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DUALIZATION OF GHANA’s HO MAIN ROAD SET FOR COMPLETION IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR

Posted on 18 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The dualization of the Ho main road and Civic Centre-Sokode Gbogame road is 60% complete. The 10.5km road is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed at the end of this year. The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta said this in response to a question posed by the Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Mr. Benjamin Komla Kpodo, on the floor of Parliament concerning road infrastructure in the Volta Region. He said…

NIGERIA PRESIDENT APPROVED REFUND FOR FEDERAL ROAD PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY IMO STATE

Posted on 18 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a refund of the money spent by the Imo State Government under Governor Hope Uzodimma to fix some major federal roads within the state. The badly dilapidated roads which Uzodimma embarked on their construction recently because of their economic importance to the state were majorly those of Owerri-Orlu and Owerri-Okigwe (both nearing completion) and would soon be inaugurated by the President, as well as that of Owerri-Mbaise-Umuahia road which Buhari…

REHABILITATION OF GBOR-PAYEE BRIDGE TO KICK-OFF AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ORDER IN LIBERIA

Posted on 15 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President George Weah has instructed the Ministry of Public Works to rehabilitate the Gbor-Payee Bridge that connects Sanniquellie City in Nimba County for easy access. President Weah said rehabilitation of the entire route between the town and the administrative capital is essential for the free movement of goods and services especially, the Gbor-Payee Bridge linking the historic city. Sanniquellie hosted the first West African Conference on the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)…

TANZANIA PRESIDENT APPROVED FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHANG’OMBE HEALTH CENTRE

Posted on 15 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Dodoma district authorities have thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for endorsing 500m/- for the construction of a district hospital, to bring quality health services closer to the people. Dodoma District Commissioner (DC), Mr Jabir Shekimweri gave the appreciation to President Samia during a tour of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Dodoma Regional Political Committee to inspect the construction of Chang’ombe Health Centre. Mr Shekimweri explained that the Dodoma district initially had no hospital, thus…

KIGALI STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN TO GET US$1M INVESTMENT

Posted on 14 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Over $1 million (over Rwf1 billion) is set to be invested in developing the Kigali ‘Stormwater Management Master Plan’ that is expected to be complete by 2024 to mitigate floods in the city. Stormwater is surface water in abnormal quantities resulting from heavy falls of rain. The floods are usually triggered by poor drainage systems, engineers said. The Kigali Stormwater master plan is the plan which shows how the city will be able to manage…

ANOTHER BUILDING COLLPASED IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Posted on 13 July 2022 by Gambeta News

A building in the Onipanu area of Lagos has reportedly collapsed. This is barely two weeks after a church building under construction collapsed opposite Number 17, Cardoso Street, off Martins Street in Mushin. The incident occurred at about 1.07 am at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju but details could not be ascertained at press time. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the development. “The Alpha Cobra team…

BRIDGE CONNECTING CLAY-ASHLAND CUT-OFF IN LIBERIA

Posted on 13 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The bridge connecting Clay – Ashland to other townships in Montserrado County has been cut off, impeding the movement of people in the area. Bad road conditions in addition to the collapse of the bridge make the situation worse for residents of the area. Normal economic activities have slowed and the movement of people to neighboring townships in that part of Montserrado County has been impeded. Some residents broke down in tears early Sunday morning,…

ECONOMISTS URGE UGANDA GOVT. TO NOT INVEST IN ROKO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Posted on 13 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Policy analysts and economists have urged the government to be careful in its plans to inject Shs 202 billion into the struggling Roko Construction Company. The government revealed earlier last week that it is planning to bail out Roko Construction Company by buying 150,000 company shares, which are worth Shs 202 billion. The plan was revealed by Henry Musasizi, the state minister for Finance. He tabled the government’s plan on the floor of Parliament. More…

LIBERIA PRESIDENT DEDICATE DIFFERENT PROJECT IN NIMBI COUNTY

Posted on 12 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, Saturday, dedicated several development projects in Margibi and Nimba Counties ahead of his administration’s three-day Retreat in Ganta, Nimbi County. While en route to Ganta along with a throng of cabinet members, this year’s first retreat aimed at repositioning the government’s development priorities, President Weah made stoppages not only to greet swarms of citizens lining the route but to also dedicate projects initiated under his…

CHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUES THREE NAMIBIA COMPANY

Posted on 12 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese construction company, China Railway Seventh Group, has dragged three insurance companies, for refusing to pay out N$10 million in damages, to court. The company claims that Hollard Insurance Company of Namibia, Quanta Insurance Limited, and Momentum Insurance Limited have refused to pay out an insurance claim about damages incurred during the ongoing construction of phase one of the dual carriageway to the Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to the agreement, the insurance companies would…

