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EGYPT UNVIELED FIRST ELECTRONIC CAR

Posted on 28 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s Nabq Protected Area, located in South Sinai Governorate, had its new environmentally friendly transportation service through the project of electric cars and water bikes. The project was implemented by youths to support new and non-traditional ways of tourism, with the participation of the local community and to preserve their social, environmental, and cultural heritage as a source of attraction Tourist reserves. This type of experience and others prove the success of the Egyptian strategy…

CONSTRUCTION OF MOHAMMED V1 TANGIER TECH CITY PROJECT ON TRACK IN MOROCCO

Posted on 27 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese companies and representatives from Morocco’s public and private sectors signed in Rabat an agreement to launch the construction of the Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City project, a smart city ambitious project that King Mohammed VI launched in 2017. The smart city, which is expected to be completed by 2027, will host nearly 200 Chinese companies, to create a “sustainable, integrated, and intelligent industrial city,” Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement. Other Chinese…

NIGERIA NATIONAL GRID RESTORED AFTER COLLAPSED

Posted on 26 July 202227 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the restoration of the national grid was almost completed following its collapse. Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. Mbah said that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11:27 a.m., but that its restoration was almost completed as of 11:00 p.m. ”The incident was a result of a sudden drop in system frequency from…

GHANA VP PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST INLAND MARINE PORT

Posted on 25 July 202225 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of the first Inland marine port in the northern parts of Ghana and an accompanying Industrial Park at Debre in the Savannah Region. The multi-modal transport corridor, known as the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor, is being undertaken by LMI Holdings and involves the development of a system to transport containers and bulk cargo from the Port of Tema to…

USTDA GRANTS TO TRANSFORM MORORCCO POWER DISTRIBUTION

Posted on 22 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded today a grant to Marrakech’s electricity and water distributor (RADEEMA) for a feasibility study that aims to transform the power distribution facility into a smart grid. Africa Climate Solutions, a Washington-based sustainable development firm, is set to conduct the study for Morocco’s unprecedented project, which will serve as a model for other Moroccan cities, USTDA said in a press release. The project seeks to reduce RADEEMA’s technical and non-technical…

NAMPOWER RENEGOTIATE 100MW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM ESKOM

Posted on 20 July 2022 by Gambeta News

NamPower managing director Simeon Haulofu confirmed that the power utility has renegotiated and extended its electricity supply agreement with Eskom for another three years. ESKOM, which is currently faced with frequent power cuts, will continue to supply Namibia with 100MW electricity. This follows NamPower’s five-year agreement with Eskom for the supply of 200MW and additional non-firm supply dependent on transmission capacity. Haulofu said the agreement can be extended based on future requirements. “Namibia has been…

RECONSTRUCTION OF GHANA’s TARWA AND ABOSSO PARK TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER

Posted on 20 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The reconstruction of the Tarkwa and Abosso (T&A) Park in Tarkwa in the Western region is set to be completed in December. The project is financed by Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF) for US$16.2 million. Works being executed by Micheletti & Company Limited include a VVIP stand, general stands for spectators and officials, parking lots, an ambulance bay, a Local Organising Committee (LOC) office, dressing rooms, offices for coaches and referees, a media center, and…

REHABILITATION OF GBOR-PAYEE BRIDGE TO KICK-OFF AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ORDER IN LIBERIA

Posted on 15 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President George Weah has instructed the Ministry of Public Works to rehabilitate the Gbor-Payee Bridge that connects Sanniquellie City in Nimba County for easy access. President Weah said rehabilitation of the entire route between the town and the administrative capital is essential for the free movement of goods and services especially, the Gbor-Payee Bridge linking the historic city. Sanniquellie hosted the first West African Conference on the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)…

TANZANIA PRESIDENT APPROVED FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHANG’OMBE HEALTH CENTRE

Posted on 15 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Dodoma district authorities have thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for endorsing 500m/- for the construction of a district hospital, to bring quality health services closer to the people. Dodoma District Commissioner (DC), Mr Jabir Shekimweri gave the appreciation to President Samia during a tour of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Dodoma Regional Political Committee to inspect the construction of Chang’ombe Health Centre. Mr Shekimweri explained that the Dodoma district initially had no hospital, thus…

ECONOMISTS URGE UGANDA GOVT. TO NOT INVEST IN ROKO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Posted on 13 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Policy analysts and economists have urged the government to be careful in its plans to inject Shs 202 billion into the struggling Roko Construction Company. The government revealed earlier last week that it is planning to bail out Roko Construction Company by buying 150,000 company shares, which are worth Shs 202 billion. The plan was revealed by Henry Musasizi, the state minister for Finance. He tabled the government’s plan on the floor of Parliament. More…

