Botswana: Excitement As Vision for Road Construction Comes to Light

[Botswana Daily News] Motlhabaneng -- Residents of Motlhabaneng have been assured that government has committed to construct Motlhabaneng road and others in the Bobirwa network as part of uplifting the livelihoods of the people while simultaneously opening the area as a trade corridor.
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Liberia: U.S.$134 Million Needed to Construct Bopolu to Monrovia Road

[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Public Works, is seeking to mobilize resources for the construction of the 90-kilometer Bopolu to Monrovia Road, a project estimated to cost US$134 million.
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Nigeria: Slow Pace of Work On Abuja-Benin Road Projects Unacceptable, Tinubu’s Aide Tells Contractors

[Leadership] The Senior Special Assistant on Community engagement (North-Centrall to the President, Dr Abiodun Essiet, has said the slow pace of work on the Abuja-Lokoja and the Lokoja-Benin Road projects was unacceptable.
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Kenya: South C, Karen and Kenya’s Recurring Building Collapse Crisis – – What Must Change

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The recent building collapses in South C and Karen, Nairobi, have once again exposed Kenya's persistent construction safety failures, turning what should be isolated incidents into a disturbing national pattern.
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Kenya: CS Chirchir Inspects Rironi-Mau Summit Highway Works As Government Moves to Counter Stalled Project Claims

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Transport and Roads Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has inspected ongoing construction works along the Rironi-Mau Summit Highway, seeking to reassure the public that the multibillion-shilling road project is progressing after months of criticism that construction had stalled.
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Nigeria: Group Cautions Tinubu, Ministers On Unpaid Local Contractors

[Premium Times] The group said non-payment of the local contractors for the contracts executed could negatively impact the ruling APC in the 2027 general election.
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Ethiopia: Bishoftu International Airport to Transform Ethiopia’s Logistics System, Says PM Abiy

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport will provide a lasting solution to Ethiopia's decades-old logistics system challenges.
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Ethiopia: Bishoftu International Airport Project Signals New Era for African Aviation

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The construction of Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) has been hailed as a landmark development for Ethiopia and the wider African aviation sector.
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Ethiopia: Addis Launches Building of ‘Africa’s Largest Airport’

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Bishoftu International Airport, poised to become Africa's largest aviation hub, while the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) condemned the project as involving "forced displacement," alleging that thousands of residents are being uprooted and demanding ownership stakes for affected farmers.
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Uganda: Bugolobi Residents Sue Sebutinde Over Multi-Storey Building, Cite Privacy Violations

[Nile Post] Residents of Bugolobi have taken a dispute with International Criminal Court judge Justice Julia Sebutinde to the High Court, seeking orders to stop the construction of a multi-storey building they say violates planning laws and their constitutional right to privacy.
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