KENYA PRESIDENT LAUNCH CONSTRUCTION OF WHO AFRICAN OPERATION HUB

Posted on 11 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday launched the construction of the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional operations and logistics hub. Speaking when he presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for the facility at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) in Kiambu County, President Kenyatta welcomed the WHO’s decision to put up the emergency hub in Kenya. Kenya is one of the three African countries selected by the WHO to host a logistics hub…

CITY OF KIGALI TO CONSTRUCT FLYOVER AND LANES ROADS TO REDUCED CONGESTION

Posted on 11 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The City of Kigali has announced plans to construct new flyovers and four-lane roads to ease congestion across the capital. A flyover is a bridge or road that carries one road over another, while a four-lane road is a highway with two lanes for traffic in each direction. These construction plans were unveiled, while responding to the Senate’s Standing Committee on Economic Development and Finance queries over congestion in the city. Senator Faustin Habineza urged…

TANZANIA GOVT. TO UPGRADE SEVEN STADIUMS AHEAD OF THE AFCON FINALS

Posted on 11 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has pledged to upgrade seven stadiums with natural grass to meet the criteria of hosting big international events and increase the chances of staging the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. Minister for Culture, Arts, and Sports Mohamed Mchengerwa made the vow when he officiated the 2021/22 NBC-TFF Awards on Thursday night in Dar es Salaam saying the renovation works will begin soon. He named the venues to be decorated with natural…

AZOP TO BUILD PIPELINE FOR OIL INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on 8 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The project to build a pipeline to transport oil derivatives from the Lobito refinery (Angola) to the Zambian capital, Lusaka, is still in the feasibility study phase, to approve this oil infrastructure. The project known as the Angola/Zambia Oil Pipeline (AZOP) is also in a period of assessment of economic, technical, and environmental aspects, to make a final decision and define the investment to be applied, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and…

CONSTRUCTION RESUME AT KWALA DRY PORT PROJECT IN TANZANIA

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction works to complete the Kwala project are expected to resume this month as procedures to acquire a contractor are at the final touches. It was revealed that the construction will be completed in four months and the facility will begin operations in January, next year. The project in Kibaha District, Coast Region which will decongest Dar es Salaam Port, had stalled while reaching 65 percent due to some contractual challenges. Deputy Minister for Works…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA COMPLETE IMPORTANT BRIDGE IN NIMBA COUNTY

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia has completed the repair of an important bridge situated on the outskirts of Sanniquellie, Nimba County, entering the town of Sehyikimpa with routes leading to the border with the Ivory Coast on one hand and Yekepa on the other. Before ArcelorMittal’s intervention, the road was becoming impassable due to the worsening state of the bridge. In most instances, commercial vehicles including loaded trucks and low beds carrying earth-moving equipment had to cross downstream…

GAMBIA’s FINANCE DIRECTOR SAYS NRA SPENDS D735MILLION OVER ROAD MAINTENANCE IN 2020

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Mr. Mustapha Joof, the Finance Director at the National Road Authority (NRA), has told the Finance and Public Account Committee (FPAC) that the authority spent a total of seven hundred and thirty-five million one hundred and ninety-five thousand six hundred and fifty-one dalasi (D735, 195,651.00) in 2020. He reported that government subvention in 2020 was D44, 612,963.00 compared to D27 million in 2019, while government subvention on fuel levy was D379, 835,772.00 in 2020 compared…

NATIONAL ROAD NO.11 RE-OPENS IN ALGERIA

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The statement of the General Directorate of National Security stated that the opening of the road will be from Kosidar Bridge to Hamma Belouizdad. The opening of the road was done late around 4 pm yesterday. Last Thursday, the General Directorate of National Security announced the closure of the northern bypass road (National Road No. 11) in both directions. This is at the level of the meeting point of the southern and northern bypass roads (Jisr Kosidar-Casablanca) to…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF €500M MANSO-HUNI VALLEY

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction works to begin on the €500 million Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway. Describing it as the highest single investment in the country’s railway development since independence, President Akufo-Addo said the project was expected to be completed within 42 months. Addressing the gathering at Manso, in the Amenfi Central District on Tuesday, the President said one of the great tragedies of Ghana’s…

MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Following Algeria’s closure of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline after 25 years of operation, Morocco announced the re-commissioning of its combined cycle power plants at Tahaddart and Ain Beni Mathar using imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to generate power. The announcement was made as part of a joint statement from Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). The Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, the regional pipeline that once transported…

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