July 04
Uganda: UCAA Promises Drainage Redesigns to Prevent Future Entebbe Airport Floods
Nile Post
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) questioned officials from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) on Wednesday about recent… Read more »
July 03
Africa: AUC Strengthens Meteorological Centers With Improved Infrastructure [press release]
African Union
The African Union Commission- Directorate of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) conducted a mission to Lugano, Switzerland, as part of… Read more »
Nigeria: Rains and Urgent Need to Repair Owerri Roads
Leadership
For road users in World bank, Federal Housing, Umuguma, Okuku, Port Harcourt road, Egbeada, Relief, and the environs, this is not the best of times as potholes filled with dirty… Read more »
Uganda: Belgian Development Agency Roots for Comfort in School Infrastructure
Nile Post
Belgian development agency, Enabel, has called upon different stakeholders in both private and public education sectors to adopt infrastructure policies in schools to boost leaner… Read more »
Uganda: From Isingiro to Nakivale, a Road From Hell
Nile Post
For long, the Isingiro to Rakai Kyotera via Nakivale road has been in the budget for different financial years for it to be upgraded to tarmac but the financial years end without… Read more »
July 02
Southern Africa: SADC Industrialisation Week to Showcase Flagship Firms
The Herald
Visitors and delegates to the upcoming SADC Industrialisation Week will have an opportunity to tour some of the country's flagship companies, a senior Government official has said. Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Inter-State Rail System Critical to Southwest Development - Abiodun's Aide
Leadership
Special Adviser to the Ogun State governor on media and strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has asserted that the inter-state rail system is strategic to the development of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Breastfeeding - Employers Urged to Provide Creche in Workplaces
Daily Trust
The chairperson of the Necas Network for Entrepreneurial Woman (NNEW), Abuja chapter, Mrs Gertrude Bashorun, has urged employers of labour to provide creche/lactation room for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Suburban Road Rehab Scheme On the Cards
The Herald
A new programme targeting road rehabilitation in residential areas named Nhimbe/Ilima or Mushandirapamwe, is being rolled out nationwide, as the Government intensifies the… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Integration Drives Industrialisation . . .Beira Facilitates Movement of Raw Materials
The Herald
The SADC regional integration drive has led to a surge in investments and industrialisation, driven by efficient transport logistics, collaboration and improved ease of doing… Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: FG Threatens to Terminate Julius Berger, Ccecc Calabar Road Contracts
Daily Trust
The federal government has threatened to terminate the contracts of Julius Berger and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) over the handling of the Calabar-Itu… Read more »
Nigeria: Iconic Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge Will Be Completed This Year - Lagos Govt
Leadership
Fresh facts have emerged that the iconic Opebi-Mende-Ojota Bridge will be completed by the Lagos State government before the end of this year. Read more »
June 28
Ghana: Building for the Future - Developing Infrastructure for the Integrated Aluminium Industry [press release]
Ghanaian Times
The global aluminium industry is poised for remarkable growth and transformation in the coming decades. With applications ranging from aerospace and automotive to construction and… Read more »
June 27
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Renovated Mexico-Sar Bet Route As Part of Addis Corridor Dev't
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated tonight the newly renovated Mexico-Sar Bet route as part of the ongoing Addis Ababa corridor development endeavors. Read more »
Namibia: Government Approves Construction of Second Desalination Plant
Namibia Economist
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, announced this week the government's approval for the construction of a second desalination plant in the… Read more »
June 26
Mozambique: UK & US Subsidies Take Electric Car Battery Jobs Away From Mozambique
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Workers in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA began producing anodes for lithium batteries for electric cars in February, using graphite from Balama, Cabo Delgado, mined by Australian company… Read more »
Uganda: Hoima City Leadership Accused of Diverting Shs15bn for Roads
Nile Post
The Hoima Kiryatete Kibaati Mpaija to Karyabuhire road is one of the roads in Hoima city that has big traffic due to the business prospects in the area. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Road Safety Crisis - More Than Just Bad Roads [opinion]
Nile Post
It has become a grim reality to travel between two points in Uganda without witnessing a tragic accident. Lives are lost daily, and we often attribute these losses to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos to Renovate Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall
Daily Trust
The Lagos state government has promised to renovate the Molade Okoya-Thomas indoor sports hall inside the Teslim Balogun stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Roads, Sewer Systems, Water for Informal Settlements
The Herald
The Government has partnered with the private sector to co-fund the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme, ensuring that essential services like roads,… Read more »
Southern Africa: 'Industrialisation Pillar of SADC Development'
The Herald
The SADC industrialisation agenda is gathering momentum and presents the bloc's leaders with more opportunities to strategise on mechanisms that promote trade, job creation, women… Read more »
June 25
Zimbabwe: Upgrade of Airport's Domestic Terminal Nears Completion
The Herald
The rehabilitation of the domestic terminal at the new-look Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, which started in January this year, is now 70 percent complete… Read more »
Southern Africa: Key Infrastructure Rehab Takes Shape Ahead of SADC Summit
The Herald
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June 24
Liberia: Earth-Moving Equipment Arrive At Freeport of Monrovia Reportedly for Govt - but Officials Remain Silent
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia has not officially confirmed or clarified the arrival of a large consignment of earth-moving equipment recently delivered to the Freeport of Monrovia,… Read more »
Nigeria: Security - Faan Deploys Armed Special Force to 5 Airports
Vanguard
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, on Monday inaugurated 120 officers of the Aviation Security ( AVSEC) Special Force… Read more »