Tanzania: Tanzania Government Set to Spend Over U.S.$430 Million On Nyerere Dam Project

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The government will spend Sh1.4 trillion during the coming financial year on the 2,115 Megawatts (MW) Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Power Project, it was announced in Parliament yesterday.
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Nigeria: Abuja May Soon Become Mega Slums – Minister

[Daily Trust] The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says the nation's capital may soon become a mega slum if there is no proper funding to develop the city.
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Nigeria: Abuja May Soon Become Mega Slums – Minister

[Daily Trust] The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says the nation's capital may soon become a mega slum if there is no proper funding to develop the city.
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Namibia: Construction Workers Get Pay Rise

[Namibian] THE construction sector has announced an increase in the minimum wage for workers from its 2018 level of N$16,94 to N$17,38 per hour.
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Botswana: Lesaso Cautions Against Project Delays

[Botswana Daily News] Ncojane -- Mr Aubrey Lesaso has expressed concern about some contractors who failed to deliver projects on time and within budget.
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Kenya: Italian Firms Cite Kenyatta-Ruto Power Fights in Botched Dams Tender

[Nation] Three Italian firms at the centre of the Sh63 billion Kimwarer and Arror dams scandal have claimed that power struggles between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto led to the illegal cancellation of the projects.
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Ghana: ‘Re-Construction of La General Hospital Yet to Start’

[Ghanaian Times] DESPITE sod cutting for the re-construction of the La General Hospital in the run-up to the 2020 General Election, work is yet to commence on the project.
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Ethiopia: PM Abiy Lays Cornerstone for Construction of Adama-Awash Expressway

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first phase of Adama-Awash expressway that covers 60-kilometers.
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Uganda: Construction Company Sued Over Failure to Pay Shs174m to Sub-Contractors

[Monitor] Two engineering firms have dragged a construction company to court over defaulting on payment of over Shs174.4m after the relocation of power lines at the Technical College in Bushenyi District.
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Mozambique: Govt Signs Gas and Energy Deals

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and cooperation partners on Monday in Maputo signed the technical and commercial agreements for the Temane Gas and Energy Projects, in the southern province of Inhambane, paving the way for the start, by the second half of 2021, of the envisaged construction work.
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