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SIERRA LEONE FM SAYS INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR AFRICA’s FREE TRADE

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SIERRA LEONE FM SAYS INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR AFRICA’s FREE TRADE

Physical infrastructure has remained a major bottleneck in accelerating the implementation of the African free trade opportunities, Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Professor David Francis said. Speaking to ENA, the minister commended Ethiopia for its endeavors on physical integration to integrate the African continent via Ethiopian Airlines. Noting that infrastructural development is vital to accelerate the African free trade area, the minister noted that Ethiopia has come a long way to build physical infrastructure that would…

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ANGOLA GOVT. SEEK TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT THROUGH CHEAP FUNDING

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ANGOLA GOVT. SEEK TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT THROUGH CHEAP FUNDING

Angolan Finance minister, Vera Daves, said the country needs to go on two fronts to boost and develop its infrastructure projects through cheap funding. Vera Daves, who was speaking at the Angola/Spain Business forum in Luanda, listed the creation of efficient base infrastructures for the creation of a “good” investment environment and the attraction of direct private capital to invest in various projects, including agri-business, fishing, and industry as the path the country needs to…

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KENHA SAYS OLD MOMBASA ROAD TO BE UPGRADE AFTER SECURING SH24.8BILLION FUNDS

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KENHA SAYS OLD MOMBASA ROAD TO BE UPGRADE AFTER SECURING SH24.8BILLION FUNDS

The old Mombasa Road will be upgraded to Nairobi Expressway standards as part of the Sh24.8 billion project, which will also see the construction of new footbridges and pedestrian paths, according to a recent statement from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). The work will begin soon once the road sections damaged during the construction of the Expressway have been repaired. This is according to KeNHA Director General Kungu Ndungu. The latter said that the 27-kilometer-long road’s…

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CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADS KICK-OFF IN UGANDA

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CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADS KICK-OFF IN UGANDA

Construction and maintenance work on most city roads undertaken by KCCA has kicked off. KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka urged the public to stop criticizing the works insisting they are still on course with the construction and rehabilitation of roads. The forward maintenance worked have started with Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, 5th Street, Gabba road Junction and queen’s way, where KCCA road department officials were seen patching up potholes. Speaking to the press during the…

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AFDB ANNOUNCED APPROVAL TO STRENGTHEN MOROCCO WATER RESOURCES

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AFDB ANNOUNCED APPROVAL TO STRENGTHEN MOROCCO WATER RESOURCES

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a €201,000 grant to help and support technical assistance for the design of dams, river development as well as inter-basin interconnection studies in Morocco. The grant from the bank’s Technical Assistance Fund for Middle-Income Countries was approved in December 2022, the bank said in a statement. The project seeks to benefit the “entire Moroccan population, ” the bank said, stressing that the first component covers the provision…

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PRESIDENT SISI INAUGURATE EGYPT PETROLEUM SHOW

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PRESIDENT SISI INAUGURATE EGYPT PETROLEUM SHOW

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the sixth session of the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS). The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla, and several ministers and senior officials. Major CEOs of the energy, oil, and gas sector participated in EGYPS, in addition to a group of energy ministers, government representatives, high-ranking officials of the European Union, secretaries of major international energy organizations, business leaders, and…

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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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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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NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN OTI, GHANA

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NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN OTI, GHANA

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…

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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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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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KIGALI CENTRALISED SEWAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TO KICK OFF IN MARCH

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KIGALI CENTRALISED SEWAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TO KICK OFF IN MARCH

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…

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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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