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Joint Zambia-Zimbabwe $5bn dam project near Victoria Falls approved by UN agency

A UN agency has given Zambia and Zimbabwe permission to build a $5 billion hydropower dam downstream from Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the authority overseeing its construction. Environmentalists have protested the 2,400-megawatt Batoka Gorge project, which is located 47 kilometers from the world’s largest waterfall, saying it would have a […]

Powering rural communities: Uganda secures $200 million from China

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Uganda has invited sealed bids for construction and completion of the 11kV/33kV lines and associated low voltage networks for grid intensification in the East African nation. The development comes after Parliament okayed government to borrow $200 million from the Exim Bank of China to finance the power distribution project […]

Algiera’s Ruling Party Asks Ailing Bouteflika to Run for Fifth Term

Algeria’s ruling FLN party urged ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term despite his frail health, which made his public appearances a thing of the past. “FLN wants the president to continue his mission he started in 1999, as head of the state,” said FLN Secretary General Djamel Ould Abbes, at a […]