TABJ – At least nine top-priority energy transmission projects valued at more than S$4 billion for promotion and marketing to investors have been identified in Southern Africa. The nine projects include the ZiZaBoNa Interconnector Project to be implemented by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana …
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TABJ – The United Nations World Health Organization says anyone with an illness consistent with the symptoms of Ebola should not be allowed to travel by air, sea or land from affected countries until being medically examined. “Doctors, nurses and other …
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TABJ – The Mozambican parliament has passed the first reading of a bill amending the country’s law on petroleum and gas, intended “to make the legal framework more predictable and transparent for investors”. The government bill seeks to convert matters that had …
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TABJ – The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) is lobbying for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), by an extra 15 years. The Act encapsulates a trade deal between the United States and the continent of Africa which …
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AuBJ – Fast-food chain McDonald’s saw its international sales drop 2.5% in July, presumably due in large part to the food safety scare that happened in China. The world’s fast-food chain with more than 35,000 locations around the world, saw a 3.2% drop in the …
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TABJ – Businesses in the United States are committing an investment of $14 billion U.S. dollars across the continent of Africa in an effort to expand relations. The primary areas of focus of the investment will include: banking, clean energy, construction …
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TABJ – African Potash, the AIM listed exploration company focused on sub-Saharan potash assets, has commenced drilling its first hole at the Company’s Lac Dinga Potash Project in the Republic of Congo. This initial hole is the first of a two hole rotary/core drilling programme …
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TABJ – The impact of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry on everyday citizens is about to take a giant leap forward if discussions at the recently concluded Bayelsa State Investment & Economic Forum have any merit whatsoever. …
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TABJ – South Sudan Minister of Finance Aggrey Sabuni Tisa is urging the country to diversify its economic base so that it collects more revenues from sources other than oil as he presented the 2014-15 budget to lawmakers this week. Oil brings …
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TABJ – Cameroon has raised the base salary for government workers and the military, entering negotiations with transport workers in an effort to stop potential social unrest. The fuel subsidies on petrol, diesel and cooking gas were reportedly cancelled last week in …
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