Rwanda: local firm spearheads four hydropower projects worth $40 Mln
The East African Power, a local energy firm has announced entering into a joint venture with the Canadian firm Afritech Energy to set up four […]
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South Africa could follow Burundi out of AGOA trade pact
United States President Barack Obama has officially notified the South African government and the US Congress on Thursday that he intends to suspend the duty-free […]
Ghana: Emirates to help revive Ghana’s national airline
The government of Ghana is in talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to see how best the latter could help revive Ghana’s national […]
Nigeria: South Africa’s MTN renews operating license for $94.2 m
MTN Group Ltd., the South African mobile-network operator, which is facing a $5.2 billion fine on Tuesday said the Nigerian regulator has renewed its operating […]
Ghana: Afriwave Telecom to fight Sim-box fraud
The Ghana National Communications Authority (NCA) has awarded a license to Afriwave Telecom to operate as an Interconnect Clearing House to help fight Sim-box fraud […]
Nigeria: MTN fined $5.2 billion over unregistered SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a landmark fine of $5.2bn against MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile network operator in the country for failing […]
Algeria: Government to apply for Chinese loans
Algiers will lean toward China in order to get necessary funds needed to put government’s key projects into action, Algerian Minister of Commerce said on […]
Tunisia: Tunisair launched promotional operation
Tunisair will launch next month ‘Gateway in Tunisia’ operation to boost sales and attract larger numbers of French travelers to discover Tunisia, Tunisair-France office manager […]
Zimbabwe: Gov’t asks big mines to cut down power by 25%
Zimbabwe’s government has asked Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and other mining companies to reduce power usage by 25 percent amid a […]
South Africa seeks $15 bln by 2022 for new energy production
South Africa’s ageing electricity transmission grid needs investment of $15 billion by 2022 to develop new energy production, an executive at German state development bank […]