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AFRICA PROJECT
NEWSLETTER
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NO 215 April 2013
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IN THIS EDITION
Major Gas-Fired Power Plant for Mtwara, Southern Tanzania
New Cement Plants for Tanzania & Mozambique
Agreement between South Africa and the DR Congo regarding the Inga
Hydro Power Project
Commercial Property & Urban Developments in Kigali, Rwanda
Kigamboni New City Development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Proposed New Port for Southern Tanzania
National Fibre Optic Cable Communications System for Mozambique

Awarded
New Port planned for South-Western Madagascar
Second Fuel Pipeline for Kenya
Tender Issues for Ethiopia-Kenya Interconnector Power Transmission Line
New Floating Dock for Oil & Gas at Pemba, Mozambique
Fresh Produce Hubs established in Namibia
National Rural Electrification Programme in Zambia
African Development Bank Funding for Feasibility on a New Hydro Dam,

Malawi
Major New Commercial Property & Retail Centre for Windhoek, Namibia
Calls for Implementation of the Botswana-Walvis Bay Rail Line, Botswana

& Namibia
Africa Project Newsletter April 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NEW DATA & PUBLICATIONS

EDITORIAL
ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SUBSCRIBERS & ACTIVITIES AFRICA

PROJECT ACCESS
PROJECTS
BOTSWANA
CAMEROON
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NIGERIA
RWANDA
SOUTH AFRICA
TANZANIA
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
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SPOTLIGHT ON AID AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

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CONTACTS
AFRICAN CONTACTS
AFRICAN UTILITY CONTACTS
ICT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS
MINING CONTACTS
OIL & GAS CONTACTS
AGRICULTURE/AGRI-BUSINESS CONTACTS
HOTEL/TOURISM/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONTACTS
HEALTH SECTOR CONTACTS
DONOR/DFI/FUND/ECA CONTACTS
UNITED NATIONS/NGO CONTACTS
DIPLOMATIC CORPS CONTACTS
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT & UTILITY CONTACTS
BRICS / ASIA / AMERICA / EUROPE CONTACTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
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PROJECT-RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS AND/OR ACTIVITIES OF AFRICA

PROJECT NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS, ASSOCIATES AND CONTACTS
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TRAVEL NOTES
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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AFRICA & THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
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WHISPERINGS FOOTNOTES
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QUOTABLE QUOTES
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FURTHER INFORMATION & INDEMNITY
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New Data & Publications

Africa Project Access Visit Reports
Mtwara, Tanzania, Katanga, DR Congo; North-Western Province,
Zambia; Juba, South Sudan; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Tete, Zambezi
Valley, Nacala, Pemba, Mozambique; Lusaka, Zambia; Kampala,
Uganda, etc
(Contact Africa Project Access at Johannesburg 27 11 4656770 or cell 0826510707 for
details on how to obtain copies)
Editorial
GAS DEPOSITS IN THE ROVUMA BASIN OF
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE &
SOUTHERN TANZANIA
OPTIONS FOR UTILISATION
The experts differ on the size of the gas resource of the Rovuma Basin on the coast of northern
Mozambique (Pemba/Palma area) and Southern Tanzania (Mtwara).One analyst puts the northern
Mozambican reserve at 175 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and the deposit on the Tanzanian side at 40 TCF.
Another provides the respective figures of 30-100 TCF and 20 TCF. Nevertheless, this compares
favourably with Angolas associated gas estimated of 10 TCF and only 0,8 TCF for Namibia.
The major oil and gas companies including Anadarko, ENI, Statoil, Tullow and Petronas are staking their
claims on the Mozambican side while Wentworth Resources, British Gas, Orphir and Petrobras are among
those doing likewise across the Rovuma River. The two governments are applying the enabling framework
legislation. Tanzania now has a formal gas policy and Mozambique has developed a Gas Master Plan and
upstream legislation. Maritime borders have been extended to ensure national ownership of deposits. The
site for the Mozambican LNG plant is likely to be Palma north of Pemba while Tanzanias new gas-based
industry will develop around the deepwater port of Mtwara.
A major question is the choice that will be made for the utilisation of the gas. The options are:
Export of the LNG to Asia
Usage of the gas for power generation, (gas burns more efficiently than coal)
Conversion of the gas to liquids (GTL plants)
Manufacture of fertilizer and chemicals
Production of natural compressed gas for the automotive industry.
There are a number of mooted Projects which provide indications as to the utilisation. There is talk of a gas
pipeline from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam for power generation in Tanzanias main city. There is also
conjecture around a mooted gas-fired power plant in the Nacala Special Economic Zone.
Since the problems with storm damage to nuclear plants in Japan, this major off-taker has been moving
from nuclear to gas power driving up the demand for the latter. There is currently no standard world price
for gas. International prices are fixed on bilateral basis depending on the costs relating to the infrastructure
of the source of production onshore being cheaper than offshore. While the price in North America is
only USD 4-5 per thousand cubic feet, the Asian price is considerably higher at USD 11-14.
This would seem to indicate that a good option would be to export the LNG to Asian markets. The
investors and private operators are likely to support this choice but African governments are keen to ensure
the local beneficiation that would benefit local populations through employment and training. Import
replacement and cost benefit is another important consideration for host producing countries. A sensible
option that falls within the national interest may well be preferred to the more lucrative shorter term option.
Some representatives of African national oil companies are supportive of the gas to liquid option especially
in the case of Mozambique. They point out that small CTL plants are feasible. Detractors counter this by
referring to the high cost of CTL plants. They concede that the current abundance of world LNG could see
gas prices fall in which case, CTL plants would make more sense.
Full optimisation of the Rovuma Basin deposit would require strong and effective collaboration between
Tanzania and Mozambique. Some analysts refer to Africas poor record of regional collaboration and
presume that these two countries will not be able to cooperate to satisfactory levels. Others are more
optimistic drawing attention to the fact that the Unity Bridge across the Rovuma River border has been
built and that there are plans for the road links to the border post to be improved. African national oil
company representatives claim that relations and cooperation between them has improved considerably.
Time will tell!
Additional Services
ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SUBSCRIBERS &
ACTIVITIES OF AFRICA PROJECT ACCESS
The next FULL APA BRIEFING will take place at Henley Business School, Paulshof on Wednesday, 20
March 2013. It will include presentations by selected panels of operators and analysts on a number of key
African markets. There will be a report back on the APA exploratory visit to the development zone of
Mtwara in southern Tanzania.
A special OIL AND GAS SUB-GROUP MEETING was held on Tuesday 25 February 2013 at the Henley
Business School.
The ninth ICT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUB-GROUP was held on Wednesday 5 December 2012 in
collaboration with the South African Electro-Technical Export Council (SAEEC) at their offices in
Midrand. The NEPAD eAfrica Programme and the UNIDO Supplier Partnership Exchange Programme
were discussed. It was decided that representatives of the Konza City ICT Park in Kenya as well as of the
technology parks in Mozambique will be invited to address the next meeting as well as the ICT Sector Lead
at the International Finance Corporation and Intertoll. Green energy will be included on the next agenda.
The last APA-AGRIFICA AGRICULTURE SUB-GROUP MEETING took place on Wednesday 28
November 2012 at the offices of Omnia in Johannesburg. The date of the next meeting will be
communicated to APA subscribers. Representatives of packaging, irrigation, seed and sugar companies
as well as the International Finance Corporation will be invited.
The APA HOTELS/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SUB-GROUP briefing was held on Tuesday 25
February 2013 at the Henley Business School.
The last APA INFRASTRUCTURE SUB-GROUP MEETING Show me the Projects was held on
Thursday, 28 June 2012 at the Development Bank of Southern African in partnership with the Built
Environment Professions Export Council (BEPEC). It concentrated on Project developments in

