The Global Infrastructure Hub, a G20 initiative, has revealed an urgent need for infrastructure investment in 10 Compact with Africa countries and highlights that reforms are required to encourage greater investment
Manufacturing
thyssenkrupp supplies modular chlor-alkali plant to Tanzania
Germany-based thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions recently has won a contract for the engineering and procurement of a modular skid-mounted chlorine plant in Tanzania
EGA’s Guinea bauxite project 50 per cent completed
The Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) project by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the UAE’s leading industrial company outside oil and gas, has reached 50 per cent construction completion
AfDB grants US$62mn loan for water and sanitation project in Uganda
In a bid to help Uganda improve health and productivity across cities, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$62mn concessional loan to finance its Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project (STWSSP)
Tunisia Economic City to apply the Locus Chain blockchain platform
Locus Chain Foundation (LCF) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tunisia Economic City (TEC), the largest Mediterranean city project, to apply Locus Chain blockchain technology as its settlement currency and service platform