Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency to fund pipeline/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/713395-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency to fund pipeline" align="left"><p>Uganda is in advanced talks with Chinese export credit agency Sinosure to provide credit for its crude oil pipeline after pressure from environmentalists forced some Western banks to recoil from the project, a top official said on Monday.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/242207.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=604&ct=1&ci=242207">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Nigeria accelerates oil contract agreements/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/713393-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="The new logo of the privatised Nigeria oil company is seen at the NNPC Mega Gas Station in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde" align="left"><br><span >The new logo of the privatised Nigeria oil company is seen at the NNPC Mega Gas Station in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde&lt;/span><p>Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC Ltd and oil majors on Monday agreed to cut the time for concluding contract talks from three years currently to six months, to speed up investment projects in Africa's major oil producer.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/834/242205.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=834&ct=1&ci=242205">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/712371-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world." align="left"><br><span >Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.&lt;/span><p>The African Development Bank and the Government of Korea have signed two agreements for financial support to boost Africa's development agenda.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/513/241952.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=513&ct=1&ci=241952">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Djibouti inaugurates first wind farm, pioneering renewable energy ambitions/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/711880-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: World Bank" align="left"><br><span >Source: World Bank&lt;/span><p>President Ismail Omar Guelleh marked a significant milestone by inaugurating Djibouti's first wind farm on Sunday. This achievement aligns with his goal of making Djibouti the first African nation to rely entirely on renewable energy sources for electricity by 2035.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/648/241787.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=648&ct=1&ci=241787">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/711741-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr" align="left"><br><span >Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr&lt;/span><p>Ethiopia said on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its planned massive hydroelectric power plant on the Blue Nile, a project that Egypt and Sudan have long opposed.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/241749.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=494&ct=1&ci=241749">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Karpowership switches off supply in Senegal because of unpaid bill/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/711733-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Karadeniz Powerships KPS Orka Sultan, KPS LNG Anatolia and KPS Orhan Ali Khan are pictured at Altinova port in the Gulf of Izmit, Turkey. Source: Reuters/Yoruk Isik" align="left"><br><span >Karadeniz Powerships KPS Orka Sultan, KPS LNG Anatolia and KPS Orhan Ali Khan are pictured at Altinova port in the Gulf of Izmit, Turkey. Source: Reuters/Yoruk Isik&lt;/span><p>A dispute over unpaid bills of about $40m has led to power outages in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The energy provider, Turkey's Karpowership, shut down its electricity supply on Friday, leaving many residents in the dark.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/693/241746.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=693&ct=1&ci=241746">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Latam Airlines launches historic Brazil-Africa route to boost trade and connectivity/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2309/711514-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/plane/ Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>Latam Airlines has initiated the company's first Latin-American airline route connecting Brazil to several African countries. Its flights from São Paulo, Brazil to Johannesburg, South Africa have been welcomed by both countries with open arms.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/747/241677.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=747&ct=1&ci=241677">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
XCMG helps Nigeria’s Dangote refinery get up to speed/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/709658-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="XCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied" align="left"><br><span >XCMG equipment at the Dangote site. Source: Supplied&lt;/span><p>A major oil refinery project in Nigeria, led by the Dangote Group, is nearing completion with the help of XCMG, a Chinese construction machinery manufacturer. The Dangote Refinery, located in Lagos, is the world's largest single-train refinery and will be able to process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produce 12,000 megawatts of electricity. It will also create over 135,000 jobs and reduce Nigeria's reliance on oil imports.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/241184.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=494&ct=1&ci=241184">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Nigeria’s Forcados crude oil exports have resumed, says Shell/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708821-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: Maahid Photos from" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Maahid Photos from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>Exports of Nigeria's Forcados grade of crude oil resumed on Sunday, a Shell spokesperson said on Monday, roughly a month after loadings of the medium sweet grade were suspended because of a potential leak at the export terminal.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/834/240972.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&c=834&ct=1&ci=240972">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708518-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals" align="left"><p>Japan on Tuesday, 8 August, signed an agreement with Namibia to jointly explore for rare earth minerals as part of its broader plan to develop supply chains for cobalt and other minerals used in making electric vehicle batteries.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/148/647/240896.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=148&c=647&ct=1&ci=240896">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>