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

Posted on 25 January 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

CONSTRUCTION OF U.S.$165k CLINIC FUNDED BY COMMUNITY STALL IN LIBERIA

Posted on 25 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The clinic’s construction started in April 2017 and was expected to be completed, dedicated for full operation in March 2018. The Nimba County Health Team was supposed to provide the workforce and medical and non-medical supplies for the running of the facility. Due to its strategic location, it was supposed to serve both River Cess and Nimba Counties when completed. Five years after its completion, nothing has happened according to plan. The National Benefit Sharing…

CONSTRUCTION OF KENYA’s EMBU ULTRA-MODERN STADIUM TO BE COMPLETED IN 5MONTHS

Posted on 24 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The government will complete the construction of a new ultra-modern stadium in Embu County in a record five months in readiness for this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations. The Njukiri ground that has been hosting the annual ASK agricultural shows will be remodeled into a 20,000-seat arena at an accelerated schedule. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the facility will feature various amenities that will constitute a world-class stadium set to be delivered well in time…

HOW MOROCCO’s GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION CAN DECARBONIZE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Posted on 24 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Morocco has the potential to decarbonize the European economy, Morocco’s Delegate-Minister of Investment, Convergence and the Evaluation of Public Policies Mohcine Jazouli said. Speaking on the sidelines of Davos 2023 in Switzerland, Jazouli told Euronews that Morocco’s capacity to produce renewable solar and wind power, “will allow us to decarbonize the European economy.” The minister was attending as part of the Moroccan delegation at the event that took place between January 16 and 20. Jazouli is not…

EGYPT AND SUDAN DISCUSS BILATERAL WATER COOPERATION

Posted on 23 January 202324 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam arrived in Sudan on Saturday on an official two-day visit to discuss bilateral relations with his Sudanese counterpart Daw Al-Bayt Abdel Rahman. It’s Sweilam’s first visit to Sudan since he assumed his position in August 2022. Sweilam stressed the strength and depth of the eternal, historical and fraternal relations that bind the two brotherly countries, referring to the long and joint history of cooperation between the…

SIERRA LEONE GOVT. SIGNED INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WITH ARISE IIP

Posted on 23 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The Government of Sierra Leone has signed the Pepel Port and Pepel – Tonkolili Railway development, expansion, and management lease agreement with ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms Ltd. According to the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Kabba, this agreement is part of the bigger reforms in the mining sector, where the government intends to open the space for more players to participate. He furthered that ARISE IIP is a credible company with a reputation…

WATER AND SANITATION ON STEADY DECLINE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on 23 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The weekly state of reservoirs report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation indicates a steady decline in the water levels in the country’s reservoirs to 94.6% this week, as compared to last week’s 94.7%. The current readings of the national dam levels indicate a slight improvement as compared to last year’s 97.0% at this time. The provinces which have experienced a sharp decline in their dam levels this week include Eastern Cape from…

RWANDA AND BELGIUM SIGNED DEAL TO STRENGTHEN MEDICAL SECTOR

Posted on 19 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and Belgium have entered a five-year-long partnership that is geared towards strengthening laboratory testing for tuberculosis. The partnering will see the Belgium-based Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) sharing best practices with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and the University of Rwanda (UR). The development was announced during the launch of the collaboration to build capacity for molecular surveillance and promote antimicrobial stewardship and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The event that took place on Wednesday,…

NIGERIAN PRESIDENT APPROVED N1.9TRILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 44 FEDERAL ROADS

Posted on 19 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Four months after to end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Media Assistant, Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President), Laolu Akande, who disclosed at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, yesterday, in Abuja, said the approval fell under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and…

EGYPT HEALTH MINISTER ANNOUNCED DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONWIDE HEALTH SYSTEM

Posted on 19 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar directed the intensification of follow-up and evaluation work for plans to develop the health system nationwide. This came during the weekly meeting of the ministry’s leaders, heads of sectors and agencies, and with the participation of all the ministry’s undersecretaries in the governorates via videoconferencing, to follow up on the progress of work and to identify challenges and obstacles to overcome them, to ensure the continuation…

GHANA WORKS MINISTER ANNOUNCED ROAD PLANS IN 2023

Posted on 18 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Attah has announced that major roads in Accra would be completed and commissioned in 2023. He disclosed this when he embarked on a road inspection tour of some selected road projects in the Greater Accra Region. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the sites and assured contractors of the government’s resolve to honor its obligations to ensure that the projects are completed as…

HOUSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN POMONA CITY, ZIMBABWE

Posted on 17 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The excitement at Pomona City has begun with about 140 stand owners now ready to build their properties following the granting of the certificate of compliance by Harare City Council late last year. Compliance for phases 1B and C is expected mid-year. The residential estate being developed under the smart cities concept is expected to change the infrastructure terrain in the capital city as indicated by the West Property Chief Executive Mr Kenneth Sharpe. “We…

SONGEA AIRPORT REHABILITATION AT 97% IN TANZANIA

Posted on 17 January 202317 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation and upgrading of Songea Airport in the Ruvuma Region have reached 97 percent. Ruvuma Regional Manager for Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROAD) Engineer Elphatar Mlavi said the 37bn/- airport is set to be fully completed and handed over to the government at the end of this month. Eng Mlavi made the revelation during a visit by the Ruvuma Regional Commissioner Colonel Laban Thomas, who had visited the airport to observe the work progress. Eng…

SOUTH AFRICANS URGED TO LOWER WATER CONSUMPTION DUE TO POWER CUT

Posted on 17 January 202317 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Residents of Johannesburg and Tshwane have been urged to lower their water consumption due to the negative impact repeated power cuts have had on water supply infrastructure, Eyewitness News reports. This comes shortly after the City of Cape Town’s appeal to residents for the same reason. The Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg added that reservoirs for both municipalities are not filling up fast enough while rising summer temperatures have also compounded the crisis. Tobacco Giant Eyes…

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE VICTIMS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT NEW JESHWANG, GAMBIA

Posted on 17 January 2023 by Gambeta News

As the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretariat-The Gambia road project progresses, the office of The Gambia-OIC in partnership with the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Lands engaged victims of the road construction at New Jeshwang. The meeting held at New Jeshwang Health Centre aimed at updating affected landlords ahead of the demolition. It also aimed to enable stakeholders to discuss with landlords the circumstances surrounding their compensation. Boto Jarju,…

ANGOLA SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING PLANS OUTLINE

Posted on 12 January 2023 by Gambeta News

The MPLA’s first secretary in the eastern Lunda Sul province Daniel Neto reaffirmed Tuesday his party’s commitment to keeping building social infrastructure, under the 2022/2027 Government program. At the end of the visits, as part of the Political and Patriotic Activities, to grassroots organizations in suburban areas, Daniel Neto mentioned the construction of schools, health posts, and the expansion of the electricity network, among the infrastructure. He said that MPLA, the ruling party in Angola,…

CONSTRUCTION OF INZOVU MALL TO KICK-OFF SOON IN RWANDA

Posted on 12 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction works on the proposed multi-billion mall dubbed ‘Inzovu Mall’ is set to start in May 2023. Arguably the largest shopping center to be constructed by the French firm Groupe Duval in Rwanda, it will occupy the premises of the former justice ministry adjacent to the Kigali Convention Centre. The handover of the property was completed in February 2022, with the property changing hands between the government represented by Rwanda Development Board and Rwanda Housing Authority to Duval…

HUSK POWER SYSTEM PROJECT FUNDING SECURED IN NIGERIA

Posted on 11 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Nigerian mini-grid player, Husk Power Systems, has secured the sum of $750,000 in funding for solar mini-grid projects in Nasarawa State. Disclosing this in an email sent to Naira metrics, the company said the loan was made available by Germany’s development ﬁnance institution (DEG). The Plan: Husk plans to set up 8 new community solar microgrids in Nasarawa state. DEG allocated the funds from its Up-Scaling Program, which is co-ﬁnanced by the Federal Ministry for Economic…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO ACHIEVE GOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Posted on 10 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe Government is aiming at achieving world-class standards when it comes to waste management, an official has said. Environment Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu made the revelation during a clean-up exercise in Redcliff. He called for local authorities to set up modern waste management infrastructure to support the dream. Ndlovu added that a clean environment will be a strong anchor for the country’s economic growth. “A clean environment will be a strong anchor for a growing economy….

HOW ENERGY TRANSITION WOULD IMPOVERISH NAMIBIA

Posted on 9 January 2023 by Gambeta News

Namibia’s planned energy transition would impoverish the country while contributing virtually nothing to global emission reduction, says American science policy analyst Perry Green. Green says Namibia’s renewable energy ambitions would have no real impact on global carbon emissions. The government has committed to a 90% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2027, and to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Namibia is a signatory to both the Kyoto Accord and the Paris Agreement, which oblige participants…

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