Mozambique and the BEPEC industrial centre to be established in Tete. The next meeting is scheduled for
31 July 2012. A Show Me the Money: sub-group meeting was held on Friday, 17 August 2012 at the
DBSA with BEPEC. There were addresses by the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement
Programme (MCEP), the Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) and the Capital Projects Feasibility
Programme (CPFP).
The fourth APA HEALTH SECTOR SUB-GROUP MEETING was held on 30 October 2012 at the Henley
Business School. Various health and health-related Projects and initiatives were discussed but especially
the viability of boutique hospitals in Africa and the servicing of remote site Projects.
Africa Project Access is participating with B.A. Link in a series of AFRICA COUNTRY FOCUS
BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS. Recent briefings were on Ghana, Angola, Rwanda, Botswana, Mozambique
the DR Congo and Namibia.
Contact: Arlene Wilson-Max, mobile: 27 (0)796024927, e-mail: balinks@telkomsa.net
The March-April 2013 edition of the London-based publication, AFRICA INVESTOR carries articles on
investment trends, private equity, secondary infrastructure investment markets in Africa,The African
manufacturing sector, top African agriculture Projectsand hotel industry funds. Africa Project Access
contributes to the in the pipeline feature series that provide references to upcoming infrastructure
Projects in sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. (website: www.africa-investor.com) It also provides
a summary of hotel and tourism Projects in the continent.
Note: Africa Investor is publishing a Mandarin-language bi-monthly in addition to its English, French
and Portuguese-language editions. See above-mentioned website for further details.
On Thursday, 29 November 2012, Africa Project Access provided logistical support for the TETE
INDUSTRIAL PARK presentation held at the training centre of Imperial Logistics.
Projects
(Africa Project Access subscribers are welcome to contact Paul or Nicole at Johannesburg
telephone 27 11 4656770, fax 27 11 4659580, cell 0826510707,
Email: afric.projs@pixie.co.za
for templates/further details/contacts pertaining to specific Projects listed below)
BOTSWANA
The Botswana Chamber of Mines has stated that expressions of interest for the 1 500 kilometre
BOTSWANA-WALVIS BAY RAIL LINE could soon be called for. He added that Botswana could be
exporting 40 million tons per annum of coal within the next four years. There is some debate over the
comparative merits of the western rail route to Walvis Bay in Namibia or eastwards to the proposed port of
Techobanine in Mozambique. The Walvis Bay line would certainly be very costly at some USD 1 million
per kilometre bringing the total cost to around USD 15 billion.
CAMEROON
G Power Cement of Germany will be establishing a CEMENT PLANT in Limbe on the coast in south
western Cameroon. Production will be 800 000 tons per annum. Duration of construction is 2-3 years. The
cost is USD 91,5 million. The Plant should be producing by the end of 2015. Production will be sold
domestically as well as to Chad and the Central African Republic. The relevant government authority is the
Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development.
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

