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NNPCL SIGN DEAL WITH KOREAN FIRM TO REPAIR KADUNA REFINERY

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, signed a contract worth $740.6 million with South Korean firm, Daewoo E&C for the repairs of the Kaduna Refinery. Tagged “Maintenance Services for Quick Fix for Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited”, the deal is expected to restore the refinery to 60 percent of its 110,000 barrels per nameplate-late. Speaking at the contract signing ceremony in Abuja, the Group CEO, of NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, said Nigeria…

NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN OTI, GHANA

Posted on February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Oti Regional Minister, Dr. Joshua Makubu, inaugurated a six-unit classroom block for Dorbiso-Junction Primary School in the Krachi-East Municipality, to replace the dilapidated classrooms that made the school environment unattractive for effective teaching and learning in the area. The new classroom block, built with funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has a staff common room, store, and head teacher’s office. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Dr. Makubu said the government was committed…

TANZANIA AND MOROCCO SIGN DEAL TO BUILD FERTILIZER FACTORY

Posted on February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tanzania and Morocco have reportedly made significant progress in deepening their ties and are set to finalize the process of obtaining a “title deed” for the establishment of a fertilizer factory in the municipality of Kisarawe. Reporting on February 7, Tanzanian news outlet the Citizen quoted Tanzania Fertilizer Company (TFC) general manager, Samuel Mshote, as saying: “As soon as we get the title deed, construction will start immediately. The construction of a facility on the 15-hectare land…

BLOMPARK CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

With 150 houses already delivered since the first sod-turning ceremony in September 2021, residents of Blompark in Gansbaai, Western Cape can look forward to an additional 100 brand-new homes being completed before the end of March 2023. Western Cape Infrastructure MEC, Tertuis Simmers said the R71 million Blompark Project, in its entirety, is expected to deliver 539 housing opportunities. Giving an update on the progress of the Blompark Project development, Simmers noted that, as with…

PLANS UNDERWAY TO UPGRADE TWO GRAVEL ROAD IN NAMIBIA

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Roads Authority (RA) Namibia has started the planning process for the upgrading of the Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma (DR3507) and Silumbi-Sizimbukwa (DR3559) gravel roads in the Zambezi region to low-volume seal standards. The two roads in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency are 60 and 15 kilometers long, respectively. RA project control engineer Hartley Simasiku said during a public participation meeting held at Katima Mulilo on Wednesday that the upgrading of the roads will be beneficial to several…

WORLD BANK APPROVED US$124MILLION FUNDS FOR GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

The World Bank is providing a loan of 15.5 billion Kenyan shillings (over $124 million) to Kenya. The funding is for the implementation of the Horn of Africa Regional Groundwater for Resilience Programme, launched on 1 February 2023 in the capital Nairobi. The World Bank funding was announced on 1 February 2023 by Alice Wahome, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation in Kenya. The 15.5 billion Kenyan shillings (over $124 million) loan…

BUILDING COLLAPSED: ONE DEAD AS MANY INJURED IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

One person has been confirmed dead and at least 20 persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Thursday afternoon. Many people are still trapped in the structure that collapsed at 7th Avenue, Gwarinpa, said an official of the emergency management agency. An official of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who asked not to be named, says that 21 people have been rescued in a combined effort by multiple…

HOW EGYPT SUCCED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON TRANSPORT SECTOR

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir asserted that Egypt’s success in implementing strategic projects and its great achievements in the various transport sectors over the past phase amounted to EGP 2 trillions from June, 2014, till June 2024, in addition to establishing the new Suez Canal to allow ships’ transit in both ways and decrease the passage time to 11 hours only. Addressing the 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) on Thursday…

UGANDA PRESIDENT SAYS TERMAC ROAD NOT CAUSING POVERTY

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Luwero to engage in wealth-creation activities such as commercial agriculture to fight poverty and increase their household incomes urging that demanding roads may not necessarily solve their household income problems. The president says this has been the consistent message of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for the last 60 years. “The NRM for the last 60 years has been advising you to seek first homestead income and…

LIBERIA SIGN DEAL WITH WORLD BANK FOR 60MW RENEWABLE ENERGY

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the International Development Association for the production of an additional 60MW of renewable energy geared toward further solving the country’s energy crisis. The project is an initiative of the World Bank under the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE). It is a US$311 regional program supported by the World Bank to scale up electricity access to millions of existing and prospective consumers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone,…

