Rwanda: What Are Half-Way Homes and Why Is Rwanda Rolling Them Out?

[New Times] Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS), on Thursday, May 25, launched construction works for halfway houses, facilities that will be used to prepare prisoners who are about to complete their sentences, for their return to their families and society.
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Rwanda: Works on Halfway Houses for Inmates Launched

[New Times] Construction works on halfway houses were officially launched on Thursday, May 25, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Architect Demas Nwoko On His Award-Winning Work – ‘Whatever You Build, It Should Suit Your Culture’

[The Conversation Africa] Demas Nwoko, born in Nigeria in 1935, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, arguably the world's most prestigious architecture event. At the Stirling Pavilion in the heart of the Giardini venue, Nwoko generously gave us an interview amid a display of his works.
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Cote d’Ivoire: Govt Committed to Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project Implementation – Veep

[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated the government's commitment to ensuring the successful implementation of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project.
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Ghana: New Juaben Collapsed Building – … 5-Year-Old Crushed to Death, 1 On Admission

[Ghanaian Times] Koforidua -- A five-year-old girl was crushed to death when a building collapsed on her during a heavy downpour at Ada Magazine, a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region last weekend.
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Africa: Arab League Interference in Africa’s Development On Ethiopian Dam Project Is Unacceptable

[Nile Post] Scanning through the proposals and resolutions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), by the Arab League summit during its Friday meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, leaves you wondering why the Arab world seem to be hell-bent on frustrating Africa's socio-economic transformation.
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Tanzania: Govt Allocates Over U.S.$250,000 Construction of Fire, Rescue Force in Bukoba

[Daily News] AUTHORITIES in Kagera Region have hailed the government for allocating over 600m/- for the construction of the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force (TFRF) centre.
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Southern Africa: South African President Turns Sod in Lesotho Water Project

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) as a project that has not only made history, but has brought hope to the citizens of both Lesotho and South Africa.
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Ghana: Include Tree Planting Clause in Road Construction Contracts ·green Republic Project Convener

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Roads and Highways, has been urged to develop a policy where contracts awarded to road contractors will include a clause that will make them responsible for the planting of trees along the road.
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Ghana: Kumasi Mayor Cuts Sod for Construction of Bantama Sub-Metro Office Complex

[GhanaToday] The Mayor of Kumasi, Mr Sam Pyne, on Monday, cut the sod for the construction of an office complex for the Bantama Sub-Metro.
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