Ethiopia: The Reform Started Won’t Be Scaling Back Billene Seyoum, Pmo Press Secretariat International Media Spokesperson

[Ethiopian Herald] During the last two-and-half years Ethiopia has moved on a path of reforms that aim to bring about changes in the democratic system, rule of law and economic development. Yet the path the government passed through over the stated period was not a bed of roses. It has been facing various challenges including unrest and the global public health threat, COVID 19-pandemic. Over the week, The Ethiopian Herald had made a brief stay with Billene Seyoum, Prime Minister Office (PMO) Press Secretariat International
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Somalia: Mogadishu-Afgooye Road Construction Resumes

[Dalsan Radio] Mogadishu Afgoye road has resumed after months of closure due to insecurity on Saturday.
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Nigeria: Road Construction – Fashola Receives N162bn Sukuk Fund

[Premium Times] Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has received a sovereign Sukuk Symbolic Cheque of N162.557bn for the construction of roads across the country.
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Kenya: Govt Says Only Seven Stadiums Will Meet Completion Deadlines

[Nation] Only seven stadiums which are being upgraded across the country will be ready for opening at the end of the year, Sports Chief Administrative Secretary Hassan Noor Hassan has said.
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Nigeria: Ogun Begins Ojodu, Abiodun, Akute Road Repair

[Daily Trust] Abeokuta -- The Ogun State government says it has begun palliative works on the long-abandoned Ojodu Abiodun-Akute road in Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
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Namibia: City of Windhoek Approves Building Plans Worth N$174 Million in June

[Namibia Economist] The City of Windhoek approved a total of 270 building plans in June, 159 more than in May. In value terms, approvals increased by N$78.9 million to N$173.7 million, an 83.2% increase from May, a report by IJG Research shows.
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Kenya: UNON Commissions Sh1.1 Billion COVID-19 Treatment Facility Construction in Nairobi

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) on Monday commissioned the construction of a Sh1.1 billion COVID 19 treatment facility for United Nations staff in the region, at the Nairobi Hospital.
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Liberia: House of Representatives Approves Investment Incentive Agreement for Crude Oil Palm Refinery Construction in Liberia

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Seven-year tax break (Investment Incentive Agreement) in favor of Fouani Brothers Corporation for the construction and operations of a crude oil palm refinery was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
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Rwanda: Rwanda Engineers Association Constructs House for Genocide Survivor

[New Times] Gilbert Muhoza, a 1994 Genocide survivor couldn't hold his excitement on Friday, July 17, when members of the Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER) handed him keys to a new house, with water and electricity inclusive.
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