Nigeria: Lagos Records 1,324 Fire, Building-Collapse, Other Emergency Incidents in Nine Months

[Premium Times] The service estimated that property worth N79.44 billion was saved during the period, while losses were put at N13.24 billion. Property affected was valued at an estimated N92.68 billion.
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Namibia: Construction Industry Backs Court Decision On Cement

[Namibian] The Construction Industries Federation (CIF) says protecting competition in the cement sector is key to protecting the construction industry.
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Namibia: Pupkewitz Breaks Ground At Grootfontein

[Namibian] The Pupkewitz Group has officially commenced the construction of a larger, modern Pupkewitz MegaBuild branch at Grootfontein, marking a further milestone in the group's long-term investment in Namibia's growth and development.
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Liberia: Liberia Will Be a Construction Site in Two Months, Giddings Says

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Public Works Minister Roland Layfette Giddings said on Monday that Liberia will become a construction site in the next two months as contractors begin work on several major road projects, including paving the Tapita-Zwedru highway.
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Ghana: Contractors Move to Site to Begin Construction of 120-Bed Trauma Hospital At Bole – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

[Ghanaian Times] Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that contractors have moved to site to begin construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region.
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East Africa: Construction of East Africa’s $16bn Dangote Refinery Launched in Kenya

[New Times] Kenyan President William Ruto and Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote on Wednesday, September 30, launched the construction of the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery, a $16 billion project (Rwf23.6 trillion) set to transform the energy and industrial landscape of Kenya and the region.
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Tanzania: Rufiji Water Board Ordered to Complete Construction of Embankment Along Lumemo River Before El Nino Rains

[Daily News] Mahenge -- THE Tanzanian government has given the Rufiji Basin Water Board seven days to complete construction of an embankment along the Lumemo River, amid warnings that heavy rains could worsen flooding and threaten residents in Ipangalala Ward, Kilombero District.
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Nigeria: Kenyan Court Halts Dangote Refinery Construction, Firm Says Groundbreaking Still Holds

[Leadership] A Kenyan court has ordered a temporary halt to activities at the proposed Dangote Refinery in Lamu County following a legal challenge by farmers and residents of Chandavai, who alleged forceful eviction and destruction of their properties.
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Nigeria: Construction Work to Begin On Ogun Deep Sea Port in November – Abiodun

[Premium Times] The governor said the groundbreaking ceremony for the project would take place in November, after which construction would commence immediately, with the port expected to be substantially completed within two and a half years.
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Liberia: Local Contractors Appeal to Boakai

[New Dawn] - Seek Fair Share of Government Contracts
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