Ghana: Govt to Build 2 Mental Health Facilities – Dr Akwasi Osei

[Ghanaian Times] Two of government's 88 district hospital projects will solely be mental health facilities, the Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr Akwasi Osei has disclosed.
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Tanzania: Construction of Autism Centre in Mwanza to Start Soon

[Daily News] OVER 70 children in Mwanza Region suffer from autism-related problem, a situation which calls for joint efforts from various stakeholders as plans are afoot to construct a 500m/- centre in the area.
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Somalia: UK Offers to Help Build Link Road Between Baidoa and Mogadishu

[Dalsan Radio] The UK Government has promised to support the South West Administration on how to reopen the road which links Baidoa to Mogadishu.
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Kenya: Land Mawe-CBD Footbridge Reopens After Refurbishment

[Nation] The Kenya Railways Corporation has announced the reopening of the footbridge connecting Haile Selassie Avenue and Bunyala Road following extensive refurbishment.
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Tanzania: Factories Clarify Cement Price Increase

[Daily News] Mtwara -- DANGOTE Cement in Tanzania has apologized to the government for failure to communicate to the public on the temporary shutdown of their plant for maintenance process causing countrywide price hikes.
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Botswana: Gaborone to Have Two More Primary Schools

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has approved construction of two fully fledged primary schools in Gaborone.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions 40-Year-Old 120-Bed Bekwai Municipal Hospital

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Daankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the 120-bed ultramodern Bekwai Municipal Hospital, a project which started during the era of the late military Head of State, General I.K. Acheampong.
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Mozambique: Gorongosa National Park to Spend U.S.$15 Million On Building Schools

[AIM] Maputo -- Gorongosa National Park (PNG), in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has pledged to disburse 15 million US dollars for the construction and furnishing of 40 new primary schools and associated facilities such as housing for teachers, water supply, school toilets and libraries, over the next five years.
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Zimbabwe: First 100km of Beitbridge Road Commissioned

[The Herald] Government yesterday commissioned the first 100km of the rehabilitated and widened Harare-Beitbridge highway, with local contractors earning plaudits for successfully executing the job in a move that dovetails with President Mnangagwa's vision to create an upper middle income society by 2030 by curbing foreign currency outflows.
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Nigeria: We Need N6.26 Trillion for 711 Road Projects – Govt

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says inadequate provision of funds is slowing down ongoing 711 highway projects worth N6.26trn road projects nationwide.
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