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MOROCCO LAUNCHED US$52M VEGETABLE OIL PLANT

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Morocco has launched a one-of-a-kind vegetable oil production plant in theindustrial park of El Marsa in the province of Laâyoune, the southern region of the country. At a total investment of 190 million dirhams (US$52 million), the plant was inaugurated by El Moussaoui, the project’s investor on August 20, on the sidelines of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the people. Built on an area of 19,000 m2,…

TANZANIA GOVT. SET TO ESTABLISH SALT PROCESSING PLANT

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Tanzania government is planning to establish the salt processing plant at the Nangurukuru area in Kilwa, Lindi Region, to utilize the abundance of salt pools present in the Mtwara and Lindi regions. Minister for Minerals Dr Doto Biteko made the revelation here over the weekend noting that the plan is yet to be implemented by the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO). “We (government) have already set aside the budget for construction of the plant as…

GERD DAM: ETHIOPIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN BEGINS TALKS

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

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….

NAMIBIAN GOVT. TO PROMOTE ROADSHOW FOR GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

Dates for a National Green Hydrogen Roadshow have been revealed by the Namibian government and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. Taking place from August to October 2023, the roadshow aims to foster interaction between government officials, Hyphen representatives, and diverse stakeholders nationwide. The objective is to share information about the Hyphen project and the newly introduced Socio-Economic Development (SED) Framework, which was inaugurated in Keetmanshoop. The Hyphen project is being developed as the first step in the implementation…

CHINA DONATE POWER SUPPLY TO SOLVE SOUTH AFRICA’s LOAD SHEDDING

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

At least 500 public facilities around the country are set to benefit from a donation from China which will allow them to have an uninterrupted alternative power supply and shield them from the effects of load shedding. The donation includes generators, power supply vehicles, and off-grid PV energy storage supply systems. This was announced by the Minister of the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, during the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with…

GHANA VP COMMISSIONED TAMALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PHASE II

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the Tamale International Airport Phase II Project at a colorful ceremony in the Northern Regional capital. Facilitated under the auspices of the UK-Ghana Business Council (UKGBC), established in 2018 and co-chaired by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the project is part of the Government’s aviation sector infrastructure development program designed to expand the frontiers of the aviation industry and to make Ghana the aviation hub within the West African Sub-Region. Dr…

MASAKA CITY UNVIELED SH16BILLION CITY STADIUM PLANS IN UGANDA

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

Masaka City Stadium design plans have been uncovered by the authorities of Masaka who have recently gotten to unveil its artistic impression of a Sh16 billion city stadium which will be one of a kind with unique features in the whole of Masaka region. The architect who came up with the structural designs for the stadium, Cornerstone Designs, and Engineering Ltd, was hired at a total cost of Shs1.45 billion but unfortunately, the work of coming…

ZIMBABWE HIGHWAY EPITAPHS: THE WAY FORWARD

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

EPITAPHS riddle the Harare-Chirundu Highway, a regional transit route linking southern African countries, among them South Africa, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania. The epitaphs include those of victims of a road accident that claimed 24 lives including students coming from a sporting competition on June 6, 1984. The accident was declared a national disaster. One of the 1984 survivors, Peter Marongwe has undying memories of the highway of death. Despite the many…

THE GAMBIA GOVT. APPROVED EXPANSION OF BANJUL PORT AND SANYANG DEEP SEAPORT

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

Conscious of the need to increase the handling capacity of the country’s only seaport and decongest terminals, The Gambia Government has approved a Public Private Partnership (PPP) concession for the expansion of the Port of Banjul and the development of a deep seaport at Sanyang village, West Coast Region along the country’s southern coastline. The PPP concessionaires are Albayrak and Negmar Consortium of Turkey with The Gambia Port Authority (GPA) serving as both a Guarantor…

JAPANESE GOVT. SIGN GRANT TO SUPPORT MODEL SCHOOL EXTENSION PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

A Japanese grant to support a Model Primary School expansion project in the Dawro Zone of South-West Ethiopia Peoples regional state. On Monday, the General Manager of Dawro Development Association, Mulugeta Bezabih, signed a grant contract with Japan’s ambassador to Ethiopia, ITO Takako. The 76,274 US Dollars was granted through the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The expansion project will enable all about 500 students to get a proper learning environment,…

KENYA TO CONSTRUCT ICAO OFFICE BUILDING WORTH US$8.2M

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kenya will construct a Sh1.2 billion International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) office block at the United Nations Headquarters, Gigiri within the next three years, Transport Principal Secretary Mohamed Daghar has announced. Daghar said Monday that the move is part of Kenya’s efforts to support ICAO’s aviation security and facilitation program. The construction will be implemented by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), a state corporation tasked with regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and providing…