HOW INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING AFRICA’s GROWTH

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

Inadequate infrastructure has long been identified as one of the biggest brakes on sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa. More comprehensive power, water, transport, and IT networks are needed to make the continent more competitive in the global economy and maximize the potential of the emerging African Continental Free Trade Association (AfCFTA). Pan-African cooperation is needed to achieve this infrastructural transformation and it is with this in mind that the second Dakar Financing Summit…

KIGALI CENTRALISED SEWAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TO KICK OFF IN MARCH

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

The plan to construct Kigali’s centralized sewage system is slated for March this year. In an exclusive interview, Dominique Murekezi, the acting director of Water and Sanitation Development at Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), said the contractor sourced from outside Rwanda will closely work with local companies. “We didn’t find a local company that is experienced in such big sewage systems. The preparation to sign the agreement with the company from outside the country is…

HOW SOMALILAND OIL FINDING COULD RESET REGIONAL BALANCE

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of revenue for the semi-autonomous state. But the oil exploration is deepening the rift with Somalia, which claims sovereignty over the region. Michael Walls answers five key questions. What is Somaliland’s hydrocarbon potential? In 2020, Norwegian seismic survey company, TGS, estimated that the…

SUDAN TO SUPPORT ETHIOPIA IN GERD DAM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Sudan has now returned to its prior position, expressing its full support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It’s a dramatic shift from when Sudan sided with Egypt to oppose the dam’s construction. The announcement was made when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) went to Sudan, where he was welcomed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan. Abiy’s visit is the first since the Sudanese military…

MALAWI WORKS MINISTERS SAYS ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME AFTER RAINNY SEASONS

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has said road construction works by government will resume when the rains the country is experiencing subside. Hara said all the resources are available and that roads like the M1 and M5, the six-lane Kenyatta Drive and the dual-carriage way from Crossroads to Kanengo in Lilongwe will all be constructed as soon as the rains are over. He added that in a drive to have forex available…

TARURA TASKED TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGANIST HOTELITATU-PANDE ROAD CONTRACTORS

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

LINDI Regional Commissioner Ms Zainabu Telack has directed the Tanzania Rural and Urban Road Agency (TARURA) in the area to take disciplinary actions against the contractor constructing Hotelitatu -Pande Road in the region. Ms Zainabu made the directives after she inspected the road and discovered serious irregularities done by MS Write In investment Group Limited contractor in the 14 kilometres road of Hotelitatu. She directed TARURA to suspend the contractor from work and conduct investigation…

KNDA EMBARKED ON RECONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADS IN GHANA

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Krachi-Nchumuru District Assembly (KNDA) has embarked on reconstruction of major roads in the district to open up the area, for easy transportation of food crops to market centres. The major roads under reconstruction and due for completion within nine months are Chinderi-Grubi road, Chinderi-Banda road, and Bejamse-Borae roads. The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Nkrumah Kwasi Ogyile, made this known to journalists on Monday, after inspecting progress of work on the road projects in…

UGANDA GOVT. HANDOVER LICENCE TO EACOP FOR CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PIPELINE

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, whilst attending the Kingfisher drilling inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, has also witnessed the handover of the license to Construct the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The handover was done by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, (MEMD) Ruth Nankabirwa, at the Kingfisher Oil Fields, at Buhuka, Kyangwali, Kikuube District. The License was granted by the Ministry, following the application submitted on 1st July 2022, in compliance and accordance with…

KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO STOP NEW ROAD PROJECT DUE TO DEBT

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kenya his ministry was in a tricky situation because it was required to pay another Sh600 billion annually to settle pending bills. The Transport CS said his Ministry was working with the National Treasury and the entire Cabinet to ensure they raise the money to build infrastructure worth close to Sh1 trillion. Murkomen promised to complete all projects started by the Jubilee Government despite the financial challenges. The CS said he was aware of pending…

CONSTRUCTION OF U.S.$165k CLINIC FUNDED BY COMMUNITY STALL IN LIBERIA

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Gambeta News

The clinic’s construction started in April 2017 and was expected to be completed, dedicated for full operation in March 2018. The Nimba County Health Team was supposed to provide the workforce and medical and non-medical supplies for the running of the facility. Due to its strategic location, it was supposed to serve both River Cess and Nimba Counties when completed. Five years after its completion, nothing has happened according to plan. The National Benefit Sharing…

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