Special Column

Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa

Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa

Coming up: Megawatt Africa trade fair & conference, 17-19 June 2020, Accra, Ghana: http://megawattafrica.com/--Three years ago the African Development Bank launched an initiativ…...

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Rwanda: Top Developments That Shaped Economy in 2019

Rwanda: Top Developments That Shaped Economy in 2019

Dec. 31 2-10 -- The year 2019 saw a wave of consolidation and acquisitions of financial institutions; banks and insurance firms.This is partly due to the revision of minimum capital…...

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Ethiopia to launch independent economic advisors’ council

Ethiopia to launch independent economic advisors’ council

Jan. 1 2020 -- The Government of Ethiopia has invited independent professionals to be part of the national economic advisors council the country is set to launch.“…To ensure succe…...

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Ghana: GH¢2.2bn (USD396mln) for 2020 roads, bridges construction

Ghana: GH¢2.2bn (USD396mln) for 2020 roads, bridges construction

Dec. 18 2019 - To be able to execute the declaration of 2020 as the ‘Year of Roads’ by the Finance Minister, the Ministry of Roads and Highways has bagged GH¢2,275,325,663 fo…...

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Farmers union to pump Sh10m (U$0.1m) into coffee shops in Murang’a

Farmers union to pump Sh10m (U$0.1m) into coffee shops in Murang’a

By Bonifaci GikandiJan. 3 2020In a report by the County Coffee Revival Task Force, Murang’a Farmers Cooperative Union aims to promote local coffee consumption though the shops.The …...

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Cooperation with China crucial to realize Ethiopia's ambitious economic reform initiative: expert

Cooperation with China crucial to realize Ethiopia's ambitious economic reform initiative: expert

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the Ethiopian government presently embarked on a robust economic reform initiative, dubbed Homegrown Economic Reform Program, with an ambition to …...

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Ghana joins push for West African currency

Ghana joins push for West African currency

By Oluwatosin AdeshokanPosted on Friday, 3 January 2020 08:48Ghanas President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses participants of the "G20 Investment Summit in Berlin November 19, 2019. …...

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Robust service sector, low prices keep Kenya economy afloat

Robust service sector, low prices keep Kenya economy afloat

Dec. 30 2019 - by Dominic AmundiA diversified economy coupled with low commodity prices has helped Kenya’s economy ride the global economic whirlwind, a new report shows.The report…...

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China hands over $80 million digital TV project to Kenyan government

China hands over $80 million digital TV project to Kenyan government

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, 21. December 2019StarTimes Kenya, the contractor of Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages, a China-Africa Cooperation project that aims to…...

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Saudi's ACWA Power To Drive Solar Energy Development In Ethiopia

Saudi's ACWA Power To Drive Solar Energy Development In Ethiopia

Dec. 23 -- ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination projects, signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with …...

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