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Egypt nods to Chinese Coal-fired Power Plant Proposals

January 7

Cairo – Egypt’s cabinet has approved two conditional contracts with Chinese firms to produce electricity from coal-fired […]

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The Suez Canal expansion project : Why Africa should look increasingly inwards to raise capital for infrastructure development

January 7

By Ghada Hammouda Egypt recently celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, a vital […]

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Business, Companies, Infrastructure, Trade & Industry, Transport

A New Board for URC

January 6

KAMPALA, JAN 06, 2016- A new board is expected to be announced for rail sector asset […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydro

UMEME sees Customer base hitting 1 million in 2016

December 30

KAMPALA, DECEMBER 30 Ugandan electric power distributor Umeme expects to increase its customer base to one […]

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UMEME primes for increased power supply

December 18

KAMPALA, DECEMBER 17 – Ugandan electric power distributor UMEME will be commissioning a new 40Mw substation […]

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Kampala signs contract for light commuter rail

December 16

KAMPALA DECEMBER 15- Kampala’s long promised light commuter rail has moved out of the conceptual phase […]

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Ethiopian, Qatar commence Durban services

December 16

KAMPALA DECEMBER 16 – Pan African carrier Ethiopian Airlines and its Middle Eastern rival Qatar have […]

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MTN makes $125.8million partial payment for Cote d’Ivoire licence

December 16

KAMPALA, DECEMBER16 – MTN Côte d’Ivoire has paid 75 billion CFA ($125.8million) to Ivorian authorities in […]

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Companies, Travel & Tourism

Qatar Airways launches free on board Wi-Fi

December 15

KAMPALA December 15– Qatar Airways has announced complimentary Wi-Fi access to passengers across its fleet. The […]

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East Africa incumbents seen holding onto power despite fiscal challenges

December 14

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 14- People power witnessed in 2014 and 2015, for example in changes of […]

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