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RWANDA PRESIDENT SAYS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE KEY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Posted on 25 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Digital technologies are a catalyst for development in Africa yet almost half of the low and middle-income countries do not have access to the internet even when living in areas in areas with broadband coverage, said President Paul Kagame while opening the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Tuesday, October 25, in Kigali. The Congress has brought together a variety of tech players, business leaders, and policymakers from the…

SOUTH AFRICA TO RESOLVE IT’s ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges after the recent problem facing the nation power sector. “Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if we look through the tunnel, we see the light. We are going to resolve our energy challenges,” said President Ramaphosa. The President said this following his walkabout at the Redstone Solar Plant in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The 100 MW…

KENYA PORT AUTHORITY TO BOOST TRADE WITH MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue supporting the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in upgrading port infrastructure to accelerate the growth of the East African regional economies. JICA has been a close partner of KPA, having funded the construction of the Sh32 billion second container terminals at the Port of Mombasa. The Mombasa Port’s second container terminal, which is set on 100 acres at Kilindini Harbour, is projected to ease congestion at…

TANZANIA PM ISSUE 15-DAY ULTIMATUM TO CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE ONGOING PROJECTS

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Inter-Country Contractors Company implementing road projects in Ukerewe Island in Mwanza Region to complete the work. Taking the stand in his office in Dodoma, while meeting with the Minister of State in President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments-RALG), Angellah Kairuki, Ukerewe District leaders, and officials of the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA), he added that the company tasked with 13 kilometers stretch…

CONSIDER TAX RELIEF FOR BUILDING MATERIAL, RC TELLS TANZANIA GOVT.

Posted on 21 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Albert Chalamila, has appealed to the government to consider granting tax relief on essential building materials to help residents in his region which is over 1,000 kilometres far away from Dar es Salaam. ” I appeal to the government to consider giving tax relief on essential building materials taking into consideration that the region is far away from Dar es Salaam (over 1,000 km),” he said at the climax of National…

EGYPT GOVT. SET TO LAUNCH NEW TOURISM PROMOTION CAMPAIGN

Posted on 21 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Amr El-Qadi, Executive Director of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board (ETPB), said that a new tourism promotion campaign will be launched next month, aiming to present Egypt as a vibrant destination with diverse tourism products. He added that this campaign will target the main tourist export markets for Egypt and other new markets, using advertising materials, social media platforms, and various websites. The campaign also includes the launch of several events inside and outside Egypt….

ETHIOPIA GOVT. SET UP INNOVATIVE FINANCE LAB TO SUPPORT MSMEs

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia has set up an Innovative Finance Lab to support its rapidly growing Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Lab will help MSMEs to test, innovate and grow a new set of services, products, and instruments in their bid to get financial access. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), in partnership with the UN Development Program (UNDP), launched the financial lab. Ethiopia has an estimated 2 million Micro, small, and medium enterprises. However, a…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUAME INTERCHANGE

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction works to begin on the 4-tier Suame interchange in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The Suame Interchange, which is the first 4-tier interchange in that part of the region, is the second in Ghana after the Pokuase Interchange which was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo on the 9th of July 2021. At the sod-cutting ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said once the interchange was completed, it would…

KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER SAY MINISTRY INHERITE Sh140B IN PENDING BILLS

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Transport and Public Works nominee Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the ministry has inherited Sh140 billion in pending bills. Murkomen made the revelations before the National Assembly Appointment Committee, where he pointed out that the situation has led to stalling of the ongoing road construction works as the government has no funds to pay contractors. “The reason why the roads have stalled is that we are unable to pay the contractors and the money to…

INSTALLATION OF TARTAN TRACK COMMENCE IN NATIONAL STADIUM OF NIGERIA

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government’s bid to restore the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos to its old glory has received a major boost with the commencement of the installation of the tartan tracks last week. A top official of Kyle Next, one of the contractors handling the rehabilitation of the edifice confirmed the laying of the tracks has commenced and could be completed in four weeks with the newly installed facility in place. Track Technical Specialist, Joseph Ayinla…

