Mauritius: Social Housing – 99 Units to Be Completed in September 2020 in Chebel

[Government of Mauritius] The construction of 99 Row Type Housing Units, which started in 2018, is expected to be completed in September this year and will be allocated to beneficiaries before the end of 2020, announced the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, on 17 July 2020, during a site visit at Chebel to take stock of the progress made so far. The Managing Director of the National Housing Development Co Ltd (NHDC), Mr Gilles L'Entêté, and other
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Liberia: Speaker Chambers Abandons Market Project

[New Dawn] Maryland -- Several citizens, including marketers in Pleebo, electoral district#2, Maryland County, are calling on Speaker Bhofal Chambers to complete abandoned projects in the district. They said some of the uncompleted projects initiated by Speaker Chambers in the district since 2017 include a district market building, library, and extension of the New Pleebo Elementary and Junior High school, among others. Marketers at the Pleebo District Small Market, which is uncovered, are worried about their plight in the wake
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Nigeria: CORBON, NIOB, Other Professionals Seek Solution to Building Collapse

[This Day] The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Professor Kabir Bala, has charged construction sector professionals to update their knowledge continually to stem incidences of building collapse in the country.
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Malawi: Zomba Stadium Construction to Take Longer Than Expected

[Nyasa Times] Construction of a stadium in the city of Zomba will not be completed on October 5 as expected as only 30% of the work has been completed this far.
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Liberia: BFF Petitions Lofa Legislative Caucus

[New Dawn] Better Future Foundation (BFF), in collaboration with the Ziggida Development Association (ZDA) presented official written request to the Lofa County Legislative caucus for Legislative budgetary appropriation to aid the completion of the ZIGGIDA Health center in Zorzor District, Lofa County, Republic of Liberia.
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Ethiopia: The Reform Started Won’t Be Scaling Back Billene Seyoum, Pmo Press Secretariat International Media Spokesperson

[Ethiopian Herald] During the last two-and-half years Ethiopia has moved on a path of reforms that aim to bring about changes in the democratic system, rule of law and economic development. Yet the path the government passed through over the stated period was not a bed of roses. It has been facing various challenges including unrest and the global public health threat, COVID 19-pandemic. Over the week, The Ethiopian Herald had made a brief stay with Billene Seyoum, Prime Minister Office (PMO) Press Secretariat International
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Somalia: Mogadishu-Afgooye Road Construction Resumes

[Dalsan Radio] Mogadishu Afgoye road has resumed after months of closure due to insecurity on Saturday.
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Nigeria: Road Construction – Fashola Receives N162bn Sukuk Fund

[Premium Times] Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has received a sovereign Sukuk Symbolic Cheque of N162.557bn for the construction of roads across the country.
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Kenya: Govt Says Only Seven Stadiums Will Meet Completion Deadlines

[Nation] Only seven stadiums which are being upgraded across the country will be ready for opening at the end of the year, Sports Chief Administrative Secretary Hassan Noor Hassan has said.
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Nigeria: Ogun Begins Ojodu, Abiodun, Akute Road Repair

[Daily Trust] Abeokuta -- The Ogun State government says it has begun palliative works on the long-abandoned Ojodu Abiodun-Akute road in Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
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