CONSTRUCTION

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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PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT KEY TO ACHIEVING WATER EFFICIENCY IN SA

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PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT KEY TO ACHIEVING WATER EFFICIENCY IN SA

Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says there is a need to increase private sector involvement in water services to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mchunu was speaking at the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The congress, held from 11 – 15 September 2022, brought together core water sector groups, including those focused on urban water and urban water services. It also included participants from industry and…

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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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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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RUSUMO HYDRO PROJECT TO HELP CUT POWER TARIFFS IN RWANDA COME 2023

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RUSUMO HYDRO PROJECT TO HELP CUT POWER TARIFFS IN RWANDA COME 2023

The regional Rusumo falls hydroelectric power plant is expected, upon completion, to help cut electricity tariffs, according to Felix Gakuba, the Managing Director of the Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL). The joint project shared by Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that will generate 80MW, with each country getting 26.6 MW, is expected to be complete by March 2023. “We expect the plant to be commissioned by March 2023 with all 26MW available for evacuation. We expect that…

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TEMBO NICKEL PROJECT SABOTAGE WILL DISRUPTING TANZANIA GOVT. ACTIVITIES

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TEMBO NICKEL PROJECT SABOTAGE WILL DISRUPTING TANZANIA GOVT. ACTIVITIES

Ngara District Commissioner Col Mathias Kahabi has said anyone who tries to sabotage the Tembo Nickel project is purely disrupting the government’s activities and that is unacceptable. Col Kahabi said this on different occasions in Rwinyana and Bugarama, during public meetings over the weekend on his way to explain the importance of land and asset survey for the communities surrounding the Tembo Nickel project in Ngara District, Kagera Region. “This is a big project which…

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DWI CONCERN OVER CONSTRUCTION OF RIA HIGHWAY IN LIBERIA

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DWI CONCERN OVER CONSTRUCTION OF RIA HIGHWAY IN LIBERIA

Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI), a partner organization to the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), has expressed concern over the latest criticisms that have characterized the ongoing road construction works of the 45km 4-lane RIA highway. The group said even though construction works have since started with significant progress made until the heavy downpour of rain recently, some have continued to vaguely condemn the contractors, East International Group and China Railways, without considering the…

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INCREASE IN POPULATION TO AFFECT WATER SHORTAGE SAY EGYPT MINISTER

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INCREASE IN POPULATION TO AFFECT WATER SHORTAGE SAY EGYPT MINISTER

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam said that many countries of the world suffer from water shortage, especially with the continuous increase in the population in conjunction with the stability of freshwater quantities at the global level.  This came during his participation on Sunday in the opening session of the “Environment and Development Forum. The Road to COP27”.I He pointed out that the effects of climate change on the water sector have…

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TECH COMPANY TO HANDOVER 30 BUILT STEEL BRIDGE TO GHANA GOVT.

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TECH COMPANY TO HANDOVER 30 BUILT STEEL BRIDGE TO GHANA GOVT.

A global technology company, Knights Ghana Limited, has built 30 composite modular steel bridges, to be handed over to the government. This is to improve the social and economic activities in some communities across the country. The building of 50 bridges is part of a €50-million project, being executed by Knights Ghana Limited, a subsidiary company of Knights a.s of the Czech Republic, under an agreement between the governments of Ghana and the Czech Republic….

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CONSTRUCTION OF BASE-BUTARO-KIDAHO ROAD BEGINS IN RWANDA

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CONSTRUCTION OF BASE-BUTARO-KIDAHO ROAD BEGINS IN RWANDA

Works to execute the stalled Rwf65 billion Base-Kidaho Road project will start by the end of September this year, according to Emile Patrick Baganizi, the Deputy Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). He confirmed this on Thursday, September 8 as the agency appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as part of the ongoing public hearings related to the findings contained in the Auditor General’s report of 2020/21. Located in Northern Province, the…

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CONSTRUCTION OF R100M SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE COMMENCE IN SA

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CONSTRUCTION OF R100M SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE COMMENCE IN SA

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr. Blade Nzimande, is expected to mark the beginning of construction of the KwaMpumuza Skills Development Centre in Elandskop, Pietermaritzburg, with a sod-turning ceremony on Friday. The R105 million project is the first intra-SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) collaboration infrastructure project undertaken by the Construction Education & Training Authority (CETA) and Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA). According to the department, the lack of training facilities…

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WORLD BANK FUNDED ROAD PROJECT LAUNCHED IN UGANDA

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WORLD BANK FUNDED ROAD PROJECT LAUNCHED IN UGANDA

The third phase of the construction of roads measuring 10.5km in Mbarara city has been launched by the minister of state for Urban Development, Obiga Kania. The roads worth Shs 40 billion are funded by the World Bank under the USMID project. Kania said contractors must ensure quality. “We are very concerned about urbanization and the quality of life of people. I call upon the leadership in Mbarara and where USMID AF is operating for…

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MAKENI MILITARY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION GETS CEMENT SUPPORT IN SIERRA LEONE

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MAKENI MILITARY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION GETS CEMENT SUPPORT IN SIERRA LEONE

Kingho Mining Company, a subsidiary of Leone Rock Metal Group done an additional donation of one hundred (100) bags of cement to the construction of a level 2 hospital in the Military 4th Infantry Brigade, Teko Barracks, Makeni City, northern regional headquarter of Sierra Leone The donation is the second made so far to that project. It could be recalled that late last year, the company also donated a batch of cement during the official…

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KIGONGO-BUSISI BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MAKING PROGRESS IN TANZANIA

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KIGONGO-BUSISI BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MAKING PROGRESS IN TANZANIA

Tanzania continues to execute flagship infrastructure projects as the East African nation strives to lay a strong foundation for the much-envisaged industrialized economy. One such strategic project is the ongoing construction of the Kigongo- Busisi Bridge on Lake Victoria, meant to connect the mineral-rich regions of Mwanza and Geita. The 3.2 long kilometre bridge which is being constructed along with its 1.66-kilometre road, is now at 51 per cent and set to be completed by…

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