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Sino-Egyptian consortium could replace ACS and China Three Gorges on Inga III

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“Sisi's African offensive”

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Sisi's African offensive

With the civil war in Libya and the fall of Omar Al Bechir's regime in Sudan, Cairo is having to resume a more active role in African affairs extending beyond the issue of water rights on the Nile, which until recently were Egypt's primary focus on the continent. As a result, Egypt's 45 embassies in Africa have been tasked by President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to conduct a number of military, hydroelectric and economic cooperation projects in east and central Africa. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam remains, nevertheless, a major concern (see our running story).

Congolese authorities are discussing the possibility of a new consortium made up of of Egypt's Income and the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) taking over the Inga III project. [...] (437 words)

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A Congolese delegation headed by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will be visiting Cairo from 27 to 30 July to discuss the Kitoko new town project in which the Egyptian businessman Hesham Sheta is very involved.

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Sama Lukonde envisages a 50-strong government

The Congolese prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge, who has just embarked on consultations to form his new administration, is envisaging several possibilities.

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Egyptian construction giants' bumper crop of contacts

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Félix Tshisekedi to travel to Cairo in November to meet Sisi

With Kinshasa and Cairo showering each other with gestures of friendship since the beginning of the year, the Congolese president is to meet Field Marshal Sisi with a view to boosting economic cooperation between the two countries.

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Kinshasa woos Cairo and Emirati banks for its infrastructure projects

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DRC SOUTH AFRICA Energy Politics Business 22/07/2020

Pretoria takes cautious steps on Inga III

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Tshisekedi, Three Gorges Corp and AfDB at odds over Grand Inga

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Mbuji-Mayi Airport to be renovated by China Jiangxi Corp

Best known for its activities in English-speaking Africa, public sector Chinese group China Jiangxi Corp. has consolidated its presence in DRC thanks to a $23 million contract at Mbuji-Mayi Airport.

DRC MAURITIUS Business 15/04/2020

Mauritian firm Coracent hopes to create a special economic zone in Kinshasa

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After ACS pulls out, China Three Gorges Corp says it can lead Inga III project alone

Reassured by the Chinese state-owned company, the DRC government could soon draft the concession contract for the construction of the vast 11,050-MW dam.

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HM Rawat Group sets out to conquer DRC

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Tshisekedi prepares international conference on Grand Inga hydropower project

With African Union support, the DRC will in late April play host to dozens of VIPs to discuss the development of the Congo River scheme that comprises several vast dams.

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Eiffage to build Tembo Power's renewable energy plants?

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GHANA Infrastructure 03/02/2020

Ghana's Wilkins Engineering beats China's CWE for power network contract

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Chinese businesses no longer above the law?

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DRC Infrastructure 07/10/2019

Private-sector power players form lobby group

Investors in power station construction and electricity distribution have decided to forge a common front to defend their interests.

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