Kenya: Google to buy Africa’s largest wind farm
Google Inc. has agreed to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa’s largest wind project, Kenya’s Lake Turkana, from Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems […]
Month: October 2015
Uganda’s central bank raises benchmark rate to 17.0%
Uganda’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the fifth consecutive meeting after a weaker currency boosted inflation to a two-year high. The bank […]
Zambia: China to build 750 MW power plant
China’s Sinohydro Corp will start building a 750 megawatt (MW) hydro-electric power station in Zambia in December as the country seeks to address an electricity […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent Ouattara promises new constitution if re-elected
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he would push for constitutional reform if he wins re-election this week to scrap a nationality clause that […]
Ghana: AfDB to boost agricultural sector with $100m
As part of efforts to help the government of Ghana overcome some of its financial challenges, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said, on Monday, it […]
Rwanda to host world’s first “droneport”
Rwanda, the small African country, will soon get the planet’s first drone airports. The idea behind the so-called “droneport” is to support cargo drones delivering […]
Guinea: President Alpha Conde re-elected
Guinea’s Alpha Conde has been re-elected President after he won an outright majority in the first round of a contested presidential vote, as the opposition […]
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 […]
Egypt: Parliamentary elections start with low turnout
Voting in a long-awaited election for a new parliament opened Sunday in half of Egypt’s provinces as the government works to complete a roadmap to […]
Lebanon seeks Iran’s intervention to elect president, PM Salam
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam said that Tehran, given its outstanding position in the region and its interest in stability and security in Lebanon, could […]