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CONSTRUCTION OF NAKAPANYA HEALTH CENTRE FUNDS ALLOCATED IN TANZANIA

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Ministry of State in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government have said it has already allocated 200m/- for the construction of Nakapanya Health Centre in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region. The revelation was made in the august House on Monday by Deputy Minister in the ministry, Dr Festo Dugange when responding to a question from Muhambwe Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Samizi (CCM). In his question, the lawmaker had sought to know when the…

REHABILITATION OF MUHANGA-KARONGI TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH IN RWANDA

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

The third phase of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Muhanga-Karongi road is set to begin next month, according to the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). Works on the road rehabilitation started in 2015 and are to be carried out in four phases: Karongi-Rubengera (17km), Rubengera-Rambura (19km), Rambura-Nyange (22km), and Nyange-Muhanga (24km). The Karongi-Rubengera phase started in October 2015 and was completed in June 2016, the Rubengera-Rambura started in October 2019 and is set to be…

HOW POTENTIAL INVESTORS ARE WEIGHING FINANCING SGR PROJECT

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Potential investors are weighing income prospects in financing the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Director-General for Eastern Africa, Nnenna Lily Nwabufo. Currently, Rwanda has two route options on the table, the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway route for the northern corridor and Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway for the central corridor. The 521-kilometer Isaka-Kigali SGR is projected to cost an estimated $2.5 billion. She disclosed that investors…

ABIJAN-LAGOS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BENEFIT ATLEAST 40MILLION WEST AFRICANS

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

When completed, the construction of the 1,028-kilometre Abidjan-Lagos highway would benefit at least 40 million West Africans, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said at the weekend. The highway is estimated to cost $15.6 billion which is expected to have a significant impact on the economies of five regional countries, namely: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, said, remained firmly on course. Speaking at the 16th inter-ministerial meeting of the…

KENYA PRESIDENT SAYS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT PART OF HIS PLANS

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta has described infrastructure development, digitization, and healthcare reforms as some of the major gains in his government. While addressing Kenyans during his last Madaraka Day Celebrations at the Uhuru Gardens, President Kenyatta said his administration has set the bar higher and it has built more roads than the last three regimes’ including the colonial government ever did “When My Administration took over the helm of leadership, we knew we had only a…

ETHIOPIA GOVT. REBUILT BRIDGE CONNECTING SOMALIA

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

The bridge connecting the Dawa zone of the Somali regional state with the Eastern Guji zone of the Oromia region has been rebuilt and inaugurated by high officials from both zones, reports said. The bridge was rendered dysfunctional due to damages caused by heavy rains that befell both zones in 2019, according to the report. Mohammed Qeyu, the Deputy Administrator of the Dawa zone, said that the reopening of the bridge would be significantly beneficial in…

MINSTER HANDOVER CONSTRUCTION OF COLD STORAGE IN GAMBIA

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally, recently handed over a site for the construction of cold storage in Soma, Lower River Region (LRR), costing approximately 2.85 million dalasis for a maximum period of six (6) months. The construction of this facility is under the project: Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture project (ROOTS) which is under the Ministry of Agriculture and funded by IFAD and The Gambia government. Speaking at the event,…

UNIDO AND OCP TO PARTNER FOR GREEN HYDROGEN BUILDING CAPACITY IN MOROCCO

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

UNIDO and OCP Group, a global leader in phosphate-related industries, have reiterated interest in strengthening and expanding cooperation to produce green hydrogen and ammonia while focusing on capacity-building in Morocco and other African countries. The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organizations (UNIDO) Gerd Muller and CEO of OCP Group Mostafa Terrab discussed today OCP Group’s sustainable industrial development approach. They called for expanding partnerships in the fields of sustainable agriculture, agribusiness, training, research, and development…

TSFE TO INJECT EGP 5BN INTO EGYPT INFRASTRUCTURAL SECTOR

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Egypt Infrastructure and Utilities Sub-Fund, affiliated with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE), aims to inject EGP 5bn worth of investment into infrastructure projects across Egypt over the next two years. Karim Badr, CEO of the sub-fund said that the fund is in the process of launching tenders for the construction of five desalination plants in partnership with the private sector with a total capacity of 3 million cubic meters per day, with investments…

RWANDA GOVT. TO ROLL OUT 43-MEGA WATT POWER PLANT

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Government of Rwanda has embarked on the Nyabarongo II hydropower plant public project which will be established on River Nyabarongo in a bid to boost the country’s efforts to ensure universal access to electricity by 2024. Located 27 kilometers from Kigali at the junction between the Southern and the Northern provinces, the groundbreaking for the construction was launched recently. The $214 million project will be the first phase of the Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Development Project…

