Rwanda: Rwanda Launches Upgraded Building Permit Platform, Revised National Urbanisation Policy

[New Times] Through the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), Rwanda has officially launched the dissemination of its revised 2025 National Urbanisation Policy (NUP), alongside the KUBAKA (BPMIS 2.0) portal, the new and enhanced platform for online building permitting services. The upgraded platform is designed to streamline access to the building permitting services through a zero-trip approach, promote transparent, secure, and efficient permitting services, and enhance the user experience.
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Nigeria: Govt Declares Independence Bridge Repairs Permanent

[Vanguard] The Federal Government on Wednesday declared permanent repairs carried out on Independence Bridge in Lagos, assuring the state residents that the structure had become safe and stable.
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Kenya: Government Unblocks Funds, Paving Way for Resumption of Mamboleo-Kipsitet Road Project

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President in charge of performance and delivery management Eliud Owalo, says the reconstruction of Mamboleo Junction-Kipsitet Road is set to resume after the government resolved longstanding funding bottlenecks that had stalled the project.
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Rwanda: What You Need to Know About New Building Permit System

[New Times] The government recently rolled out a revamped online building permit system known as KUBAKA Portal or BPMIS 2.0, aimed at improving how building permit services are accessed and processed across the country.
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Uganda: Has President Museveni Failed the ‘King Solomon Test’ On Tororo?

[Independent (Kampala)] President Yoweri Museveni's proposal this week to resolve the decades-long dispute between the Jopadhola and Iteso communities in current Tororo district, might seem like a long-awaited compromise. The plan is to elevate Tororo Municipality to city status and declare it a neutral administrative unit, while creating three new districts--two for the Japadhola and one for the Iteso.
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Uganda: Tororo – President Museveni Agrees to 3 New Districts, City

[Independent (Kampala)] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today proposed a breakthrough compromise to end the decades-old conflict between the Japadhola and Iteso communities in Tororo.
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South Africa: Major Legal Battle Looms Over Stellenbosch Luxury Estate

[GroundUp] Botmaskop developer says it has complied with statutory requirements
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Kenya: Nairobi Expressway – Time to Ditch Manual Toll Collection for a Greener, Smoother Future

[Capital FM] The construction of the double-decker Nairobi Expressway was designed to reduce the crippling traffic congestion within the city -- a major economic burden that costs Nairobi approximately Sh120 billion annually due to traffic delays, according to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen in 2024. While the Expressway has indeed helped alleviate congestion, it is now time for an honest conversation about the toll payment system, especially as Nairobi grapples with increasing traffic at toll booths,
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Somalia: Dahabshiil Group Pledges $300,000 for Baardheere Bridge Reconstruction

[Shabelle] Baardheere, Somalia -- Dahabshiil Group, one of Somalia's foremost remittance companies, has committed to providing $300,000 for the reconstruction of the Baardheere Bridge in the Gedo region, the firm said on Tuesday.
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