Tunisia: Construction of Kairouan University Hospital to Begin Before End of H1 2024

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The construction works of King Salman bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Kairouan are expected to begin before the end of the first half of 2024, after the resolution of problems and difficulties, said a Prime Ministry statement issued on Monday evening.
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Gambia: Government Awards Six Road Construction Contracts to Local Contractors

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI), Ebrima Sillah, has said six out of nine ongoing road construction projects have been awarded to local contractors, in order to promote Gambian engineers in the area of road construction.
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Nigeria: How Rising Cost of Building Materials Puts Nigerians On Edge

[Daily Trust] The rising cost of building materials in Nigeria is increasingly hitting the construction industry hard, with fears that a large number of projects could be put on hold as developers are now on edge about what to do.
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Kenya: Construction Permit for LPG Facility Hit By Explosion Was Rejected, EPRA

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has revealed that the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage and facility plant in Mradi, Embakasi, exploded last evening.
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