Ghana: Building a ‘Brighter’ Future: MCC, Ghana Complete U.S.$316 Million Power Compact Millennium Challenge Corporation

[State Department] The U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Ghana formally completed the 5-year, $316 million MCC-Ghana Power Compact today, celebrating a partnership that created a more effective, sustainable, and inclusive power sector in Ghana.
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Ghana: VP Bawumia Cuts Sod for Construction of 32 State of the Art TVET Institutions

[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has signalled for work to begin on the construction of Phase One of 32 State of the Art Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) facilities to be built across the country in furtherance of Government's goal of making Ghana a world-class centre for skills development and also make skills acquisition aspirational for all Ghanaians.
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Tanzania: 200m/ – Set Aside for Construction of Nakapanya Health Centre

[Daily News] THE Ministry of State in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government has said it has already allocated 200m/- for the construction of Nakapanya Health Centre in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region.
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Ghana: Lapaz Emmanuel Methodist Gets Manse

[Ghanaian Times] The Bishop of Northern Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana, Right Reverend Professor Joseph Edusa-Eyison, on Saturday, dedicated a newly built manse for the Emmanuel Methodist Society at Lapaz New Market in Accra.
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Rwanda: 3rd Phase of Muhanga-Karongi Road Rehabilitation Set for Next Month

[New Times] The third phase of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Muhanga-Karongi road is set to begin next month, according to the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA).
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Nigeria: Providing Affordable, Quality Homes

[This Day] Many Nigerians are left without roofs over their heads due to severe economic realities in the country.
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Uganda: High Court Extends Orders On Makerere, KCCA Plans to Demolish Katanga Church, Buildings

[Nile Post] The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has extended orders on plans by Makerere University, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to demolish church and buildings on Katanga Valley land near Wandegeya.
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Liberia: Not Possible

[New Republic] Due to the ongoing renovation on the campuses of the University of Liberia, the Administration of the University has announced that there will be no graduation this December.
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Nigeria: Construction of $15.6bn Abidjan-Lagos Highway to Benefit 40m West Africans – Fashola

[This Day] When completed, the construction of the 1,028-kilometre Abidjan-Lagos highway would benefit at least 40 million West Africans, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said at the weekend.
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Ghana: A Root Cause of Flooding in Accra – Developers Clogging Up the City’s Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In Ghana, these sites are mainly along the coast and are meant to be protected as set out in the convention. But the sites have become targets for property developers whose activities are leading to a decline in the flood resilience of many parts of the capital, Accra. Environmental scientist Chris Gordon explains the functions of
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