Tanzania: Tanzania Urged Fast-Track Construction of ICT Backbone Linking It With DR Congo

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure has urged the government to fast-track construction of the National ICT Backbone linking Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen connectivity and boost revenues for Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation.
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Kenya: 22 Rescued After Kericho Building Collapse, 4 in Critical Condition

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Twenty-two people have been rescued after a building collapsed in Kericho County on Wednesday, with four of the survivors in critical condition, the Kenya Red Cross said in an update on Wednesday.
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Kenya: Workers Trapped As 22-Storey Building Partially Collapses in Westlands

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Emergency teams are racing against time to rescue workers trapped after a 22-storey building under construction partially collapsed in Westlands on Wednesday, the Kenya Red Cross said.
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Tanzania: CBE Modern Weights Facility Reaches 93pc Completion

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Construction of the Weights and Measures building at Dar es Salaam's College of Business Education (CBE) is 93 per cent complete, advancing the institution's capacity to meet growing business education and skills demand.
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Nigeria: I Joined in Building a Church in 1915, I Still Read Without Glasses – Imo Man

[Leadership] Pa Anyiam Anthony Duruaku is widely regarded as one of the world's oldest men. He tells ANGELA NKWO-AKPOLU, at his country home in Umuduru Umuchoko, in Obazu Mbieri, in the Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, his story with impeccable mental alertness and sight. Standing at over 6ft, though now slightly bent, Pa Anyiam recalls how he sewed clothes for girls to wear when Queen Elizabeth visited Calabar, amongst other stories.
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Tanzania: Tanzania Embarks On the Construction of 35 New Neonatal Wards in All 26 Regions

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Florence Simizi, has said the government has begun constructing 35 new neonatal wards, of which 15 will be in regional hospitals and 20 in council hospitals.
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Tanzania: Dodoma Earmarks 55.89bn/ – for Road Projects

[Daily News] Dodoma -- DODOMA Region is planning to spend 55.89bn/- to strengthen road and bridge infrastructure in the 2026/27 financial year.
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Mozambique: Port Construction Halted Following Detention of Chinese Nationals

[AIM] Maputo -- The construction of Angoche Fishing Port, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, has been halted following the detention of 14 undocumented Chinese Nationals.
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Ghana: Japan Funds $129,631 School Project for Tari No. 2 Primary

[Ghanaian Times] T he Embassy of Japan in Ghana has awarded a $129,631 grant to EduGha Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, for the construction of a school block for Tari No. 2 Primary School in the Gonja North District of the Savannah Region.
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Tanzania: Tanzania Holds Talks With Dangote in Efforts to Address Challenges Facing the Cement Industry

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Minister of Finance, Mr Khamis Mussa Omar, held discussions with a delegation from Dangote Cement in Tanzania, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Adeyemi Fajobi, to discuss various investment matters in cement production and the growth of industrial sector investments.
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