Air and freight company DHL Global Forwarding has signed a contract with Germany’s GP Günter Papenburg AG to transport its construction machinery to Ghana from Germany
Mining
GE to supply eight gas turbine generators to Algeria
General Electrics (GE) distributed power business has signed a US$61mn contract to supply eight GE TM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine generators to Algeria
Zimbabwean government sign mining deal with Russia
Russian investors will fund a US$1.6bn mining project which will see the construction of a platinum mine, a smelter and refinery in Zimbabwe
China offers manufacturing support to Kenyan students
The Chinese government has been providing engineering equipment and training to Kenyan students, which would enable them to produce machine parts
Exxaro Resources Limited acquires Total’s coal mining assets in South Africa
South African mining group Exxaro Resources Limited has signed an agreement to acquire coal mining assets belonging to French oil company Total for US$472mn