[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has on June 21st officially opened the SONOCO Baking Bread Avenue at Wellington Industrial Estate, Freetown.
[The Herald] Thupeyo Muleya -- The construction and completion of 220 houses for Government workers, as part of the US$300 million Beitbridge Border modernisation, has brought relief to most border agencies that had faced accommodation challenges over the past decades.
[New Times] The projects that are in the pipeline could help have 15,000 affordable houses built within six years across the country, Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) acting Director General, Noel Nsanzineza told The New Times.
[Ghanaian Times] The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided an amount of $280million dollars to the Afum Quality Limited of Ghana, an infrastructure finance and investment firm, in support of the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal Project.
[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has cited East Construction Limited, along with its consultant, Kelvin Blama, to appear before its leadership on Monday, 26 June to speak on current road construction and straight adherence to standards of the Ministry of Public Works.
[New Times] In an effort to strengthen local production, the government has announced a 10% increase in customs duty on imported construction materials, including metal tubes, doors, windows, and their frames.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has made a commitment to construct 3,500 classrooms in Nairobi as part of his administration's efforts to alleviate school congestion and create a favorable learning atmosphere for students.
[Nyasa Times] Scores of local contractors and quarry miners fear may not be subcontracted 30 percent of rehabilitation works on the M1 road-- between Lilongwe and Rumphi--awarded to Chinese construction companies, among other international firms.
[The Point] The minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, has informed the National Assembly that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will fund the construction of Banjul-Barra Bridge through ECOWAS Corridor Project, and its feasibility studies are set to start in July, this year.
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has said government was constructing 50 more bridges in farming communities, to facilitate socio-economic activities in the country.