{"id":92353,"date":"2017-05-05T01:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/siemens-signs-agreements-with-uganda-and-sudan\/"},"modified":"2017-05-05T01:30:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T23:30:14","slug":"siemens-signs-agreements-with-uganda-and-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/siemens-signs-agreements-with-uganda-and-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Siemens signs agreements with Uganda and Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>APO News from Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/siemens-signs-agreements-with-uganda-and-sudan?lang=en\">Siemens signs agreements with Uganda and Sudan<\/a>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memoranda of Understanding to cooperate in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Focus on infrastructure investments and partnerships between public and private sectors<\/li>\n<li>Participation in &ldquo;Make IT Alliance&rdquo; to promote start-ups and technology companies in Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>Siemens (www.Siemens.com) will work more closely with the African countries Uganda and Sudan in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare. The African states signed the corresponding Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) at the World Economic Forum 2017 in the South African city of Durban. The documents were signed in the presence of Brigitte Zypries, German Federal Minister for Economics and Energy, Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG and further high-ranking personalities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Africa&rsquo;s economies are gaining ground and can develop their full potential with the right partner. Siemens wants to support their sustainable development &ndash; with solutions and projects in Africa, for Africa. The agreements with our African partners are important steps along this path,&rdquo; said Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG. &ldquo;Our goal is to double our order intake in Africa to more than &euro;3 billion by the year 2020.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Brigitte Zypries, German Federal Minister for Economics and Energy, said: &ldquo;Africa is a continent with economic opportunities and the German industry is an outstanding partner for the countries of Africa to realize these opportunities. I am very pleased that with the agreements signed today, good progress is being made towards the goal of better infrastructure and thus more growth and employment. I particularly welcome the training program because well-trained skilled workers are a key pillar of prosperity and development. And it is precisely these elements that I also support with the &lsquo;Pro! Africa&rsquo; plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Siemens is a company that invests for the long term, and we are interested in the long-term fundamentals of these markets and the diversification of their economies,&rdquo; said Sabine Dall&rsquo;Omo, CEO of Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa.&nbsp;&ldquo;The opportunity for industrialization in Africa is now.&nbsp;It is estimated that Africa imports one-third of the food, beverages and other similar processed goods it consumers. The potential exists for Africa-based companies to meet this domestic demand and in so doing create sustainable revenue streams and opportunities for job creation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Under these agreements, Siemens and its partners will develop solutions in the areas of power supply, transportation, industry and healthcare. Another key point in the agreements relates to continuing training programs for various technical fields in order to create a pool of well-trained local workers. Furthermore, Siemens is joining the &ldquo;Make IT Alliance&rdquo; of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development to promote start-ups and technology companies across the African continent. The agreement was signed in the presence of Guenter Nooke, German Chancellor&#39;s Personal Representative for Africa in the ministry.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Africa possesses vast economic potential with forecasted growth rates of up to five percent. Spending on African infrastructure has more than doubled to $  80 billion over the last 15 years, and the aspiring urban centers offer growth opportunities for the entire continent. More than a billion people worldwide have no access to electric power, and half of those people live in Africa. In Uganda and Sudan, Siemens&rsquo; primary goal is to increase national power generating capacities and to connect the local population to the power grids. A reliable and extensive power supply system is the fundamental prerequisite for economic growth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>African countries need infrastructure and industrial projects that generate sustained income streams to fully exploit their own economic potential. New financing concepts and long-term investment guidelines that will remain in effect for 30 years will create a stable investment climate for international investors and help to implement planned infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Siemens has already developed financing solutions for its megaproject in Egypt and power plant projects in Nigeria and is supporting its African partners&rsquo; efforts to implement these major infrastructure projects. Siemens promotes economic growth in Africa through far-reaching partnerships in the competence fields of power generation, transportation and healthcare, as well as the digitalization of industry.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Siemens has been active in Africa for more than 157 years. Today, with more than 3,600 employees based in a total of 15 African countries, the company contributes decisively to the continent&rsquo;s economic development. In addition, Siemens is investing an average of &euro;10 million per year for training programs and is promoting programs to increase integrity in politics and society. In the spirit of Germany&rsquo;s current presidency of the G20 group and the recently published Marshall Plan for Africa, Siemens is developing new projects for the continent, with the long-term goal of promoting the African economy and creating local jobs.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on Siemens in South Africa, please visit www.Siemens.com\/za\/en\/home.html.