Nigeria: ‘Poor Law Enforcement Responsible for Building Collapse’

[Daily Trust] Lagos -Sir Oladipo Ajayi is the President of Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). In this interview, he speaks about his stewardship at the council and the failure of authorities to check quacks in the industry.
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Kenya: Committee’s Report Sets Stage for Plebiscite

[Nation] It is now all systems go for a national referendum after the Steering Committee on the Implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative Report completed its report ahead of the June 30 deadline.
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Ethiopia: Megaprojects in Addis Ababa Raise Questions About Spatial Justice

[The Conversation Africa] Urban investments across the African continent are at an all-time high. Yet the nature of these investments differs starkly across cities. Many of them are driven by political considerations. For example, in Addis Ababa, a city that has made enormous strides in the past two decades, a new urban aesthetic is emerging. It targets urban elites, the Ethiopian diaspora and international tourists.
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East Africa: Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan Agree to Postpone Filling Nile Dam

[DW] Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed that Ethiopia will delay filling its dam on the Blue Nile and hold talks to end the dispute. The move comes after weeks of escalating tensions amid fears of open conflict.
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Africa: AU Holds Emergency Meeting On Ethiopian Dam in Addis Ababa

[SNA] Khartoum -The African Union holds, today, Friday, video conference emergency meeting, in its Headquarters, in Addis Ababa on the suspended Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks.
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Tanzania: Over 1bn/-Spent On Construction of District Hospital

[Daily News] THE fifth phase government has spent 1.8bn/-on the construction of a district hospital in Rorya District, Mara Region.
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Uganda: Court Halts Construction of Bunamwaya-Lweza Road

[Monitor] Court has halted the construction of the Bunamwaya-Lweza Entebbe express road by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
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Kenya: KWS Speaks on Claims of Road Being Built Through Nairobi National Park

[Nairobi News] Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has dismissed claims that a new expressway is being built next to the standard gauge railway line that passes through Nairobi national park.
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Sudan: As Nile Dam Tensions Rise, ‘Miscalculation’ Could Lead to Conflict

[VOA] Ethiopia is moving forward with a plan to fill a massive reservoir behind a new dam on the Nile River and Egypt is calling the move a threat to peace and security in the region and is asking the United Nations to step in.
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Ghana: Chinese Building Material and Home Furnishing Trade Exhibition Goes Virtual

[Ghanaian Times] This year'sChinese Building Material and Home Furnishing Middle East and Africa trade exhibition will be held virtually, the Zhejiang sub-council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Zhejiang International Trade Exhibitions Company Limited, have said.
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