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Tanzania secures $259 mln funding for power grid link with Kenya

DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) – Tanzania has secured $258.82 million from the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a high voltage electricity line to connect its national power grid to Kenya’s, its power utility said on Sunday. The 400 kilovolt (kV) line will be completed within two years and is part of efforts to deepen integration between the two countries’ economies, Tanzania’s TANESCO said in a statement on its…

Cautious Optimism for Investors in Sub-Saharan Africa Hotel Sector

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KIGALI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investor sentiment for hotels in Sub-Saharan Africa remains positive despite economic headwinds in key markets, according to the latest JLL research (http://APO.af/4zhrDO) into the sector. The long-term outlook continues to be strong and is driven by positive economic, demographic and tourism trends, with all indicators pointing to continued hotel demand growth as the region’s economy and hotel sector continue to mature. Speaking at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Kigali,…

Marriott International Rapidly Expands its Footprint across Africa

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KIGALI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Marriott International continues its robust expansion across the African continent with news of brand-new signings of new properties in Cape Town, Nairobi, Cairo, and Mauritius. This announcement comes hot on the heels of Marriott’s recently completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which has created the world’s largest hospitality. The transaction has increased Marriott’s distribution in Africa, thus affirming the company’s number one position across the continent. “The past…

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announces Financing of 21 Renewable Energy Projects

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has financed 21 renewable energy projects since the launch of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPP). This was revealed today at the annual SA Gas Options conference in Cape Town and follows the announcement of South Africa’s Gas to Power Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Ms Lucy Chege, General Manager for Energy Financing at the DBSA, said “The DBSA’s achievements in the…

Carlson Rezidor on Track to achieve More than 23,000 Rooms in Africa

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KIGALI (Capital Markets in Africa) – An accelerated African growth strategy for Carlson Rezidor, one of the world’s largest hotel groups, is on track to achieve its target of more than 23,000 rooms open or under development in Africa by the end of 2020. Rezidor’s President and CEO, Wolfgang M. Neumann, who is a speaker at the Africa Hotel Investment Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, says the hotel group launched its accelerated African growth strategy in…

IFC close to $2.7 bln debt refinancing for Mozambique’s Nacala railway

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CAPE TOWN (Capital Markets in Africa) – The International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank, expects to close a $2.7 billion debt refinancing for the Nacala Corridor railway project in Mozambique early next year, a senior IFC official said on Friday. The refinancing could help to ease balance sheet pressure on Brazilian miner Vale which is developing the railway and a coal mine in the region. “The plan is to close by the end of…

Hilton Expands Presence in Nigeria with Signing of Hilton Lagos Airport

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Hilton (www.HiltonWorldwide.com) has announced the signing of a management agreement with Quality Inspection & Testing Services Limited to open a 350 guest-room and suite hotel at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nigeria. The hotel, which was signed at AHIF 2016 in Rwanda, is set to open in 2023 and joins Hilton’s growing African portfolio of more than 80 properties trading or in the development pipeline, which will see Hilton…

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