Ghana: A Root Cause of Flooding in Accra – Developers Clogging Up the City’s Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In Ghana, these sites are mainly along the coast and are meant to be protected as set out in the convention. But the sites have become targets for property developers whose activities are leading to a decline in the flood resilience of many parts of the capital, Accra. Environmental scientist Chris Gordon explains the functions of
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Tanzania: Govt to Construct 120m/ – Milk Factory in Mpanda

[Daily News] THE government through the Ministry of Livestock and Fishery has a plan to establish a milk processing factory in Katavi costing 120m/-.
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Sierra Leone: Commonwealth Games Aquatics Centre Complete

[Concord] Construction work on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre is all completed few months before the commencement of the2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Tanzania: Muleba Undertakes Construction of a District Hospital.

[Daily News] AUTHORITIES in Muleba district are undertaking the construction of a district hospital, a project that upon completion will be bringing joy to the area residents, it has been disclosed.
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Gambia: Agric Minister Hands Over Site for Construction of D2.85 Million Cold Storage Facility

[The Point] The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally, recently handed over a site for the construction of cold storage in Soma, Lower River Region (LRR), costing approximately 2.85 million dalasis for a maximum period of six (6) months.
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Gambia: Rising Global Food Protectionism Amid Ukraine War Risks Worsening Inflation

[The Point] Food protectionism is on the rise in the developing world as governments try to safeguard local supplies, and the effects are threatening to spill over into richer economies.
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Liberia: Montserrado County District12 Representative Aspirant Prince D. Kreplah Dedicates Newly Constructed Bridge in the District

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Prince D. Kreplah, an aspirant of Montserrado County District #12 has dedicated a concrete bridge linking the Snow Hill and Palm Hill Communities as part of efforts to buttress the government's developmental drive.
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Gambia: Works Minister Calls for BCC Strong Partnership

[The Point] The minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Ebrima Sillah, during his regional tour, visited the construction of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Mausoleum; the Banjul Rehabilitation Project (drainage, roads and sewage) and the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) respectively.
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Nigeria: Corruption – NIQS Wants Constituency Projects Warehoused in a Specific MDA

[This Day] The procurement process for public goods and services in the country is still enmeshed in corruption regardless of the existence of the Public Procurement Act, instituted to check it.
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Kenya: EABL to Construct Sh1 Billion Microbrewery

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has commissioned the construction of a Sh1billion microbrewery that will serve as an innovation center for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
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