Nigeria: Death Toll in Nigeria Building Collapse Rises to 22
[East African] Search and rescue operations in Nigeria entered their third day on Wednesday as rescuers raced to find survivors following the collapse of a 21-storey building in Lagos.
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East Africa: With Roads and Trade, Uganda Seeks to Build a Bridge Over DR Congo
[East African] Ugandan Peter Busomoke was possibly one of the few photojournalists to have covered every major conflict in the region in the past 30 years.
Tanzania: Stiegler’s Dam Now Near Ready for the June 2022 Launch
[East African] Works at the Julius Nyerere Hydro-Power Project (JNHPP) in Rufiji River, also known as the Stiegler's dam project, are now at advanced stage, and concentrated on fixing the delicate but crucial machinery to get the dam ready for power ge...
East Africa: Cost of Hoima-Tanga Pipeline Hits $5b As Risk Averse Banks Walk Away From Project
[East African] The withdrawal by risk averse lenders from the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has seen the cost of the project rise by 30 percent to $5 billion, meaning shareholders will be forced to dig deeper into their coffers to fund it.
Uganda: Completion of Karuma Dam Pushed to 2022
[East African] The completion date for Karuma Dam -- Uganda's flagship $1.7 billion hydropower project -- has been pushed to June 22, 2022 following routine inspection on June 25.
Nigeria: Nigeria Planning Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline, Designed to Reach Europe
[East African] Nigeria is raising its ante for an Africa-Europe gas pipeline which, once completed could bridge the energy gap between the sources and consumers between the two continents.
Congo-Kinshasa: Building Roads to DRC for Traders, Party Animals Has No Satan in It
[East African] Until you take a closer look at the relationships between the republic of Uganda and the democratic one of Congo, you may not easily understand why one should invest millions of dollars to build roads in the other. Now Presidents Yoweri ...
Kenya: Why Locals Should Be Co-Opted Into Mega Projects
[East African] The study that was conducted along the entire stretch of Kenya's SGR Phase I & Phase II A, covering eight counties from Mombasa to Narok, recommends that environmental impact be integrated into the planning of large scale infrastructure ...
Uganda: Uganda, DR Congo Decide to Make Roads, Not War
[East African] If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, that to lasting peace with neighbours is layered with bitumen and straddled by high-voltage electricity lines.
South Sudan: Oil Firm Bids to Set up a U.S.$500 Million Regional Refinery
[East African] South Sudanese oil marketing giant Trinity Energy Ltd is set to inject $10 million worth of new investments in its Kenyan operations and also plans to build a $500 million crude oil refinery in South Sudan to serve the region with refine...
