Development

RWANDA GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT FIVE INTERNATIONAL STADIUM

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RWANDA GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT FIVE INTERNATIONAL STADIUM

The government is targeting to have five international football stadiums in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Sports. The new stadiums are expected to be either built or revamped in places including Muhanga District, Kigali, and Nyanza. Speaking during the sports breakfast last week, Zephanie Niyonkuru, the Permanent Secretary at MINISPORTS, revealed that Rwanda will do everything possible to achieve the targeted infrastructure projects in the next five years. The facilities include…

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ABUJA RAIL MASS TRANSIT PROJECT

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ABUJA RAIL MASS TRANSIT PROJECT

The multi-billion-naira Abuja Rail Mass Transit project appears to have been abandoned. Sadly, such a legacy project is gradually rotting away after being commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018. The Abuja Light Rail project was originally designed to find a concrete solution to transportation challenges – heavy traffic and hold-up – in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. Many of the people living in the satellite towns and working within the Abuja…

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MOMBASA PORT CARGO TAXATION PUT ON HALT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL IN KENYA

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MOMBASA PORT CARGO TAXATION PUT ON HALT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL IN KENYA

The Mombasa County government’s plan to tax cargo at the Mombasa Port has run into headwinds after Attorney-General Justin Muturi termed it illegal and unconstitutional. In an advisory dated January 23 and addressed to Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and copied to Roads and Transport Ministry officials, Mr. Muturi said Mombasa County has no mandate to impose a levy on any goods imported into the country. The AG argued the move could also undermine national economic policies….

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TRAIN WHISTLES AGAIN AFTER 37 YEARS WAIT ALONG MOZAMBIQUE-MALAWI RAILWAY

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TRAIN WHISTLES AGAIN AFTER 37 YEARS WAIT ALONG MOZAMBIQUE-MALAWI RAILWAY

Ports and Railways of Mozambique (CFM) has announced that it has successfully run the first official railway journey from Vila Nova da Fronteira in Mozambique to Malawi – a train transporting material for the reconstruction of the Malawian railway line. The cargo of cement, belonging to the Chinese Company CR20, which is responsible for rebuilding the line in the neighbouring country, left Porto da Beira. CR20 judges that most of the material used in the…

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NNPCL SIGN DEAL WITH KOREAN FIRM TO REPAIR KADUNA REFINERY

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NNPCL SIGN DEAL WITH KOREAN FIRM TO REPAIR KADUNA REFINERY

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, signed a contract worth $740.6 million with South Korean firm, Daewoo E&C for the repairs of the Kaduna Refinery. Tagged “Maintenance Services for Quick Fix for Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited”, the deal is expected to restore the refinery to 60 percent of its 110,000 barrels per nameplate-late. Speaking at the contract signing ceremony in Abuja, the Group CEO, of NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, said Nigeria…

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BLOMPARK CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK IN SOUTH AFRICA

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BLOMPARK CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK IN SOUTH AFRICA

With 150 houses already delivered since the first sod-turning ceremony in September 2021, residents of Blompark in Gansbaai, Western Cape can look forward to an additional 100 brand-new homes being completed before the end of March 2023. Western Cape Infrastructure MEC, Tertuis Simmers said the R71 million Blompark Project, in its entirety, is expected to deliver 539 housing opportunities. Giving an update on the progress of the Blompark Project development, Simmers noted that, as with…

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PLANS UNDERWAY TO UPGRADE TWO GRAVEL ROAD IN NAMIBIA

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PLANS UNDERWAY TO UPGRADE TWO GRAVEL ROAD IN NAMIBIA

The Roads Authority (RA) Namibia has started the planning process for the upgrading of the Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma (DR3507) and Silumbi-Sizimbukwa (DR3559) gravel roads in the Zambezi region to low-volume seal standards. The two roads in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency are 60 and 15 kilometers long, respectively. RA project control engineer Hartley Simasiku said during a public participation meeting held at Katima Mulilo on Wednesday that the upgrading of the roads will be beneficial to several…

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WORLD BANK APPROVED US$124MILLION FUNDS FOR GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA

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WORLD BANK APPROVED US$124MILLION FUNDS FOR GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA

The World Bank is providing a loan of 15.5 billion Kenyan shillings (over $124 million) to Kenya. The funding is for the implementation of the Horn of Africa Regional Groundwater for Resilience Programme, launched on 1 February 2023 in the capital Nairobi. The World Bank funding was announced on 1 February 2023 by Alice Wahome, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation in Kenya. The 15.5 billion Kenyan shillings (over $124 million) loan…

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SERITI RESOURCES TO BUILD SOUTH AFRICA’s LARGEST WIND FARM

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SERITI RESOURCES TO BUILD SOUTH AFRICA’s LARGEST WIND FARM

South Africa-based coal producer Seriti Resources’ green energy unit subsidiary has plans to build a wind farm in Mpumalanga. Seriti Resources has signed a long-term agreement to draw power from the farm. This 155MW plant will be built by the subsidiary, Seriti Green. This project is claimed to become the country’s largest wind farm and will be built with an investment of approximately $235m. It will be built in the country’s coal-rich Mpumalanga province and…

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HOW SOUTH AFRICA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION DECLINED FROM DECEMBER

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HOW SOUTH AFRICA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION DECLINED FROM DECEMBER

