Liberia: Vamuco CEO Vows to Rebuild Burnt Market Units, Refutes Claims of Arson

[LINA] Monrovia -- Following a tragic fire incident which destroyed segments and market stalls within the VAMUCO Shopping Center on Bushrod Island, the Chief Executive Officers of the entity, Abraham Varmuyah Corneh, has assured the affected marketers that the damaged portion of the building will be reconstructed before the end of 2021.
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Nigeria: Fayemi Awards 3,2km Ekiti Airport Runway to Contractor

[This Day] Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has handed over the construction of the state Agro-Allied Cargo Airport 3.2 kilometres runway to the main contractor to commence work.
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Liberia: St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital Dedicates Outdoor Kitchen, Staff Residence Built and Donated By Japanese Government

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- It was a moment full of joy and relief for management and staffs of the St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 when they welcomed Japan's Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Himeno Tsutomu for the Commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed kitchen and staff residence.
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Nigeria: Invest in Rural Areas, Monarch Urges Estate Developers

[This Day] Osogbo -- A traditional ruler in Osun, Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire local government, Oba Adekunle Oyelude has urged real estate developers to invest in rural areas as this will bring about migration of people back to the rural area.
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South Africa: Parents Shut School to Force Education Department to Pay Its Bills

[GroundUp] Construction on a much needed new school in Kariega will halt if the building company is not paid
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Africa: Sudan PM – ‘AU, UN, EU, and U.S. Quartet Can Break GERD Deadlock’

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has written a letter to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the USA to request formation of a 'quartet committee' to mediate in the negotiations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The US State Dept has already responded that the USA will continue to support efforts to resolve the disagreement on the GERD and encourage the resumption of a productive dialogue.
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Gambia: Brikama Area Council Presents Over D1Million to Communities in WCR

[Foroyaa] Brikama Area Council on Friday 11 March, presented three Cheques to three communities in the West Coast Region amounting to One million, Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Dalasi (D1, 208, 000)
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Ethiopia: Kombolcha New Dry Port Coming Through

[Reporter] The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services announced it has finalized preparations to construct a new dry port at Kombolcha with an estimated cost of 1.5 billion Birr.
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Nigeria: Lafarge Assemble Professionals to Address Root Cause of Building Collapse

[This Day] Addressing the root cause of building collapse in Nigeria will be the focus of today's discussions at the second edition of Lafarge Africa's quarterly webinar - Concrete Ideas, a platform for deliberation of issues, policies and developments shaping Nigeria's construction, infrastructure and housing sectors.
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Nigeria: It’s Unlawful to Build Without a Registered Builder – NIOB

[This Day] Lagos State members of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have said that it is against the law of Lagos State Building Regulation of 2019 to build without a registered Builder.
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