Dangote’s Diesel Not Inferior With 87.6 ppm Sulphur Content -Findings

Laboratory tests conducted by the members of the House of Representatives on Dangote diesel has revealed that the product is of superior quality compared to imported equivalents and meet international standards.The Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and other members, had during a tour of both Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the…

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China-Africa-UNIDO Centre of Excellence Opens in Addis-Ababa

▪︎Melaku Alebel, Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and DG Gerd Müller. ▪︎ ETHIOPIA The Ethiopian Minister of Industry, Melaku Alebel, has  officially inaugurated the China-Africa-UNIDO Centre of Excellence located in Addis – Ababa. UNIDO reports that the centre is a pioneering tripartite initiative, to promote sustainable industrialization, agricultural modernization,…

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Zimbabwe’s Steel Industry Revitalized with New $1.5 Billion Plant

Zimbabwe’s got itself a brand new iron and steel manufacturing plant, courtesy of the Chinese. Metal Miner reports that this U.S. $1.5 billion Chinese-built plant’s blast furnace recently came online and is already producing pig iron, a crucial ingredient for making steel. The team over at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco), the Zimbabwean subsidiary of Chinese…

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GEF Council approves $700M+ for vast environmental needs

◇ GEF Council The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has approved more than $700 million for nature protection and renewal projects, including support for the Great Green Wall and investment in large-scale initiatives for sustainable cities, cleaner industries, improved ocean and land health, and greater climate change resilience.  The funding from the GEF Trust Fund, Least…

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