Maina Waruru
Freelance Reporter at Freelance
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3 days ago |
africa-energy.com | Maina Waruru
Issue 526 - 13 May 2025 - By Maina Waruru | 1 minute read Official Kenya data has shown demand for electricity remains robust, but – unusually – installed, on-grid power generation capacity fell in 2024, bolstering calls for Nairobi to rescind a de facto ban on new IPPs.
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3 days ago |
africa-energy.com | Maina Waruru
Issue 526 - 13 May 2025 - By Maina Waruru | 1 minute read Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) is due to start rehabilitation work on a regionally significant power transmission line, which runs from Suswa in Kenya to Wolayita Sodo in Ethiopia. Bids have been invited for the for the work via Ketraco’s e-procurement platform.
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1 week ago |
universityworldnews.com | Maina Waruru
EAST AFRICA-FRANCE The French government-owned National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the main organisation for basic research in that country, has spent €2.3 million (about US$2.6 million) over the past two years funding scientific research projects across Africa, one of the major achievements of the research organisation that is gradually establishing itself as a significant research partner for the continent.
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2 weeks ago |
universityworldnews.com | Maina Waruru
AFRICA-UNITED KINGDOM The number of African students applying for international student visas to the United Kingdom (UK) dropped markedly after the British government’s ban on dependants took effect on 1 January 2024. Notably, the African countries with the highest number of dependant applications in 2023 also showed the highest decline in interest in 2024.
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3 weeks ago |
allafrica.com | Maina Waruru
Nairobi — The majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the growing disease burden weighing down the continent and two decades after the coming into force of the Abuja declaration on health sector funding. Only a few countries, including Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde, have consistently met the 15 percent target, with some countries allocating less than 10 percent of their budget to the crucial sector.
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