The South African and DRC governments as well as their respective power utilities, ESKOM and SNEL
have signed an agreement relating to production from phase 1 of the INGA HYDRO POWER
PROJECT. South Africa will take 2 500 MW while another 2 300 MW will supply mining companies in
the DR Congos Katanga Province. The power purchase off-take agreement will have to be ratified after
passing through the South African parliament. The duration of the Project is unfinalised but could be 6-7
years. The USD 10 billion raised will finance phase 1.
ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company
(KETRACO) have issued a tender for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the KENYAETHIOPIA INTERCONNECTOR POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. The 1 050 kilometre 500 kV
line extend from Wolayita Sodo in Ethiopia to Suswa in Kenya. Expected Project duration is 36 months.
The Project will be implemented in five phases or lots. Ethiopia could become a major regional exporter of
electricity with the completion of the two Gilgel Gibe hydro dams and the planned 1 800 MW Gibe III and
5 250 MW Renaissance Dam.
KENYA
Kurrent Technologies Limited has been awarded the design and supervision of the 450 kilometre second
MOMBASA-NAIROBI FUEL PIPELINE. The cost of the 14-inch diameter multi-product pipeline is
estimated at USD 411,8 million. The company is in joint venture with Sheng Li Engineering & Consulting
Company (SLECC). The implementing agency is the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC). The new pipeline
will run alongside the existing pipeline which is 35 years old.
MADAGASCAR
World Titanium Resources (WTR) has appointed the specialised maritime consultancy firm, BMT JFA to
assist with the identification of an ALTERNATIVE PORT for its Ranobe Minerals Sands Project in the
Toliara Sands complex in south-western Madagascar. The site would be north of the city of Toliara. The
objective is to find a site that will permit direct loading for ocean-going vessels. The Project involves a haul
road and jetty. A problem is lack of site information and data. WTR is also undertaking drillings at its
nearby Marombe concession.
MALAWI
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of USD 3 million for the feasibility study for
the KHOLOMBIDZO LOWER HYDRO PLANT in the Southern Region. The Project falls under the
Malawi Growth & Development Strategy II (MGDS II). The government will contribute USD 230 000.
The total cost of the Project is estimated at USD 312 million. The implementing agencies are the Ministry
of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment as well as the national power utility, Escom.
MOZAMBIQUE
A FLOATING DOCK FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS is to be inaugurated at Pemba, Cabo Delagado
Province, northern Mozambique. The dock will have a landfill access area of 100 metres in length and a
floating mooring platform that can receive two ships at a time. It will be jointly owned by Bollor Africa
Logistics and the national port and rail company, CFM. The cost is estimated at R108 million. There is
considerable activity in the Pemba area resulting from the recent Rovuma Basin gas find.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced that five NEW CEMENT PLANTS will be established
in Sofala Province, Central Mozambique over the next five years. It claims that two will be operational by
the end of 2013. The plants will be situated in the Chibabava and Inhaminga districts as well as in Beira
and Dondo. Industry and in particular agri-industry is growing rapidly in the province.
The NATIONAL FIBRE OPTIC CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM contract has been awarded
to ZTE of China. The network covers 1 300 kilometres all of which is underground. Movitel is laying its
own separate fibre optic cable system. Vodacom is establishing 62 base stations.
Botswana Diamonds has concluded an agreement with Morminas of Mozambique, a subsidiary of EIP of
Portugal, to evaluate two DIAMOND BLOCK CONCESSIONS on the Save River in southern
Mozambique. The companies will have a six-month exclusivity period. The deposits could be linked to the
Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe.
NAMIBIA
The 45 000 square metre THE GROVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT in Klein
Kuppe suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia is scheduled to open in September 2014. The
development will comprise three levels of stores, restaurants, offices, a 100-bed three-star hotel,
penthouses, health and fitness centre, a medical centre and other facilities such as an open area activities
square. The Project is being undertaken by Atterbury Properties and Demashuwa Properties of South
Africa with the Safland Property Group of Namibia. The cost is estimated at USD 140 million. The
architects are Howard & Chamberlain and Boogertman & Partners. The complex is linked to the Hilltop
Estate.
NATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE BUSINESS HUBS have just been established in Rundu and
Ongwediva in northern Namibia. The business hubs initiative falls under the national Green Scheme
Programme implemented in 2008 which aims to make the country food self-sufficient by inter alia
promoting Projects along the countrys perennial rivers. The hubs will provide the missing link in the
production chain by way of cold storage facilities, processing, packaging and marketing. The horticulture
industry is in particular need of this support infrastructure and service.
NIGERIA
The Nigerian independent oil company, Waltersmith Petroman is undertaking a feasibility study for the
establishment of a 5 000 barrels per day OIL REFINERY at its Igwe field in eastern Niger Delta.
Nigerias oil refinery Programme has received much publicity but little in the way of results.
RWANDA
** A NEW COMMERCIAL PROPERTY is being developed in central Kigali, Rwanda. The allocated
area is 2,6 hectares with first phase development extending over some 12 000 square metres. A South
African architectural firm is being used. The promoters are SMRC International of South Africa. Partners
include the Kigali City Council. Initial funding is from the Rwanda Social Security Fund. It is reported that
Shoprite should be one of the first tenants. It is hoped that a building materials retail outlet will join. A
movie theatre will double as a community hall.
The Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA) has received funds for the KAYONZA-RUSUMO
AND KAYONZA-KAGITUMBA ROADS in eastern Rwanda. The Kayonza-Rusumo road is 94
kilometres. The Projects form part of the North-South Corridor Programme Phase II. The RTDA is calling
for expressions of interest from consultants.
The MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KIGALI, Rwanda forms part of the National
Programme, Vision 2020. Initial funding is coming from the Rwanda Social Security Fund whereafter it is
hoped that private investors will participate. A Project under the Plan is the international conference centre
which is being developed as a Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Centre has been delayed due to
insufficient interest from private investors but it should be ready by the end of 2015. Old Mutual of South
Africa is reportedly looking at housing programmes with a mall. The Kenyan retail chain Nakumatt will
soon be opening a second store. The new Radisson hotel opens soon.
Rwandas planned sovereign bond will be used to finance Rwandair and for completion of the KIGALI
CONVENTION CENTRE. It is expected that the bond will raise USD 350 million. The bond is at the
advanced stages of preparation. Rwandair will be able to purchase aircraft.
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa Project Access does not normally focus on Projects in South Africa. However, inserts and updates
on Projects and Project-related issues in this country are included where there is involvement by the
donors, international development finance institutions and international support agencies or there is a
potential for involvement by these agencies and in cases where there is an African regional context.
Transnet is reportedly considering the undertaking of the 6 th phase of the RICHARDS BAY COAL
TERMINAL that will increase its capacity from 91 million tons per annum to 110 MTPA. This
development is linked to plans for the transport of some coal from south-eastern Botswana as well as coal
from Swazilands three coal mines along the planned Waterberg rail line to Richards Bay.
The DORPER WIND PROJECT situated between Molteno and Sterkstroom in the Eastern Cape
Province has been accepted as a preferred Project under the South African Renewable Energy Independent
Producers Programme. The Project will initially generate 100 MW ramping up to 500 MW. The cost is
estimated at R2 billion. The Project promoter is Rainmaker Energy. Fieldstone are the financial advisers.
The implementing agency is the Department of Energy.
TANZANIA
Symbion Power of the USA will be undertaking a 400 MW GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT in Mtwara.
Agreements have been concluded with TANESCO and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation
(TPDC). Construction is being fast-tracked and is scheduled to commence in 2014 for a duration of less
than three years. The Project includes a 600 kilometre power transmission line to the uranium-rich area of
Songea. The Project will be a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Part of the funding will be from OPIC of
the USA. The existing Mtwara power plant will be expanded from 18 MW to 48 MW at a cost of
approximately USD 30 million.
A GAS PROCESSING FACILITY and camp have been developed over 756 square kilometers by
Maurel & Prom and Wentworth Resources at Mnazi Bay near Mtwara opposite the marine reserve in
southern Tanzania. One gas pipeline has been built that extends 5 kilometres in shallow sea and a further 17
kilometres to the Mtwara gas-fired power plant. This power plant next to the port was sold to TANESCO.
The other gas pipeline has yet to be undertaken and will extend to Mtwara and then 600 kilometres to Dar
