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Africa: CIO Mining Africa Summit to Bring a New Dawn for the Mining CIO

With technology being dynamic and more and more organisations adopting Cloud and Big Data technologies, it is essential for any organisation that wants to be successful to have a CIO.

This has seen the role of the CIO in any organisation evolve in the recent past not only in the IT industries but across all sectors. More and more organisations see how IT can revolutionize the work environment therefore appreciating the role a CIO plays in the organisatio.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 19th September 2015

Tunisia: Gafsa - Phosphate Production Has Reached 1.6 Million Tonnes Since Early 2015

Gafsa — Production of the Gafsa Phosphate Company (CPG) has reached 1 million tonnes from the beginning of this year until August, including 707 thousand tonnes in the months of July and August.

Production activities in units under the CPG have resumed in the mining cities after seven months of interruption as a result of protests observed by unemployed people in production sites.

Director of Production Monitoring and.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 19th September 2015

Sh49.6 billion solar project launched in Kenya to generate clean energy

This is part of the country's strategy to embrace green energy and avoid over-dependence on sources of power that are harmful to the environment. The Sh49.6 billion project will be spearheaded by the Government through the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA) in collaboration with Ultra Clean Energy Solutions (EA) Limited and Hitachi India (PVT) Limited. Speaking during the launch of a four-year strategic plan (2014-2018), TARDA Managing Director Steven Ruimuku (.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 18th September 2015

East Africa: State agency seeks to bring about bettement in the FoodAgro sector

Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda) has planned for the project that aims to increase the production of sugar cane from 70 to 110 metric tonnes per hectare, scale up production of ethanol and animal feed, generate 35 Mega Watts of power and create employment. "Growing sugar cane along the Tana Delta will eliminate the sugar deficit that currently stands at 200,000 metric tonnes. This is because the climate is more favourable and sugar cane grown around the .... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 18th September 2015

China VP Stresses Industrial Investment in the African Continent

Hangzhou — Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao called on China and Africa to draw on private investment in their industrial cooperation when he addressed the fourth China-Africa People's Forum in Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday.

The city is known as the world's largest wholesale market for small consumer goods and is home to more than 3,000 African businessmen.

As China works to upgrade its in.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 18th September 2015

Japan to fund the construction of a research centre in East Africa

Japan through its agency, Japan International cooperation Agency is set to construct a research centre in Ethiopia that will serve as a training and research center throughout Africa.

The construction project dubbed Kaizen institute will be built on a 3,000sqm piece of land at Sar Bet near the African Union in Addis Ababa.

An agreement was signed between Kimura Takusaburo, Japan International Corporation Agency’.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 18th September 2015

Chinese Company to invest in East Africa's Gas extraction

A Chinese company engaged in natural oil gas exploration with a capital of five billion USD in Ethiopia is expected to produce 40 billion gallon gas after three years.

President Dr Mulatu Teshome held talks with Chinese Poly Technology Company Vice President Huang Geming at the National Palace yesterday.

President Mulatu said the relationship between Ethiopia and China would help attract more huge companies into Ethio.... Read more »