Nigeria: 4 Dead, Scores Trapped in Lagos Building Collapse

[This Day] No fewer than four persons have been brought out dead, nine injured and scores still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building at No 60 Odo Street, Obalende, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.
/by

Ghana: President Cuts Sod for U/E Solid Waste Plant

[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, once again, reaffirmed his administration's support for any private company which is ready to help in advancing the progress of the country.
/by

Liberia: Return to Arthington After 12 Years – Her Voice-Liberian and Liberia Initiative for Empowerment Renovate Zone 6 Police Station

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- At long last residents of rural Montserrado County now have access to justice following the completion and turning over of a modern renovated police station in zone 6 Arthington City by Her Voice-Liberia and the Liberia Initiative For Empowerment (LIFE).
/by

South Africa: Work Underway to Aid Communities Affected By Nandoni Dam Construction

[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo has instructed the departmental officials to move with speed in implementing remedial actions contained in the Public Protector's report on the construction of Nandoni Dam.
/by

Zimbabwe: Kwekwe Explosives Plant to Slash Import Bill

[The Herald] Midlands Bureau
/by

Ghana: ‘Bolga-Bawku-Polimakom Road to Be Completed By End of December 2020’ – President Akufo-Addo

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the Bolgatanga-Bawku Road, which has been left unconstructed for several decades, will be completed by the end of December 2020.
/by

Ghana: Pwalugu Irrigation Dam Will Bring Socio-Economic Transformation – President Assures

[Ghanaian Times] Bolgatanga -- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated that the completion of the Pwalugu multipurpose Irrigation dam project in the Upper East Region will bring about major socio-economic transformation to the people in the region.
/by

Tanzania: Magufuli Issues 23-Day Ultimatum to Chinese Construction Firm

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- President John Magufuli has on Thursday, October 8, issued a 23 day-ultimatum to Hainan International Limited to complete the construction of Mbezi Luis International Bus Terminal.
/by

Tanzania: CCM Promises Construction of More Flyovers in Dar

[Daily News] CHAMA cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has promised that its government will construct seven new flyovers in different parts of Dar es Salaam as a strategy of addressing traffic jams in the city.
/by

Namibia: Sioka in Storm Over N$1,4m Shacks

[Namibian] THE minister of gender equality and child welfare, Doreen Sioka, has denied claims that the government paid over N$1,4 million to build 33 corrugated zinc shacks for members of a marginalised community in Kavango West region.
/by