Tanzania: Suluhu Hassan Complex Construction in Offing

[Daily News] Dodoma -- DODOMA City is in the next few months expected to increase its buzzing pace, thanks to the much awaited Samia Complex Project.
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Africa: African Architects Challenge Venice Exhibition to Decolonise and Start New Conversations

[The Conversation Africa] Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year's edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley Lokko. She has ensured that a strong African presence is the central feature of the show. Indeed, the 2023 exhibition is part of an undeniable shift towards a more just representation in global architecture.
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Ghana: Venice Architecture Biennale – How Pioneering Ghanaian Architects Reckoned With Tropical Modernism

[The Conversation Africa] As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as "the laboratory of the future".
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Kenya: Government to Build 33 Dams in Counties

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation is planning to build 33 dams in various counties to alleviate the perennial water scarcity that affects millions of people.
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Nigeria: Nigeria Commences Construction of Vaccine Hub

[Premium Times] The minister said each of the hubs was centralised to serve two geopolitical locations.
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Kenya: Kenya Post Primary Teachers Union Rejects Ruto’s Housing Plan Citing Inadequate Pay

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Post Primary Teachers Union KUPPET has called on Parliament to amend the Finance Bill 2023 in a bid to make the proposed Housing Levy voluntary.
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Kenya: Govt Releases Sh100 Million to Rehabilitate Baringo Schools Ruined By Bandits

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has released Sh100 million to support the rehabilitation of all schools damaged by bandits who have been terrorizing the North Rift region.
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Ghana: Govt Considering Development of Special Economic Zone At Tema Port to Drive Trade

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Trade and Industry is considering the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) within the Tema port enclave to drive investments and trade.
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Rwanda: Uganda Resumes Works on Rail Link to Rwanda

[New Times] Construction works on East Africa's ambitious standard gauge railway line linking the port of Mombasa to Kampala and Kigali could soon be revived, following a deal inked between Uganda and Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi.
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Liberia: Weah Supporters Open Feeder Roads in Nimba

[New Dawn] A political group in support of the re-election bid of President George Manneh Weah under the banner "Nimba for Weah" (NFW) on Monday, 15 May 2023 opened several feeder roads in Tianplay Township, Nimba County.
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