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CONSTRUCTION OF US$7BILLION PIPE MANUFACTURING PLANT KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a $7.04 billion pipe manufacturing plant at Polaku community, Bayelsa State. Being promoted by AS Energies Limited, the plant would manufacture Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) and Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipes and has an estimated investment outlay of about N7.04 billion to $US8.8 million. Speaking at the event held recently, Wabote commended the management…

NEW MEDICAL STORE INAUGURATED AT KINTAMPO, GHANA

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

A New Regional Medical Store has been inaugurated and handed over to the Bono East Regional Health Directorate at Kintampo. The refurbished facility was an abandoned structure that used to be the then Brong-Ahafo Regional Medical Stores. The rehabilitation works were under the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other partners. The Bono East Region would no longer rely on the Bono Region for medical supplies with…

TANZANIA WORKS MINISTER ASKED TPA & TRC TO BEGINS RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AT TANGA PORT

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Works and Transport Deputy Minister Atupele Mwakibete has directed the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) to complete processes to start the construction of railway infrastructure at the Tanga Port for transporting cargo from and to the port. He issued the order at the end of the week after inspecting the port improvement and expansion project which is now 98.9 per cent complete. He stated that the railway infrastructure must be…

PRESIDENT SISI INAUGURATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN EGYPT

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi has inaugurated the first phase of the wastewater treatment plant in New Minya. The new sewage treatment plant in New Minya City operates with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters/day (the first phase). The sewage will be treated with dual and tertiary treatment, to be used in irrigating the city’s tree forests and green area. The project includes the following: The wastewater treatment station consists of inlet and filters, primary sedimentation…

PRESIDENT CYRIL DIRECT REFORM IMPLEMENTATION ON SOUTH AFRICA LOGISTICS SYSTEM

Posted on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed Transnet to implement reforms swiftly and completely to turn around the crisis in South Africa’s logistics system. “Transnet must quickly embark on a clear path to take us out of this crisis and ensure that the operation of our railways and ports contributes to the growth of our economy,” the President said. He met with the members of the Transnet board and the executive management team at the Union Buildings…

CONSTRUCTION OF ANGOLA’s LUENA SOLAR PLANT AT 60%

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of the Luena Solar Energy Park in the eastern Moxico Province to have an expected installed capacity of 26,906 megawatts (MW) is currently 60 percent completed, the deputy governor for the Technical and Infrastructure sector, Wilson Agnelo, said Saturday. Agnelo added that the project is being built in the Samalesso district, east of Luena City by the American companies “Sun Africa” and MCA Angola and Portugal, in an area of 52 hectares. The…

NAMIBIA GOVT. MAKING PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH DAMS

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Deputy prime minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah last week visited the Oshana region to familiarize herself with the progress made on the government’s program to construct earth dams. She visited Okaku village in the Okaku constituency, accompanied by Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari and constituency councilors to identify areas earmarked for the construction of earth dams. In an interview with the Oshana region’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Nandi-Ndaitwah said one of the government’s main targets…

TATU CITY COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WORTH SH1BILLION IN KENYA

Posted on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tatu City has completed the Sh1 billion infrastructural development of power, water, and roads at the Kijani Ridge in Kiambu County. The development involves a 6-kilometer (km) tarmac road, 12-kilometer footpaths, and a 5-kilometer underground piped stormwater work. Others are a 5 km water supply pipeline, 2.7 km sewer lines, 12 km of fiber optic cabling, and 9.5 km of 11kV medium voltage underground power lines that have been completed in the last 14 months….

EGYPT PRESIDENT BRIEF ON CURRENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT BY OFFICIALS

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held on Tuesday two meetings to follow up on current and future projects to develop Egypt’s sea, dry and land ports. The first meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, Minister of Transportation Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Trade and Industry Engineer Ahmed Samir, and President of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Ahmed Al-Azazi. President Al-Sisi was briefed on the development of the Salloum land port,…

MTN GHANA CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF US$25 MILLION ICT HUB

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Gambeta News

MTN Ghana, has cut sod for the construction of the Ghana ICT Hub as part of the broader Ghana Innovation Hub project. The leading telecom company has therefore committed US$25 million to support the project. The initiative falls in line with MTN’s broader objectives of leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress and its commitment towards supporting Ghana’s digital agenda. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony, Board Chairman for MTN Ghana, Dr Ishmael Yamson, underscored the integral…

