Nigeria: Govt to Commence Construction of Additional 2,000 Housing Units in 8 States

[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, yesterday announced that the federal government was set to officially flag-off construction work for additional 2,000 housing units in eight states in the South and North-Central zones of the country.
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Angola: President of the Republic Verifies Conditions for New Airport to Come Into Operation

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Saturday visited Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport in Icolo and Bengo to see the progress of the process that will allow the start of passenger flight operations later this year.
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Nigeria: Govt Flays Construction Coy for Failing to Complete Road Despite N40bn Funding

[Daily Trust] The federal government has knocked Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) for failing to complete at least 1km out of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port Junction in Rivers State.
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Kenya: Southern African Equity Fund to Put Up 240 Green Apartments in Kiambu

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- IHS Kenya, a Southern African private equity fund manager, has unveiled an affordable green housing development in Limuru, Kiambu County.
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Nigeria: Two Trapped As Three Storey Building Collapses in Ebonyi

[Vanguard] Two persons have been trapped as a three storey building under construction in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State collapsed.
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Seychelles: Seychelles’ Port Victoria Extension Project Scaled Down Due to Higher Costs

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' Port Victoria extension and rehabilitation project has been revised from 600 metres to 310 metres to cater for an escalation in costs of materials and building resources since the conception of the project in 2018.
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Tanzania: EACOP Project to Get Further Push Next Financial Year

[Daily News] The government is expected to receive consignments of oil pipes covering 100 kilometres each month for the next 11 months, to be utilised in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.
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Southern Africa: Packed Schedule for President During SADC Summit

[The Herald] Wallace Ruzvidzo -- President Mnangagwa will have a packed schedule during the 44th SADC Summit in August as he is set to take his fellow Heads of State and Government on a tour of the Geo Pomona waste management operations in Harare, open the SADC Liberation Square at the Museum of African Liberation and deliver a public lecture at the University of Zimbabwe.
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