IN SUMMARY Kenya was included in the Power Africa Initiative whose commitments reached $27 billion during the summit. It will finance renewable energy projects in geothermal, wind and hydro but will exclude coal, which is considered environmentally damaging. Kenya, alongside Tanzania, will benefit from a wildlife protection initiative worth $65 million, together with South Africa, Gabon and Togo, and share $65 million for a counter-terrorism programme with Ghana, Mali, Tunisia, Niger and Nigeria. Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are also included in a $110 million pledge for peacekeeping in Somalia, South Sudan and Central African Republic. Other peacekeeping beneficiaries are Ghana, Senegal, and Ethiopia. $4 billion for maternal health and a pledge to extend the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for 15 years for all 55 African countries. Rwanda sealed a deal with Symbion Power for a 50MW Lake Kivu methane gas plant and a promise of US military action against the FDLR rebels if they do not surrender by the end of the year. Uganda also got a security lift with the US appearing to lose patience with Riek Machar, one of the protagonists in the South Sudan crisis, which could shift international support towards President Salva Kiir, whom President Yoweri Museveni has backed so far. theeastafrican.co.ke/news/US-pledges--33b-in-Africa-trade-deals-with-an-eye-on-China--/-/2558/2413764/-/8ijf5dz/-/index.html
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:09:47 +0000