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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South Africa: Social Housing At Salt River Market Moves One Step Forward

[GroundUp] Heritage approval granted, but funding is uncertain and informal settlement families still need to be relocated
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Kenya: CS Tuya Launches Construction of a Ferry in Kisumu

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) has launched the construction of a 29.05-metre shallow draught ferry for the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Kisumu.
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Nigeria: Govt Inaugurates Task Team to Tackle Building Collapse

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, on Wednesday inaugurated an expanded Ministerial Task Team on Building Collapse, saying the rising cases across Nigeria have become a national concern.
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South Africa: Multi-Billion Limpopo Mega-Project Has Ground to a Halt

[GroundUp] Makhado Special Economic Zone, announced in 2018, was intended to attract investments of R40-billion
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Ghana: GSA Launches New Construction Guidebook

[Ghanaian Times] The Director General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Dodoo, has warned that poor technical knowledge and the use of substandard materials in informal construction pose a major threat to public safety.
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