Uganda: Former Government Driver Shot Dead for Siphoning Fuel From Road Construction Truck

[Monitor] UPDF soldiers Monday shot dead a man accused of stealing fuel from road construction works trucks in Buliisa District.
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Gambia: President Lays Foundation Stone for 24KM Kerr Ayib/Trans-Gambia Road

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow on Thursday October 1st 2020, laid the foundation stone for a 24 kilometer stretch of bituminized road from the Trans-gambia crossing point, to the Gambia/Senegalese border village of Poste Kerr Ayib.
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Gambia: Salaji Extension Masjid Imam Calls for Help Salaji Extension Masjid

[The Point] Imam of Salaji extension Masjid in Kombo North District is appealing for help to complete the new masjid project which he started constructing some months ago.
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Gambia: Work in-Progress at D.K. Jawara Resort in Barra

[The Point] Work has started swiftly at one of the three eco-lodges for which foundation stones were recently laid in three regions in the country.
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Nigeria: Adron Homes Celebrates Nigeria At 60 With 50% Discount

[This Day] Adron Homes, a real estate development company, is celebrating Nigeria's 60th Independence anniversary with mega 60 hours sales promotion that will attract 50 per cent discount on every sale.
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Ghana: Accra Academy Gets New Administration Block

[Ghanaian Times] The Masuab Consult has handed over a new administration block built at the cost of GH¢1,089,564 funded by government, to the Accra Academy Senior High School in Accra.
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Kenya: London Distillers Loses Bid to Block Construction of 688 Houses

[Nation] The National Environment Tribunal has dismissed an appeal lodged by alcohol manufacturer London Distillers Kenya (LDK) challenging construction of 688 residential housing units in Athi River, Machakos County.
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Liberia: LMHRA, Stakeholders Brainstorm On Strategy to Build a WHO Pre-Qualified Quality Control Lab

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) and several stakeholders of the LMHRA held a one-day meeting aimed at brainstorming on strategy and galvanizing resources to build an Internationally Certified Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) to ensure the general public has access to safe, effective and quality medicines.
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Africa: Cote d’Ivoire Inaugurates New Olympic Stadium Ahead of 2023 Afcon

[CAF] Côte d'Ivoire inaugurated on Saturday (3 October 2020) its new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, built with the help of China, in Ebimpe, on the outskirts of Abidjan. It will be used for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to be hosted by the West African country.
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Ghana: Work Begins On 83.5 Kilometre Kumasi-Obuasi Standard Gauge Railway

[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- A ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an 83.5 kilometres first phase Kumasi to Obuasi section of the new standard gauge railway line has been performed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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