Malawi: Govt to Start Construction of Police Houses

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Lands, Kenzie Msukwa says construction of the much anticipated 100 houses for Karonga district's security agents will start soon but warned encroachers and those who corruptly bought government land to reverse the transaction or face the long arm of the law.
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South Africa: ‘We Are the Rightful Owners of These Houses’, Say Occupiers

[GroundUp] City of Cape Town says they are jeopardising the allocation of houses to elderly beneficiaries
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Gambia: Work in Progress At Gunjur Mini Stadium

[The Point] Work is currently in progressed at the Gunjur Mini Stadium.
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Africa: African Summit On GERD Confirms Sudan’s Proposal

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Chairman of the current session of the African Union, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, chaired today the African Summit for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam via video conference with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, and the participation of the AU Office Commission; and the presidents of Kenya; Congo and Mali.
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Nigeria: Govt Clarifies Position On Daula Hotel’s Conversion to Mall

[Daily Trust] Kano State government has said it has not yet given final approval for the construction of an ultra-modern and multi-purpose shopping mall at the former premises of Daula Hotel.
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Mauritius: Social Housing – 99 Units to Be Completed in September 2020 in Chebel

[Government of Mauritius] The construction of 99 Row Type Housing Units, which started in 2018, is expected to be completed in September this year and will be allocated to beneficiaries before the end of 2020, announced the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, on 17 July 2020, during a site visit at Chebel to take stock of the progress made so far. The Managing Director of the National Housing Development Co Ltd (NHDC), Mr Gilles L'Entêté, and other
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Liberia: Speaker Chambers Abandons Market Project

[New Dawn] Maryland -- Several citizens, including marketers in Pleebo, electoral district#2, Maryland County, are calling on Speaker Bhofal Chambers to complete abandoned projects in the district. They said some of the uncompleted projects initiated by Speaker Chambers in the district since 2017 include a district market building, library, and extension of the New Pleebo Elementary and Junior High school, among others. Marketers at the Pleebo District Small Market, which is uncovered, are worried about their plight in the wake
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Nigeria: CORBON, NIOB, Other Professionals Seek Solution to Building Collapse

[This Day] The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Professor Kabir Bala, has charged construction sector professionals to update their knowledge continually to stem incidences of building collapse in the country.
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Malawi: Zomba Stadium Construction to Take Longer Than Expected

[Nyasa Times] Construction of a stadium in the city of Zomba will not be completed on October 5 as expected as only 30% of the work has been completed this far.
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Liberia: BFF Petitions Lofa Legislative Caucus

[New Dawn] Better Future Foundation (BFF), in collaboration with the Ziggida Development Association (ZDA) presented official written request to the Lofa County Legislative caucus for Legislative budgetary appropriation to aid the completion of the ZIGGIDA Health center in Zorzor District, Lofa County, Republic of Liberia.
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