Kenya: Local Infrastructure Projects Seek Over Sh700bn Financing From Pension Industry

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Pension Funds Investment Consortium (KEPFIC) has received infrastructure and alternative investment proposals worth over Sh700 billion ($5.5 billion) from project sponsors and fund managers looking to raise capital from the local retirement benefits schemes.
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Gambia: ‘Sukuta-Jabang Roundabout Not Part of Contract for Overpass Erection

[The Point] Following public outcry over lack of an overpass at the Sukuta-Jabang Roundabout along the Coastal Road Highway, Arezki the construction company has clarified that it's not part of the contract.
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Liberia: All TRANSCO CLSG Substations in Liberia Fully Energized

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- All five substations in Liberia have been fully constructed and energized by TRANSCO CLSG. The latest substation to be added to the energized network is the Botota Substation. The other substations which have been energized include Yekepa, Mount Coffee, Buchanan, and Mano substations.
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Rwanda: Districts Partner to Build Rwf30 Billion Hotel, Golf Course

[New Times] Muhanga, Kamonyi, and Ruhango districts in the Southern province have joined forces to find a contractor for the construction of a luxurious five-star hotel comprising 100 rooms.
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Ghana: Ugandan, South African Win Royal Academy of Engineering Prize

[Ghanaian Times] A South African engineer, Edmund Wessels owner of Flexigyn and a Ugandan Engineer, Anatoli Kirigwajjo owner of Yunga, have jointly won this year's edition of the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation final.
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East Africa: Sudhir Refutes Degrading Lake Victoria As He Speaks Out On Multi-Billion Convention Centre Progress

[Nile Post] The chairman of Ruparelia Group, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has dismissed as 'false', allegations that the group is refilling Lake Victoria with soil.
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Ghana: Over 1000 Cell Sites Completed – Communications Minister

[Ghanaian Times] More than 1000 of the 2016 Cell Sites being constructed across the country by the government to improve internet penetration to bridge the digital divide have been completed, Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has stated.
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Ghana: VP Bawumia Cuts Sod for 100-Bed Hospital At Ejura

[Ghana Presidency] Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has broken ground for construction works to begin on a 100-bed District hospital for the Ejura Sekyeredumase District in the Ashanti Region.
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Tanzania: Pemba Constructs Seawall to Protect Historical Tourists’ Site

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- PLANS are underway for the Zanzibar government to construct a seawall of about 500 metres to protect 'Mkumbuu City ruins' from being washed away by rising sea levels.
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Nigeria: 4 Years After Inauguration, Multi-Billion Naira Baro Inland Port Rots Away

[Leadership] Weeds and thick trees have taken over the multi-billion naira Baro Port inaugurated in 2019 by former President Muhammadu Buhari even as a surging river is gradually encroaching the banks towards the port's building.
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