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WHAT HAPPENED TO ABUJA RAIL MASS TRANSIT PROJECT

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

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

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

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….

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

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

NNPCL SIGN DEAL WITH KOREAN FIRM TO REPAIR KADUNA REFINERY

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN OTI, GHANA

Posted on February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Oti Regional Minister, Dr. Joshua Makubu, inaugurated a six-unit classroom block for Dorbiso-Junction Primary School in the Krachi-East Municipality, to replace the dilapidated classrooms that made the school environment unattractive for effective teaching and learning in the area. The new classroom block, built with funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has a staff common room, store, and head teacher’s office. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Dr. Makubu said the government was committed…

TANZANIA AND MOROCCO SIGN DEAL TO BUILD FERTILIZER FACTORY

Posted on February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Tanzania and Morocco have reportedly made significant progress in deepening their ties and are set to finalize the process of obtaining a “title deed” for the establishment of a fertilizer factory in the municipality of Kisarawe. Reporting on February 7, Tanzanian news outlet the Citizen quoted Tanzania Fertilizer Company (TFC) general manager, Samuel Mshote, as saying: “As soon as we get the title deed, construction will start immediately. The construction of a facility on the 15-hectare land…

BLOMPARK CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

PLANS UNDERWAY TO UPGRADE TWO GRAVEL ROAD IN NAMIBIA

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

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

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

SERITI RESOURCES TO BUILD SOUTH AFRICA’s LARGEST WIND FARM

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

HOW SOUTH AFRICA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION DECLINED FROM DECEMBER

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

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,…

HOW EGYPT SUCCED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON TRANSPORT SECTOR

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

UGANDA PRESIDENT SAYS TERMAC ROAD NOT CAUSING POVERTY

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Luwero to engage in wealth-creation activities such as commercial agriculture to fight poverty and increase their household incomes urging that demanding roads may not necessarily solve their household income problems. The president says this has been the consistent message of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for the last 60 years. “The NRM for the last 60 years has been advising you to seek first homestead income and…

LIBERIA SIGN DEAL WITH WORLD BANK FOR 60MW RENEWABLE ENERGY

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the International Development Association for the production of an additional 60MW of renewable energy geared toward further solving the country’s energy crisis. The project is an initiative of the World Bank under the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE). It is a US$311 regional program supported by the World Bank to scale up electricity access to millions of existing and prospective consumers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone,…

HOW INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING AFRICA’s GROWTH

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ENERGY CRISIS COLLABORATION

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

KIGALI CENTRALISED SEWAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TO KICK OFF IN MARCH

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

The plan to construct Kigali’s centralized sewage system is slated for March this year. In an exclusive interview, Dominique Murekezi, the acting director of Water and Sanitation Development at Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), said the contractor sourced from outside Rwanda will closely work with local companies. “We didn’t find a local company that is experienced in such big sewage systems. The preparation to sign the agreement with the company from outside the country is…

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

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

HOW SOMALILAND OIL FINDING COULD RESET REGIONAL BALANCE

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

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…

SUDAN TO SUPPORT ETHIOPIA IN GERD DAM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

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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