Category: Infrastructure
Tanzania Invites Stakeholders to Mining and Investment Forum
By Abdi Ali Published May 27, 2023 Tanzania invites the world to its Tanzania Mining & Investment Forum scheduled for October 25 – 26, 2023. Through the meeting, Tanzania says it shall make ‘groundbreaking announcements, host bilateral and investor meetings, showcase project development opportunities, and work with our national and global partners to unlock the…
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Building Beyond Mentorship Programme Invites Applications
Are you a mid-career creative person with 5-10 years of experience in architecture, design, or spatial practice, whose work is dedicated to (re)imaging the future of your African city? We invite you to apply to the Building Beyond Mentorship and define the future of public space and community in your city by activating the imagined…
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Renovation of Meter Gauge Railway to Bolster East African Community Regional Trade
By African Development Bank Published January 4, 2023 African Development Bank is providing US$301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African Community’s Northern Corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support Project…
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Africa’s Record Private Investment in Infrastructure in 2020 Sends Strong Signal
By Abdi Ali Published August 31, 2022 Africa received its highest proportion of private sector investment in infrastructure in 2020. This, according to Solomon Quaynor of African Development Bank (AfDB), sends an important signal to governments and investors. Solomon Quaynor, AfDB’s Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, said the greater private sector…
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African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat Gets African Development Bank Grant
By African Development Bank Published July 16, 2022 African Development Bank, through its African Development Fund, has approved an US$11.02 million support package to the Permanent Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA, that is touted as being the world’s second-largest free trade area, has a potential market of 1.2 billion consumers…
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South Sudan Gets 5-Star Hotel
By Abdi Ali Published May 29, 2022 Radisson Hotel Group has opened the first internationally branded 5-star hotel in South Sudan. Located in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan on the White Nile River, Radisson Blu Hotel, Juba is a 10 minute drive from Juba International Airport. Radisson Blu Hotel, Juba offers 154 bright…
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