Liberia: Pleebo District Gets Modern Market Building

[New Dawn] Marketers and some citizens in Pleebo, Maryland County Electoral district#2, Southeast Liberia laud the Government of Liberia and partners for completion of a modern market in Pleebo Sodoken District. The US$430,424.88 construction was funded by the African Development Bank through the Smallholder Agriculture Productivity Enhancement and Commercialization (SAPEC) project, in partnership with Liberia's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).
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Ghana: Passenger Services On T’adi-Sekondi Rail Line Resume Monday

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) will on Monday resume passenger services on the Takoradi-Sekondi rail line through Kojokrom, the Acting Traffic Manager, Comfort Awinya, has announced.
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South Africa: Unfinished RDP Houses Abandoned for Nearly Two Decades

[GroundUp] The housing department says it has since appointed contractors to complete two projects in Stutterheim
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Kenya: Whatsapp Group Building Sh1.8 Million House for Sukuma Bin Ongaro

[Nation] When floods wreaked havoc in parts of Kakamega County, in March this year, legendary benga artiste Wilson Omutere was among thousands of families which were displaced from their homes by the torrential rains.
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Ethiopia: Harnessing the Waters of Abay – a Natural Duty Not Will

[Ethiopian Herald] Utilizing the waters of Abay (the Nile) fairly and equitably is not only a matter of will but also the natural obligation of Ethiopians, so argue prominent experts on the basis that 26 million people of the country lack access to drinking water and 64 percent of its population continue to live off the grid.
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Nigeria: Construction of Quay Wall Commences At Lekki Deep Sea Port

[This Day] The Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (Lekki Port), developers of the Lekki Deep Sea Port currently under construction at the Lagos Free Zone, Ibeju Lekki, has commenced the construction of the 680m long quay wall with the driving of the first pile.
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Uganda: Jinja Gets Shs350m Building Material Laboratory

[Monitor] A Shs350m laboratory is being constructed on Obote Way in Jinja City to ensure quality of all building materials.
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Kenya: Nema Makes U-Turn, Stops Sh2 Billion Sweets Project in Kilifi

[Nation] A multi-billion-shilling investment in Kilifi county now hangs in the balance after the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) suspended the construction it had earlier approved to establish a sweet processing firm.
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Mozambique: Construction Resumes On Nampula-Cuamba Road

[AIM] Maputo -- Malema (Mozambique), 15 Oct (AIM) - Construction is under way on the final stretch of the highway connecting Nampula city and Cuamba, the economic capital of Niassa province, in northern Mozambique.
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Ethiopia: Local Investors Plan to Build Standard Houses Worth 10bn Birr

[Ethiopian Herald] A private investor has finalized preparations to start the construction of 5,000 standard houses with an estimated total cost of 10 billion Birr in cooperation with other real estate investors, The Ethiopian Herald has learnt. In an exclusive interview, Alemayehu Ketema who is owner of Alemayehu Ketema General Contractor said that his company has been processing the plan needed to begin the construction aimed at alleviating the growing housing problems.
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