<br \/> For further information on the Siemens&rsquo; &ldquo;Business to Society&rdquo; program, please see http:\/\/APO.af\/4y33jq.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <i>Distributed by APO on behalf of Siemens AG.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact for journalists:<\/strong><br \/> Keshin Govender<br \/> Head of Corporate Communications<br \/> Siemens, Southern and Eastern Africa<br \/> Phone: +27 654 2412<br \/> E-mail: Keshin.Govender@Siemens.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Twitter<\/strong> at: www.Twitter.com\/SiemensAfrica<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Siemens AG:<\/strong><br \/> Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) (www.Siemens.com) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world&rsquo;s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment &ndash; such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems &ndash; and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens generated revenue of &euro;79.6 billion and net income of &euro;5.6 billion. At the end of September 2016, the company had around 351,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.Siemens.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>This document contains statements related to our future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving Siemens that may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;looks forward to,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;seeks,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/602803aed6b7ae3\/200\/70\" alt=\"Siemens AG\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/p>\n<p><b>Multimedia content<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image: Signing of Uganda MOU: (L-R) Joe Kaeser, Siemens Global President and CEO;  Hon. Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija, Uganda; Mesut Sahin, CEO MMEC Mannesman, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Image: Signing of Sudan MOU: (L-R) Joe Kaeser, Siemens Global President and CEO, Brigitte Zypries, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Germany; Sabine Dall\u2019Omo, Siemens CEO Southern and Eastern Africa; Salih Ali Abdalla, Director General \u2013 Sudan Electricity Holding Company<\/li>\n<li>Image: Sabine Dall&#8217;Omo Siemens &#8211; CEO, Southern and Eastern Africa <\/li>\n<li>Image: Joe Kaeser &#8211; Global CEO Siemens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/siemens-signs-agreements-with-uganda-and-sudan?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/groundbreaking-expansion-as-aln-africa-legal-network-welcomes-three-new-francophone-members?lang=en\">Ground-breaking expansion as ALN (Africa Legal Network) welcomes three new Francophone members<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>ALN (www.AfricaLegalNetwork.com) has announced the admission of three new members as part of their strategy to expand into francophone Africa. The new members are based in Algeria, Guinea and Morocco and joined as of 1 May 2017.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since October last year, the alliance has welcomed six new member firms bringing ALN&rsquo;s coverage to 16 countries, making it the largest legal alliance of its kind in Africa. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to ALN&rsquo;s Chairman, Dr. Cheick Modibo Diarra, &ldquo;<em>ALN&rsquo;s expansion strategy has been planned carefully for some time now as we sought out the right firms for ALN, firms that met our requirements in terms of independence, capacity, integrity, expertise and cultural fit<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He further said that, &ldquo;<em>It is clear that the Francophone market, and indeed the wider African market, is looking for lawyers that are dynamic, mobile, up-to-date with modern technology and systems and who can bring international experience alongside their local on the ground connections. This is what ALN is all about<\/em>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The new member firms are led by Safia Fassi-Fihri for BFR &#038; Associ&eacute;s in Morocco, Foued Bourabiat for Bourabiat Associ&eacute;s in Algeria and Salimatou Diallo for SD Avocats in Guinea. These three firms have been working closely with each other for some time and sought to join ALN as part of a common strategy focussed on the sustainable growth of their respective practices in francophone Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Joining ALN was the natural next step in the evolution of these firms&rsquo; pan-African vision. By partnering with ALN, they will become &ldquo;first movers&rdquo; in their market with regional capacity and strong pan-African connections.<\/p>\n<p>ALN views this as a further step in the alliance&rsquo;s plan to create a stronghold in francophone Africa. Other francophone members include Mauritius, Rwanda and Madagascar. ALN is already entrenched in East and Southern Africa with a large client base of private equity funds, banks, multinational corporations, governments and developmental institutions.<\/p>\n<p>ALN now has integrated Anglophone, Lusophone and Francophone capabilities, setting it apart from other African networks which work on a pure regional or referral basis.<\/p>\n<p>Karim Anjarwalla, Managing Partner of Anjarwalla &#038; Khanna, one of the founders of ALN, commented on the new members that &ldquo;<em>ALN has been in a &lsquo;consolidation&rsquo; phase for some time now as we have been recruiting a team of professional business services resources to properly support ALN member firms. Now that we have the appropriate infrastructure and personnel in place we are able to really drive our expansion plans and introduce a whole new market to ALN clients&rdquo;. <\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anjarwalla further says, &ldquo;<em>ALN&rsquo;s continued success in advising on cross border matters comes from our one firm approach of collaborating in virtual teams across multiple offices<\/em>&rdquo;. ALN will be able to capitalise on the increase in trade and investment between francophone Africa and anglophone Africa by offering on-the-ground legal resources to clients. ALN members also share resources and exchange business insights, market intelligence and best practices, placing them in an ideal position to advise any client looking to bridge between Francophone and Anglophone Africa. