Kenya: Man Turns Used Face Masks, Plastics Into Building Blocks

[Nation] Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended wearing face masks in public as one of the measures of curbing the spread of the disease globally.
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Nigeria: Ruogang – We’re Committed to 2022 Completion Date for Lekki Port

[This Day] The Managing Director of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL), promoters of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Mr. Du Ruogang, has reaffirmed the commitment of the company to meet the 2022 target date set for the completion of the project.
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Liberia: Deputy Speaker Breaks Ground for Fourth School Construction in Grand Kru County Under 4 Years

[FrontPageAfrica] BUAH WORPLUKEN, Grand Kru County - Liberia's Deputy Speaker Grand Kru County District #2 Representative Cllr. J. Fonati on Saturday broke grounds for the construction of the Sally A. Togbabou Elementary School in Buah Wropluken, Grand Kru County.
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Liberia: APM Terminal Agreement is Bad for Liberia

[New Republic] WHEN THE CONCESSION agreement with APM Terminal singed in 2010 by the Ellen Johnson government, only few people opposed it on grounds that it was not in the interest of the country and there was a need to go through it carefully.
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Gambia: Initiator Sheds Light On Faji Kunda Road Project

[The Point] Askia Muhammed Sillah, the initiator of the Kunu Joyeh Street Road in Faji Kunda has provided clarification on the road project which their Ward Councillor and council are taking credit for.
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Zimbabwe: Banks Urged to Fund Women in Construction

[The Herald] First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has appealed to financial institutions to provide cheap and affordable loans to women in the construction sector or women led companies as they are known to possess the qualities of sincerity, accountability perseverance, hard work as well as being corruption averse.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s Unwavering Faith in African Solution for GERD Disputes – Are Africans Failing Ethiopia ?

[Ethiopian Herald] The African continent appears to be confronted with a plethora of problems and multifaceted challenges, ranging from peace, security, and stability to low economic and social development, the intensification of extremism and fundamentalism, as well as climate-related challenges. In this regard, it has become a matter of concern for both the international community and the African leaders. Hence, such growing concerns have become the driving forces behind the slogan "African solutions to African proble
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Ethiopia: Diaspora in Us, Europe On Homeland Defending, GERD

[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian diaspora residing in the United States and Europe have been gravely concerned about the external pressures on the Ethiopian internal affairs and the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). As the pressures increased, they added their efforts and carried on a webinar discussion on the current situation in Ethiopia that was held under the coordination of Ethiopian Diaspora members residing in US and Europe on May 11. The discussion in the United States was held under the coo
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Optimistic of Immediate AU-Led GERD Talks Resumption

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is optimistic of a swift resumption of the African Union (AU) -led Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks and called on the international community to support AU in its effort of breaking deadlock on the dam. Delivering a keynote speech at webinar on Thursday Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen said that Ethiopia's conviction is on the principle of finding African solutions to African problems. "It has confidence in the role of the AU in fac
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Mozambique: Road Maintenance Costs 800 Million Dollars a Year

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique needs 800 million US dollars every year to guarantee maintenance and paving of the national road network, according to the Minister of Public works, Joao Machatine.
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