Fastest trains in Africa from China

Nigeria's railway system is set for a turn around as 10 trains ordered by Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in May this year have reportedly rolled off the production...

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Nigeria announces $5.8 billion deal for record-breaking power project

The government of Nigeria has announced the award of a $5.8 billion contract to build what will be the largest power plant in the country. The 3,050-megawatt Mambila...

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Gates foundation to spend over $300 million in Tanzania in 2017

Bill Gates has told Reuters his foundation plans to spend more than $300 million in Tanzania this year on public health and poverty reduction programs. In an interview,...

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Earth Overshoot Day

The 2nd August marked the Earth Overshoot Day - the day by which the human race will have used more of...

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Panda-shaped solar farm built by Chinese firm

An energy firm in China has come up with a novel way to promote the development of renewable sources of energy; by arranging a solar panel farm to resemble...

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China is Training Africa's Next Generation of Aviation Experts

China is moving beyond building Africa’s roads, railways and ports to investing in the continent’s transportation and aviation industries as a whole. Plans to build five transportation focused universities and a China-Africa...

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Ghana signs $4b MoU with Chinese company

Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sinohydro Corporation Limited, an energy firm, for the execution of a number of key projects across the country at an...

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Floating islands to fight the rise of sea levels

When former Google software engineer Patri Friedman came up with the idea of building floating islands, he had in mind an unusual buyer: Libertarians, seeking freedom to live beyond...

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World Bank empowers India’s solar rooftop projects

The World Bank Group lends a helping hand to the State Bank of India (SBI), enabling it to finance solar rooftop projects that will add at least 100MW of...

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Switzerland switch to renewables

Swiss voters have come out in favour of swapping nuclear power for renewable energy, despite warnings the transition will lead to a hike in household bills.

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