Kenya launched construction of a Chinese-funded $13.8 billion (10 billion euro) flagship railway project Thursday, hoping to dramatically increase trade and boost Kenya’s position as a regional economic powerhouse. The key transport link, to run from the busy port city of Mombasa inland to the highland capital Nairobi, is... Read more
Three people were killed on Friday during clashes between the MNLA Tuareg separatist group and the Malian army in the north of the country, the MNLA said in a statement, accusing the Malian army of violating a ceasefire agreement. The MNLA said on its website that the Malian army... Read more
South Africa’s government took to the courts on Friday to delay the release of an investigation into a $19 million taxpayer-funded upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s private residence at Nkandla in rural KwaZulu-Natal province. Zuma and the ruling African National Congress, which faces elections next year, have come under... Read more
Porsche Makes Strategic Move Towards Regional Expansion With a Focus on Africa
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE eyes Africa expansion DUBAI, UAE, November 7, 2013/ — In line with the brand’s global 2018 development strategy, Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE (http://www.porsche.com/middle-east), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is planning to expand... Read more
African Water Facility Turns Waste into Commercial Fertilizer and Energy, Improves Sanitation Services for Ghana’s Urban Poor
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE African Water Facility Turns Waste into Commercial Fertilizer and Energy, While Improving Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor, in Ghana A waste treatment plant that can produce about 500 tons of fertilizer per year, and can generate about 580,000 kWh per year of... Read more
Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications from African Agri-Business Operators
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE TUNIS, Tunisia, November 7, 2013/ — The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (http://www.AFTfund.org), a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org), designed to boost investment in Africa’s agricultural sector, is now accepting applications for new grants. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/african-development-bank-2.png Launching the call for... Read more
The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of Kenya’s president on crimes against humanity charges until February, but the African Union said that’s not enough time and stepped up pressure for a one-year deferral. The judges made the announcement while an AU ministerial delegation was meeting behind... Read more
The one-week old massive protest embarked upon by the people of the four Eket core oil producing communities in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria against the operation of Exxon Mobil, has been suspended. A statement by representatives of the communities under the aegis of Eket Federal Constituency Vanguard said... Read more
Nigeria’s army said Friday it had killed 74 suspected Boko Haram fighters in a raid on insurgent camps in restive Borno state, the latest operation in the military’s bid to crush a four-year Islamist uprising. “The operations, which involved ground and aerial assault…led to the destruction of the identified... Read more
Operations at ExxonMobil in Eket, Akwa Ibom State have come to an abrupt halt, as agitating people of Eket Communities took to the streets on Thursday to say enough is enough. The mass protest which was staged simultaneously around Mobil facilities namely the Airstrip in Eket, Mobil Terminal in... Read more
