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Ethiopia Secures $1.26bn To Strengthen Regional Energy Push

Ethiopia has secured a syndicated $1.26bn fund for an Ethiopia-Kenya high-voltage transmission line, due for completion in 2015, with the economic spillovers expected to benefit neighboring countries. The project is.

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Ethiopian Billionaire Al Amoudi Bankrolls $3.4m Space Observatory

Funded buy billionaire, Mohammed Hussien Al Amoudi, the Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) has established a $3.4 million space observatory in Addis Ababa, to enhance the country’s knowledge of the.

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African Development Bank (AfDB) Grants Namibian Port $338m Loan

 In keeping with its 10-year strategic focus on infrastructure development, the African Development Bank (AfDB), this week said it had approved a R2.9 billion ($338m) “sovereign guaranteed” loan to Namibia.

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Ethiopia Generates $700m From Grains, Oilseeds And Spices Export

Ethiopia Minister of Trade, Kebede Channie, on Thursday said the East African nation has generated $700 million from the export of grains, oil seeds and spices during the last fiscal.

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Actis To Invest $220m In 3 Cameroonian Power Assets

Private equity investor, Actis Capital LLP has signed an agreement with American energy giant, AES, to acquire its stake in three power assets in Cameroon for $220 million. The deal.

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Access Bank To Invest $18m In Nigeria’s Tourism Sector

 Access Bank Plc has earmarked N3 billion ($18.8 million) to support tourism and hospitality in Nigeria, said Obeahon Ohiwereian Executive Director with the bank, The lender joins the league of.

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AFRICANS WITNESS SPECTACULAR SUNDAY

Africans were treated Sunday to a spectacular solar eclipse that swept across the continent, while in the United States and Europe sky-gazers also glimpsed the rare phenomenon. A total eclipse.

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South Africa & DR Congo Sign Treaty For Grand Inga Hydro-electric Dam Project

South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a treaty for the construction of the Grand Inga Hydro-electric Power Project, which is expected to become the biggest.

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Richard Branson opens private Safari Camp in Kenya

Richard Branson was in Kenya last Sunday, October 27, 2013 to officially open a new tented camp,Mahali Mzuri Safari Camp. The camp owned by the billionaire investor through his Virgin Limited Edition.

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Eko Atlantic City Of Lagos: An engineering marvel on the sea! [SEE PHOTOS]

Nigeria is building one of the world’s biggest and ambitious city projects. Called Eko Atlantic city, it will come up on a sprawling land (5,000,000 square metres) reclaimed from the.

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