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Danakali going ahead with East Africa project’s development

30th April 2020

BY: SIMONE LIEDTKE (WRITER)

https://m.miningweekly.com/article/dana ... ep_id:3861

ASX-listed Danakali is proceeding with Phase 2 of the engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) at its Colluli potash project, in Eritrea.

The Colluli project is 100% owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company (CMSC), a joint venture between Danakali and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (Enamco). CMSC’s aim is to become a producer and exporter of sulphate of potash (SoP) during 2022.

A water desalination plant order has also been placed, and design work has been completed, along with long lead items having been ordered and manufacturing having started, although the latter is currently on hold owing to the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa.

According to Danakali CEO Niels Wage,

the evolving environment is likely to cause some project development delays,

and he laments the difficulty in providing an exact assessment in regard to a revised project delivery timeline.

Turning towards the company’s financial position, outgoings for the quarter, ended March 31, include A$8.3-million of non-recurring expenditure related to lender and advisers’ fees associated with the successful debt financing activities in December 2019.

An in-depth review of activities has been undertaken with the aim of re-prioritising activities which are now considered non-essential in light of Covid-19 restrictions. As such, project spend for the second quarter of this year has been assessed and restricted to those critical for the long-term success of the Colluli development, Danakali said.

Key activities planned for the remainder of the year will include the continuous monitoring of developments in financial markets to revise Danakali’s financing plans in response to Covid-19, while also continuing with the completion of conditions necessary to allow for the senior debt drawdown for CMSC.

Additionally, the company said that it would continue to execute its equity strategy for the remaining project financing and capital requirements, though this is subject to the recovery of the global market.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Danakali has temporarily suspended on-site work activities until restrictions are lifted. The desk-based nature of the majority of the work that was already under way has enabled the company to focus all available remote-working resources on the EPCM workstreams and to investigate optimisation opportunities.

Geotechnical investigation works have also been temporarily deferred pending the lifting of travel restrictions.

EDITED BY: Chanel de Bruyn CREAMER MEDIA SENIOR DEPUTY EDITOR ONLINE

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There is å president Isaias Afewerki enemies don't understand. The reason why most Eritreans still support him. He may not be perfect, but he surely is humble & has low-key lifestyle unlike most African leaders & thier families who have lavish lifestyles at the expense of their people.
(Mussie Sibhatu: @Can_Do_People)

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The youngest judge in Eritrea. Sabela Tesfay is 24 years old, Judge with masters degree in law. Leading a court, at att the central regional court.
(eri: @eritrea1993)

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[Eripoblikan]

ብጻይ ዝመሰሎ፡ ንእግረ-መገድኻ ናይ ኣሌክሳንደር ኢሳቅ ስእልታት ወስ ኣብል እምበር ከም ቀደምካ

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In April 1998, Abba Philipos (Filipos) was chosen as the first Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church. He was ordained Patriarch by the Coptic Pope Shenouda III in Cairo on May 8, 1998. The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church was formally founded in 329 AD.

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On April 29 1952, by secret ballot, the Eritrean Federal Assembly elected Ato Tedla Bairu as President-by 49 votes to 11, with 2 abstentions, and 4 spoiled papers- and Sheikh Ali Mohamed Mussa Redai as Vice-President by 48 votes to 17 with one abstention.

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On April 26, 1993, the first (after the Independence of Eritrea) sports tournament at national level was held at Asmara Stadium. It included soccer, basketball, volleyball, and athletic competitions.

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In mid 1990s fossil jawbones of an extinct Elephant species were discovered by an Eritrean farmer, Melake Ghebrekristos, in Dogali near Massawa. Researchers named the new species Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi for Eritrea & the farmer.
ኤርትሪየም መልኣከገብረክርስቶሲ


This Elephant belonged to a late Oligocene proboscidean species dated to~27 Million yrs. In Africa, there is a gap in the proboscidean record in the late Oligocene 34 to 24 mil yrs ago. It's a “missing link”, that connects modern elephants to their ancient ancestors.
(History of Eritreaታሪኽ ኤርትራ.تاريخ إريتريا: @Erihistory)

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Semienawi Bahri, a prepossessing geographical sight that one should not miss swerving down the chains of Massawa road. Hailed as the most beautiful countryside in Eritrea, it is home to an abundant picturesque of trees, variety of birds, wildlife et al.
(Kokob: @NeslekiEritrea)





Asmara: the modernist city of Africa
(Ismail Mussa: @IsmailM55208988)




ወደባዊት ከተማ ባጽዕ



Gelalo Eritrea: ገልዓሎ ኤርትራ
Situated 130 km away from Massawa, one of Eritrea's ports with about 25,000 residents mostly farmers and fishermen.
(Taezazabraha: @taezazabraha)

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He was loved by his people. Safe journey PIA.

RIP in hell. According to the Bible he is going straight to hell. I wish and hope there is no God for PIA’s sake!

