Ghana: Road Named After Winnie Mandela

[Ghanaian Times] The city of Johannesburg in South Africa has named a road after anti-apartheid hero, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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South Africa: Durban to Spend R28 Million to Demolish ‘Disastrous’ Building – South African News Briefs – September 29, 2023

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West Africa: ECOWAS Prepares for Joint Border Post Construction At Bo Waterside

[New Dawn] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is due to construct a modern and elaborate Joint Border Post between Liberia and neighbouring Sierra Leone.
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Nigeria: Collapsed Bridge – Enugu Reps Urge Govt to Declare State of Emergency On South-East Roads

[Vanguard] The Enugu House of Representatives caucus led by Mr Nnoli Nnaji, member representing Nkanu East/ West Federal Constituency, has appealed to the Federal Government to hasten in reconstructing the collapsed bridge along Enugu/ Port harcourt expressway.
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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapses – We Used Machine Learning to Show Where and Why They Happen

[The Conversation Africa] Building collapses have become a major menace in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the business hub of the country and has its largest seaport and airport. With an estimated population of 15.4 million, it is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa and the second largest in Africa after Cairo.
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Kenya: Parliament Watchdog Committee Calls for Audit of CBC Classroom Construction Funds

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Parliamentary watchdog committee has demanded a special audit on the expenditure of Sh4.5 billion used for the construction of phase 2 of the Competency-Based Curriculum classrooms.
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Ghana: Work On Ho-Sokode Dual Carriageway Begins Soon

[Ghanaian Times] The phase two of the Ho-Sokode Dual Carriageway road project would soon begin to ensure smooth transportation of goods and services in the Volta Region.
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Mauritius: Acting PM Lays Foundation Stone for the Construction of 230 Social Housing Units At Beaux Songes

[Government of Mauritius] A laying of foundation stone ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units by the New Social Living Development Ltd (NSLD) at Beaux Songes, was held this evening, in presence of the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Louis Steven Obeegadoo, the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Mr. Alan Ganoo, and other dignitaries.
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Nigeria: Troops Rescue 7 Abducted Female Students, 3 Construction Workers in Zamfara

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Seven of the abducted female students of the Federal University, Gusau, have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State with three construction workers of Gupran Engineering Services Ltd.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Agree to Continue Negotiation On GERD Next Month

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- :- Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to continue the trilateral negotiation on the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) in October 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.
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