ZAMBIA:
Zambia Wants to Prevent the Damage of Mining: "To control, treat, and contain the risks of pollution from mining exploration on population and the environment. This is the aim of the new project launched by the Zambian Government and financially supported by the World Bank. This was announced by the Zambian public channel, the Zambia National Broadcasting. Among these projects, it is expected that 65 million Dollars will be invested in the renovation and improvement of the mining environment but also in the reduction of environmental risks by localized interventions..."
Zambia Sill Export 100,000 Tons of Maize Towards East Africa: "Zambia will export 100,000 tons of maize to the East African region, announced Julius Shawa, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture. This volume will mainly go to Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi, countries with a maize deficit. "The operation will be provided by 24 companies, including 3 foreign, and 21 locals, which will be sourced from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). They will sign the contracts this week," indicates Reuters' official..."
SENEGAL:
The Financing of the Regional Secured Express Train: "Senegal has now enough to carry out its regional Express train project. The future railway linking Blaise Diagne airport, still in project phase, and the capital Dakar, which extends over 36 km, has just been supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) that granted on Friday to the Government of Senegal a loan of 120 billion CFA Francs (about 192 million Dollars). The loan agreement was initialed by Jan Litse, Director General of the Regional Development and Service Delivery Office for West Africa of AfDB; and Amadou Bâ, the Senegalese Minister of Economy, Finance, and Planning. It intervenes after a promise of financing of 197 billion CFA Francs of the Islamic Bank of Development and 133 billion of French aid. The Government will contribute, on the other hand, to the tune of 124 billion Francs..."
NAMIBIA:
Paladin Energy Receives a New Loan of 40 Million Dollars from Deutsche Bank: "Paladin Energy, company holding Langer Heinrich uranium project in Namibia, has entered into agreements with Deutsche Bank on a revolving credit of 60 million Dollars. As announced, Deutsche Bank will pay 20 million Dollars to refinance the revolving loan owed by the mining company to Nedbank. The German bank will increase the available cash reserve for Paladin to 60 million Dollars, repayable over 12 months. The new sum will be used, on the one hand, to finance the working capital requirements of Langer Heinrich Uranium, a subsidiary of Paladin group managing Langer Heinrich project. The rest will be used for other general purposes of working capital needs of Paladin group..."
CONGO:
AAOG Will Start Drilling an Oil Well on Tilapia, within the Next 45 Days: "Monday, the oil tanker Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG), listed on AIM, announced that it is preparing to drill an oil well on the offshore Tilapia field in the Republic of Congo, Energy Voice reports. This will be TLP 103 well, the third to be drilled on this license. According to a statement relayed by the same source, AAOG operational team has already identified a drilling operator and should conclude negotiations with it by mid-August, at the latest. The platform is already present off Pointe-Noire, which should be savings for AAOG in the costs of platform mobilization..."
GHANA:
For the Sake of Transparency, the Government Will Publish All Oil Contracts Signed since 2010: "The Government of Ghana will publish, by the end of the year, the complete list of contracts signed since the beginning of the exploitation of black gold in 2010 to ensure transparency in its oil sector. This is what the Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, at a conference on Open Data in Africa, in Accra. At that time, a register of oil will be accessible to the public and shall contain all agreements, the list of permits and all authorizations both upstream and downstream, specifies the minister. According to Ghana Business News, the registry will be linked to an Open data portal which will provide further information on the projects in the oil industry of Ghana..."
MALI:
Power: Soon a Solar Power Plant of 50mw in Kita: "With a total cost of 50.2 billion CFA Francs, the project is a further boost to the Social Emergencies Program. Good news for the inhabitants of Kita, Energy, and Water Minister, Malick Alhousseini, has proceeded, in Paris, last Saturday, the signing of financing agreement for the construction of a solar power plant in Kita. Co-signed the documents: From the side of technical and financial partners: Director of Africa Akuo Energy - Company promoter of the project - Pierre-Antoine Berthold Pierre, the representative of Emerging Africa Infrastructure, Fund Roland Janssens, the Vice-President of BOAD, our compatriot Bassari Touré; and on the Malian side: The Director General of EDM-SA company, Dramane Coulibaly..."
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
