Liberia: Pres. Weah Committed to Rail Project With Guinea

[New Republic] Liberian Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has assured Guinean President Alpha Conde of President George M. Weah's commitment to strengthening socio-economic ties with its northern neighbor, through the implementation of tangible bilateral projects--such as the rail link between Liberia and Guinea.
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Rwanda: Government to Build Houses for Over 14,000 Households Displaced By Disasters

[New Times] Philippe Habinshuti, the Director for the Response and Recovery Unit at the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA), has disclosed that there is a plan to build decent houses for 14,051 households displaced by disasters.
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Uganda: Uganda Baati Seeks to Cut Down Construction Costs

[Observer] Uganda Baati Limited recently launched SAFBUILD, a new building solution designed to reduce property development delivery time and expenses incurred by contractors and customers.
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Kenya: Dandora Stadium Renovations Set to Resume

[Nation] The Dandora Stadium contractor will within two weeks resume work on the project that has stalled for close to a year now, the Nairobi County Government has said.
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Kenya: Contractor Races to Finish Revived Kipchoge Keino Project

[Nation] After false starts, empty promises and an ultimatum from Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, construction work at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Uasin Gishu County is back on track.
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Kenya: Nairobi County Gives NOC-K Land in Ruai to Construct OlympAfrica Centre

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) is set to construct a world class multi-purpose OlympAfrica Centre in Kenya in the capital city after the County Government of Nairobi gave the mother body sports organization a piece of land in Ruai, Kasarani Constituency.
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Zimbabwe: $3bn Needed to Upgrade Masvingo Roads

[The Herald] An estimated $3 billion is required to rehabilitate key roads across Masvingo Province after they were extensively damaged by heavy rains this season.
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Liberia: Liberia Civil Aviation Authority Assures Public That Pres. Weah’s Invisible Park Construction Conforms to Safety Measures

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority, responsible for regulating Liberia's aviation sector says all precautionary measures have been put in place to ensure a safe distance from the James Spriggs Payne Airport and the Invincible Park being undertaken by the George Weah-led government.
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Africa: ECA Price Watch points to construction sector as key driver of growth

[UNECA] Addis Ababa, 23 February 2021 (ECA) - "A vibrant construction sector is an indisputable driver of GDP growth in a country," said Bartholomew Armah, Director of Macroeconomics and Governance at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
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Uganda: UNRA’s Northern Bypass Problem

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) managers are still grappling with the usual problems of road construction like land acquisition, stubborn contractors and bad weather but the unending construction of the Northern Bypass remains.
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