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CHINA – AFRICA COOPERATION REMAINS STABLE – CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR REAFFIRMS

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CHINA – AFRICA COOPERATION REMAINS STABLE – CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR REAFFIRMS

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi has reaffirmed that the friendship between China and Africa remains rock-solid and stable no matter what the international situation they faced. Mr. Yi, who is also Foreign Minister said the difficulties, obstacles, or disruptions encountered cannot change the relationship that exist between the pair. He stressed that the two sides enjoy profound traditional friendship noting that China is the largest developing country, while Africa is the continent where developing countries…

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ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT LAMENTS OVER U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

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ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT LAMENTS OVER U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

Here is a recent tweet by President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. “Last year, President Trump extended painful economic sanctions placed on Zimbabwe, citing concerns about Zimbabwe’s democracy. Yesterday’s events showed that the U.S. has no moral right to punish another nation under the guise of upholding democracy. These sanctions must end. I’d like to again congratulate President-elect @JoeBiden on his confirmation as the 46th President of the United States. Zimbabwe is, as it always…

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SMART ZAMBIA SIGNS MOU FOR IMPROVING ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

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SMART ZAMBIA SIGNS MOU FOR IMPROVING ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

THE National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Executive director  Royson Mukwena says improved Information Communication Technology (ICTs) infrastructure directly translates into Zambia enjoying some of the benefits of the globalised economy. Speaking during the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between NIPA and Smart Zambia Institute (SZI), Professor Mukwena said training of public sector employees, the private sector and the general citizenry is an investment in human capital and will contribute to sustainable industrial…

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EMPLOYEES DEMAND GOV’T INTERVENTION AGAINST LIQUIDATION OF EGYPTIAN STEEL COMPANY

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EMPLOYEES DEMAND GOV’T INTERVENTION AGAINST LIQUIDATION OF EGYPTIAN STEEL COMPANY

The Iron and Steel Company’s employees on Sunday organized a protest in front of the company’s headquarters against its decision to liquidate and demanded that the government intervene to stop the move. They also called for the state to help modernize the company and preserve its assets, which are estimated at LE120 billion. A member of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for Metal Industries Khaled al-Feki said that this step will destroy…

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UGANDA’S YOWERI MUSEVENI CONTINUES AS ONE OF AFRICA’S LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT

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UGANDA’S YOWERI MUSEVENI CONTINUES AS ONE OF AFRICA’S LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT

President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986 after being involved in the rebellion that overthrew Idi Amin and Milton Obote. He has defied all odds to remain president by amending the constitution to scrap presidential term limits (2005), and the presidential age limit (2017). Indeed, President Yoweri Museveni is not tired of serving his beloved people.  President Museveni received over 5 million votes to secure his re-election bid. In this new term, He…

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FREE WEBINAR: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING SPEAKS ON ZERO CARBON EMISSION

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FREE WEBINAR: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING SPEAKS ON ZERO CARBON EMISSION

The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched a new online series of topical fireside chats on current issues for the global professional engineering community. The series will bring together the thoughts of leading experts from across the Academy’s networks including Fellows, awardees and engineering partners. In this critical conversation, Academy CEO, Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE, discusses decision-making for net zero in the face of uncertainty with special guests Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng, Board member of Arup, and Professor…

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UPCOMING WOMEN’S ENG. SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021

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UPCOMING WOMEN’S ENG. SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021

Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 April 2021 This year’s WES Annual Conference will be held over 2 days online, on the broad theme of ‘serving society’. This extraordinary year has highlighted how engineers have not just created groundbreaking solutions and innovations in response to the Covid pandemic, but how they also deliver and maintain critical services and infrastructure in all aspects of society. With leading industry speakers, the conference will not only reflect and explore…

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AfDB PLEDGES TO MOBILISE $6.5 BILLION TO SUPPORT GREAT GREEN WALL INITIATIVE

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AfDB PLEDGES TO MOBILISE $6.5 BILLION TO SUPPORT GREAT GREEN WALL INITIATIVE

The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Bank pledged to assist in mobilising up to $6.5 billion over five years, to advance the landmark initiative. The resources will be made available through a range of programmes in support of the Great Green Wall by drawing on…

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EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT NIGERIA’S PLAN TO FUND 2021 BUDGET WITH DEBT

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EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT NIGERIA’S PLAN TO FUND 2021 BUDGET WITH DEBT

Experts have expressed worry over the plan of the Federal Government to borrow N5.39tn to finance the funding gap in the 2021 budget. According to the 2021 Appropriation Act which was recently signed into law by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government also expects to realise N205.15bn from privatisation proceeds. While he signed the 2021 budget, the President had highlighted both the deficit and the plan to borrow to fill the gap…

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NAMIBIA’S CAPITAL BATTLES WITH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS

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NAMIBIA’S CAPITAL BATTLES WITH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS

WINDHOEK residents have been warned of possible flooding as heavy rain persists in the capital.The City of Windhoek issued the warning as the city continues to experience heavy rain, flash flooding and overflowing rivers. “While we are thankful for the abundant rain, there is a concern that flash floods may cause damage to private and public property, for example electricity poles and roads, which could present further risks of power outages and unsafe roads and…

