Nigeria: Lagos Heads for Shutdown as Third Mainland Bridge Closure Looms

[This Day] that the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for six months will no doubt not only increase the number of man-hour lost daily in Lagos traffic, but certainly send many road users, who are already groaning over the hurdles of commuting, into depression
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Tanzania: Chamwino State House Beckons After 51 Years in Wait

[Daily News] The construction of the new State House offices at Chamwino in Dodoma is expected to be completed by the end of this year-concluding nearly 51 years since the founding father of the nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere inaugurated it.
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Nigeria: World Bank, French Agency Score Niger High in Rural Road Construction

[This Day] The World Bank and the French Development Agency have scored Niger State high in rural road construction.
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East Africa: Water Cooperation Between States ‘Key’ to Blue Nile Dam Project

[Africa Renewal] The Blue Nile is "critical for the livelihoods and development" of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, the top UN official for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Monday, urging those States to reach a construction agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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Tunisia: Steg, International Qair Ink Co-Operation Agreement to Achieve Floating Photovoltaic Plant in Berges Du Lac

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) inked on Thursday a co-operation agreement with the "International QAIR" company, to achieve a floating photovoltaic plant in Berges du Lac in Tunis.
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South Africa: MEC Tertuis Simmers Welcomes Court Ruling Against Group Who Sought to Disrupt Forest Village Development

[Govt of SA] Court interdict group who sought to disrupt Forest Village Development
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Rwanda: Construction of More Classrooms Triggers Shortage of Cement

[New Times] The ongoing scarcity of locally manufactured cement is mainly driven by CIMERWA's current quest to satisfy a supply tender from the Ministry of Education, The New Times has learnt.
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Sudan: Tripartite Negotiation On Ethiopian Dam Continue

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Tripartite negotiations on Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at the level of the Water Ministers of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia continued, Thursday, in the presence of the AU, US and the EU observers and experts to surpass points of difference and to bridge gap in viewpoints to reach an agreement binding for all parties.
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Uganda: Acacia Road Construction – Chinese Firm Sued Over Damaged Property

[Monitor] A Chinese firm that is doing road works along Acacia avenue has been sued for allegedly causing damage to a citizen's store by way of flooding.
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