Africa

ZANZIBAR AND UK FIRM SIGN ROAD PROJECT DEAL IN TANZANIA

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ZANZIBAR AND UK FIRM SIGN ROAD PROJECT DEAL IN TANZANIA

Zanzibar government has signed a 587.8bn/- agreement with the UK firm ‘Propav Infrastructures’ in partnership with local al company- MECCO, for the construction of three main roads in Unguja and Pemba Islands, measuring about 103.5 kilometers. The signing ceremony was held at the office of the Zanzibar Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport on Tuesday, where it was revealed that the project is being funded by the UK government through UKEF United Kingdom Export Finance….

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MANUFACTURING OF BOEING 737 MAX AIRPLANE FACILITY INAUGURATED IN ETHIOPIA

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MANUFACTURING OF BOEING 737 MAX AIRPLANE FACILITY INAUGURATED IN ETHIOPIA

Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno have inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacturing of Insulation Blankets for Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The facility is part of a Boeing agreement (BSCA) between The Boeing Company, Geven-Skytecno, and Ethiopian Airlines. The new joint venture company of Ethiopian and Geven-SkyTecno is based in Addis Ababa with a primary manufacturing facility at Bole Airport. Ethiopian Airlines holds 51% and SkyTecno 49% of the stake of the newly established company, named…

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ESKOM LAUNCHES POWER PURCHASE PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA

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ESKOM LAUNCHES POWER PURCHASE PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Eskom launches power purchase programme to secure 1 000MW to bolster constrained generation capacity As part of the broad measures to address the load-shedding crisis, Eskom has today launched three programmes to procure much-needed power for the national grid. Initially, the programmes will focus on generators capable of supplying more than one Megawatt to the grid. Over time the threshold will be lowered to enable smaller producers to participate. The combined impact of the programmes,…

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RECONSTRUCTION OF BAILY BRIDGE COMMENCED IN GHANA

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RECONSTRUCTION OF BAILY BRIDGE COMMENCED IN GHANA

Re-construction works have commenced on the Baily Bridge over the Kpeshie Lagoon in Accra. The work being undertaken by China Gansu International Construction Company is expected to be completed by December 15, 2022. It forms part of the 16-kilometer Tema-Accra Beach road project under construction. This came to light when the Minister of Roads and Highways, M.r Kwasi Amoako-Atta, inspected some road projects currently being undertaken in the Greater Accra Region. He was accompanied by…

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CONTRACTOR ABANDONED KISII-ISEBANIA ROAD PROJECT OVER OUTSTANDING DEBT IN KENYA

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CONTRACTOR ABANDONED KISII-ISEBANIA ROAD PROJECT OVER OUTSTANDING DEBT IN KENYA

The contractor constructing the Kisii-Isebania road has abandoned the project over an outstanding debt of Sh1.5 billion. The China Henan International Corporation Group was awarded the contract to build the 86-kilometer road by the national government at the cost of Sh8.6 billion. The contractor has said he will only resume work after he has been paid the full amount, according to the project’s engineer James Mageto. The Chinese firm suspended the work two months ago, rendering…

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EGYPT WATER MINISTER DISCUSS WATER PROJECTS WITH JICA

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EGYPT WATER MINISTER DISCUSS WATER PROJECTS WITH JICA

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam met with Japan’s Ambassador in Cairo Oka Hiroshi, along with representatives of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of water resources. During the meeting, Sweilam pointed to the long history of cooperation between the two countries in the field of water, through which many projects were implemented, the most prominent of which is replacing…

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SOUTH SUDAN ACQUIRE LANDS AT PORT OF DJIBOUTI TO CONSTRUCT NEW FACILITY

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SOUTH SUDAN ACQUIRE LANDS AT PORT OF DJIBOUTI TO CONSTRUCT NEW FACILITY

South Sudan has acquired three acres of land at the port of Djibouti for the construction of a facility to handle the import and exportation of goods initially channeled through Mombasa port in Kenya. The Vice President and Chairperson for Infrastructure Development Cluster, Taban Deng Gai said he was directed to travel with officials from relevant ministries and departments for talks with authorities in Ethiopia and Djibouti. He said South Sudan intends to construct a…

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BUILDING COLLAPSED IN JOS STATE AS MANY ESCAPE INJURIES

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BUILDING COLLAPSED IN JOS STATE AS MANY ESCAPE INJURIES

Several persons cheated death following the collapse of a two-story building in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State on Sunday night. Our correspondent gathered that the collapsed structure was used as a residential building, supermarket, and spare part shops. The building is located opposite Bukuru Stadium. A resident of the area, Yohana Samson, said that they heard a sound from the building at about 9 pm. They, however, thanked God that it…

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GHANA GOVT. TO DUALIZE PEDUASE-KOFORIDUA ROAD

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GHANA GOVT. TO DUALIZE PEDUASE-KOFORIDUA ROAD

The government is considering the dualization of the Peduase to Koforidua stretch of the Madina-Koforidua road, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Seth Kwame Akyeampong, has disclosed. He said the decision apart from completing the dualization of the full Medina-Koforidua road would also open up the region for investment and tourism. Speaking at the Sunday edition of the bi-weekly Minister’s briefing organized by the Ministry of Information in Accra, he said plans were at the advanced…

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UGHE UNVEIL INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH IN RWANDA

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UGHE UNVEIL INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH IN RWANDA

