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MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 98KM HIGHWAY

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Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, laid the first stone for paving the 96 kilometre highway in the northern province of Nampula between the coastal city of Angoche and the town of Nametil. This is part of the road that will eventually link the provincial capital, Nampula city, to Angoche. Nyusi regarded this road (N104) as key for regional and African integration. The project is an extension of Lot I of the “Promote Transport” project, funded by…

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GERD DAM: ETHIOPIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN BEGINS TALKS

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Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have resumed their negotiations over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) today in Cairo. Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the US Seleshi Bekele, who is also the chief negotiator and advisor on transboundary rivers and GERD to the PM Office, is leading the Ethiopian negotiations team. “Necessary preparations have been made to conduct the negotiations in a way that respects Ethiopia’s benefits and future development rights,” the government communication said….

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MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT INAUGURATE NEW PAVED ROAD PROJECT LINKING TANZANIA

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President Filipe Nyusi has inaugurated a road in Mueda district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which provides easier access to the border with Tanzania. The 70-kilometre paved road runs from Moma to Negomano. It ends at the Unity Bridge over the Rovuma River, which forms the boundary between Mozambique and Tanzania. The first stone for the new road was laid in October 2018. It was budgeted at two billion meticais (US$31.3 million), and…

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NIGERIAN GOVT. APPROVED US$984M FOR NRC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$984.7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). FEC also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to the staff of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed these when they briefed State House correspondents at the end of the weekly council meeting. The meet was presided…

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HOW MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP EASE TANZANIA WATER SAFETY

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As part of efforts to increase access to safe and clean water, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the government has adopted an innovative approach involving the use of modern technology to get water from a variety of sources. He stated that the government is implementing several important projects in the country by tapping water from rivers such as Ruvuma, Ruaha, Rufiji, Ruvu, and Malagarasi and lakes — Victoria, Tanganyika, and Nyasa where they ensure that…

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CONSTRUCTION OF ZIPLINE TO BOOST TOURISM IN RWANDA’s NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK

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Protais Niyigaba, the park manager, said that a zipline will be available in Nyungwe National Park next year. Zipline is expected to attract tourists and boost revenues generated by Nyungwe national park. Last year in December alone, he said, the park was visited by 2,628 tourists. The park recorded 21, 564 visitors in 2022 , an increase from 4,810 visitors in 2008. “We target to be self-financed at 80 per cent in the next 10…

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EXPERTS SAYS LACK OF LAND PLANNING CAUSED FLOOD IN MOZAMBIQUE

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Experts on natural disasters and land planning say that “negligence” and “lack of land planning” aggravated the impact of floods in the Maputo region, but the high “intensity” of the rain increased the effect of the calamity. “We have not been preparing society and our institutions to deal with this type of extreme situation in the southern region,” said Luís Artur, engineer and disaster risk management specialist. The specialist pointed out that the authorities and…

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AFDB ANNOUNCED APPROVAL TO STRENGTHEN MOROCCO WATER RESOURCES

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a €201,000 grant to help and support technical assistance for the design of dams, river development as well as inter-basin interconnection studies in Morocco. The grant from the bank’s Technical Assistance Fund for Middle-Income Countries was approved in December 2022, the bank said in a statement. The project seeks to benefit the “entire Moroccan population, ” the bank said, stressing that the first component covers the provision…

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ZAMBIA BEGAN LOAD SHEDDING DUE TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

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Zambia has begun experiencing rotational load shedding as a result of a planned generator outage at Maamba Coal Thermal Power Plant for routine maintenance and a drastic reduction of water for electricity generation at the Kariba North Bank. ZESCO National Spokesperson Henry Kapata said that the rotational load shedding exercise has commenced because as of 31st December 2022, the water level at Kariba Dam was at 475.60 meters above sea level, a situation that has…

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EUROPEAN UNION TO SIGN MoU WITH MOROCCO TO ACCELERATE ENERGY TRANSITION

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The European Union has reported plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Morocco on the supply of critical raw materials to accelerate the energy transition.  A recent report on the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative that is part of the Global Gateway Investment Package noted that the union has signed an MoU on critical raw materials with Namibia on the sidelines of COP 27 in Egypt. Other signings with Morocco, Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia,…

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TALLINDING SOUTH PARK FOUNDATION STONE LAID IN GAMBIA

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Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), laid the foundation stone for Tallinding South Park which will have children playing ground, pitch, and gym. The project, under the care of the Kanifing Environmental Transformation Programme (KETP), is funded by the European Union. The project is undertaken to improve the environmental lives of the residents of the municipality and also regenerate and develop 7 parks to open green space for children and the differently…

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GHANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF 220KM BITUMEN ROAD

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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,…

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

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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….

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KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER SAY MINISTRY INHERITE Sh140B IN PENDING BILLS

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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…

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SA PARLIAMENT SEEK URGENT ATTENTION TO FIX SANITATION IN eTHEKWINI MUNCIPALITY

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The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has asked officials in eThekwini Municipality to provide it with a definite deadline by when repairs at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant will be completed. The committee is currently in KwaZulu-Natal on a three-day oversight visit to assess, among other things, progress in the interventions made by the provincial government and municipalities, especially in the areas that were severely affected by the April floods….

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TANZANIA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY

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The operations of the eagerly awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro stretch are expected to commence next January should it receive endorsement from the regulatory body, it has been stated. Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) Director General Masanja Kadogosa said on Saturday that the 300-kilometer SGR had reached 97 percent as of June this year and the first trial run by the project engineers proved successful. He said the operational trial…

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CDEDI SUPPORT PRESIDENT’s POLICY CALLS TO PROTECT LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

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The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has echoed President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera’s call for the development of deliberate policies to protect the local players in the construction industry, observing that the local players are at the mercy of foreign firms. Recently, President Chakwera ordered that foreign companies awarded construction contracts in Malawi should award 30 percent of the projects to the local contractors. He also ordered that all international bidders should…

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AFDB PRESIDENT EXPRESS SATISFACTION OVER FUNDS USEAGE FOR POKUASE INTERCHANGE IN GHANA

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The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has commended the government for putting the Pokuase Interchange money to the benefit of the country. The US$84 million the bank gave the Government of Ghana was for a Three-Tier interchange, but that same amount was used to construct all four tiers, a feat that must be commended, he stated. Mr. Adesina made this remark when accompanied by officials of the bank to inspect and finally…

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GANTA-YEKEPA ROAD PROJECT BRINGING HOPE TO RESIDENTS IN LIBERIA

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The African Development Bank (AFDB) estimates that of the total of 10,538Km of public roads in Liberia, only a minute portion about 7% (734 Km) are paved. The Liberian Government has made the construction of roads a top priority and a conduit to achieving the objectives of its development roadmap, the Pro-poor Agenda for Development and Prosperity (PAPD). A committed and long-standing private sector partner to the Government and people of Liberia, ArcelorMittal is strongly…

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NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY TO OPEN SOON IN KENYA

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President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Nairobi Expressway will be opened next Saturday to motorists on a trial basis. President Kenyatta announced the conclusion of the inaugural edition of the Nairobi City marathon dubbed Uhuru Classic. The head of state pointed out that the opening of the Highway will reduce the rampant traffic jam that is often witnessed on the roads. “This will allow us to see what can be improved on as the government puts…

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