Kenya: Nakuru Leaders Urge Kenyatta to Revive Building of Itare Dam

[Nation] Leaders from Nakuru County have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to personally intervene to revive construction of the stalled multi-million-shilling Itare dam in Kuresoi.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Japan Sign U.S.$4.8M Grant Agreement

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and Japan have signed today a grant agreement amounting to 4.8 million USD to support efforts aimed at providing enhanced road operation and maintenance.
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Tanzania: Construction of Tanzania-Uganda Roads ‘To Start Soon’

[Citizen] Arusha -- Construction of two key roads linking Tanzania and Uganda is finally set for a take off.
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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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