Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Trial Grand Dam’s Electricity Generation

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-- Close to 79 percent of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been accomplished and the dam would conduct preliminary energy generating trial this year, according to GERD project management.
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Gambia: Road to 2022 OIC Summit – NRA, OIC Officials Visit Project Sites

[The Point] As part of preparations for the 2022 OIC Summit in the country, officials from the OIC Gambia in collaboration with National Road Authority (NRA) last Friday embarked on a day-long visit to show contractors the 50 roads project with a view to starting the construction of those roads ahead of the OIC summit in Banjul.
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Liberia: Alexander Cummings Graces Inauguration a 5,000-Capacity Mosque in Lofa County

[FrontPageAfrica] Bolonguidu Town -- Muslims in Lofa's Bolonguidu Town, Quardu Gboni District on Friday, March 26 inaugurated a 5,000-capacity mosque, the first in the town since its establishment 20 years ago.
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Egypt: Deputy FM, U.S. Diplomat Mull Ethiopia Dam’s Latest Updates

[Egypt Online] Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdy Loza had talks Saturday with US Special Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth on the latest updates regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file and the ongoing efforts to re-launch negotiations to reach an agreement on filling and operating the dam.
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Uganda: Help Govt Regulate Construction, Judge Tells Architects

[Monitor] The newly inaugurated Architects Registration Board must help government to design laws and bylaws to supervise, regulate and control the construction industry in Uganda, according to Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera.
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Ethiopia: Operating Cement Factories to Stabilize the Market

[Ethiopian Herald] Cement is the backbone of investment. Public and private investments are supposed to be delayed, interrupted and even stopped due to cement shortages. On the contrary, if there is enough cement supply; investments will take a short time to be completed unlike some other internal and external constraints among the owners of the investments.
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Zimbabwe: Govt Partners EU to Build 24 New Hospitals

[The Herald] Senior Health Reporter
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Sierra Leone: Intl.islam Youth League to Construct 10 Ultra-Modern Islamic Complexes

[Concord] The International Islamic Youth League (IIYL), through its Global Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador Dr. Hamid Ahamed Kanneh, has started a nationwide construction of 10 ultra-modern Islamic complexes.
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Nigeria: 28 Years After Construction, Gboko Waterworks Remains Dry

[Vanguard] The Ameladu Water Works, Mkar in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, is a sad story of how lack of proper conception and execution of a project could ultimately lead to a monumental failure and loss of taxpayers' money upon completion of the project. The fully completed 9,000 cubic meter waterworks, which was executed by the military government in 1993, can best be described as a white elephant project.
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Ethiopia: FM – Ethiopia Dam File Fateful Issue That Affects Lives of Millions of Egyptians

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Wednesday 24/3/2021 that the file of the Ethiopian dam is a fateful issue that affects the lives of millions of Egyptians, saying Egypt has always been clear towards this issue and has never sought to achieve its own interest only but rather to achieve the interest of the three Nile Basin countries concerned.
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