Nigeria: Many Escape As 2-Storey Building Collapses in Plateau

[Leadership] Several persons cheated death following the collapse of a two-storey building in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State on Sunday night.
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Nigeria: Four People Rescued From Uyo Collapsed Building – Official

[Premium Times] Top officials of the Akwa Ibom State Government have visited the scene of the incident.
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Uganda: Makerere’s Lumumba Hall to Get a Coat of Paint for First Time in 50 Years

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has ordered students residing in Lumumba Hall of residence to immediately vacate and pave way for its renovation.
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Nigeria: Five Steps Nigeria Must Take to Stop Buildings Collapsing in Lagos

[The Conversation Africa] Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria's economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases, with significant human and economic losses.
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South Africa: It’s Time to Flip the Housing Delivery Model On Its Head

[GroundUp] The future of affordable housing is about the enabling state
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Ethiopia: Ministry Unveils New Factory Prices for Cement Products

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced today that it has issued a new cement price regulation to curb the rising price of cement products in the country.
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Inspects Ongoing Works On Asikuma-Have Road

[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected ongoing construction works on the Asikuma-Have stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road which is expected to be completed in September 2023.
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Ghana: Govt Committed to Completing Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam – Upper East Regional Minister

[GhanaToday] The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Yakubu, has reiterated the government's commitment to completing the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam to serve as a permanent solution to the perennial flooding experienced each year in the North.
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Liberia: Cemenco Drops Prices of Cement

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Management of Cemenco, one of Liberia's largest manufacturers of cement products, has informed the government of its decision to drop the price of the commodity on the Liberian market. The move, the company says, is in keeping with a recent Government of Liberia action to carry out similar adjustments in the prices of petroleum products in the country.
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Ghana: Nat’l Cathedral Will Be Built At All Cost! – President Vows

[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-asserted his determination to build the National Cathedral.
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