Kenya: Sections of Gikomba Demolished to Pave Way for Road Expansion

[Nairobi News] Traders at Gikomba market on Tuesday woke up to demolitions of their stalls to pave way for road construction.
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Kenya: Sections of Gikomba Demolished to Pave Way for Road Expansion

[Nairobi News] Traders at Gikomba market on Tuesday woke up to demolitions of their stalls to pave way for road construction.
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Nigeria: Controller Allays Lagos Residents’ Concern Over Third Mainland Bridge Closure

[Daily Trust] Lagos -- The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Engineer Olukayode Popoola, has allayed the fears of residents of the state over the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for a month, saying efforts are being made to lessen whatever hardship they will experience during the period.
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Sudan: Irrigation Minister Announces Conclusion of Current Renaissance Dam Negotiations

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Professor Yasser Abbas, has announced the conclusion of the current round of negotiations between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started on the third of July under the supervision of the African Union and the participation of international observers.
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Nigeria: Only Public-Private Partnership Can Bridge Nigeria’s Housing Deficit – Akintunde

[Vanguard] Armstrong 'Tope Akintunde is the Executive Director, Special Project at Suru Group. He is also the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aerofield Homes Limited- a firm actively engaged in the construction of several multi-million naira housing projects. In this interview, Akintunde speaks on several issues including how the government can bridge the housing deficit in the country.
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Sudan: AUEC Executive Director – Agreement On the Pending Points of Renaissance Dam Negotiations, Is Imminent

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Executive Director of the African Union's Energy Commission Engineer Rashid Abdullah has said that the agreement on the outstanding points between the three countries in the Renaissance Dam Negotiations has become just around the corner, referring to the involvement of the African Union Chairman and the President of South Africa, as a mediator.
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Sudan: No Breakthrough in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Talks

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan, Ethiopia, and Egypt will submit a report to the African Union (AU) concerning their negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). So far, no breakthrough has been reached.
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Nigeria: ‘Govt Should Fund Housing to Boost Economy, Jobs’

[Daily Trust] President of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN) Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, in this interview, says the federal government needs to inject funds into housing in the effort to lift the economy and create employment. He also wants government to set up a body to manage assets recovered or confiscated by the anti-graft agencies.
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Nigeria: Kawo Bridge Will Be Standard – MD

[Daily Trust] Engineer MOHAMMED LAWAL MAGAJI is the Managing Director of Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA), which supervises and manages all roads in the state. In this interview, MAGAJI explained why the government dismantled Kawo bridge, the gateway to the North West and North East geopolitical zones, for a more befitting one. Also, he highlighted some salient features of the new bridge.
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Nigeria: Lagos Heads for Shutdown as Third Mainland Bridge Closure Looms

[This Day] that the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for six months will no doubt not only increase the number of man-hour lost daily in Lagos traffic, but certainly send many road users, who are already groaning over the hurdles of commuting, into depression
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