By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
Zambia has split the Ministry of Energy into two administrations responsible for oil and electricity respectively. Energy expert Bornface Zulu believes the reorganisation should strengthen specialisation, accountability and the conduct of public policy, reports the Lusaka Times.
Zambia’s Parliament has approved a reorganisation increasing the number of ministries from 24 to 30. The changes separate electricity and petroleum, as well as trade and industry, to improve public administration and support growth, according to Vice-President Mutale Nalumango, cited by Mwebantu.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Mwebantu ·
Zambian historian Bizeck Phiri has called on his compatriots to preserve peace and unity ahead of the 62nd anniversary of independence. He also urged the government to better balance the economy, while governance expert Noel Chisebe praised the country’s democratic resilience, reports Lusaka Times.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
The African Export-Import Bank and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization have formally established the African Energy Bank, with authorised capital of $5 billion. The institution, which met in Abuja, is to finance the entire African energy value chain, according to Tribune Online.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Tribune Online ·
A 36-year-old man died at Mazabuka hospital in Zambia after being burned with boiling water on 11 October. Police say his 15-year-old sister, suspected of pouring the water on him, has been detained, Lusaka Times reports.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
Zambia raises fuel prices for NovemberZambia’s energy regulator raised November prices by 1.60 kwacha per litre for petrol, 1.18 kwacha for diesel and 2.32 kwacha for kerosene. Petrol now costs 33.06 kwacha per litre and diesel 34.45 kwacha, an increase the Energy Regulation Board attributes to higher oil prices and the depreciation of the kwacha.
Mozambique extends Kenmare’s Moma mining agreement to 2044The Mozambican government has approved extending Kenmare Resources’ agreement to process and export heavy mineral sands from Moma, Nampula province, until 2044. Royalties will rise in stages to 5%, while the company plans to invest at least $200 million and allocate $50 million to social projects, according to Carta de Moçambique, citing Miningmx.The week in Africa
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