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Guinea Bissau: 30,000 People in Northern Regions to Benefit From Newly Rehabilitated Roads

[World Bank] Bissau -- Approximately 30,000 residents in the Oio and Cacheu regions of Guinea-Bissau are set to benefit from improved connectivity and access to essential services following the inauguration of the newly rehabilitated Ingoré - Ponte Caur road and eight secondary roads. The infrastructure, rehabilitated under the World Bank's Rural Transport Project, was officially inaugurated today.
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Nigeria: 11km Completed On Section 1 of Abuja-Kaduna Highway – Umahi

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has stated that 11 kilometers on Section 1 of the Abuja-Kaduna highway has been laid with concrete.
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Nigeria: FG Declares State of Emergency On Suleja-Minna Road Construction

[Premium Times] The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known on Saturday during an inspection of the road. The federal government has declared a state of emergency on the construction of the Suleja-Minna road.
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Ethiopia: Construction Sector Needs Urgent Tech Shift – Moui

[Ethiopian Herald] - The Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure (MoUI) has called for the urgent integration of technology and research into Ethiopia's construction sector to tackle persistent challenges and unlock the industry's full economic potential.
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Namibia: To Prefab or Not to Prefab

[Namibian] The differences between prime minister Elijah Ngurare and housing minister James Sankwasa over prefabricated housing may sound like semantics and trivial.
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Rwanda: Rwanda’s China-Financed Nyabarongo II Dam Halfway Done – Officials

[New Times] Nyabarongo II Hydropower Plant, Rwanda's newest hydroelectric project, has reached 50 percent completion, with further progress expected before the end of the year, according to officials from the Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL).
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Rwanda: Kigali Targets 100km of Neighbourhood Roads By 2029

[New Times] The City of Kigali plans to construct 100 kilometres of paved neighbourhood roads by 2029 in a move intended to improve the movement of people within the urban area, Mayor Samuel Dusengiyumva has said.
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Nigeria: Is Bamboo New Alternative to High Cost of Cement?

[Daily Trust] The high cost of cement is gradually igniting conversations about viable alternatives for builders and developers in the construction sector
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Namibia: No Preventative Maintenance Policy – More Bridges to Collapse

[Namibia Economist] During the recent strategic planning workshop of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the minister, Hon Veikko Nekundi said the government needs a policy reform to maintain its public infrastructure.
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Liberia: In Hunt of Value for Money: the Yellow Machines May Be in Sight

[New Dawn] A Liberian government delegation headed by Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has been touring Chinese manufacturing companies in the past week in search of yellow machines for road construction programs across the country.
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