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TANESCO’s Managing Director to address Tanzania’s leading investors at forum for power sector development this December

As Tanzania’s leaders are praised for its peaceful handling of elections, an increasing number of projects are appearing which show case a country that is maturing, growing in confidence and cooperating with the right kind of partners to help it achieve its long-term goal of becoming a regional hub. The Powering Africa: Tanzania investment briefing will take place from 3-4 December at the Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam hotel. The meeting is designed for professionals…

Nigerian Breaking news : Senate officially release names of ministerial nominees

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The names announced ministerial nominees read out by the Senate President are: 1. Rotimi Amaechi 2. Babatunde Fashola 3. Adebayo Shittu 4. Audu Ogbeh5. Kayode Fayemi6. Chris Ngige 7. Amina Ibrahim 8. Kemi Adeosun9. Lai Mohammed 10.Ogbonnaya Onu11. Ibe Kachikwu12.Aisha Alhassan 13. Hadi Sirika14. Udo Udoma15. Solomon Dalong16. Ibrahim Usman Jubril17. Ahmed Musa Ibeto18. Suleiman Adamu19. Abubakar Malami20. Abdulrahman Dambazzau 21. Osagie Ehanire

IPP Office’s Karén Breytenbach to participate at 9th Powering Africa: Finance Options meeting next month at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town

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Following the overwhelming success of the South Africa: Gas Options (SA:GO) meeting in Cape Town last week – which welcomed over 300 investors to learn about South Africa’s Gas IPP programme – Karén Breytenbach and the IPP Office team will attend Powering Africa: Finance Options meeting (PA:FO) in Cape Town from 5-6th November to explore some of the potential financing bottlenecks which could arise in the gas programme. The potential of the Gas IPP and…

The Republic of the Congo calls on technical expertise from IGN France International

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Brazzaville, Congo, Capital Markets in Africa — The Ministry for Home Affairs and Decentralisation of the Republic of the Congo has called on IGN France International to accompany them in their meetings with the border commissions of neighbouring countries. The project officially started on 2 September 2015 with the launch meeting held in Brazzaville and is expected to last for one year. An exact knowledge of their land is an essential element for any…

AfDB and Japan sign bilateral agreement for loan worth US$300 Mill …

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa — On September 8, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan signed the sixth private sector assistance loan under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 35.88 billion, equivalent to USD 300 million, is intended to support private sector operations in Africa. To mark this agreement a signing ceremony was held at AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, Côte…

US$100,000 ONE Africa Award to promote Africa …

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — The deadline for applying for the 2015 ONE Africa Award has been extended until midnight Monday, September 7, 2015 Africa-led, Africa-driven organizations now have an additional week to submit their applications for consideration for the Award. The Award honors outstanding contributions by African based organizations leading the fight against poverty and preventable disease on the continent. Now in its eighth year, The ONE Africa Award highlights and bolsters innovative,…

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