Mozambique: Pandemic Paralyses Construction of Graphite Factory

[AIM] Maputo -Work on building a graphite factory in Nipepe district, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa has ground to a halt because of the transport restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Uganda: Works On Busega-Mpigi Expressway Finally Kick Off

[Monitor] The long-awaited works on Busega-Mpigi Expressway have commenced raising hopes of easing traffic flow on the Kampala-Masaka highway.
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Nigeria: COVID-19 Slowing Down Railway Projects – Amaechi

[Vanguard] The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed worry over the effects of the Coronavirus on Nigeria's existing railway projects, saying all ongoing works have been slowed down due to the ravaging pandemic.
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Sudan: Irrigation Minister – Start of Arrangements for Resumption of ERD Negotiations

[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abbas held today two separate spheres' meetings with his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts, in the presence of two of members of the negotiating delegation from each country.
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Mozambique: Contractors Call for Transparency in State Tenders

[AIM] Maputo -Nampula (Mozambique), 25 May (AIM) - The chairperson of the Nampula Provincial Association of Contractors (AEMPRENA), in northern Mozambique, Uneiza Issufo, has urged the government to eliminate the lack of transparency in awarding contracts for state building jobs.
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Nigeria: Scores Escape Death As Two Storey-Building Collapses in Lagos

[Vanguard] Residents of No 6 Olonode Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, narrowly escaped death on Monday, when the two-storey building partially collapsed during heavy rainfall.
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Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Cuts Sod for Ghana Armed Forces Inner Roads Construction

[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut sod for works to begin on the upgrading of inner roads within all the Garrisons of the Ghana Armed Forces across the country.
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Ghana: We’re Not Just Building Infrastructure – We’re Building the Nation – VP Bawumia

[Ghana Presidency] Government's efforts at building massive, broad-based infrastructure across the country are aimed not just at improving the lives of the ordinary citizen, but form part of a drive to build a modern, inclusive economy within a fast growing country, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated.
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Tanzania: Tazama Seeks Loan to Upgrade Entire Pipeline

[Daily News] TANZANIA Zambia Mafuta (Tazama) Pipeline is seeking a 400-million US dollars (over 920bn/-) loan to upgrading the entire pipe diameter to 12 inches.
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Africa: Chinese Construction Projects Create Opportunity to Spy on African Leaders – Report

[VOA] A new report is warning that China may be spying on African government officials from within their own buildings.
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