LIBERIA PRESIDENT DEDICATE DIFFERENT PROJECT IN NIMBI COUNTY

Posted on 12 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, Saturday, dedicated several development projects in Margibi and Nimba Counties ahead of his administration’s three-day Retreat in Ganta, Nimbi County. While en route to Ganta along with a throng of cabinet members, this year’s first retreat aimed at repositioning the government’s development priorities, President Weah made stoppages not only to greet swarms of citizens lining the route but to also dedicate projects initiated under his…

CHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUES THREE NAMIBIA COMPANY

Posted on 12 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese construction company, China Railway Seventh Group, has dragged three insurance companies, for refusing to pay out N$10 million in damages, to court. The company claims that Hollard Insurance Company of Namibia, Quanta Insurance Limited, and Momentum Insurance Limited have refused to pay out an insurance claim about damages incurred during the ongoing construction of phase one of the dual carriageway to the Hosea Kutako International Airport. According to the agreement, the insurance companies would…

CONSTRUCTION RESUME AT KWALA DRY PORT PROJECT IN TANZANIA

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction works to complete the Kwala project are expected to resume this month as procedures to acquire a contractor are at the final touches. It was revealed that the construction will be completed in four months and the facility will begin operations in January, next year. The project in Kibaha District, Coast Region which will decongest Dar es Salaam Port, had stalled while reaching 65 percent due to some contractual challenges. Deputy Minister for Works…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA COMPLETE IMPORTANT BRIDGE IN NIMBA COUNTY

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia has completed the repair of an important bridge situated on the outskirts of Sanniquellie, Nimba County, entering the town of Sehyikimpa with routes leading to the border with the Ivory Coast on one hand and Yekepa on the other. Before ArcelorMittal’s intervention, the road was becoming impassable due to the worsening state of the bridge. In most instances, commercial vehicles including loaded trucks and low beds carrying earth-moving equipment had to cross downstream…

GAMBIA’s FINANCE DIRECTOR SAYS NRA SPENDS D735MILLION OVER ROAD MAINTENANCE IN 2020

Posted on 7 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Mr. Mustapha Joof, the Finance Director at the National Road Authority (NRA), has told the Finance and Public Account Committee (FPAC) that the authority spent a total of seven hundred and thirty-five million one hundred and ninety-five thousand six hundred and fifty-one dalasi (D735, 195,651.00) in 2020. He reported that government subvention in 2020 was D44, 612,963.00 compared to D27 million in 2019, while government subvention on fuel levy was D379, 835,772.00 in 2020 compared…

NATIONAL ROAD NO.11 RE-OPENS IN ALGERIA

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

The statement of the General Directorate of National Security stated that the opening of the road will be from Kosidar Bridge to Hamma Belouizdad. The opening of the road was done late around 4 pm yesterday. Last Thursday, the General Directorate of National Security announced the closure of the northern bypass road (National Road No. 11) in both directions. This is at the level of the meeting point of the southern and northern bypass roads (Jisr Kosidar-Casablanca) to…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF €500M MANSO-HUNI VALLEY

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction works to begin on the €500 million Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway. Describing it as the highest single investment in the country’s railway development since independence, President Akufo-Addo said the project was expected to be completed within 42 months. Addressing the gathering at Manso, in the Amenfi Central District on Tuesday, the President said one of the great tragedies of Ghana’s…

MOROCCO GOVT. RE-COMISSIONED COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Following Algeria’s closure of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline after 25 years of operation, Morocco announced the re-commissioning of its combined cycle power plants at Tahaddart and Ain Beni Mathar using imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to generate power. The announcement was made as part of a joint statement from Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). The Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, the regional pipeline that once transported…

REHABILITATION WORKS AT RUBAVU DISTRICT UNDERWAY IN RWANDA

Posted on 5 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Rehabilitation works for Rubavu District are in motion to accelerate its urbanization and development. The move is in line with the government’s recommendation to foster rapid development and expansion for secondary cities. Rubavu is one of the country’s secondary cities among others that include Huye, Muhanga, Musanze, Nyagatare, and Rusizi districts. The country has the vision to accelerate urbanization for its transformational potential and its association with higher productivity and higher income opportunities. To achieve…

EGYPT ENGINEERING INDUSTRY EXPORTS RECORDS US$1.5BN IN FIVE MONTH

Posted on 5 July 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s engineering industry exports increased by about 31 percent to register $1.551 billion in the first five months of 2022, compared to $1.185 billion during the same period last year, according to the monthly report of the Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE). The engineering industries’ exports increased by 25 percent in May 2022, reaching $264.7 million, compared to $211.7 million in May 2021, added to the report. Regarding the most important sectors whose exports…

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