Faith Nyasuguta Ethiopia has announced a significant boost in electricity production from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), its multi-billion-dollar hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile, following the commencement of two new turbines. This expansion has more than doubled the dam’s output, now generating 1,550 megawatts, according to a statement released by GERD on X […]
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Faith Nyasuguta African heads of state are gathering in Beijing for the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit, which is set to run from September 4th to 6th. As the ninth installment of this high-profile summit unfolds, African leaders and Chinese officials aim to shape the next chapter of their evolving relationship in the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria has received approval to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the bank’s president, Dilma Rousseff, announced over the weekend. Established in 2015 by the BRICS nations ”Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, ”the NDB serves as a multilateral development institution aimed at funding infrastructure and sustainable development projects, not only […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana has taken a major step towards building its first nuclear power plant, signing an agreement with a U.S. developer to deploy NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The deal, finalized between Nuclear Power Ghana and Regnum Technology Group at the U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Nairobi, involves the deployment of a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Siberian city of Novosibirsk in southern Russia has proposed a twinning relationship with Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. This initiative was suggested by Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Russia, Aristide Rapugdondba Ludovic Tapsoba, during the Technoprom-2024 conference currently being held in Novosibirsk from August 27 to 30. Both cities have been nurturing […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China has launched the first batch of its “Thousand Sails” internet satellites, aiming to rival SpaceX’s Starlink with its own global satellite network. A Long March 6A rocket successfully lifted off from the Taiyuan launch center in Shanxi Province, deploying 18 satellites into low-Earth orbit, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China’s financial footprint in Africa is growing again, as Chinese lenders approved $4.61 billion in loans to the continent last year. This marks the first increase in lending since 2016, according to a recent independent study by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre. The increase comes after years of declining loans, signaling a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta SpaceX’s Starlink, the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet service, has now officially launched in Botswana, making it the latest African country to join Starlink’s expanding network. After months of regulatory back-and-forth, Botswana’s government has granted the satellite service an operating license, joining Zimbabwe and other southern African nations already benefiting from Elon Musk’s […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Spain is preparing to launch a new strategy to redefine its relations with Africa, focusing on West Africa and the Sahel region. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced this move on Wednesday during a three-day tour across West Africa. However, Sanchez did not provide specific details about the strategy, which is expected to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Libya is facing a severe economic crisis as its oil production grinds to a halt following a shutdown imposed by authorities in the country’s east. This move could push the nation, already on a fragile footing, closer to financial disaster. The shutdown began with the closure of the El-Feel oil field in southwestern […]
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