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Tanzanian graphite project gets $277-million development contract
Kitco News
Australia-based Magnis Energy Technologies announced yesterday that it reached an agreement with Metallurgical Corporation of China to build a production facility at its Nachu graphite project in Tanzania.

The engineering, procurement and construction contract has a $277 million fixed price, the cost to build a 240,000 tpa plant.

Magnis Managing Director, Marc Vogts, said Nachu in Tanzania's most advanced project.

“The execution of the EPC contract with MCC which is contingent on MCC organising at least 80% of the funding demonstrates the quality of the project along with the significant progress made at Nachu this year, which is shovel ready and Tanzania’s most advanced graphite project. With the ability to produce 99.95% graphite products via mechanical processes only, Magnis is in a unique position to become a leader in the production of anode materials for the rapidly growing battery market,” said Vogts.

Metallurgical Corporation of China has 130,000 employees and assets over $50 billion.

Magnis said Nachu is a world-class graphite deposit with high distribution towards natural flake graphite in the super jumbo, jumbo and large flake categories.

now these are the projects that are more productive.
instead of shipping off raw materials

 

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now these are the projects that are more productive.
instead of shipping off raw materials

With the ability to produce 99.95% graphite products via mechanical processes only

That doesn't sound like that's good for the Tanzanian engineering or mining community. An Australian company is partnering with a Chinese company to make products from Tanzanian resources. I hope it's Tanzanians that are running that facility and process from top to bottom.

 

[Premeditated]

That doesn't sound like that's good for the Tanzanian engineering or mining community. An Australian company is partnering with a Chinese company to make products from Tanzanian resources. I hope it's Tanzanians that are running that facility and process from top to bottom.

I know, but it's better than shipping out raw materials
hopefully with the research centers that been built over there they eventually produce enough human capita to counter with domestic private sector

 

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A Place You Wouldn't Believe Exists in Abuja Nigeria!


By Tayo Aina
Check out his Youtube channel. He akes a lot vids about Nigeria and the places that are rarely shown in the media.

 

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I talked about this before about US tech companies including Bill Gates's foundation but here it is

 

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Harvard Business School Fellowship Designed To Promote MBA Jobs In Africa
Find out more about Harvard Business School’s GO:Africa fellowship, which supplements the income of MBA graduates who get jobs in Africa

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(c) HBS Facebook - Harvard MBA students interested in working in Africa can benefit from the Go:Africa fellowship

Harvard Business School's Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO:Africa) supplements the income of MBA graduates who get jobs in Africa with a total compensation of less than $100,000 per year.

The rationale behind the fellowship is to support graduating students and alumni who are working in Africa, where salaries are typically lower than the MBA average.

Harvard's hope is that the fellowship makes opportunities in Africa more accessible for its graduates, which the school has already seen in this first year with five GO: Africa fellows.

Supporting lower-paid MBA jobs

The fellowship is just one part of HBS’s commitment to career support. The school offers a variety of career support programs for eligible students who choose careers in which starting salaries are lower than those of typical MBAs.

Their aim is to not just push MBAs into high-paying industries in developed countries, but to help those interested in innovation, development and entrepreneurship to put the skills they’ve acquired to good use.

Tuyee Yeboah (MBA 2018), a native of Dallas, Texas, who grew up in Accra, will be the chief investment and integration officer at Peak Investment Capital after completing JPMorgan Chase’s post-MBA leadership development program in Dallas.

“I plan to be a part of fuelling the hope that currently exists, changing the narrative of a continent that has often been ridiculed, and helping Africa rise above the world’s expectations,” Tuyee says.

The value of African students

HBS believes that students from Africa add value to the course as a whole.

In HBS’s case method, diversity of perspective is key. Both within the curriculum and in their interaction with each other, students will be encountering viewpoints from outside their experience and enhancing their understanding and adaptability.

Because of the unique opportunities and dynamics on the African continent, students from Africa have a context that is likely very different from most of their peers at HBS. As a result, they bring an important voice and can help their fellow students understand an often unfamiliar region of the world.

Tafadzwa Samushonga graduated with an MBA from Harvard in 2018. She says: "There’s a role for us to play in putting our continent on the map, and getting people to understand who we are and what happens here. There are very real business opportunities here."

HBS’ Africa Research Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, helps the school to reflect business issues and create case studies relevant to Africa in the classroom.

Opportunities to explore African business

Interested MBA candidates are also offered the chance to explore business in Africa through an elective course, a student club and the annual Africa Business conference.

The MBA offers ample chance to explore business opportunities in Africa.

An elective short intensive program (SIP) called ‘Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent’ runs in January.

The course is conducted by Professor Caroline Elkins and Nigerian entrepreneur Hakeem Belo-Osagie (HBS ‘80). Students also get the chance to meet and learn from African business, advisory, social enterprise and government leaders.

The Africa Business Club also hosts the annual Africa Business Conference. The theme of 2018's conference was ‘Africa Forward: Forging New Alliances for the Future’. The conference brings together 1,000+ people from the African continent and the diaspora for inspirational keynote sessions and interactive panel discussions.

Financial aid while studying

While admissions are based on merit, HBS financial aid is awarded based on demonstrated need, and is given free and clear with no repayment obligations. It's a significant leg up for students, as the average scholarship is about $40k per year.

On average almost half the class will be awarded some financial support and external funding options are also available. For African students from lower income backgrounds, this can make the difference for getting into the classroom.

This all comes back to driving diversity.

“[Having more African students] contributes to driving more diverse conversations and opening up your classmates’ minds in the same way they open up yours, about what is happening in the world,” says Tafadzwa.

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I hate to be cynical but this seems like a brilliant combination of neo-colonization 3.0 AND the American Colonization Society.

 

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sometimes I forget that Abidjan is probably the most develop big city in Africa outside SA, Namibia and the Mahgreh countries. When the economy stopped growing in the late 80s and 90s, so did the city. It was was industrialized on the same rate as most American cities. now that they've been growing for nearly a decade, the city has a lot of developments underway. I never notice because I don't like non-sunny climates or places with a gloomy look like most of Europe. But it has alot of waterways and are investing in tourism.

when I renew my passport, I might put that on my wishlist

 

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sometimes I forget that Abidjan is probably the most develop big city in Africa outside SA, Namibia and the Mahgreh countries. When the economy stopped growing in the late 80s and 90s, so did the city. It was was industrialized on the same rate as most American cities. now that they've been growing for nearly a decade, the city has a lot of developments underway. I never notice because I don't like non-sunny climates or places with a gloomy look like most of Europe. But it has alot of waterways and are investing in tourism.

when I renew my passport, I might put that on my wishlist

My pops was there earlier in the year and was real impressed with it.

 

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