(Posted 11th January 2024)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Ethiopian Cargo Expands Freight Services to Casablanca
Morocco World News
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services announced the launching of freighter services to Casablanca, Morocco, starting January 9, 2024. With the inclusion of Casablanca, Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services now operates 35th freighter routes across Africa…Read More>>
Google announces unified Quick Share system for Android in partnership with Samsung
Gsmarena
Google unveiled a bunch of new features today at CES. Taking the cake is probably the new Quick Share system, developed in partnership with Samsung. This will replace Google’s Nearby Share, introduced in 2020.It’s interesting to see Google adopt Samsung’s naming for what used to be its own similar service…Read More>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
AGOA Trade Program Adjustments: What They Could Mean For US-Africa Relations Amid Global Power Shifts
Forbes Africa
The United States’ recent modifications to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) signal a significant shift in its trade relations with Africa, intertwined with broader geopolitical implications and the emerging contest for influence on the continent. Experts weigh in….Read More>>
US-Africa Trade Council rebrands
Punch
The US-Africa Trade Council has announced its decision to rebrand as the US-Africa Trade Commission.In a statement on Monday, it was noted that the move aimed to improve trade ties between the US and Africa….Read More>>
ENERGY
President Ramaphosa approves MoU to strengthen action against load shedding
Fresh Plaza
President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to better clarify their respective responsibilities with respect to Eskom and the resolution of the electricity crisis...Read More>>
Electrification project at final stage in northern Angola
Angop
The demining works for the implementation of the electrification project covering Triangle of Dembos and Nambuangongo in Angola’s northern Bengo province has reached its final stage, the local governor Maria Antónia Nelumba has said…Read More>>
Morocco, Senegal Supports Early Completion of $25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
All Africa
Morocco and Senegal have engaged in discussions for more support towards seamless execution of the $25 billion Nigeria- Morocco gas pipeline project.Senegal’s minister of Petroleum and Energies Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome reiterated his country’s support for the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline at the week during a meeting with Director General of Morocco’s Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) Amina Benkhadra in Dakar…Read More>>
HEALTH
Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa’s Pharma Industry
Global Issues
An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing…Read More>>
Government Finalises Health Sector Projects in Namibe Province
All Africa
The Angolan government has completed the health sector infrastructure projects built as part of the Integrated Municipal Intervention Plan (PIIM) for the south-western province of Namibe, with the last two health units coming into operation, namely a health centre in the commune of Lucira and a municipal hospital in the Bela Vista district, all situated in the municipality of Moçâmedes the provincial capital of Namibe…Read More>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
Expropriation for four multi-billion national road projects gets greenlight
New Times
A new Ministerial Order signed by the Minister of Environment, Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, approved the expropriation of assets in public interest along four roads set to be constructed….Read More
Nairobi Expressway Exit Into CBD To Be Completed Mid-January
Capital FM
Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said the Nairobi Expressway exit into the Central Business District will be completed in mid-January.Murkomen made the announcement on Thursday while inspecting the ongoing work on a new Nairobi Expressway Exit Plaza at Greenpark adjacent to Uhuru Park…Read More>>
AGRIBUSINESS
Kenya Seeks To Increase Coffee Production By 2025
Capital FM
Kenya is looking to increase coffee production by 49,000 metric tons (MT), highlighting the state’s ambition to revive the sub-sector.Currently, the country produces 51,000 metric tons (MT) of coffee annually.Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said yesterday that William Ruto’s administration seeks to achieve the above by 2025….Read More>>
Tanzania ranked 2nd in tobacco production in Africa
Daily News
Tanzania has been mentioned as the second largest producer of Tobacco in Africa for the year 2022/2023.Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe made the statement on his X account (initially Twitter) adding that the country’s production of the crop has increased from 50,000 tonnes to 122,858 tonnes in 2023/2024…Read More>>
Angola: Namibe’s Agricultural Production Increases to Over 500,000 Tons
All Africa
Agricultural production in Namibe province increased by 148 percent, from 223,000 tons in 2022 to 555,115 tons in 2023, the director of the Provincial Office of Agriculture and Forestry, Zonza Puissa, said today.Speaking to ANGOP, the director said that in the 2023 production, vegetables accounted for about 68.5 percent…Read More>>
Egypt’s agriculture: record-breaking exports
State Information Services
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, El Sayed El Qusair, announced the addition of over 3.5 million feddans of agricultural land through desert reclamation. These areas are distributed across various projects, including the Toshka Al-Khair project covering 1.1 million feddans, the New Delta Giant project spanning 2.2 million feddans aimed at cultivating 350,000 feddans in Mostakbal Misr, the development project in North and Central Sinai covering 456,000 feddans, and the rehabilitation of the Egyptian countryside development project covering 1.5 million feddans over the past ten years…Read More>>
ICT
Local IT Company Launches Free Computer Literacy Program
Liberian Observer
231Data, an IT company based in Liberia, has introduced a month-long free digital transformation training program in Paynesville, Liberia. This initiative, supported by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), is designed for Liberians between the ages of 11 and 35…Read More>>
Moroccan Govt. Launches E-Platform to Enhance Citizen-Government Engagement
Barlaman Today
The government has set up a new electronic portal at ‘www.alhoukouma.gov.ma’ to improve official government communication and provide better services to citizens and residents, the Head of Government’s Department announced in a press release Wednesday…Read More>>
FINANCE
IMF approves disbursement of $60.7 million to Mozambique
CNBC Africa
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has completed the third review of Mozambique’s three-year loan program, allowing for an immediate disbursement to Maputo of about $60.7 million, the fund said….Read More>>
