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KENYA’S LAMU DEEP SEAPORT IS READY TO DOCK ITS FIRST SHIP

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KENYA’S LAMU DEEP SEAPORT IS READY TO DOCK ITS FIRST SHIP

NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s Lamu seaport built by a Chinese firm that is set to be launched on Thursday will pave way for seamless movement of goods in the greater Horn of Africa region, officials said Tuesday. The first phase of the Lamu port project consisting of three berths, constructed by the China Communications Construction Company, is located in the coastal county of Lamu in northeast Kenya. Rashid Salim, acting managing director of…

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LOCALISATION IMPERATIVE – INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA BY AFRICANS – FIDIC AFRICA PRESIDENT ADVOCATES

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LOCALISATION IMPERATIVE – INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA BY AFRICANS – FIDIC AFRICA PRESIDENT ADVOCATES

18 May 2021 The importance of infrastructure development, premised on innovative African solutions supported by African engineers, was unpacked in the opening remarks of the first virtual 27th annual FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference that commenced on 18 May. The two-day online conference, themed “The role of a consulting engineer in a changing world – an African perspective’, brings together consulting engineers, financial institutions, and investment bodies, thought leaders, and government ministries from around Africa, to…

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ALGERIA IS PREPARING TO DIVERSIFY ITS ELECTRICITY MIX WITH RENEWAL ENERGY

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ALGERIA IS PREPARING TO DIVERSIFY ITS ELECTRICITY MIX WITH RENEWAL ENERGY

The government of Algeria is preparing to launch a call for tenders for independent power producers (IPPs). The aim of this call for expressions of interest is to select companies to produce 1,000MW of renewable energy. The call for tenders, which will be launched between June and July 2021, will be divided into 10 lots of 100MW each, open to foreign investment. In a decree published on 29 April 2021 in the official gazette, the…

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EGYPT’S PRESIDENT SISI IN PARIS FOR STRATEGIC HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS

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EGYPT’S PRESIDENT SISI IN PARIS FOR STRATEGIC HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived on Sunday afternoon at the Paris Orly Airport to participate in both the Paris Conference to support transition in Sudan and a summit on financing African economies holding on May 17 and 18 respectively. Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady explained that Sisi’s participation came at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, a sign of close and growing relations between Egypt and France. Rady stated that Egypt plays a…

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SECURING SUSTAINABLE, QUALITY, AND INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS BY AFRICANS, FOR AFRICA

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SECURING SUSTAINABLE, QUALITY, AND INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS BY AFRICANS, FOR AFRICA

11 May 2021. With the aim of connecting and promoting the consulting engineering profession across the African continent, the 27th annual FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference takes place online this month. “With a purely virtual event this year, we are confident that our reach and impact will exceed previous years’ conferences,” says Engineer Kabelo Motswagole, President of FIDIC Africa. “The conference will bring together consulting engineers, financial institutions and investment bodies, thought leaders, and government ministries…

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STADE DE YAMOUSSOUKRO CONSTRUCTION IS NEARING COMPLETION

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STADE DE YAMOUSSOUKRO CONSTRUCTION IS NEARING COMPLETION

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and Patrice Motsepe (President of CAF), were in Abidjan for the launch of a pan-African inter-school football tournament. They are also using the opportunity to access the readiness of Côte d’Ivoire for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations #CAN2023. During the visit to President Alassane Ouattara, they discussed the important role that Côte d’Ivoire must play in African and world football.  Je me réjouis de la visite des Présidents Gianni…

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EGYPT’S NEW CAR MARKET CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 4,000 CARS

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EGYPT’S NEW CAR MARKET CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 4,000 CARS

During a recent tour, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected the integrated complex and the new headquarters for the car market in Cairo-Ain Sokhna Road as an alternative to the Nasr City central market for cars in Al Hay Al Asher (10th District). The old car market wasn’t well-engineered, lacked basic services and used to cause severe traffic congestion in this area. The new car market in Ain Sokhna Road, however, spans over 57 feddans, accommodating…

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PHOTO UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN ADDIS ABABA

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PHOTO UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN ADDIS ABABA

Addis Ababa: – First Lady Zinash Tayachew is constructing schools in all regions across the country and a boarding school for the blind. The modern boarding school will have a capacity to accommodate 300 blind people, and is being built on 3.3 hectares of land in Addis Ababa Kaliti sub-city. The secondary schools will be built in all regions; In particular, it has been found to be economically and geographically accessible to students who are…

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ESWATINI LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE REHABILITATION OF ROADS

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ESWATINI LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE REHABILITATION OF ROADS

Eswatini’s Minister of Public Works & Transport Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe has officially launched the 2021 nationwide rehabilitation of 400 kms of roads worth E48 million. The project has begun with the rehabilitation of the 20kms Luganganeni-Kukhanyeni road. The project will see Government conducting a rehabilitation of road beds across selected unpaved district roads in all four regions of the country. The Luganganeni-Kukhanyeni stretch is being rehabilitated by Roots Construction. Minister Ndwandwe: “We acknowledge that our…

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A FOREMOST RESEARCHER ON CAPITAL FLIGHT FROM AFRICA RECEIVES GLOBAL RECOGNITION

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A FOREMOST RESEARCHER ON CAPITAL FLIGHT FROM AFRICA RECEIVES GLOBAL RECOGNITION

Distinguished Professor of Economics Léonce Ndikumana, considered by many to be one of the best-known and most widely respected African macroeconomists of his generation, has been named a 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Ndikumana is the first University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty member to receive the honor. Ndikumana is one of the world’s foremost researchers on the critical problem of capital flight from African countries. Capital flight, the unrecorded…

