[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Architectural Association of Kenya projects the construction industry to grow by up to 3.9 percent this year, assuming there is no repeat of the strict lock down similar to last year.

[Nation] There are few engineering lecturers in many public universities, with this in mind, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Egerton University in a Sh39 million programme to train lecturers in this critical department.

[New Republic] Acting Public Works Minister, Ruth Coker-Collins has publicly announced that the ministry has procured 42 pieces of earth moving equipment to enhance the fixing and conditioning of communities.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasir Abbas, has underlined the necessity for Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia to reach a legal and binding agreement regarding the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stressing that while Sudan still maintains its position on the benefits of dam, but warned that "the absence of specific and documented information about filling and operation [of the dam], will threaten the lives of half the population of Sudan".

[New Dawn] At Liberia's 174th Independence Day celebration, President George Manneh Weah dedicated a crucial Japanese - built road linking important commercial corridors of Monrovia, saying the "Japan Freeway," formerly Somalia Drive, will bring much-needed relief to people who have long struggled with unending traffic congestion.