es Salaam. This second pipeline is a major priority for the government in its efforts to address the national
power supply crisis. The local power market must be satisfied before exports can be considered.
There is much talk of the RUSHUNGI NEW PORT to be situated between Lindi and Kilwa north of
Mtwara. Statoil is reportedly looking at a new gas plant and terminal at Rushungi. British Gas and Statoil
are considering collaborating on the establishment of a new LNG plant. Statoils blocks are further north
than those of BG. BG has appointed KBR to look for the site while Statoil are using HG Wellingford to do
the same. Four possible sites have been identified. The proposed new port at Rushungi north of Lindi on
the route to Dar es Salaam is being favoured.
Initial limestone drillings and standard penetration tests are underway on the DANGOTE CEMENT
PLANT site extending over 156 hectares in the Msijute area some ten kilometres from Mikindani Bay
outside Mtwara, southern Tanzania. The company has also established an office in Mtwara town. Projected
capacity is 3 million tons per annum. The cost is estimated at USD 420 million. A bulk handling facility is
planned for Mtwara Port. The contractor is Sinoma International Engineering Company of China which is
undertaking the Project on a turnkey basis. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2015.
Tanzania will double its cement production by 2015. Production will supply Tanzania as well as Malawi
and the DR Congo. Also planned is a fertilizer plant. Current capacity is 3 million tons per annum against a
demand of 2,2 million. The market is shared by Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC), Mbeya,
Tanga, Athi River Mining, Lake Zone and Rhino. These cement companies are producing brands including
Twiga, Rhino, and Kilwa. Major quantities of Lucky Cement are also imported from Pakistan.
The Chinese firm, Lee Building Materials is involved in the construction of a NEW WHITE CEMENT
PLANT at Lindi, 120 kilometres north up the coast from Mtwara. Construction is expected to commence
in September 2013. Production will be 300 000 tons per annum. White cement is in short supply in the
region. The cost is estimated at USD 12,5million. The Project will help revive the dormant port at Kilwa.
The KIGAMBONI NEW CITY PROJECT (Dar es Salaam South) will be implemented in three phases
and entails the settling of 1,3 million people over an area of 65 000 square metres in Tanzanias largest and
increasingly congested city. Phase 1 is for 53 900 houses, phase 2 is for 81 500 houses and phase 3 is for 83
400 houses. The last phase includes the construction of a tunnel. The Project will be enabled by the
construction of the 600 metre Kigamboni Bridge across the estuary. Other Projects are the construction of a
trunk road, a power plant and water and sanitation facilities. The total cost of the Project is estimated at
USD 3,5 billion. The implementing agencies are the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements
Development and the Temeke Municipality. Funding for the major Project has yet to be confirmed.
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) is planning to invest USD 30 million in its new TWIGA
CEMENT PLANT to be situated at Wazo Hill outside Dar es Salaam. The plant will make the cement
factory the biggest producer in the sub region and is scheduled for completion in September 2014. The
Project includes an increase in the capacity of the packaging and dispatch sections as well as a new clinker
silo. Production capacity will be increased from 1,4 million tons per annum to 2 million tons. Tanzania will
double its cement production by 2015. Current capacity is 3 million tons per annum against a demand of
2,2 million. The market is shared by Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC/Twiga), Mbeya, Tanga,
Athi River Mining, Lake Zone and Rhino. These cement companies are producing brands including Twiga,
Rhino, and Kilwa. Major quantities of Lucky Cement are also imported from Pakistan. TPCC has posted a
22% increase in net profit to 61,57 billion Shillings up from 50,6 billion in 2011.
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The Ministry of Works and TANROADS have announced that the 85,5 kilometre MUSOMANYANGUGE ROAD in north-western Tanzania will be rehabilitated over the course of 2013. Funding is
from the Tanzanian government and stands at 88 billion Shillings, (USD = 1 600 Shillings.) The Project
includes two bridges over the Grumeti and Suguti rivers. The main contractor is Chicco Tanzania. The
highway extends from Musoma on Lake Victoria. The Musoma-Kinesi ferry has also been inaugurated.
The Project will enhance trade with Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.
** A group of consultants is proposing the establishment of a COAL-TO-LIQUID PLANT, TERMINAL
AND SMELTERS in the Liwonde area of southern Malawi. A fertilizer plant is also being considered.
Liwonde is favourably situated as a transport crossroads lying on the rail route. It is only about 50
kilometres south of Mangochi on Lake Malawi.
There are reports that the government is keen on establishing a CASHEW NUT PROCESSING PLANT
in the Mtwara area, southern Tanzania. This is despite the fact that there is already a fully functional plant
In Mtwara operated by the Olam Group of India. In 2012, Tanzania produced 158 000 tons of cashews but
only 10% of the nuts were processed locally. There are reports of strong interest from a British investor.
Parties involved are the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, the Cashew Nut Board of
Tanzania and Bioscience for Farming in Africa (B4FA).
UGANDA
There have been considerable delays to the LAKE ALBERT OIL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
The multinational companies involved in the oil exploitation such as CNOOC of China, Total of France and
the original discoverer, Tullow of the UK would reportedly want to export the crude while the government
insists upon local refining by a planned 60 000 barrels per day oil refinery in the area. In any event, the oil
has a high wax content and specialists are of the view that some degree of local transformation has to
occur. The government has taken a stronger control of the oil sector through two new gas processing and
storage laws. Local refining would achieve import replacement of petroleum products and create
opportunities for export to neighbouring countries.
ZAMBIA
The Gaborone-based Southern African Trade Hub (SATH) has awarded a grant of USD 100 000 to Central
African Seed Services (CASS) for the purchase of equipment for a GROUNDNUT PROCESSING
FACILITY in Lusaka. Jungle Beat will export surplus nuts to South Africa while peanut-based products
will be exported to Europe. This will be the first facility in Zambia to have equipment to enable export
production.
The NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME aims to ensure electricity supply to
51% of the countrys rural population by 2030. The implementing agency is the Rural Electrification
Authority (REA). The largest of the Projects falling under the Programme is the Mwanza-Kasaka Rural
Electrification Project in Monze Southern Province. It will benefit 25 public institutions and facilities. The
acting CEO of the REA is Geoffrey Musonda.
ZIMBABWE
** The Better Trading Company is collaborating with the Elephant Pepper Company on a DRIED CHILI
PRODUCTION OPERATION in Nyanga, Eastern Zimbabwe. Production is supplied to the Nandos
chicken fast food chain and Tabasco. The Project began in 2007 with the assistance of the Shell Foundation
and the NGO, Technoserve. Elephant Pepper is managing production and exports. The Project is based on
the hub and spoke principle with central management providing the expertise and aggregates and some
200 small farmers and a few large-scale farmers supplying the crop. Better Trading has offices in Harare,
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Cape Town and London. It consults to a number of agri-industrial Projects and is for example assisting
Universal Mozambique Leaf Tobacco with its maize outgrowers Programme.
The China-Africa Sunlight Energy Company (CASE) has begun construction of a 400 MW POWER
PLANT in Matabeleland North Province in southern Zimbabwe. The environmental impact assessment
(EIA) has been completed. The cost of the Project is estimated at USD 2,1 billion. The Project will
undertake coal mining, methane gas extraction and power generation. There is opposition to the Project
from the Gwayi Valley Intensive Conservation Area.
REGIONAL
The South African and DRC governments as well as their respective power utilities, ESKOM and SNEL
have signed an agreement relating to production from phase 1 of the INGA HYDRO POWER
PROJECT. South Africa will take 2 500 MW while another 2 300 MW will supply mining companies in
the DR Congos Katanga Province. The power purchase off-take agreement will have to be ratified after
passing through the South African parliament. The duration of the Project is unfinalised but could be 6-7
years. The USD 10 billion raised will finance phase 1.
Transnet is reportedly considering the undertaking of the 6 th phase of the RICHARDS BAY COAL
TERMINAL that will increase its capacity from 91 million tons per annum to 110 MTPA. This
development is linked to plans for the transport of some coal from south-eastern Botswana as well as coal
from Swazilands three coal mines along the planned Waterberg rail line to Richards Bay.
The Botswana Chamber of Mines has stated that expressions of interest for the 1 500 kilometre
BOTSWANA-WALVIS BAY RAIL LINE could soon be called for. He added that Botswana could be
exporting 40 million tons per annum of coal within the next four years. There is some debate over the
comparative merits of the western rail route to Walvis Bay in Namibia or eastwards to the proposed port of
Techobanine in Mozambique. The Walvis Bay line would certainly be very costly at some USD 1 million
per kilometre bringing the total cost to around USD 15 billion.
Commercial Property, Hotels,

