The Addis Ababa Water and Sewarage Authority (AAWSA) has said it will construct five water projects worth a total of US$251mn
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African leaders seek private investors for LAPSSET project
![The LAPSSET project will connect Kenyas Lamu Port, Isiolo Town and Turkana oilfields. (Image source: EmbassyofEquitorialGuinea/Flickr)](/images/port-embassyofequitorialguinea-flickr.jpg)
The LAPSSET project will connect Kenyas Lamu Port, Isiolo Town and Turkana oilfields. (Image source: EmbassyofEquitorialGuinea/Flickr)
Leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan are seeking private investors from the US for the US$24.5bn Lamu Port-Sudan-Ethiopia Transport and Development Project (LAPSSET) that is currently underway
Japanese International Cooperation Agency signs loan agreement with Tunisia
![The Medjerda is the largest river in Tunisia, and supports agribusiness. (Image source: US Army Corps/Flickr)](/images/dam-usarmycorps-flickr.jpg)
The Medjerda is the largest river in Tunisia, and supports agribusiness. (Image source: US Army Corps/Flickr)
Tunisia has signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to roll out the Medjerda River Flood Control Project
Prefos Ghana to produce 500 streetlights every day
![Prefos Ghana has secured a contract to install streetlights in all cities and urban areas in Ghana. (Image source: Thangaraj Kumaravel/Flickr)](/images/streetlight-thangarajkumaravel-flickr.jpg)
Prefos Ghana has secured a contract to install streetlights in all cities and urban areas in Ghana. (Image source: Thangaraj Kumaravel/Flickr)
Electricity and infrastructure producer Prefos Ghana has installed its factory equipment and plans to produce 500 streetlights every day
World Bank to finance water project in Zambia
The World Bank has said it will finance the development of the Zambia Water Resources Development Project (ZWRDP), which has been designed to benefit rural communities in the surrounding region