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Uganda, Tanzania and oil Firms Sign Accords to Build US$3.5 billion Pipeline

Reporting by Elias Biryabarema Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC on Sunday signed agreements that will kickstart the construction of a $3.5 billion crude pipeline to help ship crude from fields in western Uganda to international...

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By Corporate Africa on Apr 13th, 2021

Desert to Power: The African Development Bank Group, Eritrea sign agreement for 12 MW mini-grid project

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Eritrea have signed an agreement for $19.5 million in grant funding for the Desert to Power Eritrea 12MW Mini Grid Project. Eritrea’s Minister [...Read more]

Tima Networks to Create $100M Fund with African Energy Chamber (AEC)

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – signed two Memoranda of Understanding at the Invest in African Energies Forum in Shanghai on [...Read more]

China-Africa Business Ties a Key Focus at Invest in African Energies Shanghai Forum

China has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Africa's drive for enhanced energy access and industrialization, according to speakers at the Invest in African Energies Shanghai Forum. Leveraging China's expertise in [...Read more]

Access Bank’s Africa Trade Conference Ignites New Era of Intra-Africa Commerce

Access Bank PLC (www.AccessBankPLC.com) successfully hosted the inaugural Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and trade experts to drive solutions for accelerating intra-African [...Read more]

Providing mental health care in the wake of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Download logoDomitina Kahira, a resident of Biharamulo District in Tanzania’s north-eastern Kagera Region, is treading a difficult path to recovery after losing her husband to Marburg virus disease in early [...Read more]

Empowering a New Generation to Lead Healthcare Change Initiatives in Nigeria

In a bold effort to improve the health and well-being of Nigerians, the World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with the Nigerian government to launch the National Health Fellows Program [...Read more]

Africa Tech Festival Appoints Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder of APO Group, to Leadership Council

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and leading press release distribution service, is proud to announce that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com), has been appointed as [...Read more]

Africa Tech Festival Announces Leadership Council for 2025

Africa Tech Festival (www.AfricaTechFestival.com), the continent’s leading platform for technology innovation and connectivity, is proud to announce the esteemed members of its Leadership Council for 2025. Comprising influential leaders from [...Read more]

Bridging Immunity Gaps: Nigeria’s Fight Against Poliovirus in High-Risk Communities

Download logoIn Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, four-year-old Amina* from Mairi Ward in Buladina settlement has received intermittent immunization since birth. Despite multiple vaccination efforts, she has [...Read more]

South Sudan: Opposition Leaders, Others, Detained

Download logo South Sudanese authorities have arrested at least 22 political and military personnel in the wake of violent clashes that started in mid-February 2025 between government and armed groups in Upper [...Read more]