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GHANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF 220KM BITUMEN ROAD

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, has disclosed that the government has completed bitumen surfacing of 220.29 kilometers (km) of roads in the region since 2017. He noted that this includes 127.6 kilometers of highways, 63.70 kilometers of feeder roads, and 28.99 kilometers of urban roads. The Minister made this assertion on Sunday when he took his turn to deliver the state of the region report in the area of roads, transportation,…

MOROCCO KING CELEBRATE NIGERIA-MOROCCO GAS PIPELINE PROJECT

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

The gas pipeline aims to ensure energy independence on the continent amid a context marked by serious challenges due to regional crises. King Mohammed VI celebrated the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, emphasizing its goal in a bid to support accelerating socioeconomic development on the continent. The King expressed satisfaction with the gas project during his speech, commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Green March on Sunday. While the Green march helped the country to regain…

PWALUGU MULTI-PURPOSE DAM TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION IN GHANA

Posted on November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Stephen Yakubu, has assured that work on the $993 million Pwalugu multi-purpose dam will commence soon as the necessary consultation with the various stakeholders is nearing completion. He said actual ground works had not started because the necessary engagements and consultations with the major stakeholders including the communities to be impacted by the construction of the project were still ongoing. “The reason why actual construction has not started is…

SECOND RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION AT ABUJA AIRPORT WORTH N72BILLION TO BEGIN IN 6MONTHS

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government has said the N72 billion Second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be delivered in six months. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the oversight visit by members of the National Assembly Overseeing the Aviation Industry. He explained that the project would be delivered within the next six months and maintained in the next year if funding is made available According to him,…

HOW GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS COULD OPEN DOOR FOR MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The current world energy crisis is an opportunity for Mozambique and the African continent to increase exports of natural resources, the National Petroleum Institute (INP) advanced today in a conference on Energy Transition in Maputo. Mozambique has considerable potential in energy resources and, according to the INP, can become one of the main generators of clean energy in the wake of the worldwide energy crisis that we are currently witnessing. The entity charged with the…

SEVERAL POTHOLES RE-EMERGED ON FOUR KAMPALA CITY IN UGANDA

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Several potholes have re-emerged on four Kampala City roads a few months after they were patched up with compacted gravel, according to reports. The roads, which are in a sorry state, have made life hard for motorists and pedestrians. The roads sampled include Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Street, all in the Industrial Area covering a total distance of over 7kms. Fifth Street covers a length of 0.8kms, Sixth Street (1.95kms), Seventh Street, (1.86kms), and…

GHANA GOVT. URGE TO PRIORTIZE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY SECTOR

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has been urged to prioritize investments in the energy sector in the 2023 Budget with a special focus on clean and renewable energy. This is to help reduce the country’s over-reliance on fossil fuels and ensure a robust post-oil energy supply system to sustain the economy. The Africa Programme Officer for Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), Denis M. Gyeyir, in his presentation at a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) budget forum in Accra. With…

MOROCCO AUTOMATIVE EXPORT INCREASED BY 34.9%

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

The volume of Morocco’s automotive exports reached MAD 77.7 billion ($7.11 billion) during the first nine months of 2022. The number represents an increase of 34.9% compared to the same period in September 2021, according to new statistics from Morocco’s exchange office. The increases concern the sale of car parts, and cables (56.2 % and 20.8%, respectively). The data shows that exports of automotive interior parts and seats remained “almost stable.” The automotive sector is one of…

WORKS MINISTER PLEDGES TO COMPLETE ROAD REHABILITATION BEFORE PRESIDENT WEAH FIRST TERM

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Public Works, Ruth Coker Collins, pledges to complete the rehabilitation of roads in the country before the end of President Goerge Weah’s first term. Minister Collins underscores that the completion of roads already earmarked is strategic and crucial for the pending National Housing and Population Census and the 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections. Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s weekly press briefing on Thursday in Monrovia, she said completion of ongoing road…

LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF PROJECT

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The China Habour Engineering LFTZ Enterprise (CHELE), a subsidiary of China Habour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), which is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Sea Port, has announced the completion of the construction of the port. The Lekki Port is one of the biggest deep-sea ports in West Africa expected to generate $361 billion in revenue for the Nigerian government while also providing close to 200,000 job opportunities…

