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Local skills development and market relevance ambitions received a boost of a total of Rwf152 billion following the signing of two financing agreements with the European Union and the World …
Rwanda receives Rwf152bn boost for skills development Read More
Zambia-based ZESCO Limited and Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), which may be a wholly state-owned company, have signed up 3 contracts worth $548 million. The contracts are signed for …
Zambia Signs Pact with PowerChina to Develop 600 MW of Solar Projects Read More
Through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Kenya’s government is inviting bids to construct the proposed Nairobi Railway Project, which is intended to extend the Central Business District. This …
Kenya is inviting tender to develop the proposed Nairobi Railway City Read More
The long-awaited construction or other conversion of Lanet military airstrip into an International Public Airport (Nakuru Airport) is scheduled to begin shortly after the completion of the bid submission process …
Construction of Nakuru airport in Kenya to start soon Read More
Kenya is expected to start building of a floating temporary pedestrian bridge in Likoni, Mombasa, via the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). The will consist of a floating segment of …
Kenya to build a floating bridge for pedestrians in Likoni, Mombasa Read More
Nigeria’s plastic waste is set to be collected and recycled through a pilot project, Project ReflexNG, announced yesterday by packaging company Dow. The project is in partnership with Nigerian companies …
Dow’s new project helps recycle plastic in Nigeria Read More
Robots are now part of Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19 and will help minimize risk of infections among health care workers, authorities said on Tuesday. Five anti-epidemic robots – named Akazuba, …
Robots boost Rwanda’s fight against COVID Read More
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A young Tanzanian entrepreneur is turning the country’s mounting plastic waste into “lumber” to help meet demand for housing in its growing cities, in an …
Tanzanian turns urban waste into plastic lumber Read More
The 26-year-old entrepreneur is co-owner of a start-up made up of young people who are anxious to address the city’s plastic waste management problem. The company, known as Plastic Recycling …
Tanzanian Environmentalists manufacturing Pavings from Plastic Read More
Slow Food Uganda, in collaboration with Slow Food International, is working to increase the ability of local communities to produce good, clean, and fair food by implementing initiatives funded by …
East Africa Building Local Economies Through Agroecology Read More