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SAVING THE PLANET ONE TRASH AT A TIME

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SAVING THE PLANET ONE TRASH AT A TIME

After sending out his CV with no luck of securing a job for six years, a Katlehong man ignored the raised eyebrows of friends and family and decided to become a waste picker. Now, Tshepo Mazibuko, 40, is the renowned owner of K1 Recycling, a township-based waste management company. SAnews met Mazibuko at his Buy-Back Centre where men and women in their overalls are hard at work. The centre is home to heaps of boxes, plastic…

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LESOTHO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACES FORCED CLOSURE

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LESOTHO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACES FORCED CLOSURE

MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country’s only international airport, faces forced closure by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) due to several years of neglect which have left its facilities in a state of disrepair, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The Director of Civil Aviation Department, Motsoale Lesupi, this week told this publication that the government was now in a race against time to refurbish the “collapsing” airport by next year, failing which it would be closed…

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ALGERIA’S TRANSPORT MINISTER SACKED OVER CATERING SUPPLIES CONTRACT

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ALGERIA’S TRANSPORT MINISTER SACKED OVER CATERING SUPPLIES CONTRACT

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sacked the transport minister and the CEO of the country’s flag carrier Air Algeria, according to the Presidency. A presidential statement said Lazhar Hani and Bakhouche Alleche were dismissed over the purchase of catering supplies from abroad “without taking into consideration the country’s economic context and the priority given to the national productions”. The head of catering at the company was also relieved of his duties. Algeria is struggling to…

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TUNISIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER SACKED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES

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TUNISIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER SACKED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES

Tunisian Environment Minister, Mustapha Aroui, has been sacked and arrested on Sunday over the shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste from Italy to Tunisia. The shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste from Italy to Tunisia has raised suspicions of dirty dealings in a country that already struggles to manage its own refuse. The saga began when Tunisian customs officials in the eastern port city of Sousse seized 70 shipping containers of…

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GERD PROJECT TALKS REACH ANOTHER DEADLOCK

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GERD PROJECT TALKS REACH ANOTHER DEADLOCK

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to achieve a breakthrough in the African Union-led talks to revolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries announced on Sunday. Foreign and irrigation ministers of the three nations met online for the second time in a week in efforts to find an agreed approach to resume their talks focused on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia…

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700KM LOME-CINKASSE HIGHWAY SECURES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

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700KM LOME-CINKASSE HIGHWAY SECURES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

Through its subsidiary Arise Infrastructure Services, the Singaporean Olam expressed its intention to build the Lomé-Cinkassé highway in partnership with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). This was disclosed last Friday by Togo’s minister of finance, Sani Yaya, in a meeting with the parliament for the adoption of the 2021 budget.  An MoU of cooperation to conduct related studies and build the highway has already been signed with the Togolese government, Yaya said. The estimated cost…

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COTE D’IVOIRE HONOURS DEPARTED PRIME MINISTER WITH NEW INSTITUTE

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COTE D’IVOIRE HONOURS DEPARTED PRIME MINISTER WITH NEW INSTITUTE

The President of the Republic, H.E.M. Alassane OUATTARA, participated on Friday, January 08, 2021, in the Sofitel – Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, in the official launch ceremony of the Amadou GON COULIBALY Political Training Institute, in the presence of Several politicians and academics including former Malagasy President, Mr. Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA, and former Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN, Boub èye MA ÏGA and Sidya TOURE. . . The mission of the Institute, which has a subregional vocation, will…

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PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO MAKES BIG PROMISES IN SECOND TERM INAUGURAL SPEECH

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PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO MAKES BIG PROMISES IN SECOND TERM INAUGURAL SPEECH

In his inaugural speech for a second term as President of Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave an indication of what he hopes to achieve over the next four years. Here are some promises the President made during his speech;   Nationwide electrification The remaining fifteen percent (15%) of our communities without electricity would be covered by the end of my second term. Constructing district hospitals We have already begun constructing hospitals in the remaining…

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NIGERIA IMPROVES ON POWER SECTOR REFORMS

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NIGERIA IMPROVES ON POWER SECTOR REFORMS

The Nigerian government is brightening it’s chances of drawing from the World Bank’s intervention support of $750 million support on mass metering and network improvement for its ailing power sector, as it has maintained a steady track in pushing for a credible market reforms in the power sector with some bold steps.  Some of the bold steps includes bi-annual minor tarrif review, considering exchange rate variables and inflation rates, as spelt out by the Electricity…

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R&B SINGER AKON TO FINANCE MINING ACTIVITIES IN CONGO

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R&B SINGER AKON TO FINANCE MINING ACTIVITIES IN CONGO

A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint venture with a state miner, according to a contract published by the mines ministry. Akon’s foray into Congo’s mining sector comes through a US- registered firm called White Waterfall LLC, of which he is the president and CEO, according to contracts published on the mines ministry website….

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