Uganda: Kisumu Jetty All Set, but Uganda Asks for Time to Fix Complex Parts

[East African] Uganda's prolonged delays in completing the construction of an oil jetty on its side of Lake Victoria has frustrated Kenya's efforts to relaunch the Kisumu Port, whose refurbishment last year cost taxpayers $30 million (Ksh3 billion).
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Ethiopia: Cardinal Berhaneyesus Invites Countries to Dialogue On Dam Project

[CISA] Addis Ababa -- President of the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel has called for dialogue between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the construction of Great Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia (Gerd), a massive hydroelectric dam, which is causing tensions among the countries of the Nile Basin.
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Ethiopia: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam As Seen From Human Rights Context

[Addis Standard] It has been almost a decade since Ethiopia has launched the construction of the GERD in 2011. The project is fully funded by Ethiopians and it is considered as a flagship of transformation for the economy of the country. The dam that will change the lives of millions of Ethiopian is, however, not welcomed by the down riparian countries, namely Sudan and Egypt, the latter with stiff resistance.
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Ghana: ’98 New Courts and Judges’ Bungalows Being Built’ – President Akufo-Addo

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government, through the Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund, is constructing ninety-eight (98) Courts and bungalows for Judges in all sixteen (16) Regions of the country.
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Kenya: Construction of 63km Nyanza Sugar Belt Road to Start October

[Nation] The Kenya National Highways (KeNHA) Authority will, from next month, begin construction works on the 63-kilometre sugar belt road traversing Kisumu, Nandi and Kericho counties after the Treasury approved its financing.
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Ethiopia: The Realpolitik of Hydro – Diplomacy in Negotiations On GERD

[Ethiopian Herald] Viewed from any perspective, Ethiopia has never politicized the negotiations on GERD but was staunchly striving towards the equitable use of the Abay River among the three riparian countries as provided in the international laws on equitable use of Trans Boundary Rivers well known to the Egyptian and Sudanese negotiators and their governments.
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Kenya: Builders Start Assembling the Likoni Floating Bridge

[Nation] Offshore assembling of the Likoni floating bridge has begun after a ship with 70 steel tubular piles arrived in Mombasa over the weekend.
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South Africa: MEC Anroux Marais Mourns Loss of Gawie Fagan

[Govt of SA] MEC Anroux Marais mourns loss of Gawie Fagan - A brilliant mind, with a passion for architecture.
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Nigeria: CBN Releases Framework for N200 Billion Housing Fund

[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the framework for the implementation of Family Homes Financing Initiative (FHFI), which is targeted at providing 300,000 homes across the 36 states of the country.
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Tanzania: Uhuru Hospital Project Progress Reaches Over 80pc

[Daily News] CONSTRUCTION of Uhuru Hospital in Chamwino District, Dodoma Region, has been completed by 87 per cent after the government fulfilled its commitment of injecting 2.3bn/- into the project.
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