Nigeria: Govt Approves $1.959bn for Rail Construction to Niger Republic

[This Day] The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line from Kano in Kano State to Maradi in Niger Republic.
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Nigeria: Ogun Approves Roads for Construction

[Vanguard] Abeokuta -- The Ogun State Executive Council has approved the construction of what it described as "three key roads" in the state.
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Liberia: Rep. Robert Womba Assertion That He Is Funding U.S.$80k Bridge in Bong’s Zota District Debunked By Project Management Committee

[FrontPageAfrica] Zota District -- Information provided by Rep. Robert Womba at a public event in Zota District last month that he is personally funding a US$80,000 bridge project in Shankpalai, Zota District has been rebuffed by the chairman of the Project Management Committee of Bong County, Steve Mulbah. Rep. Womba has continued to tout the bridge construction to his list of achievements since his ascendency as lawmaker three years ago.
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Nigeria: Beyond the Aba Building Collapse

[This Day] The regulatory agencies should be alive to their responsibilities
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Cameroon: National Order of Cameroonian Architects – Louis Désiré Côme Awono Re-Elected President

[Cameroon Tribune] This was during an Elective General Assembly which took place Friday September 18, 2020 in Yaounde.
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South Africa: Municipal Tribunal Gives Go-Ahead to Mega-Development At Two Rivers Urban Park

[GroundUp] A city tribunal has made way for Amazon to move in to River Club mega-development in Cape Town.
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Ethiopia: Diplomacy Casts GERD in a Positive Light in Germany, Europe

[Ethiopian Herald] The meticulous diplomatic activities that have been carried out to promote Ethiopia's principled stance in the fair utilization of Nile waters have borne fruit in brining favorable attitude to GERD among Germans and other Europeans at large, the ambassador stated.
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Nigeria: FIFA Approves N424.2 Million for Mini Stadium in Kebbi

[Daily Trust] The world football ruling body, FIFA has approved the sum of US $ 1.1 million (N424.2million) for the construction of a mini-stadium of 5,000 sitting capacity in Kebbi State.
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Uganda: Masaka Market Project – Govt Sets Deadline for Contractor

[Monitor] Government through the Ministry of Local Government has given the contractor for Masaka Central Market up to November 30 to complete the work and handover the project or risk a penalty.
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Nigeria: CSE Report – India Manages to Recover, Recycle Only About 1 Percent of Construction Waste

[This Day] A new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), released recently at a national online Round Table, quotes the Building Material Promotion Council (BMPTC) that India generates an estimated 150 million tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste every year, but that the official recycling capacity is a meagre 6,500 tonnes per day (TPD), just about 1 per cent.
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