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    • The African Development Bank will make a substantial contribution to the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji road in Uganda to improve rural transport and facilitate regional integration. © AfDB 2023
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Uganda: African Development Bank to lend more than $252 million to improve rural transport and facilitate regional integration

The financial support consists of two loans: $179.68 million from the African Development Bank and $73.15 million from the African Development Fund, the Bank Group's concessional loan window

Meeting on 1 December in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of $252.83 million to Uganda, to fund the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji and Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi road. The financial support consists of two loans: $179.68 million from the African Development Bank and $73.15 million from…

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    • The African Development Bank will contribute to a significant improvement in access to transport and energy for Malawians over the next five years (2023-2028)
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Malawi: African Development Bank prioritizes energy, transport, water and agriculture in its country strategy for 2023-2028

The Bank will continue to deepen its engagement with Malawi to further consolidate development impacts as envisioned in “Malawi Vision 2063

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2023-2028 for Malawi on 16 November 2023. The strategy focuses on two priority areas: improving economic infrastructure to develop the industrial sector by investing in energy, transport, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and supporting…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka |

Four Sri Lankans stranded in Gaza safely arrived in Sri Lanka

The officials from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Cairo, working in coordination with the Egyptian authorities, visited the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza and received the stranded Sri Lankans

A four member Sri Lankan family, who were stranded in the Gaza, safely arrived in Sri Lanka on November 24, 2023. The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the repatriation of the family. Upon their arrival in Colombo, officials from the Foreign Ministry received the returning…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Eritrea: New dirt road in Adi-Quala sub-zone

According to Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Haile, the administrator of Mai-Mine sub-zone, the completion of the road’s construction and the launch of the transportation service by Harat Transportation Company will significantly facilitate the daily lives of the residents in the area

The construction of a new dirt road connecting Adegolbo, Adi-Quala sub-zone, with Mai-Mine sub-zone has been finalized. Already, Harat Transportation Company has commenced providing public transportation services along the 55-kilometer road that was completed with the support of machinery at a cost in excess of 6.7 million Nakfa. The inaugural…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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Uganda: Legislators ask government to improve road infrastructure

This follows a call by Speaker, Anita Among, who commended Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for patching up roads in the city but advised that this be pushed across all city roads

Members of Parliament have urged government through the Ministry of Works and Transport to ensure that ongoing works to improve road infrastructure cover all areas of the country. This follows a call by Speaker, Anita Among, who commended Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for patching up roads in the city…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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SUDAN: Unconscionable surgical ban in Khartoum that puts hundreds of lives at-risk must be immediately reversed, says MSF

The ban does not only impact on the transportation of supplies; humanitarian workers – including medical personnel – are also being denied travel permits

An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in RSF-controlled areas of Khartoum is putting the lives of hundreds of people – including women and children – at risk and must be immediately reversed, says the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).…

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    • Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations
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São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi expand Africa Finance Corporation membership to three-quarters of the continent

Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its membership in the last five years, strengthening its mandate to resolve regional challenges and catalyze private sector-led infrastructure development across Africa

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announces Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations. Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its membership in the last five years, strengthening its mandate to…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Partners Bolster Government Efforts to Minimize Road Accidents in Juba and Beyond

The UN Peacekeeping mission’s Community Outreach Unit distributed 150 helmets and 50 t-shirts as part of its partnership for Road Safety Week with the state government and Swiss Red Cros

Road safety is often neglected across South Sudan, despite severe risks posed by drivers and motorists to themselves as well as pedestrians. Every year, this young nation has thousands of fatalities and casualties arising from a failure to adhere to traffic rules and regulations, be it over speeding coupled with…

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    • Africa must tackle huge infrastructure gap to unlock opportunities for transformation – Report
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Africa must tackle huge infrastructure gap to unlock opportunities for transformation – Report

Dr Adesina suggested five priority areas to fully optimize the benefits of the developing regional corridors across Africa

Africa’s significant road infrastructure deficit creates increased production and transaction costs that must be addressed to scale opportunities envisaged under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, a new report has found. The report, called Cross-Border Road Corridors Expanding Market Access in Africa and Nurturing Continental Integration notes that while roads…

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
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Chinese firms aspire to expand business networks at Egypt's transport expo

At the event, nearly 350 exhibitors from 20 countries displayed their technologies, solutions and products, covering the fields of railway, metro, monorail, electric transport, roads and bridges

Egypt's international transportation exhibition has witnessed enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are eager to take part in the transport development in the Middle East, especially in Egypt. The fifth Smart Transport, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Traffic Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa was held in New Cairo…