Inspiring Africa's Sustainable Business Growth
DJIBOUTI – UAE-based independent power producer (IPP) Amea Power has signed agreements to build a 30 MWp solar photovoltaic plant in Djibouti. This will be done in the framework of a public-private partnership (PPP). The agreement for the implementation and joint development of the project was signed on Monday, July 18, 2022, between the managers of Amea Power and Yonis…
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DJIBOUTI – Wind turbine manufacturer, Siemens Gamesa, has announced the completion of the installation of 17 SG132 wind turbines with a capacity of 3,4 MW each on the 59 MW Goubet wind farm. The facility will be the first renewable energy installation in Djibouti and will almost double the country’s current installed power generation capacity once operational. Only half of…
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DJIBOUTI – To meet the ever-growing demand and network resiliency requirements, Djibouti Telecom has begun construction of a new cable landing station (CLS) in Djibouti City. Due to be completed in April 2022 the new Cable Landing Station will be a neutral digital port which will provide an open access cable landing service to submarine cable operators for a neutral,…
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DJIBOUTI – Accor, a world augmented hospitality group with over 400 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, is adding a new flagship property to its portfolio in Africa with Fairmont Djibouti. Set to open in 2024, the hotel will feature 155 rooms and 10 serviced apartments, with five food and beverage outlets combined with 1,398 sqm of Meetings…
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DJIBOUTI – Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, has unveiled newly transformed spaces at Sheraton Djibouti. The 185-room hotel is the first Sheraton in Africa to bring to life the brand’s new vision of its guest experience and showcases signature elements from the new concept following a multi-million-dollar investment by Constellation Hospitality Group. The reimagined spaces…
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DJIBOUTI – Djibouti Telecom is leveraging Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme solution to upgrade its DARE1 (Djibouti Africa Regional Express1) network to increase digitization in East Africa region, which has been widely underserved when it comes to international connectivity. Located on the northeast coast of the Horn of Africa, Djibouti is situated on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s busiest…
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DJIBOUTI – The COMESA Secretariat and the Government of Djibouti have signed an agreement that sub-delegates the implementation of coordinated border management activities at the Galafi border post, on the Djibouti- Ethiopia border. A total of US$3 million is allocated to this project under the European Union-funded Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP). The objective of the sub-delegation agreement is to enhance…
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DJIBOUTI – The government of Djibouti has launched a tender process to partly privatise state-owned carrier Djibouti Telecom, part of a plan to modernise the economy and revamp government firms. “The state will offer a minority and significant portion of its shareholding to a first-rate strategic partner,” the government said in a statement after a cabinet meeting to approve the…
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DJIBOUTI – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved two grants worth US$83.6 million to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and Djibouti and to deepen integration in the Horn of Africa sub-region. The funds comprise a US$69.65 million grant to Ethiopia and the second grant of US$13.93 million to Djibouti, both sourced…
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KENYA – The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is committed to building the capacity of geothermal practitioners in Africa as part of its South-to-South solutions strategy. The Company announced this strategy when it received 20 fellows, staff of Djibouti Geothermal Energy Development Authority (ODDEG) who are in Kenya training at GDC’s iconic Menengai Geothermal Project. The fellows are undergoing training in nine…
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