March 17, 2014
South Africa: Let the Train Blow the Vuvuzela: South Africa's Transnet Buys Advanced GE Locomotives
South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail moves every pound of coal and iron ore exported by the country, and close to a fifth of the nation’s freight. That makes the… Read more »
January 31, 2014
Nigeria: GE Attributes Global Human Resource Leadership to Corporate Philosophy
Lagos, Nigeria: General Electric (GE), a global technology and infrastructure company says its global rating as the world's best company for leadership is due to its human resource… Read more »
Nigeria: GE Africa Signs $350 million Financing Agreement with Standard Bank on Power
Focus on Distributed Power Across SSA Targeted at 10 initial countries Includes financing of off-grid solutions that rely on cleaner fuels Read more »
January 30, 2014
Nigeria: GE and Transcorp Commit to Improve power Generation in Nigeria
Agreements will dramatically increase capacity at the Ughelli power plant in 2014 Read more »
January 29, 2014
Nigeria: GE Boosts Distributed Power Efforts with Improved Service Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Port-Harcourt In furtherance of its strategic drive to significantly improve the local content of its respective businesses in Nigeria, leading global Infrastructure and Technology… Read more »
January 14, 2014
Nigeria: GE and Bank of Industry Announce Plans to Support SMEs
GE and Bank of Industry Announce Plans to Support SMEs $500 million available for SMEs SMEs in infrastructure sector to benefit Read more »
December 19, 2013
Kenya: Saving the Snows of Kilimanjaro: Eastern Africa Plugs Into Renewable Power
Over the last decade, millions of consumers in the U.S., Europe and other parts of the developed world have embraced wind power and other sources of renewable energy as an… Read more »
December 17, 2013
Kenya: GE Launches the First GE Africa Learning Advisory Board with Focus on Local Technical Skills Development
The GE Africa Learning Advisory Board will provide strategic direction and advice on GE Africa's local skills development strategy. The GE Africa Learning Advisory Board is a First… Read more »
November 21, 2013
Kenya: Three Nigerian And Three Kenyan Companies Are Winners of the Inaugural GE USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge
Winners to receive up to $100,000 to support their Initiatives. Winners were chosen for demonstrating new business models to deliver sustainable, renewable energy to under-served,… Read more »
November 19, 2013
South Africa: GE partners with employees, donates R100 000.00 to the Mamelodi SOS Children's Village
GE partners with employees, donates R100 000.00 to the Mamelodi SOS Children's Village Read more »
November 06, 2013
South Africa: Sasol, GE Develop New Water Technology, Boosting Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Value Proposition
Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water division have together developed new water technology that will clean waste water, while also providing biogas as a… Read more »
October 16, 2013
Tanzania: GE Equipment Donation to Tanzania's Pregnant Women
Equipment worth $87 000 USD (140 940 000 TZS) donated to Tanzanian hospital Equipment allows pregnant women in rural Tanzania access to ultrasound services Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: GE Africa President and CEO wins Africa Investor's International Business Leader of the Year 2013 Award
GE Africa CEO wins International Business Leader of the year 2013 award, in GE Africa wins the Employee and Human Capital Investor of the year 2013 award The awards are presented… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Nigeria: GE Attracts Foreign Investors to Nigeria
Abuja Nigeria: In furtherance of its overall local content drive, global infrastructure giants General Electric (GE) has attracted 3 Italian based investor-companies to Nigeria to… Read more »
South Africa: GE Africa to invest up to R50 million in developing Africa's future leaders in Partnership with ALA
Unique partnership designed to continue to develop future leaders in Africa for Africa Partnership with African Leadership Academy will administer GE Africa's Scholars Programme… Read more »
September 30, 2013
Algeria: Postcards from Tatooine: Modified GE Jet Engines Give Algeria's Desert Province Power Lift
The Tatooine-like landscape of the M'Sila province in northern Algeria provides the country's Mediterranean coast with a rugged bulwark against the encroaching Sahara desert.… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Africa: Family Matters: GE Technology Helps Healthcare Providers in Africa
The rural health clinic in Kimalamisale, Tanzania, sits at the end of a rutted sandy road some 160 miles from the nearest large town of Kisarawe. Although the brightly colored… Read more »
August 29, 2013
Africa: GE Partners with XD Electric to Bring High Voltage Capabilities to Support Africa's Growth
Access to XD Electric's High-Voltage Equipment Positions GE to Lead in the Build Out and Upgrade of Electrical Infrastructure in Africa GE is Bringing Technology and Expertise… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Ghana: General Electric Restates its Commitment to Boosting Ghana's Energy Sector
GE aims to support the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to generate 1000 Megawatts of power over the next five years. GE plans to develop Power Park in collaboration with partners… Read more »
February 25, 2013
Algeria: The Remarkable Story of Fresh Water Access
Every day across the City of Algiers, families turn on their taps and out flows clean, fresh water for drinking, cooking, washing and bathing. This may seem unremarkable, but not… Read more »
February 20, 2013
Mozambique: General Electric (GE) Donates Over 1,500 000.00 MZN to Mozambican Flood Victims
GE made the donation of $50 000 to the International Red Cross - Mozambique Donation will go towards assisting over 200 000 victims of the recent floods that hit Southern… Read more »
February 15, 2013
Angola: GE / Angola Sign MOU on Rail and Aviation, GE to supply Approximately 100 Locomotives Over 5 years and Refurbish Current Fleet
15 GE C30ACi locomotives to be supplied over the next 12 months. GE U20C's Brazilian built locomotives to be refurbishment within 12 months. Approximately 85 GE C30ACi locomotives… Read more »
January 09, 2013
Uganda: Brine Science: How Salt and Ingenuity Purify Water for Thousands in Asia and Africa
Early last summer, Sister Mary Ethel Parrot dropped by the office of WaterStep, a Louisville charity fighting waterborne disease around the world, and picked up a pair of tote bags… Read more »
October 19, 2012
Kenya: Can You Hear Me Now? Telecom Orders For Next-Gen Durathon Battery Top $63 Million Since July Launch
Every day, Kenya's capital Nairobi goes four hours without power. That's the price of a growing economy bumping against creaky infrastructure struggling to keep up. The blackouts… Read more »
February 29, 2012
South Africa: Energy and Healthcare Sectors Will Benefit Most From Innovation
South African business executives have identified the energy and healthcare sectors as sectors that can benefit the most from innovation, but would like to see more government… Read more »
