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Zimbabwe: A $400 million city of Harare roads deal with a South African company By Innocent Ruwende and Elita Chikwati The Herald (Zimbabwe) Harare City Council is set to partner a South African company in a US$400 million (R4,208 billion) deal to rehabilitate and maintain roads in the capital. The broader infrastructure plan includes mass […]

Nigeria: Ogun State’s Abeokuta City Centre plans to rise 60 floors By Kehinde Akinyemi Daily Trust (Abuja, Nigeria) ABEOKUTA, OGUN— Ogun State government has finalized plans to build a 60-story skyscraper in Abeokuta. The edifice, named Abeokuta City Centre, will be the tallest structure on African soil. When the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun […]

Obama administration informed Congress it deployed soldiers to South Sudan, Africa’s newest nation By Paul McLeary Army Times WASHINGTON — In the midst of worsening violence in the South Sudan, the Obama administration informed Congress Thursday evening (Dec 19, 2013) that it deployed soldiers from the U.S. Army’s East Africa Response Force to the capital […]

Nigeria on track to become Africa’s largest economy By Kelechi Deca The Guardian When the World Economic Forum on Africa 2013 came to a close May this year at Cape Town, South Africa, with the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Promise”, which had three integrated pillars – accelerating economic growth; boosting strategic infrastructure; and unlocking Africa’s […]

Madiba Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013   SABC News elson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first democratic president of South Africa, has died. Mandela, who was 95-years-old, passed away in his sleep in his home in Houghton, Johannesburg. Members of his closest family were at his bedside. During the next two weeks, […]

Nigeria approves $1.3 billion Deep Sea Port project  By Ben Agande Vanduard (Lagos, Nigeria) ABUJA—The Federal Government on December 4, 2013 took the initiative to decongest existing ports in the country as it approved a $1.35 billion contract for the construction of a new Deep Sea Port in Lekki, Lagos State. Minister of Transport, Senator […]

Motorists again urged to buy e-tags E-tolls lead to South Africa traffic jams SABC Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has again appealed to motorists who have not bought their e-tags for tolled Gauteng highways, to register. She was speaking after major traffic jams were reported on alternative routes as people tried to avoid the e-toll routes […]

Kenyan equity firm to offer $34 million (Sh3 billion) in support of Rwandan complex Standard (Kenya) KIGALI, Rwanda- Kenya’s equity firm Fusion Capital will partner with Kigali Heights, a real estate development company, for a $34 million (Sh3 billion) shopping complex, both sides disclosed on yesterday. The project is located near the Kimihurura roundabout, formerly […]

East African Community (EAC) leaders signed a protocol paving the way for a Monetary Union By Ronald Ssekandi and Yuan Qing Xinhua KAMPALA- East African Community (EAC) leaders on November 30, 2013 signed a protocol paving the way for the establishment of a Monetary Union, the third pillar in the five- member economic bloc’s integration […]

Kenya and China have broken the ground for the construction of a standard gauge railway line Sarah Kimani SABC News Kenya and China have broken the ground for the construction of a standard gauge railway line. The modern rail is expected to start from Mombasa extend to Uganda, South Sudan and end in Rwanda. Construction […]