Tourism Related Projects
Leisure
Developments
and
(Projects in North Africa/Maghreb Countries are included in this section)

The KIGAMBONI NEW CITY PROJECT (Dar s Salaam South) will be implemented in three phases
and entails the settling of 1,3 million people over an area of 65 000 square metres in Tanzanias largest and
increasingly congested city. Phase 1 is for 53 900 houses, phase 2 is for 81 500 houses and phase 3 is for 83
400 houses. The last phase includes the construction of a tunnel. The Project will be enabled by the
construction of the 600 metre Kigamboni Bridge across the estuary. Other Projects are the construction of a
trunk road, a power plant and water and sanitation facilities. The total cost of the Project is estimated at
USD 3,5 billion. The implementing agencies are the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements
Development and the Temeke Municipality. Funding for the major Project has yet to be confirmed.
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The 45 000 square metre THE GROVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT in Klein
Kuppe suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia is scheduled to open in September 2014. The
development will comprise three levels of stores, restaurants, offices, a 100-bed three-star hotel,
penthouses, health and fitness centre, a medical centre and other facilities such as an open area activities
square. The Project is being undertaken by Atterbury Properties and Demashuwa Properties of South
Africa with the Safland Property Group of Namibia. The cost is estimated at USD 140 million. The
architects are Howard & Chamberlain and Boogertman & Partners. The complex is linked to the Hilltop
Estate.
Rwandas planned sovereign bond will be used to finance Rwandair and for completion of the KIGALI
CONVENTION CENTRE. It is expected that the bond will raise USD 350 million. The bond is at the
advanced stages of preparation. Rwandair will be able to purchase aircraft.
Europes second hotel group, and the worlds eighth, Louvre Hotels of France plans to open five BUSINESS
HOTELS IN REUNION ISLAND. The first two will be at Sainte-Clotilde and Saint-Pierre. The investor is
ACI Outremer.
Spotlight on Aid Agencies, International Development Finance

Institutions, Funds & Selected Related Organisations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has concluded an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank for a
TRADE FINANCE RISK PARTICIPATION INITIATIVE initially capitalised at USD 200 million. It
will favour industrial and agri-industrial Projects.
The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Development Bank of Southern
Africa (DBSA) are calling for research proposals for green Projects that would fall under their new joint
GREEN FUND.
The agriculture investment fund managers, ZEDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED, part of the PSG Group
has just started operations in Zambia with a 17 000 hectare Project involving winter and summer cropping.
The Johannesburg-based HOSPITALITY PROPERTY FUND is one of the largest hotel funds in Africa. It
has some 30 African properties in its portfolio.
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Contacts
AFRICAN CONTACTS
Colonel Joseph Simbakalia is Regional Commissioner for MTWARA, TANZANIA, telephone 255 23
2333194 or 233317, e-mail: joesimba@thefacilitators.com He was previously CEO of the National
Development Corporation (NDC).
Darryn Renton is Shipping Manager at ADVANCED MARITIME TRANSPORTS TANZANIA (AMT),
telephone Mtwara 255 767129790, e-mail: drenton@amtza.co.za or operationstz@amtsa.com
DS Musale is Senior General Manager: Projects at DANGOTE INDUSTRIES TANZANIA, telephone
Mtwara 255 23 2334513 or 774053246, e-mail: dil.tanzania@dangoteprojects.com Dangote is constructing a
new cement plant outside Mtwara.
Luis Marques is the Office Managing Partner at ERNST & YOUNG ANGOLA, telephone Luanda 244 222
371390 or 371461, e-mail: luis.marques@pt.ey.com
Smak Kaombwe is Senior Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) Programme Advisor at the NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NDC) OF TANZANIA, telephone Dares Salaam 255 22 2124315 or
2111460, e-mail; skaombwe2000@yahoo.com Ramson Mwilangali is Head: Plant & Machinery at the NDC,
e-mail: rmwalingali@ndc.co.tz
AFRICAN UTILITY CONTACTS

Tanda Chisi is Projects & Technical Director at the ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY (ZPC), telephone
Harare 263 4 250407/8/9 or 706368, e-mail: tchisi@zpc.co.zw
P Dhafana is Operations Director at ZESA ENTERPRISES of Zimbabwe, telephone Harare 263 4 663794
or 661216, e-mail: pdhafana@zent.co.zw
Dr Patricia Litho is Communication and PR Executive at the RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY of
the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, telephone Kampala 256 312 264095/103-5, email: plitho@rea.or.ug
Tonateni Amakutuwa is a Financial Analyst at the ELECTRICITY CONTROL BOARD (ECB) OF
NAMIBIA, telephone Windhoek 264 61 374308, e-mail: tamakutuwa@ecb.org.na A colleague at the ECB
is Siseho Simasiku, telephone 264 61 374300, e-mail: ssimasiku@ecb.org.na
Elias Twagira is Director General with the RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RTDA),
telephone Kigali 25 078 5656928, e-mail: info@rtda.gov.rw
The following are contacts at the revamped ZAMBIA ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA):
Bernard Mwape Chiwala is CEO (Exhidah is PA), telephone Lusaka 260 211 252259 or 253088
or 253801 or 253002 or 253404).
Charles Mushota, e-mail: cmushota@roads.gov.zm
William Mulusa, e-mail: wkmulusa@roads.gov.zm
Mary Chisenga, e-mail: mchisenga@roads.gov.zm
Linda Puta, e-mail: lputa@roads.gov.zm
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ICT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS
Naiole Santos is Administrator and Member of the Board of ANGOLA TELECOM, telephone Luanda 244
222 630082, e-mail: naiole.santos@angolatelecom.com
Aidan Burns is Lead Development Representative for East Africa at IBM, telephone Nairobi 254 20
2834000 or Johannesburg 27 11 3027036, e-mail: aidan.burns@sk.ibm.com
MINING CONTACTS
Adrian Reynolds is a Director at MKANGO RESOURCES of Canada which is developing the Songwe Hill
Rare Earths concession in Malawi, telephone 1 403 4445979, e-mail: adrian@mkango.ca
Kalaa Mpinga is CEO at MWANA AFRICA, telephone Bindura 263 34 7801-8, e-mail:
tmuganyi@fredarebecca.co.zw The company operates the Freda Rebecca Mine in Zimbabwe.
Daniel Sauve is Director: Procurement & Logistics at XSTRATA NICKEL, telephone Toronto 1 416
7551544, e-mail: dsauve@xstratanickel.ca The company is developing the Kalanga nickel mine in western
Tanzania.
OIL & GAS CONTACTS