The Institute of Global Health Equity Research (IGHER) which is part of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) was officially launched on September 16, with an ambition to become the epicenter of the creation and dissemination of global knowledge focused on the eradication of global health inequities. IGHER which began in March 2020, is UGHE’s research institute which is expected to contribute to the university’s mission through high-quality research and research training to ideally…

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ELECTRICITY CHALLENGE: HOW ESKOM STAGE 6 IS CAUSING PANIC

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ELECTRICITY CHALLENGE: HOW ESKOM STAGE 6 IS CAUSING PANIC

The future looks gloomy for South Africans after Eskom announced on Sunday morning that stage 6 will remain in place indefinitely. And Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter said there is a risk that load shedding may be extended beyond stage 6. “We will definitely have a high stage of load shedding for the week,” he said during a virtual media briefing on Sunday morning. De Ruyter promised that, “all hands are on deck” as…

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FOUR STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN UYO, NIGERIA

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FOUR STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN UYO, NIGERIA

Four people have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The building, which was supposed to be a six-storey building, collapsed on Saturday while contractors were on the fourth floor. “Four persons (have been) rescued and taken to the hospital,” according to a statement shared around 9p.m. on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom State, Ini Ememobong. Rescue operation was still going on, according to…

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LUMUMBA HALL TO BE RENOVATED AFTER 50YEARS IN UGANDA

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LUMUMBA HALL TO BE RENOVATED AFTER 50YEARS IN UGANDA

Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has ordered students residing in Lumumba Hall of residence to immediately vacate and pave way for its renovation. A section of students had stayed in Lumumba hall to finish their recess period but in a letter dated September, 12th 2022 by the Vice Chancellor addressed to the dean of students, Prof. Nawangwe ordered that all students who are still in the hall should be relocated to other halls…

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HOW TO STOP BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS

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HOW TO STOP BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS

Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases, with significant human and economic losses. The latest data from Lagos State Emergency Management Agency showed that between January and July 2022, Lagos recorded 24 cases of total building collapse, six of partial collapse, and one of impending collapse. Eighty-four Lagosians have been killed in building collapse incidents in the last two years. Ghana’s…

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ETHIOPIA MINSTER UNVEIL NEW CEMENT PRICE TO CURB RISE

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ETHIOPIA MINSTER UNVEIL NEW CEMENT PRICE TO CURB RISE

The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced today that it has issued a new cement price regulation to curb the rising price of cement products in the country. The ministry said it decided after it asked cement factories in Ethiopia to make price adjustments to tackle the increasing cost of cement products. However, the prices forwarded by cement factories were too high, promoting the ministry to establish a task force to study the production…

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GHANA PRESIDENT INSPECT CONSTRUCTION OF ASIKUMA-HAVE STRETCH ROAD

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GHANA PRESIDENT INSPECT CONSTRUCTION OF ASIKUMA-HAVE STRETCH ROAD

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected ongoing construction works on the Asikuma-Have stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road which is expected to be completed in September 2023. This is part of the 58 road projects being constructed in the Volta region, out of which 129 kilometers have been completed. Interacting with the President on Monday, the Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Highway Authority, Mr. Eric Dorsu assured that the Asikuma-Have stretch would be…

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NIGERIA TO ABOLISH KEROSINE USEAGE BY 2023 DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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NIGERIA TO ABOLISH KEROSINE USEAGE BY 2023 DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Nigeria’s energy transition journey gained a milestone on Tuesday, with President Muhammadu Buhari announced the federal government’s readiness to junk kerosene consumption by 2030 when gas penetration would have been total. Meanwhile, also on the cards are plans to ditch dirty fuels, to address the problems associated with climate change. President made the pronouncement in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 15th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers…

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LOCAL COUNCIL UNDERTAKING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN CAMEROON

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LOCAL COUNCIL UNDERTAKING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN CAMEROON

Many Local Councils in Cameroon are undertaking infrastructure projects expected to meet the priorities set out in their development plans and programmes. The Law No. 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to Institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities empowers Regions and Councils as local authorities to carry out development projects. They are in the areas of economic development; environmental and natural resources management; spatial planning, regional development, public works, town planning and housing;…

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CONSTRUCTION OF TAEC HEADQUARTER BUILDING MAKING PROGRESS IN TANZANIA

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CONSTRUCTION OF TAEC HEADQUARTER BUILDING MAKING PROGRESS IN TANZANIA

The parliamentary committee on Social Services and Community Development has expressed satisfaction over the ongoing construction of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) headquarters at Kikombo vicinity in Dodoma. The commission, currently based in Arusha, is expected to complete the construction at the end of September and will start providing radiation testing services in the capital. Speaking immediately after visiting and inspecting the construction of the offices at the end of the weekend, Chairman of…

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CLIMATIC CHANGE COSTING AFRICA 15% PER CAPITA GDP

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CLIMATIC CHANGE COSTING AFRICA 15% PER CAPITA GDP

Kevin Urama, African Development Bank’s acting chief economist, recently said that Africa has been losing between 5% to 15% of its GDP per capita year-on-year growth due to climate change. Speaking during a panel discussion at Egypt International Cooperation Forum (Egypt-ICF 2022), Urama stated that African countries need to mobilize $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet their national commitments to address the “climate financing gap.”  “Collectively, African countries received only $18.3 billion in climate…

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