August 31
Nigeria: Emirate Tussle - Bayero Begins Facelift of Nassarawa Mini Palace
Vanguard
Amidst lingering controversy that trailed the Kano Emirate Council, the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero has begun the facelift of the Nassarawa mini palace (Gidan Nassarawa). Read more »
August 30
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sets New Standard in Urban Infrastructure Dev't With Shifting Work Culture - Pmo
ENA
Office of the Prime Minister said that Ethiopia has set a new standard in urban infrastructure development, with a shifting work culture that delivers fast, tangible results--now… Read more »
August 29
Djibouti: New CEO Vows to Revitalize Debt-Laden Ethio-Djibouti Railway Into a Profitable Entity in Three Years
Addis Standard
Takele Uma, the newly appointed CEO of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C., has pledged to transform the company into a profitable entity within three years. Read more »
August 28
Angola: Digital Press Briefing: Lobito Corridor Expansion and U.S. Infrastructure on the African Continent [document]
State Department
Special BriefingHelaina R. Matza, Acting Special CoordinatorOffice of the U.S. Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Read more »
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Faces Scrutiny Over Rail Operations
Liberian Observer
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Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway - 'We Wont Relinquish Our Property'-Lafiaji Residents Tell Umahi
Premium Times
The 700-kilometre highway spanning nine coastal states has been criticised by Lagos residents whose properties were marked for demolition Read more »
Ethiopia: Grand Abbay Dam Myriad Significances [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
If one requests what is the gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Africa, Ethiopia, they can have a response of the Grand Abbay Dam, previously known as the Millennium Dam. It was… Read more »
Kenya: MTN's Bayobab Completes Mombasa-Malaba-Busia Fibre Network Installation
Capital FM
Bayobab Kenya, a subsidiary of Bayobab Group and the digital infrastructure arm of MTN Group, has announced the completion of a multi-million shilling fibre network project… Read more »
August 27
Zimbabwe: China Committed to Assist Agric Industrialisation
The Herald
China has reaffirmed its commitment to assist Zimbabwe's agriculture industrialisation through technical support, establishment of requisite infrastructure and access to a 1,4… Read more »
Southern Africa: We Did It - SADC Summit a Triumph!
The Herald
Zimbabwe successfully and peacefully hosted both the SADC Industrialisation Week and the 44th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, simultaneously silencing detractors who… Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Inaugurates Construction of Taxi Terminal in Abuja
Premium Times
Mr Wike said the terminal is expected to ease traffic congestion, enhance public transportation, and bolster security in the city. Read more »
Ethiopia: Towards Thriving Clean Energy Basis [editorial]
Ethiopian Herald
The financial spring stretched ranging from a wrapped tiny rag of street vending poor woman to the fatten purse of high profile investors and pumped into the construction of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Announces Near-Completion of Flagship Dam
Ethiopian Herald
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has congratulated Ethiopians on the near-completion of the Abbay Dam, also known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), describing its… Read more »
Nigeria: North Gets First Geriatrics Hospital Ward
Daily Trust
The first-ever customised and dedicated geriatrics ward in any tertiary healthcare institution in the 19 Northern states was commissioned at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Multi-Sectoral Approach Key for Industry Growth'
The Herald
With global demand for hemp by-products continuing to surge, farmers in the country are calling for a multi-sectoral approach to address challenges stalling growth. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Infrastructural Development Is for People, Not Events
The Herald
President Mnangagwa is a game-changer. Infrastructural developments carried out under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) and those which were undertaken as part of… Read more »
August 26
Ghana: Complete Existing Projects Before Initiating New Ones - Gyla
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Youth Leadership Academy (GYLA) has urged stakeholders in project development, particularly municipal assemblies, to prioritise the completion of existing projects before… Read more »
Ghana: Speaker Inspects Renovation Works in Parliamentary Chamber
Ghanaian Times
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Friday inspected progress of renovation works on the chamber of Parliament. Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng's Murray Park Library to Get a New Lease On Life
SAnews.gov.za
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has commenced with the construction of the long-awaited upgrades to the Murray Park Library, located in Malvern, Johannesburg. Read more »
Nigeria: Thinklab Group Spearheads 35.6km Road Construction in Kaduna
Leadership
Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has inaugurated the 35.6km road construction project, linking the communities of Bagoma, Gagumi, Ungwan Fari, Idi Labo, Awaro, Tashan Keji,… Read more »
Nigeria: NSE President Lauds Osun Infrastructure Development
This Day
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Margaret Aina Oguntala, has commended the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for his unwavering support for the… Read more »
August 25
Tanzania: Govt Commits to Improve Rural Roads in Lindi
Daily News
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Friday that the government is continuing with its efforts to improve infrastructure in rural areas to enable citizens to engage in various… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Highway - Residents Demand Original Plan Amid Selective Execution Concerns
Premium Times
Many living in the Lafiaji area of Lagos State face the risk of homelessness as the government marks their retirement homes for "illegal" demolition under a selective… Read more »