Engineering
Aug 10,
2016
Nigerian cement company, Dangote Cement, plans to start mining coal in Nigeria’s Kogi State by 4Q16 on the back of gas shortages in the country. According to local media reports,…
Aug 09,
2016
South Africa's worst drought in recorded history has left eight of the country's nine provinces in a state of disaster, with thousands of communities and millions of households facing water…
Aug 06,
2016
Tanzania has placed high hopes for its economic future on its natural gas reserves. The development of the natural gas fields and the accompanying modern infrastructure depend much on the…
Aug 04,
2016
BMW on reported record combined quarterly sales of 605,534 units for Mini, BMW and Rolls-Royce cars, making it the world’s most popular premium car maker. “We sold more vehicles in…
Aug 03,
2016
Tanzania plans to complete construction of a crude oil pipeline from Uganda in 2020 at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion, its energy ministry said. Uganda said in April it…
Jul 31,
2016
All is now set for the first crude oil lifting for export from the Aje field, offshore Lagos, Nigeria, by the end of August following the commissioning of a production…
Jul 28,
2016
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the 1.4 billion dollars Abuja- Kaduna rail services. The President said the federal government would link all states and commercial centres in the country…
Jul 25,
2016
Mozambique's long-delayed offshore gas project with Italy's Eni could be approved within months, sources close to the deal said, sparking investments with the potential to transform one of the world's…
Jul 24,
2016
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (Wapco) said it had suspended the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana over unpaid bills by the Ghana government. Ghana’s state power producer…
Jul 22,
2016
Tanzania’s refusal to sign a new trade deal between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) has generated anxious reactions. If news reports are to be believed,…
Jul 20,
2016
Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Joram Gumbo on Wednesday said government will revive struggling National Railways of Zimbabwe by outlawing bulk transportation of goods by road. “That is the way…
Jul 20,
2016
Parliament has approved the Securities Industry Bill which now allows the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to license Real Estate Investment Funds. This is expected to help address the country’s…
Jul 15,
2016
The wealth of Africa remains in its natural mineral resources. It is these resources that have afforded African countries their competitive edge in the global economy. In 2011, Africa contributed…
Jul 15,
2016
Global consulting firm KPMG says Botswana has the potential to become Africa’s mining centre because of its mineral rich wealth. According to the firm, as Botswana has vast deposits of…
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