EGYPT PRESIDENT INSPECT LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has followed up on the land reclamation projects carried out by the Egyptian Countryside Development Company. This came during a Tuesday meeting attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly; Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty; Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Elsayed Elkoseir; and Chairperson of Egyptian Countryside Development Company, Amr Abdel Wahab. The presidential spokesperson stated that the meeting discussed the status of the 1.5 Million Feddan Project…

ZIMBABWE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe’s road reconstruction and maintenance programs and other efforts by the Government to sort out transport infrastructure are attracting attention with a 10-member delegation from Zambia’s Parliament arriving yesterday for a five-day visit to see how this was done and done with internal funds. The Zambian delegation is made up of that country’s Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Works, and Supply. During a courtesy call on Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda. The Head…

NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY TO OPEN SOON IN KENYA

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Nairobi Expressway will be opened next Saturday to motorists on a trial basis. President Kenyatta announced the conclusion of the inaugural edition of the Nairobi City marathon dubbed Uhuru Classic. The head of state pointed out that the opening of the Highway will reduce the rampant traffic jam that is often witnessed on the roads. “This will allow us to see what can be improved on as the government puts…

CONSTRUCTION OF BADAGRY SEAPORT TO RESUME AFTER REACHING ADVANCED STAGE

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Government on Thursday said plans have reached an advanced stage to begin the construction of Badagry Seaport in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure in Lagos at the All Markets Conference 2022 (AMC’22), organised by the Ndigboamaka Progressive (Markets) Association, whose theme was “Development and Sustainability of the Nation’s Economy”. Sanwo-Olu said that the new seaport would be sited in the Badagry area of the state to reduce congestion at the…

UK’s MacDONALD TO SUPPORT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

The British company Mott MacDonald has announced that it will be supporting the Mozambican government’s efforts to improve the country’s road network and other infrastructure. The funding for this assistance will come from the United States foreign aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which will provide US$4.3 million over five years as part of its “Transportation and Vertical Structures Practice in Africa” project. According to Mott MacDonald, economic growth in Mozambique has been restricted…

TARURA IDENTIFIES ROADS FOR RECONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE IN TANZANIA

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) in Geita District has identified about 1059.2 kilometres of roads which require reconstruction and proper maintenance. TARURA’S Geita District Manager, Engineer Bahati Subeya, made the remarks last week in her report over maintenance of road infrastructures from January to March this year. Eng Subeya explained that so far TARURA in Geita District serves a total of 1745.79kms of a rural roads network. He also recommended that, the entire roads…

NAMIBIA GOVT. TO PROCURE SECOND MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DESALINATION PLANT

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

Namibia government is set to proceed with the procurement of a second multi-billion-dollar desalination plant to be constructed at the coast in partnership with NamWater. Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein during the commissioning of water reservoirs by the RЪssing Uranium mine indicated the next step is to proceed with the procurement of the second desalination plant. Plans for the second desalination plant have been in the pipeline after the government opted not to buy the Orano…

UGANDA WATER MINISTRY TO RESTORE REGULAR WATER SUPPLY IN SOME COUNTY

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Dokolo water project contractor M/s Zhongmei Engineering Group has restored regular water supply through Amwoma sub-county, Dokolo district after a brief disruption. The Ministry of Water & Environment and M/s Zhongmei Engineering Group were informed of leakage on DN 250 DI Pipe in Akalodong Swamp in Amwoma sub-county on the 18th April 2022 at 10 am. This is a pumped transmission main that connects the Agwata booster station and Dokolo reservoir tank. Technicians explain…

RWANDA, DRC & BURUNDI US$25M INITIATIVE CLIMATE CRISIS

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi are set to benefit from a regional initiative dubbed “Transforming Agri-Food Systems in West and Central Africa (TAFS-WCA)” which is aimed to increase food security and combating the climate crisis. The US$25 million initiative has been launched by CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and fighting climate change. The initiative aims to improve nutrition…

HO TEACHING HOSPITAL US$3.2M UPDGRADE CADIO CENTRE IN GHANA

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

An estimated amount of US$3.2 million is required to equip the cardiothoracic centre of the Ho Teaching Hospital, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Dr John Tampuori, has said. Dr Tampuori, who was speaking at the centre’s fundraising meeting and press launch in Accra noted that equipping the centre would transform the Ho Teaching Hospital into a medical tourist centre in the Volta Region. The meeting and press launch were on the theme “Save…

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