There is å president Isaias Afewerki enemies don't understand. The reason why most Eritreans still support him. He may not be perfect, but he surely is humble & has low-key lifestyle unlike most African leaders & thier families who have lavish lifestyles at the expense of their people.
(Mussie Sibhatu: @Can_Do_People)

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Posted on May 1, 2020

COVID-19: Leveraging on social capital to ‘Flatten the Curve’ in Eritrea


In Eritrea containment measures are managed by the wardens and members of the community holding each other accountable for the common good of the society. ©Eritrea - Ministry of Information

https://www.africa.undp.org/content/rba ... -in-e.html

COVID-19 has so far defied logic by voraciously impacting poor and rich countries with equal measure. But in Eritrea only 39 infections and zero deaths have been reported so far.

This may be largely due to the country harnessing its social capital, in partnership with UNDP.

In the African context, social capital – also called ‘Ubuntu’, ‘Undugu’ or ‘Ujamaa’ - means the interpersonal relationships and network that give people a sense of identity, shared responsibility and collective accountability. What social capital teaches is that we need to place the responsibility of preparing and responding to the COVID-19 on the citizens and community at large. https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=W ... l&via=undp

If the pandemic challenges long-held values such as handshakes and social contacts, many African countries have so far been able to manage and control the spread of COVID-19 by taking advantage of their strong social capital networks. In addition, the experience of these countries in dealing with infectious diseases such as Ebola has been a game-changer to the COVID-19 response on the continent.

In Eritrea the Government’s outlook on COVID-19 has been largely influenced by its communal approach of engaging communities as frontline disseminators of risk-communication, and promoting social distancing.

Social networks and volunteers act as caregivers. They provide emotional and psychological support to those in isolation and quarantine. Communities also display a strong spirit of compassion by sharing with needy families. During lockdown, for example, residents of Central region (Gala Nefhi, Paradizo, and Arbate) provided material support to disadvantaged groups, and in some cases also contributed financially.

What do we learn from this experience? The response to contain the COVID-19 pandemic comes with stringent measures such as quarantines, self-isolation, lockdowns and curfews. In some countries these have been forcefully enforced using security agencies which, in some cases, defeats the very purpose of social distancing and keeping communities safe. Establishing social trust is therefore a fundamental principle in building social capital as a currency for community involvement.

This means investing in public communication and promoting social cohesion as a soft power in dealing with the pandemic.

Costa and Kahn (2020) https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/from-our-ex ... agion-rate argue that the social capital can push people to isolate noting that ‘social can decrease contagion risk by solving the classic problem of who is willing to trade-off for the common good’. In the case of Eritrea, with its elaborate system of community wardens, containment measures are managed by the wardens and members of the community holding each other accountable for the common good of the society.

This practice is typical of most communal African societies which have historically used traditional governance systems to address social matters, including health. The ‘Baito’ system in Eritrea, a local assembly embedded in customary law, forms an important platform where the community deliberates on issues affecting the society. The Baito is also effective in the dissemination of information to the community and sensitization on disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baito comprises various sub-committee of elders called “Shimagile “, which preside over social matters including land administration, water, health, and feeder roads among others. The health sub-committee is important in the COVID-19 context in channeling information to the community and providing direction to Extension health workers.

As part of UNDP’s support to these efforts, we are working to produce a TV and radio documentary on hygiene and infection prevention and control. These products target people with disability (PWD) and other vulnerable groups for inclusive risk communication, as well as safeguarding people’s rights.

Maximizing the social capital to roll out social safety nets and protect vulnerable groups from the shock of the pandemic will no doubt require an integrated approach, working together as a UN family and leveraging the whole of Government approach. But, in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts in the medium to long term, building back better should remain the hallmark of all our interventions.



The experience of African countries in dealing with infectious diseases such as Ebola has been a game-changer to the COVID-19 response on the continent. Photo: UNDP Sierra Leone / Lesley Wright

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While singular focus of all countries remains, invariably, the threat of C0VID-19, current & short-term forecasts for Desert Locust infestation is grim for Horn/East Africa region. (Sudan & Eritrea seem to have controlled most swarms with intensive surveillance and control measures)
Yemane G. Meskel

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The agame Awash is now Merhano. HAHAHAHAHA

[Temt]

The agame Awash is now Merhano. HAHAHAHAHA

Yes, and whether Merhano or Awash, it is a ሓሳድ ኣድጊ!

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After a long resilient struggle, Eritrea was finally vindicated when peace was achieved with Ethiopia in July 2018 after the kleptocratic TPLF regime was thrown out of power. The unjust sanctions were also lifted that same year. Eritrea is still standing, tall & self-reliant.


As the late & great African revolutionary thinker from Tanzania, Abdul Rahman M. Babu, noted with admiration upon his visit to the EPLF liberated Eritrea during its liberation struggle in 1985:

Here in Eritrea, I have seen the future of Africa. It is a future that works.

(Elias Amare ኤልያስ ኣማረ: @eliasamare)