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WORLD BANK FUNDED ROAD PROJECT LAUNCHED IN UGANDA

Posted on 8 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The third phase of the construction of roads measuring 10.5km in Mbarara city has been launched by the minister of state for Urban Development, Obiga Kania. The roads worth Shs 40 billion are funded by the World Bank under the USMID project. Kania said contractors must ensure quality. “We are very concerned about urbanization and the quality of life of people. I call upon the leadership in Mbarara and where USMID AF is operating for…

MAKENI MILITARY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION GETS CEMENT SUPPORT IN SIERRA LEONE

Posted on 8 September 20229 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Kingho Mining Company, a subsidiary of Leone Rock Metal Group done an additional donation of one hundred (100) bags of cement to the construction of a level 2 hospital in the Military 4th Infantry Brigade, Teko Barracks, Makeni City, northern regional headquarter of Sierra Leone The donation is the second made so far to that project. It could be recalled that late last year, the company also donated a batch of cement during the official…

KIGONGO-BUSISI BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MAKING PROGRESS IN TANZANIA

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Tanzania continues to execute flagship infrastructure projects as the East African nation strives to lay a strong foundation for the much-envisaged industrialized economy. One such strategic project is the ongoing construction of the Kigongo- Busisi Bridge on Lake Victoria, meant to connect the mineral-rich regions of Mwanza and Geita. The 3.2 long kilometre bridge which is being constructed along with its 1.66-kilometre road, is now at 51 per cent and set to be completed by…

BANTAMA CONSTITUENCY MP CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PROJECTS IN GHANA

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Gambeta News

A sod-cutting ceremony has been held for the construction of a community library and a school wall project for the Bantama Ahenbronum community in the Ashanti Region. The 100-seater community library, which is being funded by Member of Parliament of Bantama Constituency, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye, and friends, would have reading rooms, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Hall, two washrooms, and office space, among others. The project is expected to be completed in six months and…

CONSTRUCTION OF UGANDA SECOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BE COMPLETED IN 2023

Posted on 7 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The contractors of Uganda’s second international airport, Kabaale International Airport, also known as Hoima Oil City International Airport, said the airport is due for completion in February 2023. SBC Uganda Ltd is in charge of the construction work, which it began in 2018. The airport is 200 kilometers by air from Entebbe International Airport, and 33 kilometers by road from Hoima City. The most immediate objective of the Kabaale airport is to transport shipped-in equipment…

NAMIBIA HOUSHOLDS FACING TOUGH FINNACIAL TIMES

Posted on 6 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Households are facing a challenging environment, as the rising cost of living combined with tighter monetary policy this year has added to budgetary pressures. Credit extended to the private sector grew by 4,0% year on year (y/y) in July compared to 3,4% y/y in June, with net household debt increasing by 2,1% y/y in July compared to 2,0% y/y in the prior month, whereas net corporate debt increased by 6,5% y/y in July compared to…

EGYPT AND SUDAN MINSTERS DISCUSS ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION

Posted on 5 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Hossam Eissa and Sudanese Minister of Electricity and Energy Mohamed Abdullah met and reviewed underway efforts for electrical interconnection between both countries. On 23 February 2022, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, headed by Eng. Sabah Mashali began developing and raising the capacity of the first phase of the electrical interconnection line between Egypt and Sudan from 80 MW to 300 MW, at a cost of L.E. 453 million. The developing works…

GFA CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BETPAWA PARK IN GHANA

Posted on 5 September 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cut the sod for the construction of the betPawa Park at the Ghamaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram. The betPawa Park is one of the investments that the Premier League headline sponsor betPawa seeks to make in Ghana football for the next three seasons following the decision to sponsor the Ghana Premier League. According to Ghanafa.org, the facility includes a standard FIFA pitch capable of hosting international matches, a…

SEVEN STORY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Posted on 5 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Six persons have been trapped after a seven-story building collapsed in Lagos on Sunday. The incident occurred at Oba Idowu Oniru street beside Avi Maria hospital, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said in an update. “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an uncompleted seven-story building undergoing construction was found to have collapsed,” he said. “Six people are reported to be trapped under the rubbles of the collapsed…

MALAWI GOVT. EYES 100% ENERGY ACCESS WITHIN 8YEARS

Posted on 3 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Energy-deficient Malawi has disclosed plans to achieve 100 percent energy access by 2030. The ambition comes at a time the latest Energy Progress Report 2022 released by the World Bank has indicated that electricity access in Malawi stands at 15 percent against a population of 19 million people. This is the lowest in the region and among the least five in Sub Sahara Africa. Of the population with access to electricity, 11 percent is grid-connected…