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new members had the following to say:<\/p>\n<p>Foued Bourabiat from Algeria has said that Francophone Africa is going to have an enormous role to play in the development of the African continent. &ldquo;<em>What attracted the new members to ALN was that the<\/em><em> firms are all committed to working together and combining their respective strengths to create a footprint across the group that no one firm could develop on its own<\/em>&rdquo;. Bourabiat has also said that a bespoke Francophone team is in place to coordinate ALN&rsquo;s efforts and work towards full geographic coverage across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Safia Fassi Fihri from Morocco noted that there has been a significant increase in the appetite of Moroccan clients to expand their business in the rest of Africa. &ldquo;<em>We at BFR &#038; Associ<\/em>&eacute;<em>s will use this Pan-African platform to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist for Moroccan businesses to enter other African markets, especially in the finance sector<\/em>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Salimatou Diallo from Guinea told us that this is the first step in ALN&rsquo;s plan to develop their OHADA law expertise and the group will be looking at ways to leverage off the increased commercial activity into the countries that have adopted the OHADA laws. &ldquo;<em>This is an exciting time to be a lawyer in Africa, I think we have the opportunity to change the way legal services have been delivered in the region &ndash; for the better<\/em>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The ALN team is also gearing up for their Annual Conference in Dubai in October where the members will be hosting a number of panel discussions with key global business leaders to discuss the sectors, regions and opportunities in Africa that provide the greatest investment potential in Francophone Africa and the rest of the continent. The conference hosts over 400 delegates annually and has become one of the most sought-after Africa events in the calendar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <i>Distributed by APO on behalf of ALN.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about ALN expansion plans or would like us to introduce you to any of the new Francophone members, please contact the ALN Management team on ALNManagement@AfricaLegalNetwork.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/9e7a42134dd40ce\/200\/70\" alt=\"ALN\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/groundbreaking-expansion-as-aln-africa-legal-network-welcomes-three-new-francophone-members?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/may-11-briefing-with-cohosts-of-the-african-land-forces-summit-2017-us-army-maj-gen-joseph-p-harrington-commander-of-us-army-africa-and-malawi-defense-force-gen-spoon-phiri-chief-of-defense-forces-of-malawi?lang=en\">May 11 Briefing with co-hosts of the African Land Forces Summit 2017 U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, Commander of U.S. Army Africa, and Malawi Defense Force Gen. Spoon Phiri, chief of defense forces of Malawi<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><strong><u>EVENT:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Please join us on <strong>Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 1315 GMT<\/strong> for a telephonic press conference with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, Commander of U.S. Army Africa, and Malawi Defense Force Gen. Spoon Phiri, chief of defense forces of Malawi and co-host of the African Land Forces Summit 2017. The speakers will discuss the importance of regional cooperation between military forces to strengthen security and stability across the African continent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Malawi Defense Force recently completed training of another battalion to support the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is certified as a training battalion to support other partner nations&rsquo; militaries in their preparation to support peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BACKGROUND:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) is a weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats.&nbsp;ALFS 2017 will be held in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8-11.&nbsp;U.S. Army Africa commanding general will host the event on behalf of Gen. Mark A. Milley, U.S. Army Chief of Staff.&nbsp;The theme for this year&rsquo;s ALFS is &ldquo;Enhancing Capacity Through Partnership in Africa.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is the fifth ALFS.&nbsp;The inaugural ALFS was held in Washington, D.C., in 2010.&nbsp;ALFS 2012 was conducted in Kampala, Uganda, and was hosted by the U.S. Army in conjunction with Uganda People&rsquo;s Defense Forces.&nbsp;ALFS 2015 was held in Dakar, Senegal, and was hosted by the U.S. in conjunction with the Senegalese Defense Force.&nbsp;Initially, ALFS was a biannual event, but was interrupted by sequestration and competing U.S. Army priorities in 2014.&nbsp;In 2015, U.S. Army Africa decided to hold ALFS annually in order to build upon the relationships created the previous year.&nbsp; ALFS 2016 was held in Arusha, Tanzania, and was hosted by the U.S. in conjunction with the Tanzanian People&#39;s Defense Force.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DETAILS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong>: Co-hosts of the African Land Forces Summit 2017:<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, Commander of U.S. Army Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malawi Defense Force Gen. Spoon Phiri, chief of land forces of Malawi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: May 11, 2017<br \/> <strong>Time<\/strong>: 13:15 GMT<\/p>\n<p>* Please use Time Zone Converter to determine the start time of the event in your time zone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong>English.&nbsp; French and Portuguese interpretation will be offered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ground rules:<\/strong>On the record<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dial-in Info:<\/strong>To be provided once you RSVP<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP:&nbsp;<\/strong>RSVP to afmediahub@state.gov. Please indicate if you will dial in (specify English\/French\/Portuguese line), or request that we dial out to you (provide the phone number and language to be used).