Rwanda Inaugurates Covid-19 Vaccine Factory
[ad_1] Rwanda has inaugurated German firm BioNTech’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine factory in the capital Kigali, following the set-up of the first modular manufacturing unit at the site. The groundbreaking of the facility, which is said to be the first of its
IFC Makes Equity Investment In Kenya Affordable Housing Project
[ad_1] The IFC has signed off a US$20.7 million equity investment in South Africa-based International Housing Solutions (IHS) that will enable the fund to deliver 3,400 low-cost housing units in Kenya. According to the IFC, the investment will support the development
Côte D’Ivoire Completes First Dry Port Resettlement Homes
[ad_1] The Côte D’Ivoire government has handed over 200 housing units to the resettled population impacted by the construction of the Ferkessédougou Dry Port Project in the north of the country. More than 732 hectares of land in Dékokaha, Nawovogo, Soromadjoukaha,
KenGen Seeks Investors For Green Energy Park
[ad_1] Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is inviting proposals from investors and individual manufacturing or processing firms to lease land and set up operations at its planned green energy park in Olkaria, Nakuru county in western Kenya. KenGen is establishing the
BOAD Approves Loan For Togo Emergency Programme
[ad_1] The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a CFA franc 30 billion (US$50.1 million) loan for the partial funding of the Emergency Resilience Building Programme in the Savannah Region (PURS) in northern Togo. The BOAD loan will support the
Cote d’Ivoire Launches Work On National Data Centre
[ad_1] Cote d’Ivoire has launched construction work on its national data centre in the town of Marcory-Anoumabo in the capital city Abidjan. The Tier-3 data centre is being built in partnership with the US, with work being carried out by US
Airport Feasibility Study Underway In Zimbabwe
[ad_1] Zimbabwe’s transport ministry has announced that plans to build a new airport in the Mutasa South district of Manicaland province have reached an advanced stage, with Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) set to conduct a feasibility study on the approved
Sococim Gets Funding To Decarbonise Cement Production
[ad_1] Societe Generale Senegal is participating along with the IFC and three local banks in a €214 million (US$232 million) financing to support the decarbonisation of Societe Ouest Africaine des Ciments (Sococim), a subsidiary of French cement manufacturer Vicat Group. Sococim
Development Managers Get To Work In Botswana
[ad_1] A series of notifications have been issued this year inviting expressions of interest (EoIs) from citizen-owned contractors and consultants to work on dozens of construction projects under the Bostwana's development manager (DM) infrastructure delivery programme. In his State of the
Kenya Advances With Mombasa Special Economic Zone
[ad_1] Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (Ketraco) is inviting bids for the design, construction and completion of transmission lines and substations for the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Dongo Kundu, near the Port of Mombasa in southern Kenya. The contract,