Ethiopia: Kombolcha New Dry Port Coming Through

[Reporter] The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services announced it has finalized preparations to construct a new dry port at Kombolcha with an estimated cost of 1.5 billion Birr.
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Nigeria: Lafarge Assemble Professionals to Address Root Cause of Building Collapse

[This Day] Addressing the root cause of building collapse in Nigeria will be the focus of today's discussions at the second edition of Lafarge Africa's quarterly webinar - Concrete Ideas, a platform for deliberation of issues, policies and developments shaping Nigeria's construction, infrastructure and housing sectors.
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Nigeria: It’s Unlawful to Build Without a Registered Builder – NIOB

[This Day] Lagos State members of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have said that it is against the law of Lagos State Building Regulation of 2019 to build without a registered Builder.
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Nigeria: Building Collapse – Senate Considers Bill for Compulsory Compensation to Victims

[This Day] A bill seeking the compulsory insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate recently.
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Nigeria: Aliyu – How States Are Stalling Our Housing Projects

[This Day] Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu explains why road and housing constructions are at a slow pace. He spoke with journalists in Abuja. Excerpts:
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East Africa: Corporation Striving to Be Competitive At East African Market – ECWC

[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) said that it has been working persistently to be competitive among construction companies at East Africa level.
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Botswana: P100million Work Starts

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The over P100Million state of the art data centre currently under construction is envisaged to place Botswana as a strategic high ranking business partner across SADC and globally.
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Morocco: Providing Access to Healthcare for Moroccan Citizens – Hospital of Salé

[PR Newswire] Luxembourg -- The EU and its bank the EIB, supported the construction, renovation and modernization of 16 hospitals in Morocco, with a loan worth of 70 million EUR and a grant of more than 13 million EUR, providing the Kingdom with state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure enabling staff to work in better conditions. Hospital of Salé is one of them.
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Ethiopia: GERD Goes Beyond Hydro Project to Ethiopians – Scholars

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Scholars underscored that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is an emblem of all Ethiopians patriotism, unity, sovereignty and pride as well as a way out of poverty that should be passed down to the next generations.
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Ghana: Govt Mobilises U.S.$2 Billion Towards Devt of Railway Infrastructure – President

[Ghanaian Times] Government is mobilising US$2 billion towards the development of railway infrastructure and services, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
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