RESIDENT AFRAID AFTER UGANDA RAILWAY CORPORATION BEGINS DEMOLITION OVER NEW PROJECT

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Gambeta News

A sense of anxiety and panic has gripped residents, particularly those squatting on railway land, as Uganda Railways Corporation officials begin the process of identifying and marking houses for imminent demolition. The move is part of the government’s broader effort to revamp the railway line across the country. The affected parties, some of whom claim to have purchased the land, are now pleading for leniency from the authorities requesting either to be allowed to remain…

FCTA TO FINALIZED CONSTRUCTION OF ABUJA RAIL MASS TRANSIT PROJECT IN 12MONTHS

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Gambeta News

The multi-billion-naira Abuja Rail Mass Transit project which was abandoned for more than four years after being commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 may be completed in 12 months from now as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a step to rehabilitate and continue the project. The project was originally designed to find concrete solutions to transportation challenges-heavy traffic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs since many residents of…

BOTSWANA POWER CORPORATION SECURE ADDITIONAL 100MW TO RESOLVE POTENTIAL POWER CRISIS

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

Plans are in the pipeline for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to secure an additional 100 Mega Watts of firm power imports to avert potential power crisis. The initiative comes on the backdrop of Intermittent loss of generation at Morupule B Power Plant, coupled with non- firm power imports from South Africa posing a significant challenge to meet the country’s electricity demand. The minister of finance, Peggy Serame told parliament recently that the country could experience…

MOZAMBIQUE GOVT. SECURE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UNFINISHED SCHOOL PROJECTS

Posted on August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Mozambican Ministry of Education has 500 million meticais (7.8 million dollars at the current exchange rate) available to conclude the construction of unfinished schools. According to the Minister of Education, Carmelita Namashulua, speaking on Wednesday at the opening of a meeting of her Ministry’s Coordinating Council, the amount will prioritize buildings that are already more than 50 per cent complete. “School infrastructures and their equipment remain a priority for the education sector’, the minister…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA KICK-OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING PROJECT IN LIBERIA

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia has embarked on the construction of a new housing project of twenty-six concrete buildings at its Tokadeh Mines to accommodate 1,040 of its staff in Nimba. The project is under the company’s Phase II Project (Operational Readiness), within the Tokadeh Mine concession area. The construction site is located along the main road leading to Yekepa from Tokadeh junction, covering a total area of 117,832.277 m2 or 29.12 acres of land. ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Chief…

KENYA DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAYS MUGE LINK ROADS STALLED DUE TO BAD POLITICS

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says roads that stalled in the Rift Valley because of bad politics will be revived as earlier planned. Speaking on Tuesday evening in Eldoret town when he launched the tarmacking of National Oil- Reale Hospital-Sports Club-Bishop Muge Link Road and Junction in the town, the DP said the Kenya Kwanza administration’s focus is development and bettering the lives of the people. “This road will ease traffic movement in the town which…

TANZANIA DART PHASE FOUR PROJECT TO KICK-OFF IN SEPTEMBER

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

The execution of the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit Agency (DART) Project Phase Four will officially start in September this year. This was revealed on Tuesday by Tanzania Road Agency (TANROADS) Project Manager for BRT Projects Engineer Barakael Mmari, during a visit by experts from DART and TANROADS to the areas where the project’s infrastructure will be built before handing it over to the contractor. The fourth phase project extends from Tegeta through Bagamoyo and…

LUNDA CHIEFTAIN CALL FOR ZAMBIA GOVT. TO WORK ON CHITOKOLOKI ROAD

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Gambeta News

Chief Mpidi of the Lunda speaking in Zambezi has called on government to work on the Chitokoloki road as it is an important road in the district. Speaking when North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Grandson Katambi went to check on him in Chitokoloko mission hospital where he is currently admitted, Chief Mpidi said the current state of the road is a threat to human life. “You have seen for yourself the state of the road leading…

PROGRESS REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF RWANDA RUBAVU PORT

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction of the Rubavu port, which is anticipated to enhance tourism and facilitate cross-border trade between Rwanda and DR Congo, is making progress. With works underway, the port, covering two hectares, is located in Rubavu District’s Nyamyumba Sector along the shores of Lake Kivu. According to the Senior Engineer of Railway and Cable Car Transport at Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), Jean Népo Ndayambaje, the development of the port will open up Western Province for…

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