Egypt: The Toll and Toil It Took to Cleave the Suez Canal Through the Egyptian Desert

[The Conversation Africa] For a little over a week the world's attention zeroed in on the Suez Canal, an artificial channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas across Egyptian territory. The canal offers the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, funnelling around 10% of global trade. And so it made the headlines when a massive container ship, "Ever Given", became wedged diagonally across the canal, creating a huge, expensive backlog of other vessels.
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Egypt: The Toll and Toil It Took to Cleave the Suez Canal Through the Egyptian Desert

[The Conversation Africa] For a little over a week the world's attention zeroed in on the Suez Canal, an artificial channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas across Egyptian territory. The canal offers the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, funnelling around 10% of global trade. And so it made the headlines when a massive container ship, "Ever Given", became wedged diagonally across the canal, creating a huge, expensive backlog of other vessels.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for Gh¢5 Million ‘Ghana Award House’

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 7th April 2021, cut the sod for the construction of the five million cedi (GH¢5 million) Ghana Award House, a new administrative building for the Head of State Award Scheme.
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Zimbabwe: Treasury Provides $1bn for Housing

[The Herald] Senior Reporter
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Zimbabwe: Treasury Provides $1bn for Housing

[The Herald] Senior Reporter
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Uganda: Kabarole Industrial Park Works Stall 3 Years Later

[Monitor] The construction of an agro-industrial park meant to add value to farmers' produce in Kabarole District has not commenced, three years after the works were commissioned.
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Uganda: Kabarole Industrial Park Works Stall 3 Years Later

[Monitor] The construction of an agro-industrial park meant to add value to farmers' produce in Kabarole District has not commenced, three years after the works were commissioned.
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Nigeria: In Osun, ‘Omo Oniles’ Are Property Developers’ Nightmare

[Premium Times] Land grabbers and thugs routinely attack workers on building sites in Osogbo, Osun State capital
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South Africa: Proposed Covid-19 Vaccination Site in Nelson Mandela Bay Still ‘Under Construction’ After Contractor Not Paid

[Daily Maverick] Large parts of one of the proposed vaccination sites in Nelson Mandela Bay are still 'under construction' after the contractor left more than a year ago when the Eastern Cape Department of Health failed to pay the company.
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Tunisia: Meetmed II Project, Launched

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The second phase of the Mitigation Enabling Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Region (meetMED II) aimed at supporting the massive deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in building and appliances' sectors, was launched at a VTC meeting gathering key stakeholders in this project, including notably the National Agency for Energy Management (ANME).
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