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Giant South African 3D printer prints another printer
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| Towards the end of last year I wrote about South African inventor and chocolatier par exellence Hans Fouche, a man who has been at the forefront of 3D print tech for some years. When I interviewed Hans at his factory, I was really impressed by his haRead More... |
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U.S. To Host US-Africa Business Forum
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| Mark your calendars! The U.S. Department of Commerce and Bloomberg Philanthropies will co-host the first U.S.-Africa Business Forum on August 5th. The forum will focus on trade and investment opportunities on the continent.Secretary of Commerce PennyRead More... |
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CBK to launch new banknotes in June
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| The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) is set to launch the new sixth issue of Kuwaiti banknotes as of June 29, CBK Governor Dr. Mohammad Al-Hashel announced here on Monday."The new issue will be in circulation from June 29, 2014," Al-Hashel said at a celeRead More... |
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Kenyan tea gets major boost in EU market
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| Kenyan tea is set for a major boost in the European market if an initiative by a Dutch imports agency is implemented. This follows efforts by the Centre for Promotion of Imports (CBI) from developing countries, an arm of the Ministry of Foreign AffaiRead More... |
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Kenya extends Australia firm licence for explore oil
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| The Kenyan government has granted a year extension to an Australian oil and gas firm Pancontinental to plan future explorations in the East African nation.Pancontinental said in a statement released on Saturday that it intends to use the extended perRead More... |
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Kenyan oil discovery to generate billions
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| Kenya’s first commercial oil discovery is set to generate approximately US$ 10 billion, as a delay in its first licensing round attracts further foreign investment.Despite growing global interest in Kenya’s oil and gas industry, its firstRead More... |
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Kenya enacting new regulations to control use of petroleum revenues
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| The government is set to enact laws to regulate use of petroleum revenues following continued oil discoveries in the country. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich said the new regime would prevent oil incomes being used for items such as Read More... |
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Tanesco to Improve Services With ICT
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| TANZANIA Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) will next year begin using a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which will improve situation awareness and enable fast and reliable decision-making.The system will enable technicians alRead More... |
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Kikwete to Meet Global Investors in UK
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| PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete joins other African leaders in London in October to meet with global investors and project developers at the inaugural Global African Investment Summit.The Global African Investment Summit is designed specifically to present Read More... |
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Swedes in $550m Tanzania ethanol venture
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| Agro EcoEnergy has already set up a special purpose project company, Bagamoyo EcoEnergy to develop a modern sugar cane plantation and factory producing sugar, ethanol and power for the Tanzanian market. Ethanoal can be used as fuel for motRead More... |
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Barclays, ex-boss Diamond compete in Africa
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| Gaborone and Lusaka are the unlikely settings for a battle between one of the world's most famous investment bankers and his former firm over the future of African banking.American banker Bob Diamond last week unveiled plans to raise $400 million to Read More... |
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South Africa to grant Indians business visas in four days
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| South Africa will grant visas to Indian businessmen wishing to explore prospects in the country within four days of submitting an application, its envoy here said Thursday."Since South Africa enjoys a cordial relationship with India, and its companieRead More... |
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Kenya to get LNG from Qatar for power station
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| Kenya will negotiate the import of natural gas from Qatar Gas to fuel a power station it wants built in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa, the president’s office said.The gas-powered power plant is part of the government’s plans to adRead More... |
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Sameer to invest in own power plant
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| Tyre manufacturer Sameer Africa, plans to build its own power plant to cut dependence on electricity from Kenya Power. Â The company Wednesday announced that it would put up a six-megawatt coal plant at its tyre manufacturing plant in Nairobi tRead More... |
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Kenya seeks Qatar natural gas for power station project
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| Kenya will negotiate the import of natural gas from Qatar Gas to fuel a power station it wants built in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa, the president's office said on Tuesday.The gas-powered power plant is part of the government's plans to addRead More... |
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