Malawi: Cdedi Echoes President Chakera’s Calls for Policies to Protect Local Construction Companies From Abuse By Foreign Firms

[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has echoed President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's call for the development of deliberate policies to protect the local players in the construction industry, observing that the local players are at the mercy of foreign firms.
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Rwanda: Israel Cycling Club Seeks Funds to Build Academy in Bugesera

[New Times] Israel-Premier Tech Cycling team is soliciting for funds to build an ultra-modern academy in the Rwandan district of Bugesera.
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Ghana: Global Supply Chain Disruptions Cause of Cement Price Hikes – Trade Minister

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has said the current rise in cement prices was due to the cost of clinker and the cost of freight charges.
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Egypt: PM Follows Up On Executive Status of National Projects

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting Monday to follow up on the executive status of under-construction national projects nationwide.
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Nigeria: Commence Construction or Risk Revocation, Abuja Authorities Tell Land Allottees in Apo-Dutse

[Premium Times] "People who have gotten land in this place and are waiting for us to clear it should immediately report to Development Control within the next one month," an Abuja official said.
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Mauritius: Minister Hurreeram and Rodriguan Delegation Visit Construction Site of A1-M1 Bridge

[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of National Infrastructure and Community Development, Mr Mahendranuth Sharma Hurreeram, accompanied by a Rodriguan delegation led by the Deputy Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues, Mr Franceau Aubret Grandcourt, effected, today, a site visit at the construction site of the A1-M1 Bridge at the Grand River North West Valley. The aim of this visit was to showcase the infrastructural projects currently being implemented in Mauritius to the Rodriguan delegation.
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Ghana: Ga Central Municipal Assembly Engages With Residents On Pending Demolition Exercise

[Ghanaian Times] The Ga Central Municipal Assembly last Thursday, held a stakeholders engagement forum with residents of the municipality to sensitise them on the impending demolition, to forestall flooding associated with the rains.
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Liberia: Company Cuts About U.S.$2 Million Logs Outside Concession in Lofa County

[FrontPageAfrica] A logging company cut trees worth an estimated US$2.2 million outside its contract area in Lofa County, a huge violation in forestry that carries one of the industry's heaviest penalties, an investigation by The DayLight has found.
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Africa: G7 Aims to Raise $600 Billion to Counter China’s Belt and Road

[RFI] G7 leaders meeting in southern Germany have detailed plans to raise $600bn in private and public funds to finance much-needed infrastructure, notably on the African continent, and to counter China's influence in the developing world via its older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project.
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Liberia: Engineers Ready for Gbeapo Joequiken Bridge in River Gee

[New Dawn] Maryland County -- Amidst public outcry about a deplorable bridge connecting River Gee and Grand Kru counties, a team of engineers from Monrovia have arrived in River Gee County to commence intensive work on the Gbeapo Joequiken deplorable bridge.
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