D379, 835,772.00 in 2020 compared…

NATIONAL ROAD NO.11 RE-OPENS IN ALGERIA

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

The statement of the General Directorate of National Security stated that the opening of the road will be from Kosidar Bridge to Hamma Belouizdad. The opening of the road was done late around 4 pm yesterday. Last Thursday, the General Directorate of National Security announced the closure of the northern bypass road (National Road No. 11) in both directions. This is at the level of the meeting point of the southern and northern bypass roads (Jisr Kosidar-Casablanca) to…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF €500M MANSO-HUNI VALLEY

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction works to begin on the €500 million Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway. Describing it as the highest single investment in the country’s railway development since independence, President Akufo-Addo said the project was expected to be completed within 42 months. Addressing the gathering at Manso, in the Amenfi Central District on Tuesday, the President said one of the great tragedies of Ghana’s…

MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

Following Algeria’s closure of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline after 25 years of operation, Morocco announced the re-commissioning of its combined cycle power plants at Tahaddart and Ain Beni Mathar using imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to generate power. The announcement was made as part of a joint statement from Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). The Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, the regional pipeline that once transported…

ESKOM ANNOUNCED LOAD SHEDDING IMPLEMENTATION IN SA

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom has announced that various stages of load shedding will be implemented throughout the week with generation capacity shortages expected. The power utility has been battling to keep the lights on with violent strikes at its power stations exacerbating the electricity supplier’s troubled circumstances. “As the generation capacity shortages persist over the next few weeks, load shedding will continue to be implemented at various stages. Eskom cautions the public that it will still take a…

REHABILITATION WORKS AT RUBAVU DISTRICT UNDERWAY IN RWANDA

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation works for Rubavu District are in motion to accelerate its urbanization and development. The move is in line with the government’s recommendation to foster rapid development and expansion for secondary cities. Rubavu is one of the country’s secondary cities among others that include Huye, Muhanga, Musanze, Nyagatare, and Rusizi districts. The country has the vision to accelerate urbanization for its transformational potential and its association with higher productivity and higher income opportunities. To achieve…

EGYPT ENGINEERING INDUSTRY EXPORTS RECORDS US$1.5BN IN FIVE MONTH

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s engineering industry exports increased by about 31 percent to register $1.551 billion in the first five months of 2022, compared to $1.185 billion during the same period last year, according to the monthly report of the Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE). The engineering industries’ exports increased by 25 percent in May 2022, reaching $264.7 million, compared to $211.7 million in May 2021, added to the report. Regarding the most important sectors whose exports…

GHANA AND JAPAN GOVT. SIGN PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION OF TEMA MOTORWAY ROUNDABOUT

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Phase Two is expected to commence in September this year following the signing of a 3.359 billion yen grant facility between the government and Japan, acting through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Phase II of the project will see the construction of a third-tier flyover, which will be a composite bridge structure, from Harbour Road to Ashaiman on the N2. This will bring to completion the…

CITY OF KIGALI TO UPGRADE UNPLANNED SETTLEMENT WORTH Rwf11.5bn

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

At least Rwf11.5 billion is going to be invested in upgrading four unplanned settlements in Kigali City. The money is part of the Rwf137.5 billion budget for Kigali City in the fiscal year 2022/23 which was presented and approved on June 30, 2022, by the city council. The City Manager, Julian Rugaza said the four unplanned settlements to be upgraded include Nyabisindu, Gitega, Nyagatovu, and Gatenga. Nyabisindu and Nyagatovu are slums located in the Gasabo…

BAC AGREES DEALS FOR THREE PROJECTS IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Brikama Area Council (BAC) has signed three contract agreements with three contractors worth D2,109,005. The contract agreements were designed for the construction of an open market shed at New Yundum and a toilet facility at Brusubi Phase1 Market and Farato Community Health Centre These projects according to the BAC officials conform with their strategic development Plan (2020-2024) in particular; strategic priorities 4 and 5 to boost economic activity and strengthen health service provision. Chief…

CDEDI SUPPORT PRESIDENT’s POLICY CALLS TO PROTECT LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has echoed President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera’s call for the development of deliberate policies to protect the local players in the construction industry, observing that the local players are at the mercy of foreign firms. Recently, President Chakwera ordered that foreign companies awarded construction contracts in Malawi should award 30 percent of the projects to the local contractors. He also ordered that all international bidders should…

GOMOA DISTRICT TO BUILD HOSPITAL IN GHANA

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Chiefs and people of Gomoa Akotsi in Gomoa East District of the Central Region are building a hospital to serve their catchment area. The project, when completed, would bring relief to the residents after having suffered so many years of inadequate healthcare for pregnant women, children and the aged, and many other venerable citizens and settlers of the area. The Field Supervisor of the Project, Mr. C. K. Kweku, in an interview at Gomoa…

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