Sudan: Sudan Calls On UN Security Council to Break GERD Negotiations Deadlock

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese transitional government has called on the UN Security Council to intervene to help break the current negotiations deadlock between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), after the latest round of talks in Kinshasa earlier this month produced little progress.
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Rwanda: Construction Begins On Rwf29bn Tile Plant

[New Times] Construction works on Nyanza District-based multibillion floor-tiles manufacturing plant kicked off last week.
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Kenya: Kenha Signs Sh17.9 Billion Road Deal With Chinese Firm

[Nation] The government has signed a Sh17.9 billion deal with a Chinese firm for the construction of a 453-kilometre Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (Lapsset) road project network.
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Ghana: GHA to Replace Ayi Mensah Single Tollbooth With 3

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) is going to construct three tollbooths on either side of the Madina-Aburi road.
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Nigeria: NIS – Still Pulling Weight At 87

[This Day] Last week, the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors brought together stakeholders in the industry. Emmanuel Addeh writes that though an ageing organisation, the institute remains at the forefront of enhancing professionalism in the all-important sector
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Liberia: Humanitarian Group Opens ‘Major Route’ in Grand Bassa

[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Bassa -- Citizens of Cee's town in Electoral District #2 couldn't withhold their happiness after a group under the banner 'Victor Zean Cares Foundation' kicked off the opening of a major route connecting Bible Industry Community (BIA) to more than 30 towns and villages.
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Liberia: Liberian Wives Association Breaks Ground for Multi-Purpose Building in Brewerville City

[FrontPageAfrica] Brewerville -- A group of women under the banner the Liberian Wives International has broken ground for the construction of a multi-purpose building in the Kpekor, Zeebgor Town in Parker Corner Community, Brewerville City.
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Liberia: LFA Breaks Ground for U.S.$1.4 Million Headquarters

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) will break ground for its headquarters project on the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Boulevard on 20 April.
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Uganda: Businessman Asks Court to Block Construction of Kampala-Jinja Expressway

[Monitor] The chairperson of Kampala Kikuubo Traders Muhamadi Katimbo has petitioned court, seeking to block the construction of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway until he recovers his land titles from Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) .
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Botswana: Mega Mall Emerges

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Construction is underway of an over P300 million mall expected to be the largest shopping centre in Botswana.
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