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Maputo News

China to finance Maputo-Catembe bridge

China has agreed to finance a bridge over the Bay of Maputo, which will link the centre of the Mozambican capital to the district of Catembe on the southern side of the bay. Until now the project had...
Arusha News

Tanzania and Uganda to build dam on Kagera river

Tanzania and Uganda have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake the development and operation of a 16MW hydropower project on the Kagera river that divides both countries. The Kikagati-M...
Nairobi News

Water masterplan for Nairobi

The Kenyan government has commissioned a feasibility study to develop alternative water sources for Kenya
Nairobi News

Major water project underway in Nairobi

A Sh1.5 billion water and sewerage project to increase water supply and reserves in Nairobi has been commissioned by Athi Water Services Board (AWSB). The plant is being funded by the French Developme...
Maputo News

Maputo considers over-ground light railway

The Mozambique government is considering establishing the country
Maputo News

Italy and World Bank fund new dam in Mozambique

A hydroelectric power plant, funded by the Italian government, is to be built on the Pungu
Maputo News

Power line to link Maputo with Tete

A plan for a 3,000MW transmission line linking Maputo to Tete in northern Mozambique is to be launched in August. After contracts are awarded, Mozambique's energy minister Salvador Namburete is expect...
Maputo News

Rehabilitation of Mozambique dam

The US foreign aid agency the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has signed a contract in Maputo with the South African contractor WBHO Construction for the rehabilitation of the Nacala dam, in th...
Dar Es Salaam News

Copper smelting not commercially viable in Tanzania

Copper concentrates from Tanzanian gold mines will continue being exported because there is not a sufficient quantity to warrant the establishment of a smelter in the country, the chief executive offi...
Dar Es Salaam News

Emergency power plant for Dar es Salaam

Tanzania Electric Supply Limited (Tanesco) has begun construction of power plants in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza as part of the government
Maputo News

Major investment confirmed for Maputo port

Mozambique Ports Development Company (MPDC) has announced a $1 billion investment scheme over the next 20 years to improve infrastructure and facilities at Maputo port to meet international demands. P...
Lagos News

Full steam ahead for Lagos light railway

Work on a major urban railway network in Lagos is expected to begin next year, with plans currently at an advanced stage. The public private partnership will see the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport...
Addis Ababa News

Protests against Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam

International environmental groups continue to protest against the construction of Gibe III, the biggest hydro-electric dam in Ethiopia. The latest protest, which took place on 20 February, saw campai...
Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia’s first wind farm

Construction has begun on Ethiopia
Addis Ababa News

Power rationing in Ethiopia

Due to the restricted capacity of existing transmission lines and the delayed expansion work on new lines, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has announced a power-rationing programme an...
Maputo News

Maputo port to take larger vessels after dredging

Dredging is now underway in Maputo harbour to allow the port to handle larger ships. The dredge involves the removal of about 2 million cubic metres of material, including rock in the access channel....
Dar Es Salaam News

Hydro electric projects for Tanzania

A top level meeting between China National Heavy Machines (CNHM) and the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA) is scheduled for early September 2010 in the prime minister's office in Dar es Sala...

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