Engineering
Jul 13,
2016
The Committee of Petroleum Ministers from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and the Republic of Benin says the activities of vandals in the Niger Delta have cut down the volume of gas…
Jul 13,
2016
Helios Towers DRC SARL (“HTD”), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) subsidiary of Helios Towers Africa Ltd (“HTA”), announced the successful completion of a US$105 million upsizing of its syndicated…
Jul 12,
2016
President Mugabe has filed an application at the Administrative Court seeking confirmation of the compulsory acquisition of the underutilised 28 000 hectares of mining land in Kadoma, held by Zimplats…
Jul 11,
2016
Commercial production from the vast helium field recently discovered in Tanzania may be five years in the future, the CEO of the Norway-based company spearheading the project has cautioned. “If…
Jul 11,
2016
After several decades of nightmarish experience with intra Africa freight, trade and investment due to absence of a dedicated sealink, there seem to be some light at the end of…
Jul 09,
2016
In what could be termed utility-scale solar revolution, Pan Africa Solar and the Federal Government of Nigeria have jointly signed Nigeria's first Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The 75MW solar…
Jul 08,
2016
Foreign companies and armed groups are profiting from an illegal trade in gold in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite international regulations intended to clean up the sector, Global Witness…
Jul 07,
2016
A top engineer at Toyota says the Japanese automaker plans to get as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids with the introduction of its new Prius Prime. A…
Jul 05,
2016
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has won an international tender to supply CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 22,000 mobile…
Jul 02,
2016
Some Rwandans tell stories of "demons" in Lake Kivu causing the deaths of fishermen and swimmers who have occasionally disappeared on one of Africa's great expanses of water in the…
Jul 02,
2016
Kenya and Ethiopia’s decision to establish a Joint Railway Commission and a Project Co-ordination Committee, last month, to implement a bilateral agreement signed in March 2012 is as historic as…
Jul 01,
2016
Africa Finance Corporation ('AFC') is acting as lead arranger for an up to US$425 million senior mezzanine facility for New Age (African Global Energy) Limited ('New Age'), a privately held…
Jun 30,
2016
Oil and gas producer Tullow Oil has cut its 2016 west Africa oil production forecast by around 12,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to the temporary shutdown of its Jubilee…
Jun 29,
2016
South African manufacturer of vehicle components Metair has bought a 25 per cent stake in Kenyan Associated Battery Manufacturers East Africa Limited (ABMEAL) and its subsidiaries at a cost of…
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