Egypt: Sisi Inspects Project to Upgrade Autostrad Road

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday inspected work to upgrade the Autostrad Road in Cairo, which will include seven lanes in each direction, said presidential spokesman Bassam Rady.
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Liberia: Bill Breaks Ground

[New Republic] National Port Managing Director, Bill Twehway over the weekend, broke ground for the construction of the first set of teachers and nurses quarter in Wayzohn, Wee Statutory district, Grand Bassa County.
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Tanzania: State Allocates 1.93bn/ – for Road Construction, Rehabilitation

[Daily News] THE government has approved a total of 1.93bn/- in the 2021/22 financial year for construction and rehabilitation of roads around mountains with a total length of 82.1 km, Deputy Minister of State in the Office of the President (Regional Administration and Local Government), Mr David Silinde, has said.
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Tanzania: Construction of Girls’ Secondary Schools Underway

[Daily News] THE government is implementing a programme of building 26 secondary schools for girls in each region and 1,000 others in wards that have no secondary schools in the country to reduce classroom congestions, the National Assembly was told here yesterday.
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Liberia: National Maryland County Association Dedicates U.S.$40,000 Rest-Stop

[New Dawn] Maryland County -- National Maryland County Association of Liberia (NAMCAL) dedicates a modern rest-stop facility in Pleebo, Maryland County electoral district#2.
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Ghana: Oti Region RCC to Be Completed in December – Oti Compost Plant 80 Percent Complete

[Ghana Presidency] Contractors working on the new Administration Block of the Regional Co-ordinating Council of Oti Region have assured the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that construction will be completed in November this year, and will be handed over to the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development in December.
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Gambia: Barrow Tasks Basse Market Contractors to Expedite Work

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has tasked the contractors for Basse market to expedite the ongoing work as he intends to inaugurate the new market before the presidential election slated for 4th December 2021.
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Zimbabwe: Nationwide Construction, Upgrade of Bus Terminuses

[The Herald] Shelters at bus terminuses countrywide will be repaired, replaced or installed before the next rains as part of a Government programme to upgrade urban public transport President Mnangagwa announced yesterday as he commissioned the latest batch of 50 new buses for the Zupco fleet with another 100 already paid for and expected soon.
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Kenya: Construction the Silver Lining, With 60,000 New Jobs

[Nation] Increased investment in construction, as Covid-19 ravaged the country, saved a portion of the economy last year, creating thousands of new job opportunities as other sectors suffered.
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Nigeria: VAT – Controversy Thickens As FIRS Denies Lobbying Lawmakers to Amend Construction

[Premium Times] The FIRS locks its horns with the Rivers State Government over which should collect VAT.
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