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Italian oil major, ENI has announced a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana. According to a statement from ENI’s External Communication Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, the exploration well was drilled by the Maersk Voyager drill ship in a depth of 350m and reached a total depth of 3,790m. The well, drilled on […]
The Alliance for Freedom and Change (AFC), the group in the ongoing Sudan political talks in the uprising indicated Monday that the Transitional Military Council (TMC), running the country following Omar Beshir’s overthrow, has agreed to form with civilians a sovereign council to replace the junta. The Arab country has been embroiled in a political […]
The French Foreign Ministry’s updated travel warning states that areas at risk are expanding in Africa, on the backdrop of rising terrorist threats, and that only one country on the continent is considered “safe”: Morocco. This update comes after the kidnapping of French tourists in Benin and whose release in Burkina Faso resulted in the […]
Ethiopian Deputy Minister of Water and Irrigation, Frehiwot Woldehanna has announced that the Genale Dawa III hydroelectric dam would be commissioned in the second half of 2019. According to China Gezhouaba Group Company (CGGC, the contractor in charge of the project, the dam will start supplying electricity to the national grid by the second half […]
In Kenya, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC Group) has pledged to invest about $67 million in the Malindi solar project. The project with an expected capacity of 52 MWp is developed by Malindi Solar Group, an ad hoc company created by an independent power producer [IPP] in the East Africa nation. Earlier this year Jeremy Hunt, […]
The Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) and Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) have signed a MoU for cooperation and development in radiological, nuclear safety and security. The MoU was signed by the Director General of AMSSNuR, Khammar Mrabit, and RURA’s Director General Patrick Nyirishema. This 5-year cooperation MoU focuses on […]
A kenyan court dropped charges against Morocco’s phosphates giant OCP over alleged mercure presence in its fertilizers. The court also withdrew criminal charges against OCP officials and ordered the release of the fertilizers cargo that was held at Ballore Warehouse. Some Kenyan news portals said the termination came after parties entered a plea bargaining agreement. […]
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will hold this year’s entrepreneurs’ summit in Abuja. TEF’s gathering, which is in its fifth year is set to take place July 26 – 27 in Nigeria’s federal capital Abuja with the participation of entrepreneurs from 54 countries. The event is […]
The German solar solutions provider, DHYBRID, has been selected to set up seven mini-power plants in remote locations in Senegal. The hybrid facilities will have an overall capacity of 2 MW. These projects are part of the country’s energy mix diversification plan. They will also accelerate the rural electrification process. DHYBRID has been selected by […]
Ghana has become the first-largest gold producer in Africa followed by South Africa, according to data released by the World Bank. According to the Washington-based institution, Ghana exported 158 tons of gold in 2018, about 15% increase over the previous year. Ghana has thus dethroned South Africa and returned to the high volumes of the […]