Domestic
Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Japanese company Toyota Tsusho and an Egyptian firm El Sewedy for the construction of two solar power stations in Western Province. Read more: Egypt Today
The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit is in talks with India’s leading solar powered water pump manufacturer, Shakti, for partnership in digitalized water pumps that can be controlled on phone from any part of the world. Read more: ZNBC
Zambia’s economic position continues to be gloomy following the downgrade of the country’s long-term foreign currency ratings deeper into junk status by Standards and Poor’s rating agency, says FNB Zambia. Read more: Diggers
The University of Zambia – UNZA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Oxford aimed at collaborating in the field of renewable energy solutions. Read more: Zambian Business Times
Premiercon Chief Executive Officer Lubasi Yuyi has disclosed to the Zambian Business Times in an exclusive interview that the starch company has so far attracted about 7400 farmers spread across Northern Western, Copperbelt, Central, Western and Luapula Provinces to be engaged in supplying Cassava and sweet potatoes for starch extraction. Read more: Zambian Business Times
International
Uganda’s national airline has launched commercial operations with a flight to the Kenyan capital. Uganda Airlines’ inaugural flight to Nairobi on Tuesday carried mostly government and airline officials following a ceremony to re-launch the carrier that collapsed in 2001. Read more: Africa News
The 7th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development opened in Yokohama on Wednesday. Read more: Africa News
US officials have not granted any licences to trade with blacklisted Chinese firm Huawei, despite receiving more than 130 requests, Reuters says. Read more: BBC News
Rising fears about the health of the global economy have prompted talk of recession, spreading anxiety about jobs and growth. Read more: BBC News
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