Ethiopia: Nile Dam – Ethiopia Refutes Filling Claims

[Cameroon Tribune] Government says the increase in the level of water was a natural process and not intentional.
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Kenya: Sports CAS Reads Riot Act to Contractors

[Nation] As the aggressive drive to upgrade sports facilities in the country gathers momentum, the Ministry of Sports has put contractors working on stadium projects on notice to shape up or ship out.
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Nigeria: Group Advises Govt On Russian Mass Housing System

[Daily Trust] The National Coordinator of a pro-democracy and good governance group, Forward Nigeria Movement (FNM), Mr. Udenna Orji, has called on the Federal Government to model its mass housing scheme after the Russian system.
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Nigeria: Building Collapse – Institute Urges Govt to Revive Steel Industry

[Daily Trust] As part of effort to end building collapse due to structural defects, the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) held its first national virtual workshop from July 15 to 16, 2020, with a focus on addressing the challenge.
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Nigeria: We Will Deliver 2nd Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano, Lagos-Shagamu Expressways As Contracted, Julius Berger Assures Reps

[Vanguard] The Managing Director of Nigeria's leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Engr. Dr. Lars Richter has confidently stated that the highly reliable company is "working on a schedule, meeting and exceeding planned construction milestones and will deliver the 2nd Niger bridge, Abuja-Kano road and Lagos-Shagamu expressway projects as contracted".
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Africa: GERD Is Loading … Prosperity Installing – No Bow to Terror and Injustice

[Ethiopian Herald] The misconceptions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), both deliberate and unintentional could never derail or stop the progress of the project. Our dam is an engine to drive positive change in Africa to transform the lives of millions of the hopeful poor and the rich.
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Ghana: La Dadekotopon Earmarks Gh¢1.4 Million for Rehabilitation of Schools

[Ghanaian Times] The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) is to spend GH¢1, 394,424.74 on the rehabilitation and maintenance of some dilapidated schools in the municipality.
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Sudan: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Sudan Rejects ‘Unilateral Actions’

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Tensions are rising between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan following the publication of satellite images that show the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile filling with rainwater. However Ethiopia insists that the water that is to be seen from the satellite images has accumulated naturally during the rainy season, and deny that the dam's sluice gates have been closed.
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Kenya: Del Monte Land Saga – U.S. Promises to Build Sh3 Billion Hospital in Murang’a

[Nation] The US government is offering a Sh3 billion teaching and referral hospital for Murang'a County as it raises the stakes in ongoing talks for renewal of a land lease for American Thika-based food processor Del Monte.
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Nigeria: Residents Commend Obiano Over Road Project Constructions

[Daily Trust] Residents of Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra have commended Governor Willie Obiano for the construction of Akpaka Forest/Onitsha road.
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