TANZANIA GOVT. EMBARK ON CONSTRUCTION OF AMANIMAKORO-RUANDA ROAD PROJECT

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has embarked on the construction of a 60.4bn/- Amanimakoro-Ruanda Road in the Ruvuma Region to facilitate public transport and transportation of goods in the region. The 35-kilometer road is set to be built to the tarmac level. Ruvuma Regional Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) Manager National Roads Eng. Ephatar Mlavi said the construction work of the road is being undertaken by China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG). Speaking during a visit to the construction…

UGANDA GOVT. TO CONVERT NAMANVE THERMAL POWER PLANT TO LPG UNIT

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

According to Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, the government has already secured a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tanzania to convert Namanve Thermal Power Plant into a Liquefied Petroleum Gas production unit. The Ministry of Energy has said it is engaging the government of Tanzania to convert the recently repossessed Namanve Thermal Power Plant into a Liquefied Petroleum Gas production unit. Speaking during the unveiling of the Consumer Protection and Installation Permits Centre in…

TANZANIA GOVT. UNHAPPY WITH SLOW PACE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL PROJECT

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Parliamentary Administration and Local Governments Affairs Committee has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace in the construction of the public secondary school in the Kagera region, calling upon the authorities to ensure that the project is completed before December 30th, of this year. Chairman of the committee, Mr. Jaffari Chaurembo (MP), made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving a report on the implementation of the ongoing project involving the construction of the government-owned girls’…

HOW EGYPT PLANS TO BRIDGE ITs FINANCIAL GAPS

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to liberalize the exchange rate and raised the interest rate by 2% in an exceptional meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Over the past two days, the prices of Egypt’s bonds offered in euros and dollars in foreign markets increased, and the price of dollar-denominated bonds due in 2047 rose to 59.7% at the end of trading on Friday, compared to 59.07% at the end of Wednesday’s…

NAMIBIA COULD BECOME ENERGY CAPITAL OF AFRICA SAYS NIPDB

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia’s ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa. Uaandja said this last week when she spoke at the Invest in Namibia Country Spotlight session organized by the mines ministry, NIPDB, and Namcor at African Energy Week 2022 in Cape Town. Uaandja said when talking about the energy transition, there is room for fossil fuels and meeting net zero emissions that…

ESKOM SET TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY SECURITY PLAN IN SA

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Eskom says it is focusing on implementing all projects to meet the required 53GW of new additional energy for the period up to 2032 which will ensure energy security. The power utility said the new additional capacity needed will come particularly from renewable energy sources and takes into account the current energy deficit of between 4 000 and 6 000MW. Eskom Transmission Managing Director, Segomoco Scheppers, described the next five years as “very critical” for…

KENYA’s RURING’U STADIUM CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY YEAR ENDING

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nyeri County Government has promised that the construction of the Ruring’u Stadium will be completed by the end of the year, after almost five years of delay. Nyeri Deputy County Commissioner Joseph Mwangi has acknowledged the delays in completing the overhaul of the historic stadium but says they have had a meeting with the contractor and are in agreement to complete the construction of the 20,000-seater facility before December this year. “Indeed it is…

PRESIDENT WEAH DEDICATES FIRST-EVER MEDICAL OXYGEN PLANT IN LIBERIA

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

President George Manneh Weah and his administration have made yet another first-time development record as he dedicates Liberia’s first-ever Medical Oxygen Plant, a pioneering achievement towards building a more robust, responsive, and resilient health sector in the country. In its 175 years of existence, Liberia is celebrating the inauguration of the first-ever state-of-the-art Medical PSA Oxygen Plant with the capacity to produce 100 cylinders (~50Nm3/hour) of medical oxygen per day at 93+3% purity. The Oxygen…

NIGERIA GOVT. SAYS OVER 199 FLOODED LGAs HAS GOTTEN MEDICAL SUPPORT

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said medical support had been provided to 199 Local Government Areas affected by flooding across the country. Farouq briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said that as of Friday, records indicated that no fewer than 3.2 million persons were affected by flooding in Nigeria….

BOSTWANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED SPENDING P1.3M TO IMPROVE HOUSING AT REFUGEE CAMP

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

Botswana government has spent P1.3 million to improve housing at the Dukwi refugee camp and to refurbish Francistown Centre for Illegal Immigrants. This was said by the Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni this week when addressing the media on his recent return from Switzerland where he attended the 73rd session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (EXCOM). Shamukuni said that as part of their efforts to ensure the care and protection of…

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