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong>We will use the hashtags #ALFSPress and #AfricanHorizons for the call. Follow us on @AfricaMediaHub and @USArmyAfrica.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LOGISTICS: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Callers should dial-in to the conference call 10-15 minutes early.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>When an individual journalist dials-in, the operator will collect the caller&rsquo;s name, press affiliation, and location.&nbsp;When an embassy dials in, the operator will ask the embassy&rsquo;s name and location.<\/li>\n<li>The moderator will facilitate the Q and A among the connected callers.&nbsp;Journalists on the conference call will be instructed to press the &ldquo;*&rdquo; and &ldquo;1&rdquo; buttons on their phones in order to enter the question queue.&nbsp;NOTE:&nbsp;You can press &ldquo;*1&rdquo; at any time during the call to join the question queue, even before the moderator begins the Q and A portion.&nbsp;We ask that journalists limit themselves to one question and indicate to which speaker the question is directed.&nbsp;Journalists can also submit questions in English to afmediahub@state.gov prior to or during the call.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>BIO:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major General Joseph P. Harrington, <\/strong>Commander, U.S. Army Africa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington is a native of Cresskill, New Jersey. He graduated from Stockton State College in 1987 with a BA in Accounting and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery through Rider College&rsquo;s ROTC program.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>His assignments include: Lieutenant in the 1st Armored Division&rsquo;s 6th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment in Zirndorf, West Germany. Major General Harrington commanded 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment in Giessen, Germany; Combined Joint Staff, Seoul, Korea; twice served with the 82nd Airborne Division&rsquo;s 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment; commanded the 75th Fires Brigade at Fort Sill Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Other assignments include the office of the Secretary of Defense and multiple assignments to the Army Staff and Joint Staff.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Harrington served as the Executive Officer to the 37th Army Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Most recently he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advance Courses, Command and General Staff College and the National War College.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Harrington holds Master Degrees in Public Administration and National Security Strategies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>His awards and decorations include two Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, four Army Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, three Army commendation Medals, Joint Achievement Medal, and four Army Achievement Medals. He has earned the Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Griffin Spoon Phiri,<\/strong> Chief of Defense Forces, Malawi<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>General Griffin Spoon Phiri, psc, nwc is the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) who assumed office on 29 June, 2016 after serving as Deputy Commander from 2014. He was enlisted into MDF on 12th December, 1978 and commissioned as an infantry officer to the rank of second Lieutenant in 1979 upon graduation from Kamuzu Military College (KMC) now Malawi Armed Forces College (MAFCO) in Salima District.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since being commissioned, he rose in ranks from Second Lieutenant in 1979 to his present rank of General in 2016.General Griffin Spoon Phiri had multiple command and staff positions throughout his 39 year career.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>From his first command appointment as Platoon Commander 1<sup>st<\/sup> battalion of the Malawi Rifles in 1979, General Griffin Spoon Phiri served as Officer Commanding for the Combat Wing at MAFCO in 1989. Between 1994 and 1997, he served as Aide-de-Camp to the State President before commanding various units in MDF starting with the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Battalion of the Malawi Rifles in 1997, Combat Support Battalion in 1999 and 1st Battalion of the Malawi Rifles from 2000 to 2002. He was later appointed Staff Officer Grade I, Training at MAFCO in 2002 before becoming Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the college.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, he moved to Plans and Policy as Senior Staff Officer (SSO) in 2005 before becoming Deputy Director of Personnel in 2006. Before being appointed Deputy Commander in 2014, General Griffin Spoon Phiri served as Chief of Training. His international assignments include Defence Advisor (DA) &ndash; Ethiopia and DA Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p> <i>Distributed by APO on behalf of U.S. Department of State.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/0ce0ebdee6af2f0\/200\/70\" alt=\"U.S. Department of State\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/may-11-briefing-with-cohosts-of-the-african-land-forces-summit-2017-us-army-maj-gen-joseph-p-harrington-commander-of-us-army-africa-and-malawi-defense-force-gen-spoon-phiri-chief-of-defense-forces-of-malawi?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APO News from Africa: Siemens signs agreements with Uganda and Sudan: Memoranda of Understanding to cooperate in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare Focus on infrastructure investments and partnerships between public and private sectors Participation in &ldquo;Make IT Alliance&rdquo; to promote start-ups and technology companies in Africa Siemens (www.Siemens.com) will work more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4584],"tags":[2788,25629,368,606,1147],"class_list":{"0":"post-92353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-africa-news-2","7":"tag-agreements","8":"tag-siemens","9":"tag-signs","10":"tag-sudan","11":"tag-uganda","12":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92353\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}