Ethiopia: Authority Signs 19.9 Billion Birr Road Construction Contract Agreements

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) has signed twelve road construction project agreements worth 19.9 billion Birr with six local and four foreign firms yesterday.
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Tanzania: Complete Houses’ Construction Within 14 Days, RC Orders

[Daily News] DODOMA Regional Commissioner, Dr Binilith Mahenge, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to contractors building Dodoma District Commissioner's house and repairing Dodoma Regional Commissioner's house to complete the work within the earlier agreed period.
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Namibia: Cost of Construction Remains Stagnant

[New Era] The annual percentage change in the producer price index (PPI) for manufacturing of cement, lime and plaster was stagnant during the first quarter of 2020, compared to the 9.2% deflation recorded during the same period last year. The PPI measures the rate of change in the prices of goods and services bought and sold by local producers.
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Eritrea: Construction of Dams in NRS Region

[Shabait] Massawa -- According to Mr. Micael Tekie, Director General of Agriculture and Land in the Northern Red Sea region the construction of micro-dams in the sub-zones of Afabet and Ghinda, Northern Red Sea region, is in good progress.
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Kenya: Korir – Accelerated Stadium Works Is Music to My Ears

[Nation] I am loving the latest wave of construction and renovation of stadiums across the country.
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Mozambique: 90 Days for Essential School Building Work

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government expects to complete within 90 days the building work necessary to make it possible to reopen the country's 667 secondary schools and 15 of the 27 teacher training colleges without a major risk of spreading the Covid-19 respiratory disease among the student population.
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South Africa: R4.6bn to Upgrade Informal Settlements

[SAnews.gov.za] Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says R4.6 billion has been allocated to provinces and metro municipalities to upgrade over 300 informal settlements.
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Ethiopia: Bank Directors Push for Dam Bond With Depositors Guarantee

[Addis Fortune] Leaders of the Association of Ethiopian Bank Directors are pushing for the idea of jointly financing the ongoing construction of Ethiopia's signature mega dam project.
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Kenya: Wanyama Praised as Construction Works at His Academy Progress

[Nairobi News] The ongoing construction works at Victor Wanyama Academy in Nambale, Busia county have caught the attention of the area Member of Parliament Sakwa Bunyasi.
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Ghana: Engage Local Companies to Boost Construction Industry – Berves Engineering CEO

[Ghanaian Times] The construction sector in Ghana will boom if local companies are engaged to work on projects, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Berves Engineering, Mr Solomon Gyan, has said.
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