Kenya: Need to Adopt Eurocodes in Construction

[Nation] With the world having become a global village, so will quality standards keep evolving to keep up with the times. For instance, emerging global trends will soon make it necessary for Kenyan engineers to abandon the use of British Standards and Codes of Practice for engineering structures and adopt Structural Eurocodes.
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Ethiopia: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Tunisia ‘Astonished’ At Ethiopia’s Statement

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia expressed "astonishment" at the statement issued Wednesday by Ethiopia's Ministry of foreign Affairs in which it warned that "Tunisia's historic misstep in advancing the council's pronouncement undermines its solemn responsibility as a rotating member of the UN Security Council on an African seat."
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Ghana: Construction Industry Needs Biting Law

[Ghanaian Times] Vice President AlhajiDrMahamuduBawumia is reported to have hinted of the introduction of a Construction Industry Development Authority Bill aimed at promoting technology, business and manpower development in the construction sector.
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Ghana: MP Sues Govt… Over Uncompleted School Project

[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi Constituency, in the Volta Region, has filed a writ at the AccraHigh Court, urging the court to order the Government of Ghana to completeremaining uncompleted schools under the 200 Community Day Senior High Schools (SHSs) projects started by former President John Draman iMahama.
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Egypt: Radi – Egyptian-Bahraini Talks Covered Latest Developments in Ethiopian Dam Issue

[Egypt Online] "The session of talks held here Thursday 16/9/2021 between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Hamad Bin Eissa Al Khalifa of Bahrain dealt with the latest developments in the issue of the Ethiopian dam in light of the recent presidential statement issued by the United Nations Security Council in this respect," Presidency Spokesman Bassam Radi said.
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Egypt: Shoukri Reiterates Egypt’s Confidence in Congo-Led GERD Talks

[Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukri reiterated Egypt's confidence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s leading of the negotiations process on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) controversy.
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Ghana: MP Appeals to GHA to Repair 2 Bridges in Nabdam District.

[Ghanaian Times] Sekoti -- The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam Constituency, in the Upper East Region, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaana, has appealed to the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to repair two major bridges that link Pelungo and Sekoti in the Nabdam District.
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Nigeria: Govt Approves Construction of 3000 Capacity Correctional Centres – Minister

[Vanguard] Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the Federal Government has given approval for the construction of 3000 capacity custodian centers across the country in the six geo-political zones to tackle the scourge of overcrowded correctional centers.
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Nigeria: Govt Needs U.S.$135 Million to Fix Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway – Fashola

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government requires N56billion for the full reconstruction of the deplorable Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway.
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Uganda: Nhcc Seeks Shs.1.5 Trillion to Put Up Model Estates in Cities

[Monitor] National Housing and Construction Corporation (NHCC) has asked Parliament to allocate it Shs300b per annum for the next five years to lead in setting up standard estates in the newly approved cities.
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