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Sunday, april 14, 2019 Morocco Looks for Investment

Source: Alternative Energy   Morocco is looking to attract $30 billion of investment to its energy sector by 2030 to develop 10 GW of renewable energy and li...

Friday, april 12, 2019 Uganda's first renewable energy demonstration site opened

Source: New Vision The facility's renewable energy technologies include solar energy, wind power, briquettes and biogas.Moses Mulengezi,  an advisor in the en...

Thursday, april 11, 2019 Government sets May for new licensing round

Source: Uganda Business News   Irene Muloni, the minister of energy and mineral development, has revealed plans for the second licensing round of three oil b...

Wednesday, april 10, 2019 The FID will open up Uganda’s oil and gas sector to more than $20b investments.

Ugandans must use the delay in making the Final Investment Decision (FID) to prepare for commercial production of oil. The pronouncement - FID – will open Ug...

Thursday, april 4, 2019 IMF encourages Morocco to take next step in currency floating

Source: Xinhua   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has encouraged the Moroccan authorities to take the next step in its plan for the gradual floating of ...

Thursday, april 4, 2019 Consumers have reason to smile for Isimba dam

Source: The Observer   The installed capacity of Uganda’s electricity generation increased to 1,177MW in March 2019, following the commissioning of the Isi...

Wednesday, april 3, 2019 Closing Africa’s energy gap

Source: The Independent   Of the 1.2 billion people who live in Africa, it’s estimated that more than 650 million have no access to energy, relying instead...

Thursday, march 21, 2019 African Development Bank, MaMo Panel call for increased efforts towards a thriving African agriculture

Source: African Development Bank   Experts from the Malabo Montpellier (MaMo) Panel and the African Development Bank, meeting in Abidjan to synthesise three ...

Thursday, march 21, 2019 Relief for industrialists as 183mw Isimba dam opens

Source: NTV   President Museveni is today expected to officially commission the 183-megawatts Isimba hydro-dam in Kayunga District, some 67 kilometres nort...

Monday, march 18, 2019 Planned railway to ease traffic in Nairobi

Source: The East African   Kenya plans to build a modern railway line linking Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the central business dist...

Monday, march 18, 2019 EBRD to back green projects in Morocco

Source: Renewables Now   The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Friday announced EUR 60 million (USD 68m) in loans and guarantees for...

Sunday, march 17, 2019 Ruto Announces 5 Ways to Empower the Youth

Source: Kenyas   Addressing the AfricaNow19 summit in Kampala, Uganda, Ruto underscored the importance of youth empowerment in forging a prosperous future...

Wednesday, march 13, 2019 Levelling the playing field: UK exporters want more

Source: Global Trade Review   As earthworks for Uganda’s new Hoima airport in the Kabale region continue to scratch out and level the red soil, UK infrastr...

Wednesday, march 13, 2019 Uganda approves FEED, EPC contractor for proposed refinery

Source: Oil and Gas Journal The government of Uganda has approved a plan by the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC)—comprised of YAATRA Africa LLC, ...

Monday, march 4, 2019 Fund lends US$27m to hydro power project on Uganda – Tanzania border

Source: Busiweek   PIDG company, The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has announced the signing of a US$27 million loan to Kikagati Power Company L...

Monday, march 4, 2019 Ugandan shilling weakens as dividend payments weigh

Source: Reuters   The Ugandan shilling was stable on Monday on the back of a slowdown in demand for dollars from commercial banks and merchandise importers. ...