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Mining is one of the primary sectors that has been benefited by reforms and has contributed to Tanzania’s economic growth during President John Magufuli’s first term as president. Thanks to …
Tanzania’s Mining industry accounts for over 15% of the country’s GDP Read More
With the construction industry moving towards modular construction, the University of Pretoria (UP) Graduate School of Technology Management senior lecturer Schalk Grobbelaar stated that mass timber is one of the …
South Africa Mass timber has competitive building-material qualities Read More
The new Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) in Rwanda has taken a significant step forward thanks to a US$3.5 million (£2.4 million) funding boost …
A multi-million dollar boost for Africa’s sustainable cooling centre Read More
A free tool has been launched to assist farmers and pastoralists across Africa in predicting and managing locust behaviour. Kuzi—the Swahili name for the wattled starling, a locust-eating bird—is an …
Artificial Intelligence Aiding African Farmers in the Fight Against Locusts Read More
The Savannah Fund, headquartered in Kenya, has announced the launch of a US$25 million fund to invest in early-stage startups across Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on assisting women entrepreneurs …
Savannah Fund to invest $25m in African startups Read More
According to EU authorities, the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are giving 15.8 billion shillings (about 145 million US dollars) to Kenya’s regional Equity Bank to …
EU provides Kenya’s Equity Bank $145m to boost businesses Read More
Burkina Faso’s race to reach 200 MW of solar capacity by this year has been lifted by the announcement this morning of plans for another 30 MW project near the …
Development Lender Announces 30 MW Burkina Faso Solar Project Read More
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a total of US$ 22.5 million in additional financing to the Regional Off Grid Electricity Access Project. The facility will be …
World Bank Approves US$22.5 Million for West and Central African Countries to Support Solar Energy Read More
Sule Abdulaziz, acting managing director at TCN, shared that the company had acquired a new office for its Project Implementation Units, which were created to increase the delivery of projects. …
TCN to Add 4,000MW to Nigerian National Grid Read More
In Nigeria, the 10 MW Katsina wind farm project has been completed and will be commissioned later this month as confirmed by the Ministry of Power in the Federal Government. …
Katsina Wind Farm Makes Headway for Nigeria’s Abandoned Projects Read More