South Africa: Death Toll Edges to Nearly 400 After Devastating Floods

[DW] Thousands have been displaced and scores are missing in what is considered to be one of the worst natural disasters on record. South Africa's weather service is warning of even more heavy rains.
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Liberia: James Spriggs Payne Airport Residents Express Grateful for Invincible Park, New Housing Units

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The idea that birthed the construction of the Invincible Park did not only bring about the first modern recreational park in the country but also provided a life-changing opportunity to hundreds of residents near the James Payne Spriggs Airport who had squatted in the area for decades, living deplorably in makeshift structures. Now, they can boast of modern housing units to be owned by them free of charge.
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South Africa: Floods Wreaked Havoc Because People Are Forced to Live in Disaster Prone Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis

[The Conversation Africa] Rapid urbanisation and government failure to deliver adequate housing are among the driving forces behind the proliferation of informal settlements across South African cities and towns. These informal settlements are notorious for their perilous and unhealthy conditions.
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Liberia: Weah’s Invincible Sports Park Opens Today

[New Dawn] Chief Patron of Sports President George Manneh Weah is expected to officially open the newly constructed Invincible Sports Park near Old Road in Monrovia today, Friday, April 15.
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Ghana: Govt, Asantehene Firm Up U.S.$850 Million Newmont Ahafo Project

[GhanaToday] The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has given a seal of approval for Newmont Ghana's ground-breaking $850million Ahafo project.
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Nigeria: 2 Killed, 3 Injured As Building Collapses in Kano

[Daily Trust] Two people have been reported dead and three others injured after an uncompleted one-storey at Hotoro Unguwar Gabas, behind Chula filling station, collapsed around 3am on Friday.
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Liberia: APM Terminals Commissions the Newly Refurbished Roro Yard

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- APM Terminals Liberia has commissioned a newly refurbished terminal yard at a brief ceremony with staff and stakeholders of the company. This is part of reforms to improve efficiency and operations at the Free Port of Monrovia.
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Ghana: Work On 38-Kilometre Benchemaa-Adjoafua Road Progresses

[Ghanaian Times] Benchemaa -- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo has inspected a 38-Kilometre Benchemaa-Adjoafua asphalted trunk road being executed by Amandi Group at the cost of $33 million under the Cocoa Road Projects.
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Ghana: New Classroom Blocks, Water Closets Inaugurated At Dansoman

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Communication and Digitilisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, assisted by the Municipal Chief Executive of Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly, George Cyril Bray, on Tuesday inaugurated two newly constructed classroom blocks at Dansoman in Accra.
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Ghana: Road Safety Enhancement Works Begin On London Market Street – Director of Projects At Bloomberg Philanthropies Tours Site

[Ghanaian Times] The road safety enhancement works to be undertaken on the London market street at Jamestown a suburb of Accra as part of efforts to reduce road crashes and its related fatalities have commenced.
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