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EAC BUILDING GATHERING PACE IN TANZANIA

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is set to pick technical persons from the partner states to oversee the groundbreaking of its proposed multi-billion headquarters. EAC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki disclosed that he was intending to write to seven partner states to hire the services of technical personnel. “The ball is now on our court, we need to start the work right away,” said Dr Mathuki while touring the 125 acres of land…

MOZAMBIQUE EDM DEMAND ALL CONTRACTORS COMPLY WITH ELECTRICITY PROJECT DEADLINE

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, demanded that contractors comply with the agreed deadlines for undertaking work on electricity projects. He was speaking during a visit to monitor work on the Temane thermal power station (CTT), in the southern province of Inhambane, and on the transmission line from Temane to Maputo. When completed, the gas-fired CTT should generate 450 megawatts of power for 24 years….

NAMIBIA GOVT. SEEKS PRIVATE OPERATOR FOR BUSH PROCESSING PLANT PROJECT

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The trade and industrialisation ministry (MIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), has invited interest from national, regional and continental private entities to operate an invader bush processing plant. Through a project, called ‘Promoting Sustainable Bush-Processing Value Chains in Namibia’, the collaborative effort seeks a private operator to manage the Otjiwarongo-based plant on pure commercial principles. According to deputy executive director of the trade ministry Michael Humavindu, the successful private operator…

RWANDA BECOME FIRST COUNTRY TO COMBACT MALARIA USING DRONE TECNOLOGIES

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

In a world still grappling with malaria elimination, Rwanda was the first country to integrate and deploy drones in the most malaria-endemic zones of the country for an accelerated outcome. In 2019, the government partnered with Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions (UAS) to introduce an innovative approach to tackle the increasing malaria cases due to changes in Anopheles mosquito behaviors toward outdoor biting, and scaling-up of irrigation agriculture. Eric Rutayisire, Founder and CEO of Charis UAS, explained that Charis…

ESKOM WORKERS TO HELP RESOLVE LOAD SHEDDING IN SA

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, says workers at Eskom are the ones who will resolve load shedding. Ramokgopa on Wednesday visited Tutuka Power Station in Mpumalanga to get first-hand experience and understand the challenges workers face. Ramokgopa said knowing the problems at hand will help in the crafting of solutions to deal with load shedding. “I am here as the Minister of Electricity. The Minister of Electricity will not resolve the…

AFDB APPROVED US$3.9M FOR LIBERIA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

The African Development Fund’s Board of Directors has approved a US$3.9 million grant to finance an upgrade of Liberia’s payments infrastructure and systems project. The approval of the grant from the Bank’s concessional lending window was made on 17 March. The project’s primary objective is to strengthen the payments ecosystem in Liberia for increased efficiency and to foster growth and innovation. It targets automated cheque processing and automated clearing house (ACP/ACH) and real-time gross settlement…

GAMBIA GOVT. URGED ECOWAS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government of The Gambia has urged the ECOWAS Commission to accelerate the operationalization structures of the ECOWAS Regional Quality Infrastructure for better coordination of quality in the region for the benefit of companies and citizens as well as the protection of the environment. Speaking at a four-day TMC/ECOSHAM meeting on the validation of the draft ECOWAS standards relating to three regional value chains (mango, cassava and information and communication technologies), Hassan Gaye, DPS Ministry…

NIGERIAN GOVT. APPROVED US$984M FOR NRC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$984.7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). FEC also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to the staff of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed these when they briefed State House correspondents at the end of the weekly council meeting. The meet was presided…

WHY AFRICA MUST JOIN RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES VALUE CHAIN

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

Energy ministry secretary Gloria Magombo said that African nations, including Zimbabwe, should participate in the value chain for renewable energy technology to support the expansion of their economies. Renewable energy technologies include biofuels, solar, wind, and hydro. Currently, African nations are the end customers of renewable energy technology products, even though practically all of the minerals utilized in the creation of these sustainable technologies are found in Africa. Lithium and other rare earth elements are…

CONSTRUCTION OF US$20M ANNEX BUILDING FOR MFARI KICK-OFF IN GHANA

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction work on a US$20 million annex building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI), in Accra, has started and is expected to be completed within 26 months. Funded with a grant from the Chinese government, the building sited on approximately 11,300 square meters of land, would have six floors above-ground and one underground when completed. It would have facilities, including the Minister’s office area, conference hall, press room, banquet hall…

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