african-decisions

Power to the people

The Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) is working towards its target of ensuring an additional 500 000 people have access to... Read more
24 Mar, 2020

Caffeine boost

Angola’s coffee value chain is about to benefit from a EUR12 million investment, in a bid to revitalise the once-thriving... Read more
24 Mar, 2020

Chain reaction

Work on South Africa’s largest ultrafiltration membrane biological reactor waste-water treatment plant has been completed. The upgrade to the... Read more
17 Mar, 2020

Into the blue

Kenya has started construction on sub-Saharan Africa’s first underwater museum. As reported by the African Travel and Tourism Association,... Read more
17 Mar, 2020

Golden opportunity

The Zambian government is ramping up efforts to formalise its artisanal and small-scale gold-mining sector. These include a new... Read more
17 Mar, 2020

Connected canines

In Tanzania, researchers are using facial recognition technology to combat the transmission of rabies from animals to people. As... Read more
10 Mar, 2020

Path to recovery

This year the Zimbabwean National Road Administration (Zinara) is budgeting ZWD512 million for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the... Read more
10 Mar, 2020

On the bright side

More than 2 500 households in a South African informal settlement are set to benefit from solar-powered street lighting... Read more
9 Mar, 2020

Growth spurt

The Kenyan government is to invest KES1.2 billion into irrigation projects. Three projects will be implemented in Nginda, Mirira... Read more
3 Mar, 2020

Bigger picture

The Nigerian government has approved licences for two new gold refineries. Located in Abuja and Mowe (Ogun), the refineries... Read more
3 Mar, 2020