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed that electricity generation in the country decreased by some 8.3% year-on-year in December. This is according to the institution’s Electricity Generated and Available for Distribution release. “Total electricity generation was 3.9% lower in 2022 compared with 2021. The 3.9% decrease in annual electricity production followed an increase of 2% in 2021, and a decrease of 5.2% in 2020. “Seasonally adjusted electricity generation decreased by 5.4% in December 2022,…

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HOW EGYPT SUCCED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON TRANSPORT SECTOR

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HOW EGYPT SUCCED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON TRANSPORT SECTOR

Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir asserted that Egypt’s success in implementing strategic projects and its great achievements in the various transport sectors over the past phase amounted to EGP 2 trillions from June, 2014, till June 2024, in addition to establishing the new Suez Canal to allow ships’ transit in both ways and decrease the passage time to 11 hours only. Addressing the 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) on Thursday…

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HOW INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING AFRICA’s GROWTH

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HOW INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING AFRICA’s GROWTH

Inadequate infrastructure has long been identified as one of the biggest brakes on sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa. More comprehensive power, water, transport, and IT networks are needed to make the continent more competitive in the global economy and maximize the potential of the emerging African Continental Free Trade Association (AfCFTA). Pan-African cooperation is needed to achieve this infrastructural transformation and it is with this in mind that the second Dakar Financing Summit…

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SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ENERGY CRISIS COLLABORATION

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SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ENERGY CRISIS COLLABORATION

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to pay for the electricity they use, as the country works towards overcoming the energy crisis. “As we work together to overcome the energy crisis, I call on all South Africans to pay for the electricity they use. We can only improve and expand the provision of electricity and other basic services if government and municipalities in particular have the means to do so. “Non-payment and…

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KWAZULU-NATAL PREMIER ASKED BUSINESSES TO HELP BUILD RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SA

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KWAZULU-NATAL PREMIER ASKED BUSINESSES TO HELP BUILD RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SA

Kwazulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has encouraged businesses to collaborate with government in the rollout of infrastructure to rural and township communities. Dube-Ncube made the appeal during the launch of an innovative project at Zwelibanzi High School in Umlazi on Thursday. The project, which is spearheaded by a leading alcohol manufacturer, Diageo South Africa, in partnership with non-government organisation, Triple-P, is aimed at assisting disadvantaged schools have uninterrupted water supply by repairing and maintaining water infrastructure…

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HOW SOMALILAND OIL FINDING COULD RESET REGIONAL BALANCE

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HOW SOMALILAND OIL FINDING COULD RESET REGIONAL BALANCE

The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of revenue for the semi-autonomous state. But the oil exploration is deepening the rift with Somalia, which claims sovereignty over the region. Michael Walls answers five key questions. What is Somaliland’s hydrocarbon potential? In 2020, Norwegian seismic survey company, TGS, estimated that the…

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SUDAN TO SUPPORT ETHIOPIA IN GERD DAM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

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SUDAN TO SUPPORT ETHIOPIA IN GERD DAM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

Sudan has now returned to its prior position, expressing its full support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It’s a dramatic shift from when Sudan sided with Egypt to oppose the dam’s construction. The announcement was made when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) went to Sudan, where he was welcomed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan. Abiy’s visit is the first since the Sudanese military…

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NIGERIAN NAVY FLAG OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 237 HOUSING UNIT

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NIGERIAN NAVY FLAG OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 237 HOUSING UNIT

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Zubairu Gambo on Thursday flag-off the construction of 237 housing units in Topo, Badagry, Lagos. He also laid the foundation stone for the Admiralty Shafa Gas Plan and Admiralty Mall in Navy town, Ojo, Lagos Addressing the officers and men of Naval Forward Operation Base, Topo, Badagry, shortly after laying the foundation for housing units, he said that the project would address the shortfall in the housing sector in…

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TARURA TASKED TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGANIST HOTELITATU-PANDE ROAD CONTRACTORS

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TARURA TASKED TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGANIST HOTELITATU-PANDE ROAD CONTRACTORS

LINDI Regional Commissioner Ms Zainabu Telack has directed the Tanzania Rural and Urban Road Agency (TARURA) in the area to take disciplinary actions against the contractor constructing Hotelitatu -Pande Road in the region. Ms Zainabu made the directives after she inspected the road and discovered serious irregularities done by MS Write In investment Group Limited contractor in the 14 kilometres road of Hotelitatu. She directed TARURA to suspend the contractor from work and conduct investigation…

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UGANDA GOVT. HANDOVER LICENCE TO EACOP FOR CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PIPELINE

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UGANDA GOVT. HANDOVER LICENCE TO EACOP FOR CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PIPELINE

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, whilst attending the Kingfisher drilling inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, has also witnessed the handover of the license to Construct the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The handover was done by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, (MEMD) Ruth Nankabirwa, at the Kingfisher Oil Fields, at Buhuka, Kyangwali, Kikuube District. The License was granted by the Ministry, following the application submitted on 1st July 2022, in compliance and accordance with…

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KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO STOP NEW ROAD PROJECT DUE TO DEBT

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KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO STOP NEW ROAD PROJECT DUE TO DEBT

Kenya his ministry was in a tricky situation because it was required to pay another Sh600 billion annually to settle pending bills. The Transport CS said his Ministry was working with the National Treasury and the entire Cabinet to ensure they raise the money to build infrastructure worth close to Sh1 trillion. Murkomen promised to complete all projects started by the Jubilee Government despite the financial challenges. The CS said he was aware of pending…

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