Africa: Uncertainty Reigns As Fourth Round GERD Talks Fail

[Reporter] The fourth round of trilateral negotiations involving Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ended this week in Addis Ababa, without an agreement.
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Angola: President Authorizes Construction of Social Infrastructure in Cabinda

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The province of Cabinda will benefit from construction and rehabilitation works on essential infrastructures, to improve the living conditions of local populations.
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Kenya: Kisii MCAs Question Arati Over the Construction of ECDE Classrooms

[Capital FM] Kisii -- A section of Members of County Assembly (MCA) in Kisii have questioned Kisii Governor Simba Arati to physically show the residents the 128 ECDE classrooms he has constructed in the county for the past one year.
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Kenya: Nairobi Expressway Exit Into CBD to Be Completed Mid-January – Murkomen

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said the Nairobi Expressway exit into the Central Business District will be completed in mid-January.
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Kenya: Former Tourism Boss Balala Over Arrested Over Construction Funds Corruption

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has been arrested over Sh8.5 billion alleged corruption in the construction of the Kilifi Utalii College.
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Kenya: IFC Invests Sh3.08 Billion in IHS Kenya to Boost Affordable Housing Projects

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Construction of 5, 000 affordable houses in Kenya has received a boost after the International Finance Corporation (IFC) committed to investing Sh3.08 billion in IHS Kenya.
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South Africa: Anti-Corruption Forum Welcomes SAPS Progress Against Construction Mafia

[SAnews.gov.za] The Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum (IBACF) has welcomed the progress made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law enforcement agencies on the progress made to crackdown on the construction mafia.
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Liberia: An Analysis of Liberia’s Post-Civil War Reconstruction Efforts, the Progress Made, and the Challenges That Remain

[FrontPageAfrica] The terrible fighting that tore through Liberia from 1989 and 2003 left the country in ruins, ushering in the post-civil war era. In addition to causing serious infrastructural damage and economic collapse, the war's pervasive violence and violations of human rights also caused societal cohesion to break down. Liberia's destruction was permanent, and to meet the many problems it encountered, extensive rehabilitation work was required. Healing profound cultural wounds and laying the groundwork for
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Tunisia: Kairouan – Judicial Administrative Investigation Launched Into Collapse of Section of Historic Wall of Medina

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- «A Judicial administrative investigation was launched into the collapse of a section of the historic wall around the Medina of Kairouan,» Cultural Affairs Minister Hayet Guettat Guermazi told TAP during her visit to the scene of the tragedy which happened on Saturday, December 16.
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Tanzania: Eacop First 100 Km Consignment Pipes Arrive in Dar

[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: THE first consignment of 100 kilometres pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have arrived in Dar es Salaam Port, signalling the initiation of the main construction phase for the cross-border pipeline project.
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