The construction of 2,160MW Koysha hydropower dam in Ethiopia is 39 per cent complete. The dam is the fourth hydropower project under construction on Omo River.
Dr Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, stated that the construction works at the dam are progressing well. "This project shows how our country Ethiopia is utilizing its water resources for a sustainable development and to improve the livelihoods of its citizens," he mentioned during his visit to .... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 20th October 2020
The large number of households in Sub-Saharan Africa relies on costly, inefficient and hazardous fossil-fuel based lighting, and buying the kerosene for lamps can consume up to 30% of total family incomes.
Lighting Africa (LA) is a joint IFC/World Bank programme to accelerate the market for affordable and modern off-grid lighting solutions in the region. LA is mobilizing the private sector to provide 500,000 high quality lanterns by the end of 2012, benefiting some 2.5.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 19th October 2020
At the turn of the 21st century, China and Africa established what would become one of the world's most vibrant and successful multilateral platforms for international cooperation - the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
As the forum marks its 20th anniversary this year, it has triumphed over naysayers' pessimism over China-Africa cooperation and carried forward the spirit of jointly building a China-Africa community with a shared future.
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Posted on : Thursday , 15th October 2020
The government has finalized plans to set up a central chemical testing laboratory in Marsabit County to serve the northern region.
Government chemist Ali Gakweli said preparations for the facility had started with the government chemist department securing a building at the local Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KARLO) centre.
Gakweli who lead a team on a mission to lay ground for the starting up of the fourth such centre in th.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 13th October 2020
Dune Packaging is a manufacturer of rigid plastics has collaborated with Mondi to produce quality packaging for food items for the consumers, like grain, maize and flour using Advantage Kraft White Print paper.
Dune packaging along with its partnership wants to infiltrate the market by providing open mouth paper bag packaging with multicolour and complex designs.
"We have recognised a probability to change the packaging of milling industr.... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 8th October 2020
Recycling is a fundamental structure resulting in solving pollution to a great extent in the environment, also meaning supervising waste management. Recycling helps in maintaining cleanliness by recycling by-products with recycle, reuse and reduce. These processes facilitate and create job opportunities through social entrepreneurship activities, entrepreneurs and self-employment. Modern youth, currently are getting more involved in activities pertaining to recycling.
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Posted on : Thursday , 8th October 2020
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's leadership said to take unprecedented measures in formulating conducive business climate for automotive industry thereby enhancing the capacity of domestic car assembling firms and putting the import substitution strategy in a good shape.
Speaking to The Ethiopian Herald, Founding CEO and Managing-Director of a local automotive firm, Marathon Motor Engineering, Melkamu Assefa said that Premier Abiy has taken viable measures in the automotive indust.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2020
Anker Innovation Technology Co. Ltd, a manufacturer of electronic products, has announced that they have picked Kenya as its launch pad in the East African market.
They intend to tap into Kenya's exponential growth in use of technology and smart devices to transact business.
Anker's Innovations Regional Sales Head, Faraz Mehdi said, "We are extremely excited to venture into the Kenyan market which has the highest share of internet usage through mobile phones, this mean.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 7th October 2020
The Government of Rwanda through BRD in alliance with the World Bank, and Swedish International cooperation agency SIDA ,have recently launched a subsidy window and Guarantee framework to offer credit facilities to SACCO's, Banks and microfinance institutions that will lend to households for off grid connections.
The World Bank permitted a U$15million subsidy that is projected to benefit 182.927 low income households living in off-grid areas, Whereas Swedish International coo.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2020
GivePower, a non-profit organisation providing solar energy and clean, affordable water, has positioned a seawater desalination system at Likoni in Mombassa County in eastern Kenya.
Powered entirely by solar energy and battery storage, GivePower's desalination systems are housed in 20-foot shipping containers and capable of transforming 70,000 litres of brackish and/or seawater into clean drinking water every day.
Unlike most ground well systems, these solar water 'far.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2020
Mabati Rolling Mills Limited (MRM), a member of the Safal Group has launched the SAFBUILD manufacturing plant at its Athi River facility in the outskirts of capital city Nairobi.
MRM's SAFBUILD brings to the market a new way of building quality steel framed buildings using their custom designed Proprietary Software.
The cold formed high strength frames are completely factory-produced ready for fast erection and assembly at site.
The plant has a capacity to suppl.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 6th October 2020
Kilimo Fresh an agri-tech startup from Tanzania was declared winner to the MEST Africa Challenge and awarded an equity investment of US$50,000. Kilimo Fresh is a B2B digital distributor in fresh produce made available to Supermarkets, institutions, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers and also export markets. This platform enables produce buyers and smallholder farmers to a market which is reliable and fair, helping buyers have direct access to farms fresh produce and quality at a.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 5th October 2020
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