Mussa Makame is Vice President: Finance & Administration at WENTWORTH RESOURCES, telephone
Dar es Salaam 255 22 2164400, e-mail: mussa.makame@wentworthresources.com
The new CEO for SYMBION POWER of the USA is Peter Gathercole (telephone 255 754785340, e-mail:
petergathercole@jaag.biz ) The company is involved ina major gas-fired power plant in Mtwara, southern
Tanzania.
Brian Glover is Group Corporate Planning Manager at TULLOW OIL, telephone London 44 20
3249000/965, e-mail: brian.glover@tullowoil.com
Elias Pungong is Partner, Assurance, Africa Oil and Gas Sector Leader at ERNST & YOUNG, telephone
Douala 237 33 425109, e-mail: elias.pungong@cm.ey.com
Dr Mike de Pontes is Chief Operating Officer at the South African gas development company, iGAS,
telephone Johannesburg 27 10 2014750 or 2014761, e-mail: miked@cefgroup.co.za
Lwazi Mtshali heads up the South African bio-fuels company, LANELE RESOURCES, telephone
Johannesburg 27 11 3173722, e-mail: lwazi.mtshali@lanele.co.za The company has a bio-fuels operation in
Nelspruit. He has much experience in the oil industry having worked for BP and SASOL.
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AGRICULTURE/AGRI-BUSINESS CONTACTS
Mayank Srivastava is Branch Manager at the OLAM TANZANIA CASHEW NUT PLANT in Mtwara,
Tanzania, telephone 255 788791183 or Dar es Salaam 255 222153156, e-mail:
mayank.srivastava@olamnet.com Olam is an Indian group registered in Singapore.
Nigel Dorward is a Zimbabwean at THE BETTER TRADING COMPANY, telephone 27 723920721, email: Nigel@thebettertradingcompany.com The company has offices in Harare, Cape Town and London and
is involved in a TABASCO Project in Zimbabwe that supplies dried chili to the Nandos outlets.
Lwazi Mtshali heads up the South African bio-fuels company, LANELE RESOURCES, telephone
Johannesburg 27 11 3173722, e-mail: lwazi.mtshali@lanele.co.za
HOTELS/TOURISM/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONTACTS

Bill Harris is Chairman of the strategic marketing and consulting firm, SMRC International which is
involved in the development of a new COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN KIGALI, RWANDA,
telephone Kigali 250 25 2588175, e-mail: bill.harris@smrcinternational.com
Kallie van der Merwe is with the commercial property development company, SAFLAND, telephone 27
834550285, e-mail: kallie@safland.co.za
HEALTH SECTOR CONTACTS

Asmita Gillani is CEO of the AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL in Nairobi, Kenya, telephone 254
20 3662020/22/53 or 3740000. The hospital was established in 1958 and is known as a major healthcare
hub for the region.
DONOR/DFI/FUND/ECA CONTACTS
Suitbert Kageuka is Manager: Business Development at the TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK (TIB),
telephone Dar es Salaam 255 22 2411101/9 or 2163655, e-mail: skageuka@tib.co.tz
Andrew Maycock is Deputy Vice President, Department of Compact Operations, Eastern and Southern
Africa at the MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC), telephone Washington 1 202
5213940, e-mail: mayockaj@mcc.gov
Ebrima Faal is Regional Director at the Southern Africa Resource Centre of the AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB), telephone Centurion 27 12 0036900, e-mail: e.faal@afdb.org
Dan Croft is Senior Investment Officer, Advisory Services at the INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION (IFC), telephone Johannesburg 27 11 7313000/3180, e-mail: dcroft@ifc.org
Dan Kasirye of the Nairobi office of the INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC) is
working on rail Projects in Kenya, telephone 254 2 217368/9, e-mail: dkasirye@ifc.org
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UNITED NATIONS/NGO CONTACTS

Neil Blake is Project Manager: Tanzania for the UK NGO, TRADE AID UK IN MTWARA, Tanzania,
telephone Mtwara 255 656249050 or 44 1 425657774, e-mail: info@tradeaiduk.org The NGO manages the
Old Boma House Hotel in Mtwara.
Steve Banhegyi is a coordinator with the NPO, CommunityLED that aims to provide solar and alternative
energy and empowerment for shack-dwelling communities in Africa. The organisation has established a
solarpreneur system in South Africas disadvantaged communities to assist micro entrepreneurs with the
installation of energy-saving and environmentally friendly solar lighting systems. The contact details are: cell
27 736981537, e-mail: info@communityled.co.za , website: www.communityLED.co.za
DIPLOMATIC CORPS CONTACTS

Claude Nikobisanzwe is First Secretary (Commercial) at the HIGH COMMISSION OF RWANDA in
Pretoria, telephone 27 12 3426536, e-mail: cnikobisanzwe@minaffet.gov.rw
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT & UTILITY CONTACTS

Amar Sooklal is Deputy Director: Green Economy, Trade & Investment South Africa, DEPARTMENT OF
TRADE & INDUSTRY, telephone Pretoria 27 12 3941456, e-mail: asooklal@thedti.gov.za
BRICS/ASIA/AMERICA/EUROPE CONTACTS
Georg Kervel is Senior Adviser at the Underwriting Department of the NORWEGIAN EXPORT CREDIT
AGENCY, GIEK, telephone Oslo 47 96627346, e-mail: georg.kievel@giek.no Another Senior Adviser is
Astrid Etienne, telephone47 92848030, e-mail: asrtrid.etienne@giek.no Hanne Beate Hoiby is Head: Industry
Division, Underwriting Department, telephone 47 22876200, e-mail: hanne.hoiby@giek.no
USEFUL WEBSITES
The comprehensive ERNST & YOUNG AFRICA GAS REPORT can be accessed through the website:
www.ey.com
The Board of Investment of Mauritius has established its AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR
BUSINESS. The website, www.bioafrica.com contains refere3nces to Projects, tenders and business news.
The scheduled dates of AFRICAN ELECTIONS can be found on the website: www.eisa.org.za
Project-related achievements and/or activities of Africa Project

