Africa: GERD Is Loading … Prosperity Installing – No Bow to Terror and Injustice

[Ethiopian Herald] The misconceptions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), both deliberate and unintentional could never derail or stop the progress of the project. Our dam is an engine to drive positive change in Africa to transform the lives of millions of the hopeful poor and the rich.
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Ghana: La Dadekotopon Earmarks Gh¢1.4 Million for Rehabilitation of Schools

[Ghanaian Times] The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) is to spend GH¢1, 394,424.74 on the rehabilitation and maintenance of some dilapidated schools in the municipality.
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Sudan: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Sudan Rejects ‘Unilateral Actions’

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Tensions are rising between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan following the publication of satellite images that show the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile filling with rainwater. However Ethiopia insists that the water that is to be seen from the satellite images has accumulated naturally during the rainy season, and deny that the dam's sluice gates have been closed.
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Kenya: Del Monte Land Saga – U.S. Promises to Build Sh3 Billion Hospital in Murang’a

[Nation] The US government is offering a Sh3 billion teaching and referral hospital for Murang'a County as it raises the stakes in ongoing talks for renewal of a land lease for American Thika-based food processor Del Monte.
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Nigeria: Residents Commend Obiano Over Road Project Constructions

[Daily Trust] Residents of Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra have commended Governor Willie Obiano for the construction of Akpaka Forest/Onitsha road.
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Zimbabwe: New Bridge Boosts Mash Central Economy

[The Herald] Mashonaland Central is set to become the centre of economic activities following yesterday's commissioning of the $16 million Pembi Bridge in Mvurwi by President Mnangagwa to boost road transport.
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Mauritius: Roof Slab Grant Scheme – Cheques Amounting to Rs 9,972,650 Remitted to 133 Families

[Government of Mauritius] A total of 133 families received their cheques amounting to a total of Rs 9,972,650 which represent funds disbursed by the Government under the Roof Slab Grant Scheme for the casting of roof slabs to help vulnerable families complete their housing construction.
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Africa: Egypt’s Obsession With Conspiracy

[Ethiopian Herald] It is almost a decade since Ethiopia began to build the titanic dam on the world's longest river, the Nile. The initiation of this dam project was a great deal which brought winds of joy and hope for Ethiopians, as it carries the responsibility of meeting the rising power demand in an energy-hungry country, improving developments and creating vibrant economic cooperation with neighbouring countries which could possibly change the history of Nile from being a source of conflict to the force of cooperation i
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Liberia: Lakpazee Community Residents Aggrieved of Rehabilitation of Road Leading to Rep. Pelham-Youngblood’s Home While Main Community Road Remains Deplorable

[FrontPageAfrica] Lakpazee -- As the people of District # 9 mourn the loss of lawmaker Munah Pelham, some residents of the constituency have begun expressing disappointed in the Ministry of Public Works for ignoring the rehabilitation of the main road.
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Gambia: Construction of Kafuta Market Complex Enters Another Phase

[The Point] Kafuta Market Development Committee in partnership with the Association for the Support of Grassroots Communities (ASGC), a local community-based organisation in Kafuta on Sunday embarked on mass bricks laying exercise, as the construction of the Kafuta new market complex enters its last phase.
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