Kisumu vs Mwanza

Kisumu vs Mwanza


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Radisson expands across Africa, including Tanzania debut​


2 Jul 2024

Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its African portfolio with seven new hotels, marking its debut in Tanzania in the first half of 2024. This addition of over 1,200 hotel rooms brings the Group's total footprint in Africa to nearly 100 hotels in operation and development, advancing towards its target of 150 hotels within the next five years.

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Tanzania has been identified as a key market in the Group’s proactive expansion strategy, making its debut in the country with two hotel signings. This addition enhances the Group’s diverse African portfolio, spanning across 30 countries, further establishing it as the hotel company with the largest market presence in Africa.

In Nigeria, the hotel group continues to hold a leading position with a portfolio of 13 hotels in operation and under development, including five new hotels signed in 2023. The new signing of the Radisson RED Hotel Abuja has further bolstered the Group’s presence in the city, bringing the total number of hotels under development in Abuja to four.

In Morocco, the Group has pursued the same efforts with a clear transformation plan, growing its presence from 1 hotel in 2020 to over 9 hotels in operation and four hotels in development today. Casablanca represents a strategic hub among multiple continents and the new signing of Radisson Blu Hotel & Apartments Casablanca Finance City and Radisson RED Hotel Casablanca Finance City solidifies the Group’s ambitions to reach over 25 hotels by 2030 across the country.

Ramsay Rankoussi, vice president, development, Africa and Turkey at Radisson Hotel Group, says: "The seven new hotels align with our expansion strategy, demonstrating significant growth in key African markets such as Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and Ethiopia as well as our highly anticipated debut in Tanzania.

"These hotels also highlight our conversion strategy and our commitment to diversifying our portfolio by introducing new brands and cementing our presence in these important markets."

Tanzanian expansion​

Marking the hotel group's debut in Tanzania, the 138-room Radisson Blu Hotel & Apartments, Dar es Salaam, features 94 guestrooms and 44 three-bedroom apartments and is set to open in 2025 as part of a mixed-use development in Dar es Salaam's CBD.

The hotel will occupy the top 14 floors of a 33-floor tower, one of the tallest buildings in the area, and is within walking distance of the ferry terminal to Zanzibar Island.

The hotel will offer a diverse array of dining facilities, including a lobby café, business class lounge, all-day dining restaurant, speciality restaurant, outdoor pool, and pool restaurant. Additional amenities include retail stores, a ladies' salon, indoor parking, a gym, a steam room and sauna, a kids' playroom, and eight meeting rooms.

Supporting a strong market entry, this 196-room Radisson Hotel Mwanza, currently under construction, will debut the Radisson brand in Tanzania in 2025. Mwanza, Tanzania’s second-largest city, is renowned for corporate meetings and events and is the ideal starting point for tours to the Serengeti National Park.

As the only branded hotel in Mwanza, it will feature a lobby café and bar, an all-day dining restaurant, sports bar, outdoor pool bar, executive lounge, and two speciality restaurants, Balaustine, a 'casual-fine dining' experience inspired by the Barbary coast and the Levant and Filini, offering a delectable dining experience of fresh, simple, and delicious Italian-style cuisine.

The meetings and events space includes a triple-height ballroom, business centre, boardrooms, and a conference room. The extensive wellness facilities will include a gym, spa, outdoor pool, and kids' playground.

“With a strong first half of the year, we plan to continue the momentum in the second half by focusing on expanding our presence in key markets such as Morocco and South Africa, where we’ve recently announced our ambition to reach 25 hotels by 2030, doubling the portfolio in both countries. We thank each of our partners for their valued trust in us and our brands,” concludes Rankoussi.


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Mzizima Tower na NSSF building Mwanza will host Radisson Hotels!
 

Uganda begins using Dar es Salaam port for oil transportation​


Friday, August 16, 2024
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Dar es Salaam Port

By The Citizen Reporter
Media/news company
Mwananchi Communications Limited

What you need to know:​

  • Uganda plans to transport approximately 36 million liters of oil each month—equivalent to 1,028 truckloads—through the Port of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam. The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has begun shipping oil products through the Port of Dar es Salaam.

Previously, UNOC utilised the Port of Mombasa in Kenya and relied on the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) for transportation.

According to a statement signed by UNOC's chief executive officer, Ms. Proscovia Nabbanja, "Uganda plans to transport approximately 36 million litres of oil each month—equivalent to 1,028 truckloads—through the Port of Dar es Salaam." UNOC anticipates that this volume will increase over time.

The first shipment of 18 million litres (520 truckloads) has begun loading in Dar es Salaam and is expected to arrive in Kampala in the coming days.

The agreement between the Dar es Salaam Port and UNOC was established from May 24 to May 25, 2024, during the Second Business Forum held in Dar es Salaam.

During the forum, the two countries agreed to enhance oil and other product transportation routes through Dar es Salaam instead of Mombasa.

This decision was prompted by technical and cost issues associated with using the Mombasa port, leading Uganda to seek Dar es Salaam as an alternative.

Tanzania's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Dr. Doto Biteko, emphasised that the agreements aimed to strengthen economic relations, particularly in the energy and industrial sectors.

"This meeting aimed to enhance infrastructure and foster cooperation in trade and industry," Dr. Biteko said.

Earlier this year, Uganda began negotiations with Tanzania to use the Dar es Salaam Port for its oil imports, intending to end reliance on Kenya's Mombasa port.

Uganda's dissatisfaction with the current system, where Ugandan fuel companies acquire 90 percent of their supplies through affiliated firms in Kenya, led to this decision.

President Yoweri Museveni expressed concerns about supply disruptions and high fuel prices.

In response, Uganda announced in November 2023 that it would transfer exclusive rights for petroleum supply to a unit of global energy trader Vitol.

Uganda imported approximately $1.6 billion worth of petroleum products in 2022, most of which came from the Gulf region.

Although Uganda initially planned to continue imports through Kenya, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa reported that the Kenyan government refused to grant the necessary license.

"We are negotiating with the Tanzanian government, and I will meet with Her Excellency, the President, on this matter," Nankabirwa stated earlier this year.

"We want to find a route that ensures the security of our petroleum supplies."

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The way things r going i won't be surprised if Uganda will change her mind and decide to connect her SGR first with tanzania
 
Geza Ulole said:
Keyword baada! Kisumu haifikii Mwanza kwa size!
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Na sio kwa maendeleo.., pia Jozi, capetown na Durban hazifikii Lagos na Kinshasa kwa size lakini...., unajua jibu. Ndio vile Kisumu na Mwanza ilivyo.,
 
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