Merck has launched a partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), resulting in the first edition of the UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The summit aims to address the vital role of scientific research in the improvement and sustainable development of the African population health, with specific emphasis on how to translate knowledge into action.
The summit will be con.... Read more »
Posted on : Saturday , 31st October 2015
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$30mn to the government of Zambia for the Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Project
The project is designed to promote job creation, gender equality and poverty reduction amongst young cassava producers in the country. To be implemented in seven provinces, the project will develop 10 industrial clusters, five of which will be urban and the other five rural.
“The project is expected to stimulate a .... Read more »
Posted on : Saturday , 31st October 2015
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received a US$12mn grant to boost maize production in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania in the next four years
IITA has received the money in collaboration with the Taking Maize Agronomy to Scale in Africa (TAMASA) project, and the grant has been given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
TAMASA was launched in May this year, and is expected to reach more than 600,000 households in the target countries. I.... Read more »
Posted on : Saturday , 31st October 2015
State-owned Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOC) has partner Delonex Energy, a new Africa-focused oil and gas explorer led by former Cairn India chief Rahul Dhir, to win its maiden oil block in Mozambique.
IOC and Delonex were awarded onshore Block P5-A in southern Mozambique, a company executive said. The combine was declared winner alongside the consortium of Russia’s Rosneft and ExxonMobil that won rights for three offshore blocks.
It was awarded three co.... Read more »
Posted on : Saturday , 31st October 2015
Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (ABCEC) has expressed optimism that the construction industry in Zambia is poised for expansion following the allocation US$1.4m towards infrastructure development in the 2016 budget.
Posted on : Saturday , 31st October 2015
Kenya Power has posted a 6 per cent increment in net profit to Sh7.43 billion for the year ended June 30.
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
The country has so far exported 97,3 million kilogrammes of tobacco this year, up from 88,7 million kg over the same period last year, earning $500 million, statistics from the industry regulator show.
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
Tullow Oil and Africa Oil on Wednesday signed a five-year grant agreement with Turkana and Pokot communities that will establish six community-run conservancies.
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has announced that the construction of US$ 230m high voltage direct current Kenya-Ethiopia converter substation is now set to begin.
A US$ 230m contract between KETRACO and a consortium of Siemens AG and Isolux Inginieria for the construction of the sub-station has already been signed.
The project which will be constructed in Suswa is intended to create power lines that will link Kenya to Ethiopia. It is .... Read more »
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
The National Construction Authority has established 11 satellite offices countrywide to effectively deliver services.
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
A South African company plans to build a referral hospital in Naivasha next year.
Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
The Turkish State has expressed desire to invest in the fields of gas and oil in Sudan . Posted on : Friday , 30th October 2015
This came when the Minister of Oil and Gas, Dr . Mohammed Zaid Awad received, at his office, Wednesday, the Turkish Ambassador to Khartoum, describing the Sudanese-Turkish relations as progressing well, referring to the Turkish experience and technology in the fields of gas and oil .
The Ambassador has affirmed his country's desire to invest in the fields of gas and oil in Sudan.
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