Tanzania: Tanzania, Kenya Agree to Fast-Track Construction of Gas Pipeline Project

[VOA] Dar es Salaam -- The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries.
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Nigeria: ‘Nigeria Has One of the Lowest Home Ownership Rates’

[Daily Trust] The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has decried Nigeria's low home ownership rate, saying the country ranks lowest at 25 per cent, especially when compared to Brazil (74 per cent), Kenya (75 per cent), South Africa (70 per cent) and Indonesia (84 per cent).
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Mauritius: Prime Minister Performs Ground-Breaking Ceremony of Interchange Project

[Government of Mauritius] The Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, performed, this afternoon, the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of an Interchange project and improvements along M3-A14 Corridor, in Ebene. This project, to the tune of some Rs 524 million, consists of a Grade Separated Junction at the Ebene Cybercity roundabout, the dualing of the Ebene flyover over the M1 Motorway and the construction a new Dumbbell roundabout including new slip lanes on M3 Motorway.
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Liberia: Works Minister Meets With Road Contractors

[New Dawn] Ahead of the dry season, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Public Works has held a roundtable with scores of contractors, aimed at reviewing performances on major roads across the country.
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Rwanda: Over 20,000 Classrooms Built to Decongest Schools

[New Times] Over 22,000 classrooms for nursery, primary and secondary schools have been built to address congestion in schools.
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Ghana: GhIS Developing Two Manuals to Promote Professionalism

[Ghanaian Times] Cape Coast -- The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) is developing two manuals to promote professionalism among practitioners in the country.
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Rwanda: Why Housing Authority Revised Guidelines On Using Mud Bricks

[New Times] Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) has released new guidelines for using adobe (mud) bricks known as rukarakara, aimed at improving their standards and preventing disasters in the housing sector.
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Tanzania: Relocation Uganda’s High Commission to Dodoma in Pipeline

[Daily News] Uganda plans to construct a chancery building for the Ugandan High Commission in Dodoma, Tanzania.
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South Africa: Construction Waste Is Costly – What’s Causing It On South African Building Sites

[The Conversation Africa] The construction industry contributes significantly to a country's economy through infrastructure development. The industry has expanded rapidly worldwide and further growth is expected.
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Nigeria: Govt Should Take Over Construction of Ptsd Medical Centre for Military, Police Victims – Aisha Buhari

[Vanguard] The First Lady Dr. (Mrs) Aisha Buhari declared on Tuesday, that the Armed Force's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Centre, originally scheduled to be built by the Defence and Police Officer's Wives Association for treatment of military and Police personnel, would now be built by the federal government.
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