KENYA – American fast food chain Burger King on Monday opened its first outlet at the Hub Mall in Karen, becoming the latest international food brand to set up in …

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KENYA – Nyandarua County Investment Forum, which includes local dairies and businesspeople, says it is planning a Sh1.2 billion milk processor in Kipipiri set to be complete by 2018. Chairman, …

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TANZANIA – Tanzania is poised to become a major milk producer in the next three or four years, thanks to Artificial Insemination (AI) Shield technology that was launched in Dar …

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GHANA – Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the nation’s premier brewery, emerged winner in the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana Industry Awards …

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The president of Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda (CEPAR), has said coffee is a key ingredient in achieving sustainable development. Pierre Munyura Kamere said the Association was formed …

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According to a new report from FAO, mechanisation and appropriate mechanisation strategies have a large role to play in improving agriculture productivity, particularly in Africa, in order to feed the …

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The US$533m Kariba South hydro power expansion project being undertaken by China’s Sino-Hydro is 60% complete. The project will start feeding into the national grid by December 2017. The Secretary …

Zimbabwe’s Kariba South hydro power station project 60% complete Read More

Private energy company TD Energy has announced plans to invest US$ 80m to construct a 40.8 MW solar plant in the Zimbabwean town of Norton, with the aim of navigating …

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Kenya’s pursuit for cheaper power is beckoning with US$ 6.8 billion Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project expected in the second quarter of 2016. Phylip Leferink, General Manager of the …

Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power project nears completion Read More

In Nigeria, five states consisting of Borno, Kebbi, Nassarawa, Niger and Taraba States will soon be profiting from the realization of solar power plants, each with a capacity to produce …

General electric to construct five solar plants in Nigeria Read More