Mozambique: 90 Days for Essential School Building Work

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government expects to complete within 90 days the building work necessary to make it possible to reopen the country's 667 secondary schools and 15 of the 27 teacher training colleges without a major risk of spreading the Covid-19 respiratory disease among the student population.
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South Africa: R4.6bn to Upgrade Informal Settlements

[SAnews.gov.za] Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says R4.6 billion has been allocated to provinces and metro municipalities to upgrade over 300 informal settlements.
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Ethiopia: Bank Directors Push for Dam Bond With Depositors Guarantee

[Addis Fortune] Leaders of the Association of Ethiopian Bank Directors are pushing for the idea of jointly financing the ongoing construction of Ethiopia's signature mega dam project.
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Kenya: Wanyama Praised as Construction Works at His Academy Progress

[Nairobi News] The ongoing construction works at Victor Wanyama Academy in Nambale, Busia county have caught the attention of the area Member of Parliament Sakwa Bunyasi.
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Ghana: Engage Local Companies to Boost Construction Industry – Berves Engineering CEO

[Ghanaian Times] The construction sector in Ghana will boom if local companies are engaged to work on projects, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Berves Engineering, Mr Solomon Gyan, has said.
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Malawi: Govt to Start Construction of Police Houses

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Lands, Kenzie Msukwa says construction of the much anticipated 100 houses for Karonga district's security agents will start soon but warned encroachers and those who corruptly bought government land to reverse the transaction or face the long arm of the law.
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South Africa: ‘We Are the Rightful Owners of These Houses’, Say Occupiers

[GroundUp] City of Cape Town says they are jeopardising the allocation of houses to elderly beneficiaries
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Gambia: Work in Progress At Gunjur Mini Stadium

[The Point] Work is currently in progressed at the Gunjur Mini Stadium.
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Africa: African Summit On GERD Confirms Sudan’s Proposal

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Chairman of the current session of the African Union, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, chaired today the African Summit for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam via video conference with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, and the participation of the AU Office Commission; and the presidents of Kenya; Congo and Mali.
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Nigeria: Govt Clarifies Position On Daula Hotel’s Conversion to Mall

[Daily Trust] Kano State government has said it has not yet given final approval for the construction of an ultra-modern and multi-purpose shopping mall at the former premises of Daula Hotel.
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