News Letter subscribers, Associates and Contacts
FRUIT & VEGETABLE CITY of South Africa is adopting a local partner franchising model in its Africa
expansion Programme. It currently has operations in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and has just opened in
Angola. It is about to open in Ghana, the DR Congo and Mozambique. It will open two new stores in
Mozambique with the first commencing in June 2013. It is opening in Tanzania in May 2013, Ghana in
August 2013 and Cte dIvoire in December 2013. The company is trying to identify franchisees in Nigeria
and Madagascar. Possible markets identified for the future are Ethiopia, Sudan, Cameroon, Gabon,
Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
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Fieldstone has announced that the DORPER WIND PROJECT situated between Molteno and
Sterkstroom in the Eastern Cape Province has been declared Wind Deal of the Year 2012 by Project
Finance Magazine.
The TRANSNET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT has been established at the Innovation Hub
situated outside Pretoria in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of
South Africa. Transnet will be spending R150 million per annum on R&D as part of its 2012-2019 Market
Demand Strategy.
The South African contractor, MURRAY & ROBERTS recently opened an office in Ghana and will open an
office in Zambia in June 2013. The company may also open an office in Kenya before the end of the year. It
has been present in Botswana and Namibia.
GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) has announced that it will be investing USD 1 billion in Nigeria with USD 250
million thereof to be invested immediately.
Travel Notes
The best hotel in MTWARA, SOUTHERN TANZANIA is the Old Boma at Mikindani which is a restored
old German fort originally built in 1895, (telephone 255 784360110 or 757622000 or 786861750, e-mail:
oldboma@mikindani.com ) It is about ten kilometres outside Mtwara on a good road. The rate is around USD
80 including breakfast. There are only eleven rooms. A good alternative is the new Mitengo Hotel situated
close to the Old Boma (telephone 255 689215867 or 764647180 or 659464347, e-mail:
mitengohotel@yahoo.com or mitengohotel@gmail.com) It charges are USD 62 or USD 50 including
breakfast. A last resort is the Msemo Hotel in Mtwara (telephone 255 23 2333206 or 786678283) which
charges USD 80 and USD 100 with breakfast. There are twice daily flights between Dar es Salaam and
Mtwara by Precision Air (telephone Dares Salaam 255 686177458 or 689669446, e-mail: pwecommerce@precisionairtz.com or contactcentre@precisionairtz.com) A recommended driver in Mtwara is
Regan, telephone 255 787711613 or 654815827.
A recommended HOTEL IN DAR ES SALAAM is the Collosseum Hotel and Fitness Centre in Oyster Bay,
telephone 255 22 2266655 or 789100075, e-mail: reservations@collosseumtz.com The rate is USD 175
including breakfast. Another alternative in Oyster Bay is the Atlantis Hotel, telephone 255 22 2664591-4 or
684226671/2, e-mail: info@atlantishotel.co.tz The B7B rate is USD 160.
There is some confusion regarding the issue of VISAS ON ARRIVAL AT DAR ES SALAAM AIRPORT.
The charges range from USD 50 to USD 250 depending on a judgement by the officials on whether the visitor
requires a work permit. Travellers are advised to tick meetings and conference rather than business on the
visa application form. It takes about forty minutes to receive the visa on arrival. It is therefore preferable to
obtain a visa before travelling at a cost of USD 50.
Accommodation in the PEMBA AREA of northern Mozambique is in short supply. A recommendation by an
APA associate is the five-star Chuiba Bay Lodge south of the town and about ten kilometres from the airport,
telephone Johannesburg 27 11 7910519.
An APA associate who recently visited the DR Congo reports that the KINSHASA-MATADI ROAD is
generally good but it is one-way out of Kinshasa and one-way again when entering Matadi. Particularly bad
are the last two kilometres into Matadi which involves passing through the informal market. He reports that it
took them some 80 minutes to do this final stretch.
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Visitors to RWANDA from South Africa report that the direct Johannesburg-Kigali flights are cheaper than
the SAA flights that stop en route in Bujumbura, Burundi. The new Radisson Hotel will be opening soon in
Kigali.
Forthcoming Events
Inserts in bold, italics and larger font indicate participation by Africa Project Access:
The FIDIC (INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS)-GAMA (GROUP OF
AFRICA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE will be taking place 7-10 April 2013 in
Khartoum, Sudan.
Contact: Roelof van Tonder, BEPEC, e-mail: roelof@bepec.co.za
The 2nd BOTSWANA COAL & ENERGY CONFERENCE will be taking place 16-17
April 2013 at the Gaborone International Conference Centre.
Contact: Diana Lauzi, telephone 61 2 90804313, e-mail: Diana.lauzi@informa.com.au
The ZIMBABWE WATER RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUMMIT will be taking
place 22-23 April 2013 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo.
Contact: Nomakhosi Gumede, telephone 27 11 6664798, e-mail: info@mncapital.co.za
The 19TH WESTERN AFRICA OIL, GAS & ENERGY CONFERENCE will take place 22-24 April 2013
at the Hilton Windhoek, Namibia. Listed speakers include Chariot Oil & Gas, Petrosen and Sierra Leone
Petroleum.
Contact: Amanda Wellbeloved, Global Pacific & Partners, telephone Johannesburg 27 11 8807052, e-mail:
babette@glopac-partners.com
The RAIL ROUTING, CONTROL & SIGNALLING 2013 CONFERENCE will be taking place 22-25
April at the VIP Grand Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. Listed speakers include representatives of Nigeria
Railways, National Rail of Zimbabwe (NRZ), CFM of Mozambique, CEAR of Malawi, TAZARA of Tanzania,
Swazi Rail, TransNamib of Namibia, Botswana Railways and the Ghana Railway Development Authority.
Contact: Sumaya Mohammed, IQPC, telephone 91 80 43224151, e-mail: sumaya.mohammed@iqpc.com
The AFRICAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL ESTATE SUMMIT will be taking place 22-23
April at the CapeTown International Convention Centre. Project developers such as those for La Cit du
Fleuve in Kinshasa will be attending.
Contact: Erika Atzori, IC Events, telephone London 44 20 78413218, e-mail: e.atzori@africasia.com
The POWERING AFRICA: MOZAMBIQUE conference will be taking place 2-3 May 2013 at the new
Radisson Blu Hotel in Maputo. Participants include Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM), Anadarko and
Globeleq.
Contact: Telephone 44 20 73848069, e-mail: ore.onagbesan@energynet.co.uk
The AFRICA INVESTOR 2013 CEO INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUMMIT

