Kenya: CS Amina for Eldoret as New Contractor Picked for Kip Keino Stadium

[Nation] There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel after a new contractor launched operations at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret Monday.
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Kenya: Kirubia Stadium to Be Complete in Two Weeks

[Nation] Construction of Sh247 million Kirubia Stadium in Tharaka-Nithi County will be completed in two weeks according to Sports Kenya Chairman Fred Muteti.
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Africa: Ghana’s Unstable Building Problem Is About More Than Lax Regulation

[The Conversation Africa] Collapsed buildings are worryingly common in several large African cities. One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria from December 1978 to April 2008. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, too, have recorded similar fatal incidents.
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Tanzania: Arusha Airport Facelift Gathers Pace

[Daily News] Arusha -- PLANS are underway to relocate the Arusha-Minjingu highway to facilitate Arusha Airport operations. Part of the stretch will now feature in the envisioned Kisongo-four way lane, Arusha Airport Manager Elipid Tesha said on Saturday.
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Nigeria: SAN Faults Lagos Govt Over Illegal Building Constructions in Lekki Estate

[This Day] Former Chairman of AMCON, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), has condemned a situation where trespassers build on other people's lands without any authentic survey plan or building approval while Lagos State government officials saddled with the responsibility of stopping such anomally look the other way.
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Namibia: Govt Rubbishes Claims About Cracks in Neckartal Dam Wall

[Namibian] THE MINISTRY of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has rejected as misleading a video circulating on social media and suggesting there is a hole or crack in the Neckartal Dam's wall.
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Nigeria: Lekki Homeowners Send SoS to Sanwo-Olu Over Illegal Constructions

[Vanguard] Homeowners and land allottees in Alma Beach Estate, Lekki have raised the alarm over ongoing construction of several buildings without government permit by landgrabbers terrorising their community with hired policemen and thugs.
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Kenya: Kenya, Britain Ink Sh8billion Affordable Houses Deal

[Nation] Kenya is to receive at least Sh8 billion from the United Kingdom for putting up affordable houses.
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Rwanda: Photos – King Faisal Hospital Upgrade to Be Completed in February

[New Times] The works to upgrade the infrastructure of King Faisal Hospital are nearing completion and the contractor is expected to hand over the project by next month, February 2021.
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Ethiopia: Cement – Construction Industry’s Catch-22

[Addis Fortune] Even after a change in government policy, builders and developers are having trouble receiving a sufficient supply of cement. Broken machinery, the insecurity in different parts of the country, and a lack of spare parts has hamstrung the industry, writes MAYA MISIKIR, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.
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