Congo-Kinshasa: PM Reviews Outcome of Kinshasa Negotiations Over Ethiopia Dam

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli reviewed on Thursday 8/4/2021 with Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati the latest developments of many files, including the outcome of negotiations that were held in Congo's Kinshasa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on April 4-5.
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Ghana: Umat Cuts Sod for U.S.$1.2 Million Lecture Hall

[Ghanaian Times] Tarkwa -- The sod was cut on Tuesday for the construction of a $1.2 million multi-purpose three-storey lecture hall for the Faculty of Mining and Minerals Technology at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region.
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Tanzania: Cag Report – 1,538 SGR Foreign Construction Workers Did Not Have Work Permits

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) report on development projects shows that 1,538 out of 2,408 foreign workers constructing first and second phases of the Standard Gauge Railway from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma did not have work permits.
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Kenya: Tassia Residents Decry Slow, Poor Road Construction Works

[Nairobi News] Residents in Tassia residents in Embakasi East have accused a contractor currently re-carpeting a road in the estate of doing a shoddy job and delaying construction works, thus causing them inconveniences.
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Tanzania: Cag’s Report Faults Construction of the Magufuli Bus Terminal

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) report has said the construction of the new Mbezi-Mwisho Terminal in Dar es Salaam (Magufuli Bus Terminal), was not included in the design and architecture of the road expansion project from Kimara to Kibaha in Pwani region.
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Tanzania: Cag Report – 1,538 SGR Foreign Construction Workers Did Not Have Permits

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) report on development projects shows that 1,538 out of 2,408 foreign workers constructing first and second phases of the Standard Gauge Railway from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma did not have work permits.
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Egypt: The Toll and Toil It Took to Cleave the Suez Canal Through the Egyptian Desert

[The Conversation Africa] For a little over a week the world's attention zeroed in on the Suez Canal, an artificial channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas across Egyptian territory. The canal offers the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, funnelling around 10% of global trade. And so it made the headlines when a massive container ship, "Ever Given", became wedged diagonally across the canal, creating a huge, expensive backlog of other vessels.
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Egypt: The Toll and Toil It Took to Cleave the Suez Canal Through the Egyptian Desert

[The Conversation Africa] For a little over a week the world's attention zeroed in on the Suez Canal, an artificial channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas across Egyptian territory. The canal offers the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, funnelling around 10% of global trade. And so it made the headlines when a massive container ship, "Ever Given", became wedged diagonally across the canal, creating a huge, expensive backlog of other vessels.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for Gh¢5 Million ‘Ghana Award House’

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 7th April 2021, cut the sod for the construction of the five million cedi (GH¢5 million) Ghana Award House, a new administrative building for the Head of State Award Scheme.
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Zimbabwe: Treasury Provides $1bn for Housing

[The Herald] Senior Reporter
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