Tanzania: PM Sets Deadline for Construction of Classrooms, Pit Latrines

[Daily News] PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed councils to ensure the construction of all lined up classrooms and pit latrines are completed by the end of this month.
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Nigeria: Man With Midas Touch – Olalekan Adebiyi’s Great Exploits As Construction Giant

[This Day] For Olalekan Adebiyi, the Nigerian construction industry is his playground, backyard, and workstation. The man is one of the few who are qualified to call themselves professional contractors in the industry. With so many persisting construction works bearing his name and the name of his company, LaraLek, it is no wonder that Lekan Adebiyi has been designated by many as Nigeria's biggest indigenous contractor. The man is not just building blocks, roads and bridges, but a lasting legacy as an innovative buil
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Lesotho: Ha-Belo Construction Delayed

[Lesotho Times] THE completion of the Ha-Belo industrial estate in Butha-Buthe has been delayed to August this year after encountering a myriad of challenges midway, the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has said.
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Malawi: Chimunthu Calls for Review of Govt Policy On Borehole Construction

[Nyasa Times] Former Speaker of parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda has called for a review of government policy which entrusts community members with the responsibility of maintaining broken boreholes in their area ,saying the arrangement is denying people access to clean portable water.
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Zimbabwe: Kwekwe Requires U.S.$45 Million for Road Rehab

[The Herald] Kwekwe City Council is seeking to raise US$45 million to rehabilitate its road network, which was extensively damaged by heavy rains that have been falling in most parts of the country.
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Liberia: Administration of Nimba County Community College Lauds Cummings’ Contribution to Engineering College Construction

[FrontPageAfrica] Sanniquellie/Ganta, Nimba County -- The political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Cummings, has been applauded by the administration of Nimba County Community College for his commitment to the development of education and other skilled manpower in Nimba County and Liberia at large.
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Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Woos Investors for Ibom Deep Sea Port

[This Day] Uyo -- The Akwa Ibom State government has called on the United States of America and other investors to partner the state in the development of the Ibom Deep Seaport project.
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Nigeria: National Cement Policy Open, Transparent – Dangote Group

[This Day] The Executive Director, Capital Projects and Portfolio Management, Dangote Group, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, has said that Nigeria has a good cement policy that does not favour only a few companies as being speculated.
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Nigeria: Construction Giant, Cosgrove, Unveils Startling Features of National Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship Centre

[Premium Times] "I wish to reiterate that Cosgrove will bring to bear on the project, the organisation's core competence which is integrating technology into construction."
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Namibia: Woman Cements Her Future Brick By Brick

[Namibian] A WOMAN from Epyaenene village in the Okatana constituency has defied the odds by proving that women have the skills to advance in the construction industry - not only as ordinary labourers, but also as brickmakers.
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