will be taking place on 7 May at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town and will run alongside
the World Economic Forum on Africa.
Contact: Catherine Wright, telephone Johannesburg 27 11 7832431.
The CONTRACT DRAFTING WORKSHOP will be taking place 6-8 May 2013 at the Global Prospecting
Training Centre in Randburg. Listed attendees include ZESCO of Zimbabwe, TANESCO of Tanzania and
ESCOM of Malawi.
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Contact:
Priscilla
Moonsamy,
Priscilla@globalprospects.co.za
telephone
Johannesburg
27
11
7816222,
e-mail:
The Petro.t.ex AFRICA CONFERENCE on mid and downstream oil and gas operations
will be taking place 14-15 May 2013 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand.
Contact: Bette McNaughton, Fair Consultants, telephone Cape Town 27 21 7133360, email: bette@fairconsutants.com
The 13TH ANNUAL AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK will be taking place 14-15 May 2013 at the Cape Town
International Convention Centre.
Contact: Warda Johnson, telephone Cape Town 27 21 7003500, e-mail: warda.johnson@spintelligent.com
The ACI MEASURING AFRICAN PORT CAPACITY SUMMIT will be taking place in Durban, 22-23
May 2013. Speakers are from Mozambique, Nigeria, Angola and Madagascar.
Contact: Piotr Baziuk, telephone 48 616 469780, e-mail: pbaziuk@acieu.net
The 2nd COAL OPTIMISATION AFRICA 2013 conference will be taking place 28-29 May 2013 in
Johannesburg.
Contact: Melissa Morgan, telephone 27 11 2750126, e-mail: enquiry@iqpc.co.za
The 4th EAST AFRICA OIL, GAS & ENERGY CONFERENCE will be taking place 19-20 June 2013 at
the InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Listed participants include AfricaOil, Simba Energyand Ministry
of Mines & Energy, Ethiopia.
Contact: Amanda Wellbeloved, Global Pacific & Partners, telephone Johannesburg 27 11 8807052, e-mail:
babette@glopac-partners.com
The FACIM 2013 MOZAMBIQUE TRADE FAIR will be taking place 17-20 August at the new
fairgrounds near Maputo.
Contact: Website: www.facim.gov.mz
The 4th EAST & CENTRAL AFRICA ROADS & RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT will be taking
place 20-21 August 2013 in Dar es Salaam.
Contact: Jose Carpio, Magenta Global, telephone Singapore 65 63912555, e-mail: jose@magentaglobal.com.sg
The FIDIC WORLD CONSULTING ENGINEERING CENTENARY CONFERENCE will be taking place
15-18 September 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
Contact: Roelof van Tonder, BEPEC, e-mail: roelof@bepec.co.za
The iPAD MOZAMBIQUE 2013 gas and power conference and exhibition will be taking place 22-24
October at the Girassol Indy Hotel in Maputo.
Contact: Yolanda dos Santos, telephone Cape Town 27 21 7003500.
Africa & the Global Economic Downturn

The rest of Africa now accounts for some 18% of SOUTH AFRICAS TOTAL EXPORTS and importantly
about 25% of its manufactures or value-added exports.
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Whisperings - Footnotes
WHISPERINGS FOOTNOTE 1
PIRACY is occurring alarmingly far south down the East African coast. The security vessel based in
Mtwara Port, Southern Tanzania apprehended a gang of pirates last year. A number of gas companies such
as British Gas and Maurel & Prom have drilling operations in the area.
The PRIME MINISTER OF MOZAMBIQUE, Alberto Vaquina is favoured by some to become the next
president of the country. The 55-year old was previously governor of Tete Province where he achieved
considerable popularity.
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE in Mozambique and other African countries with stranded resources could
be seriously dented if the hype and momentum behind their mining and oil and gas Projects are not realised
due to the serious lack of support transport infrastructure. Vale and Rio Tinto were recently forced to halt
coal production and exports from their Zambezi Valley operations when the Sena rail line was flooded.
Elsewhere the rich iron deposits of Guinea Conakry remain stranded and there has been little movement
with regard to Ugandas Lake Albert oil reserves. Meanwhile, Vale has declared that it will complete the
Nacala rail corridor by the end of 2014.
The prevalence of UNSOLICITED BIDS over traditional tenders for Projects is particularly evident in
Mozambique where private consortia are presenting major initiatives to government. The mining
companies operating there are responsible for nearly 20% of all infrastructure Projects.
There appears to be renewed interest by ANGLO AMERICAN in African start-up operations. It has inter
alia recently begun explorations in the North West Province of Zambia, is exploring in the Katanga
Province of the DR Congo and has a new presence in the Zambezi Valley in Mozambique.
An Africa Project Access associate recently made the remark that African governments should also be reexamining their EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS and considering these for rehabilitation and
upgrades rather than calling mainly for the funding of new infrastructure. She also suggested the
establishment of special funds for infrastructure maintenance Projects.
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Quotable Quotes
QUOTABLE QUOTES 1
Whether you give or dont give, youll get the same smile.
(Rwanda High Commissioner to South Africa, Vincent Karega on tipping waiters in Rwanda.)
QUOTABLE QUOTES 2
Africa is our home, and it is our future. It is a market of over one billion people and it is growing rapidly.
The National Economic Plan acknowledges the global shift of economic power from West to East, and
highlights the rise of Africa. Indeed, we have already begun to see our trade patterns shift from traditional
partners in Europe and the United States to new markets in Asia and Africa. Africa now accounts for about
18 percent of our total exports, nearly a quarter of our manufactured exports. Over the past five years, the
South African Reserve Bank has approved nearly 1 000 large investments into 36 African countries.
(Extract from the 2013 national budget speech delivered by the South African Minister of Finance, Pravin
Gordhan)
QUOTABLE QUOTES 3
If you pick a provincial line, you will arrive at a provincial destination.
(Representative of an agricultural fund on the need for South African agricultural companies to strategise
globally.)
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Africa Project Access

Major Gas-Fired Power Plant for Mtwara, Southern Tanzania

New Cement Plants for Tanzania & Mozambique

Commercial Property & Urban Developments in Kigali, Rwanda

Kigamboni New City Development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Proposed New Port for Southern Tanzania

National Fibre Optic Cable Communications System for Mozambique

New Port planned for South-Western Madagascar

Second Fuel Pipeline for Kenya

Tender Issues for Ethiopia-Kenya Interconnector Power Transmission Line

New Floating Dock for Oil & Gas at Pemba, Mozambique

Fresh Produce Hubs established in Namibia

National Rural Electrification Programme in Zambia

African Development Bank Funding for Feasibility on a New Hydro Dam,

Calls for Implementation of the Botswana-Walvis Bay Rail Line, Botswana

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

NEW DATA & PUBLICATIONS

ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR SUBSCRIBERS & ACTIVITIES AFRICA

SPOTLIGHT ON AID AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

PROJECT-RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS AND/OR ACTIVITIES OF AFRICA

AFRICA & THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

FURTHER INFORMATION & INDEMNITY

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Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Environment Professions Export Council (BEPEC). It concentrated on Project developments in

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Commercial Property, Hotels,

(Projects in North Africa/Maghreb Countries are included in this section)

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Spotlight on Aid Agencies, International Development Finance

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

AFRICAN UTILITY CONTACTS

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

OIL & GAS CONTACTS

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

HOTELS/TOURISM/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONTACTS

HEALTH SECTOR CONTACTS

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

UNITED NATIONS/NGO CONTACTS

DIPLOMATIC CORPS CONTACTS

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT & UTILITY CONTACTS

Project-related achievements and/or activities of Africa Project

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

The AFRICA INVESTOR 2013 CEO INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUMMIT

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa & the Global Economic Downturn

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Africa Project Newsletter April 2013

Further Information & Indemnity

New Commercial Property Development in Kigali, Rwanda

Coal to Liquid Plant, Malawi