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Nigeria: Surveyors Board – Naira Devaluation Threatens Nigeria’s Construction Industry

[This Day] The President of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria, Obafemi Onashile, has raised concerns over mounting challenges confronting Nigeria's construction industry, warning that hyperinflation, naira devaluation and lack of development funding are putting pressure on the sector.
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Rwanda: Fuel Price Hike Set to Affect Road Construction Costs – Officials

[New Times] The recent fuel price increase is expected to push up costs in the infrastructure sector, particularly road construction, where key materials such as bitumen are petroleum-based, officials have said.
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Mozambique: Construction of Photovoltaic Power Plant Launched in Tete

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican and South Korean governments on Wednesday laid the first stone for the construction of the Nkantha Photovoltaic Power Plant, in Chifunde district, in the central province of Tete.
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Kenya: Kindiki Urges Patience As New Gikomba Market Construction Set to Begin

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged over 6,300 traders in New Gikomba Market to ignore opposition leaders encouraging them to resist relocation from the Nairobi River area.
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Uganda: Akii-Bua Stadium Construction Reaches 50 Percent

[Nile Post] Construction of the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City has reached nearly 50 percent completion, with works progressing ahead of schedule, raising optimism for early delivery of the multi-billion sports facility.
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Africa: 57 Percent Construction Talent Gap, Slows Down Africa’s Infrastructure Boom

[Vanguard] Sub-Saharan Africa's construction sector is entering a crucial transformational periods. At the centre of this transformation is the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a continent-wide initiative designed to close critical infrastructure gaps by 2040 through more than 400 priority projects spanning energy, transport, ICT, and transboundary water systems.
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Mozambique: 10 Million Dollars Allocated for Construction of Logistics Centres

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have already allocated approximately 10 million US dollars for the construction of logistics centres in the northern provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado.
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Djibouti: Salaam City Set to Begin Construction As Djibouti’s Largest Residential Site

[Nile Post] - President Ismail Omar Guelleh is scheduled to preside over a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for Salaam City, a residential project slated to become the largest housing development in the history of Djibouti.
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Namibia: Cheetah Cement Faces Closure and 87 Retrenchments After Nacc Blocks Ohorongo Merger Attempt

[Namibian] Cheetah Cement faces closing operations and retrenching about 87 employees by 15 April, following sustained financial losses, regional import restrictions, and a prohibited merger attempt.
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