Liberia: Construction Progresses At Burnt Islamic School in Paynesville

[New Dawn] Mamadou Kanana Bah, Operations Manager of Ndalao Construction International Inc., a firm that is constructing a modern school and mosque in Bassa Town, Paynesville exactly where dozens of Islamic school students died in a fire incident in September 2019 says the project is on course and progressing, as engineers intensify work.
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Gambia: OIC Road Claims 40m On Both Sides of Bertil Harding

[The Point] The National Roads Authority (NRA) is claiming 40 meters on either side of the Bertil Harding Highway to widen it into a dual carriage in preparation for the OIC Heads of State and Government Summit in 2022.
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Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Wants Speedy Completion of Stalled Dandora Stadium

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for Nairobi County government to complete the construction of Dandora Stadium, even as probe into the project continues.
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Nigeria: Govt Eyes 200,000 Jobs From Road Concession Arrangement

[This Day] The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has said that although the main idea behind the new Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) is not to generate revenue, it was expecting about N1.34 trillion in private investments when the full concession of the 12 roads earmarked for the pilot programme takes off.
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Liberia: Sports Park in Breach of International Aviation Standards – Could Lead to Spriggs Airport Shutdown

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- An investigation by FrontPageAfrica suggest that the construction of an Invincible Park within striking distance of the James Spriggs Payne Airport, which for years served as practice ground for President George Manneh Weah's former football team, Invincible XI, aiming to include a modern Soccer Pitch, Basketball Court, Tennis Court, and playground for kids, is in clear breach of the guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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Ethiopia: Two Tongues in One Head

[Reporter] A famous Ethiopian metaphor, "two tongues in one head" is used to describe inconsistencies noticed in a person's arguments made at different times on some important affair. This is true of the Sudan government that is observed wavering equivocally with respect to its position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [GERD]. A country with prior experience of building several dams than Ethiopia does, Sudan had had genuinely understood what the GERD really means to Ethiopia through the tradeoff between recogni
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Sudan: Sudan Plans for ‘Negative Effects’ of Ethiopia Filling GERD

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Multiple meetings over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the tense relationship between Khartoum and Addis Ababa took place on Wednesday and Thursday, in preparation for the expected filling of the dam in July by Ethiopia.
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Cameroon: Bamenda Referral Hospital Project – NW Parliamentary Commission Evaluates Progress

[Cameroon Tribune] Hon. Mbami-led team on February 17, 2021 stressed the need for the FCFA 12 billion Special Presidential gift to be completed so as to enhance healthcare of the population.
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Zimbabwe: Houses Built On Wetlands to Go, Says Minister

[The Herald] All illegal structures built on wetlands and riverbanks should be demolished while the local authorities and private developers found liable for the allocation of stands on unsuitable land should compensate affected homeowners, National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Daniel Garwe said yesterday.
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Zimbabwe: Rehabilitation of Beira-Zimbabwe Railroad Underway

[AIM] Maputo -- The publicly owned Ports and Railway Company (CFM) on Wednesday started to replace tracks on the railway line connecting the Mozambican port city of Beira to Machipanda, on the border with landlocked Zimbabwe, as part of a 200 million US dollar investment, according to a report in Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
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