Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Ambulances, Schools, Community Health Posts, Promises a Multipurpose Hall for Moyamba

[Sierra Leone Government] Moyamba, Southern Province, Saturday 24 October 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned 7 primary and 5 junior secondary schools, 11 community health posts, boreholes, a hospital and 2 brand new ambulances under the aegis of the National Commission for Social Action, NaCSA, south of the country.
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Ethiopia: Int’l Organizations, Famed Personalities Denounce Trump’s Remark On GERD

[Ethiopian Herald] Following the U.S. President Donald trump's remark on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in his recent telephonic conversation with Sudanese leader, various international organizations and prominent figures have categorically denounced the comment for it is counterproductive to the ongoing trilateral negotiation and the region's stability.
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Gambia: Ministry of Transport Holds Steering Committee Meeting On URR Projects

[The Point] The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI), on Wednesday, 14th October, 2020 held its fifth steering committee meeting on the construction of the Basse/Fatoto road and bridges project currently ongoing in the Upper River Region of the country.
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Ethiopia: Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia to Hold Meeting Tuesday

[SNA] Khartoum -- Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation to hold AU-brokered video conference meeting Tuesday to seek ways of resuming the tripartite negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) at invitation from President of the South Africa and Chairman of the current session of the AU , Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for Phase One (17kms) of Tema-Aflao Road

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 25th October 2020, cut the sod for the construction of phase one of the Tema-Aflao road, in fulfilment of a pledge he made when he commissioned the Tema Interchange project.
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Cameroon: 2016 Building Material Fair – Underprivileged Family to Receive New Home

[Cameroon Tribune] Many companies have secured fruitful contracts and partnerships that are helping to transform the social landscape through "Batimaide."
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Nigeria: Engineers List Causes of Incessant Building Collapses

[This Day] Abuja -- Structural engineers under the aegis of Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE) have blamed frequent collapse of buildings, bridges and roads in the country on poor design, use of substandard materials, obsolete structures and deployment of quacks in the execution of projects.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions 64km Kete Krachi – Dodiokope Road – Inspects 15km Kete Krachi Town Roads

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 22nd October 2020, commissioned the sixty-four-kilometre (64km) Kete Krachi - Dodiokope Road Project, in the newly created Oti Region.
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Namibia: Railway Construction Technicians Complete Maintenance Training

[Namibia Economist] Eleven young men and women will now join the ranks of those professionals tasked with upgrading railway lines across the country, after they recently graduated as platelayers and trackmasters.
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Uganda: Museveni Orders Eviction of Centenary Park Businesses

[Monitor] Businesses operating at the Centenary Park in Kampala will today be evicted and land handed over to government to pave way for construction of the Jinja Expressway.
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