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Uganda Agrees Deal with General Electric for First Refinery Construction Footprint to Africa
General Electric – Uganda has confirmed that an agreement is in place with General Electric for the construction of the country’s first oil refinery…. Read more>>

Uganda, Tanzania commence work on construction of $3.5bn oil pipeline Africanews
The leaders of Tanzania and Uganda laid a foundation stone on Saturday for the construction of a $3.55 billion crude export pipeline that would pump Ugandan oil for…. Read more>>

Bechtel to build Nairobi-Mombasa expressway GCR
US giant Bechtel has been signed on to build a major expressway in Kenya linking the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi, cutting the journey from 10 hours to four….Read more>>

TOURISM

Uber, Visa partner in Africa for seamless payments BizNis Africa
Uber and Visa have today announced a multi-year strategic agreement that aims to grow digital commerce across Africa. The partnership leverages …. Read more>>

RwandAir Expands Operations With Benin-Rwanda Agreement Aviation Tribune
“The launch of this hub will improve air transport on our continent because Rwandair will be able to reach more countries of West and Central Africa with better connections and…. Read more>>