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PRESIDENT EL-SISI INSPECTS THE WIDEST ROAD IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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PRESIDENT EL-SISI INSPECTS THE WIDEST ROAD IN THE MIDDLE EAST

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi went on an inspection tour of the Middle Ring Road, which connects the cities east and west Cairo. This road spans from Belbeis Ismailia Agricultural Road in the east to Al-Dabaa axis in the west at a length of 156 km and comprises 16 traffic lanes; 8 per direction. Hence, the Middle Ring Road is considered the widest road in the Middle East, serving tens of thousands of vehicles per day…

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EGYPT’S MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECT ON-GOING MONORAIL PROJECT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL

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EGYPT’S MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECT ON-GOING MONORAIL PROJECT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL

Egypt’s Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir on Saturday inspected work being done on the al-Salam/Administrative Capital/10th of Ramadan monorail, which is scheduled to start operating in October. Wazir met with engineers, workers and technicians, and conveyed to them President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s congratulations for Labor Day. He stressed on the importance of working around the clock to get the project done by schedule and to the utmost quality. These trains are expected to contribute to…

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO SHINE LIGHT ON COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORRUPTION IN AFRICA

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO SHINE LIGHT ON COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORRUPTION IN AFRICA

28 April 2021 Consulting engineers from across Africa will assemble online next month to discuss some of the key challenges facing the construction and infrastructure sector in the region, including the Covid pandemic, climate change and corruption, at the 27th annual FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference.  FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers promotes quality, integrity and sustainability in the infrastructure industry around the world and on 18-19 May, the federation will discuss the challenges and…

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TRANSLATING TRANSFORMATION IN MINING, AGGREKO AFRICA

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TRANSLATING TRANSFORMATION IN MINING, AGGREKO AFRICA

John Lewis, Managing Director, Aggreko Africa The mining sector has undergone significant change over the past year. Change that was both expected and unexpected. On one hand, digital transformation, integrated operations, supply chain efficiencies, and investments into tools that embedded a competitive advantage where all items on the organisation’s to-do list. On the other, the pandemic introduced remarkably complex layers of uncertainty and drove rapid digital and investment change that was both unexpected, and costly….

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KÉKÉLI POWER PLANT INAUGURATED IN LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

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KÉKÉLI POWER PLANT INAUGURATED IN LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

The challenge of universal access to electrical energy is about to be won in Togo. The Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé proceeded on April 26, 2021 to the commissioning of the “Kékéli Efficient Power” power plant. Built in the port area of ​​Lomé, this electrical infrastructure will initially produce 47 MW of electrical power thanks to a gas turbine. An additional 18MW capacity from a steam turbine is also planned by the end of 2021,…

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ESWATINI SELECTS ’GLOBELEQ-STURDEE’ ENERGY CONSORTIUM FOR SOLAR PV PROJECTS

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ESWATINI SELECTS ’GLOBELEQ-STURDEE’ ENERGY CONSORTIUM FOR SOLAR PV PROJECTS

Globeleq, a leading independent power generation company in Africa, and its consortium partner, Sturdee Energy Southern Africa, an independent power producer focused on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, confirm they have been awarded preferred bidder status for two 15 MWac projects in the first tranche of the Kingdom of Eswatini’s procurement programme for new renewable generation capacity.  The Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA) officially released the intention to award notice on 14 April 2021…

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SITE LIFTING SPECIALIST (SLS) / QA QC

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SITE LIFTING SPECIALIST (SLS) / QA QC

Chilewa Investments Limited acts as intermediaries to recruit, build capacities, train and manage competent contract staffs, lease equipment and provide transportation services, and also mediate for Oil & Gas companies. Chilewa Investments Limited, a manpower and Oil & Gas logistics support services provider, is currently recruiting for a SITE LIFTING SPECIALIST (SLS) / QA QC to an Exploration and Production (E&P) Company in Port Harcourt. The E&P company, is a company operating in the upstream sector of…

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PROVISION OF CALLOUT/SPOT LIFTING SUPERVISOR SERVICES

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PROVISION OF CALLOUT/SPOT LIFTING SUPERVISOR SERVICES

Chilewa Investments Limited acts as intermediaries to recruit, build capacities, train and manage competent contract staffs, lease equipment and provide transportation services, and also mediate for Oil & Gas companies. Chilewa Investments Limited, a manpower and Oil & Gas logistics support services provider, is currently recruiting for the PROVISION OF CALLOUT/SPOT LIFTING SUPERVISOR SERVICES to an Exploration and Production (E&P) Company in Port Harcourt. The E&P company, is a company operating in the upstream sector of the…

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CIM METAL GROUP PLANS EXPANSION INTO TOGO CEMENT MARKET

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CIM METAL GROUP PLANS EXPANSION INTO TOGO CEMENT MARKET

In September 2020 Cim Métal Group’s  CEO Inoussa Kanazoé started marketing cement from its Togolese subsidiary. Already active in Burkina Faso with CimFaso and Cimasso, as well as in Côte d’Ivoire with CimIvoire, CimMetal is now turning attention to Togo. The establishment of the Lomé plant with a cement capacity of 2.5Mta, representing an investment of CFA65bn (US$125m), will see the installation of Gebr Pfeiffer milling technology. The Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD) contributed CFA25bn to the investment in Togo….

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CUBAN ENGINEERS – CESA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITISE LOCAL UNEMPLOYED ENGINEERS

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CUBAN ENGINEERS – CESA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITISE LOCAL UNEMPLOYED ENGINEERS

21 April 2021. Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Chris Campbell is questioning the decision by Government to import engineering skills when we have a current situation where our own local engineering skills in the private sector are under-utilized together with a large pool of unemployed graduates. In CESA’s Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey (BECS) recently released the statistics show that since 2012 the capacity utilization of local engineering skills has dropped from a utilization…

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