Egypt: UN Security Council Supports African Union Effort to End Nile Dam Dispute

[RFI] Following their Thursday meeting to consider the dispute between Sudan, Egypt and Addis Ababa over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the United Nations Security Council has pledged full support for African Union efforts to mediate in the dispute over water rights along the Blue Nile.
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Liberia: Public Works Embarks On 20 Projects

[New Dawn] Acting Public Works Minister Ruth Coker has disclosed details of 20 ongoing projects embarked upon under President George Mannah Weah's administration, noting that most people do not have the opportunity to travel outside of Monrovia to see some of the things the ministry is doing.
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Egypt: Shoukry Asks UNSC to Shoulder Its Responsibility to Reach Binding Deal On GERD

[Egypt Online] Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to shoulder its responsibility and work on resuming talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the sponsorship of the African Union till reaching out a binding deal that meets the needs of the three countries, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, and defuse tension in the region and Africa.
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Uganda: Dilapidated Kabarole Schools Renovated After Monitor Story

[Monitor] Four primary schools in Kabarole District are undergoing renovation after well-wishers and the government came to their rescue following a Daily Monitor story.
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Egypt: Sisi Follows Up Progress in Petrochemicals Complex Project in Sczone

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday 8/7/2021 held a meeting with CEO of US Bechtel Group Brendan Bechtel to follow up progress in a project to establish the largest-ever petrochemicals complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), at a total cost of USD 7.5 billion.
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Ethiopia: Egypt Facing ‘Existential Threat’ Due to Ethiopia’s GERD On Nile

[Egypt Online] Egypt's foreign minister said on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a threat to the life of Egyptians.
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Nigeria: Lasema Confirms 5-Year-Old Boy Dead in Lagos Building Collapse

[Vanguard] The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday said it recovered one dead body from a building that collapsed in Lagos Island.
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Nigeria: Fashola Inaugurates New FHA Board, Doubts Nigeria’s Housing Deficit Data

[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday swore in a new board for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), and stressed that the current public data which pegged Nigeria's housing deficit at 17 million was baseless.
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Nigeria: Again 3 Storey Building Collapses in Lagos, Kills 5 Yr-Old Boy

[Vanguard] Tragedy struck on Thursday, when a 5-year-old boy died and scores narrowly escaped death following the partial collapse of a distressed three-storey building in Adeniji Adele axis of Lagos State.
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South Africa: Makhanda Municipality Dodges Responsiblity for Abandoned Houses

[GroundUp] The Makhanda municipality should take responsibility for RDP houses which have been long been abandoned by their owners, say residents.
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