RWANDA MINISTER ANNOUNCED REVAMP OF STALLED WHEAT FACTORY

Posted on 19 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it has deployed technicians to work with an investor who took over the Nyamagabe wheat processing factory through an auction, to work on machinery and be able to resume operations. The factory’s operations stalled for four years leaving farmers without a sustainable market. The previous owners of the factory were saddled with debt from Ecobank which led to halting operations as it had to be auctioned. The…

BUYENDE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO COST UGANDA US$9BILLION

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The high construction costs will not deter Uganda from pursuing its $9 billion (about Shs 34 trillion) power plant project, the Energy and Mineral Development has said. While some have described Uganda’s nuclear/atomic energy ambitions as a huge gamble, Eng Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the ministry of Energy says the project is on course and it is hoped that Uganda will have its first 2000Mw nuclear power plant running by the end of…

GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti region, the President was informed that the project, thus far, has seen a 100% demolition of the old structure,…

SOUTHERN NIGERIA FLOODS: HOW WIDESPREAD FLOOD IS AFFECTING PEOPLE

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The recent release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon coupled with extreme rainfall is causing major problems in Nigeria. During the past couple of weeks, it has been reported by the Nigerian Government that over 1.4 million Nigerians have been displaced, and 500 lives claimed. According to the reports, the floods have also injured 1,546 people, inundated 70,566 hectares of farmland, and “totally damaged” 45,249 homes, said Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the permanent secretary in Nigeria’s…

LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the US$2.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport, which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last August. The approval provides the legal basis for the concession of the Badagry Deep Seaport, following the issuance of the full business case certificate by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, last April. The project, which will be funded through Public Private Partnership (PPP), will be built on…

LIBERIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF U.S$1.5M MODERN HIGH SCHOOL

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Education’s Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Project with funding from the World Bank has turnover ten acres of land to a Liberian-owned JLN incorporated construction firm for the construction of a US$1.5 million state-of-the-act senior secondary school in Kakata. IRISE Project in Liberia at the turning-over ceremony in Kakata on said the project focuses on improving equitable access to quality secondary education with an emphasis on the preparedness of senior secondary…

KENYA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED THIBA DAM

Posted on 17 October 2022 by Gambeta News

President William Ruto on Saturday commissioned Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County. The dam will increase the production of rice in the area from the current 25, 000 to 35,000 acres. Addressing wananchi after commissioning the dam, the President said rice production in the Mwea irrigation scheme would also increase from 114,000 metric tonnes to 200,000 metric Tonnes. President Ruto was accompanied by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, CS nominee for Water and Irrigation Alice Wahome, National…

NIGERIA GOVT. APPROVED N225BILLION FOR DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal government has approved N225.247 billion for projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation, Police Affairs, and Health. The ministers of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola; Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi and minister of state for health, Ekumankama Joseph as well as the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the federal executive council meeting presided over…

GVL REHABILITATE MODERN SCHOOL IN GRAND KRU COUNTY LIBERIA

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

As part of its commitment to support education in its operational areas in southeastern Liberia, Golden Verogvlleum (Liberia) GVL Inc. has constructed and dedicated a modern elementary school for more than 250 students in Trembo Gbanken Community and its surroundings in Grand Kru County. GVL says the seven (7) classroom school building is part of the company’s ongoing commitments to support the development of local communities in Sinoe and Grand Kru counties where it operates,…

NiMET SAYS NIGERIA NORTH AND EASTERN STATE SHOULD BRACE FOR FLOODING

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said states in the North Central and South East in Nigeria should brace up for more flooding. The director-general of NiMet, Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, stated this on the side line of the ongoing Hydro-meteorological status and outlook system (HydroSOS) in Abuja yesterday. While commenting on the current flood impact across the country, Matazu said though flooding as a result of rainfall might have reached its peak, flooding as a…

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