NIGERIA-MOROCCO GAS PIPELINE TO BOOST NORTH WEST AFRICAN ZONE

Posted on 3 September 2022 by Gambeta News

Amina Benkhadra, general director of the National Hydrocarbons and Mines Office (ONHYM), outlined the importance of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline and its potential contribution to the emergence of an integrated North West African zone. Speaking during a panel as part of the second conference of member countries of the sedimentary Basin, dubbed the “MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power” conference on Thursday in Dakar, Benkhadra emphasized that the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline is a “structuring project with…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA BREAK GROUNDS FOR TWO PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION IN YEKEPA

Posted on 3 September 2022 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has broken grounds for the construction of a community town hall and football pitch in Camp-four Township, Yekepa. The combined estimated value of both projects is US$100,000. It was a joyous moment for scores of community leaders and the township commissioner as well as District 3 Representative, Joseph Somwarbi, who expressed appreciation to AML management for the two projects and other programs that are benefitting residents of the area. The projects are…

AKYEM OTWERESO RESIDENT GETS NEW STEEL BRIDGE IN GHANA

Posted on 31 August 2022 by Gambeta News

Residents of Akyem Otwereso, a town in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, are now beneficiaries of a steel bridge over the Asikusie River to facilitate the movement of persons. The Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who did the opening of the bridge at a brief ceremony last Friday, said the bridge came as a great relief to constituents who previously had to use longer and winding alternative routes through Ayirebi to…

MOZAMBIQUE PARLIAMENT SAYS MEGA PROJECT TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY

Posted on 31 August 2022 by Gambeta News

The chairperson of the Planning and Budget Commission (CPO) of the Mozambican Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, António Niquice, argued that the revenue from mega-projects must serve to fight regional inequalities and promote peace and national unity. He was speaking at the opening of a meeting of the High-Level Working Group of Parliamentary Budget Committees of the Portuguese-speaking African Countries and East Timor (PALOP-TL), a three-day event that began on Monday in Maputo. “Our…

CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBALL PITCH KICK-OFF IN NKAWKAW COMMUNITY GHANA

Posted on 30 August 2022 by Gambeta News

Crack Division Two side, Okwahu City Football Club, has initiated the process to construct an ultra-modern pitch for the youth of Nkawkaw, in the Kwahu West District of the Eastern Region The gesture, according to the Chief Executive of Okwahu City FC, Charles Boahene, forms part of the burgeoning club’s social responsibility. To be known as the Downtown Park, he believes the project will go a long way to help resolve the perennial issue of…

MOROCCO NATIONAL PORT OPERATOR SEES 14% RAISE IN TURNOVER

Posted on 30 August 2022 by Gambeta News

Marsa Maroc, the national operator of Moroccan ports, reported a turnover of MAD 1.9 billion ($179.5) at the end of the first half of 2022, marking a 14% increase from last year’s MAD 1.7 billion ($160.6). In a statement submitted to the Casablanca Stock Exchange, the company managed overall portal traffic of 25 million tons of goods at the end of June 2022, 9% up compared to the same period in 2021. Underlying the improved…

PLANS UNDERWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RWANDA FIRST DIGITAL CENSUS

Posted on 29 August 2022 by Gambeta News

Preparations are underway for Rwanda’s first digital census of people with disability, whose results will be used to establish a national registry. The traditional data collection with pen and paper made it impossible to have a national database of disabilities, their causes, and the challenges disabled people face, officials said. The census will cost $1 million (over Rwf1 billion), and 60 percent of it will be spent on data collection, according to the National Council…

CONSTRUCTION OF AFRICA’s LARGEST FOOD LOGISTICS KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

Posted on 26 August 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, kicked off the construction of Africa’s largest food logistics park, in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe area of the state aimed at boosting food security in the state in particular and Nigeria in general. According to Sanwo-Olu during the groundbreaking ceremony, the project, Lagos State Food Security Systems, and Central Logistics Hub would be built on 1.2 million square meters of land, and would have the following components: aggregation/storage facilities, administrative offices trading/brokering…

SA PARLIAMENT SEEK URGENT ATTENTION TO FIX SANITATION IN eTHEKWINI MUNCIPALITY

Posted on 25 August 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has asked officials in eThekwini Municipality to provide it with a definite deadline by when repairs at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant will be completed. The committee is currently in KwaZulu-Natal on a three-day oversight visit to assess, among other things, progress in the interventions made by the provincial government and municipalities, especially in the areas that were severely affected by the April floods….

KANBAL BRIDGE REHABILITATION PLANS ANNOUNCED IN GHANA

Posted on 25 August 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta has announced that plans are far advanced for work to commence on the Kanbal Bridge in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region.Kanbal Bridge The bridge links the municipality to other parts of the region and it is mostly used by heavy duty vehicles on their war to Burkina Faso and other neighbouring countries. The minister stated that two articulated trucks carrying parts of the new bridge…

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