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Nigeria: Population Explosion - Lagos to Set Up 7 Satellite Towns

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 13:09 — AA Network
Nigeria: Population Explosion - Lagos to Set Up 7 Satellite Towns - Lagos state government is to establish seven new satellite towns in different parts of the state as part of moves to decongest the highly populated density areas within the metropolis. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: More Than 800,000 Residents Evicted From Abuja From 2003 to 2007

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 13:06 — AA Network
Nigeria: More Than 800,000 Residents Evicted From Abuja From 2003 to 2007 - More than 800,000 residents were forcibly evicted from informal  settlements in Abuja, Nigeria, from 2003 to 2007, during the  administration of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nasir Ahmad  el-Rufai, according to The Myth of the Abuja Master Plan: Forced evictions as urban planning in Abuja, Nigeria, a new report released  by the Geneva-based Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) and the Lagos-based Social and Economic Rights Action Cen

Uganda: Busia to Get Modern Landing Site

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:09 — AA Network
Uganda: Busia to Get Modern Landing Site - THE construction of a modern landing site at Majanji in Busia district has been commissioned by fisheries state minister, Fred Mukisa. [AA Construction]

Mozambique : "Development Starts in the Countryside"

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:09 — AA Network
Development Starts in the Countryside - Guebuza - Development Starts in the Countryside - Guebuza - The starting point for development in Mozambique must be the rural areas, declared President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Kenya: Bitter Lessons Learnt

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 09:34 — AA Network
Kenya: Bitter Lessons Learnt - The demolition of properties built on road by-passes has started once again. Roads minister Kipkalya Kones has said that the exercise will continue and will only end when all structures that are on the land earmarked for the by-passes are brought down. [AA Construction]

South Africa: City of Joburg to Appeal Soweto Water Meter Ruling

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:09 — AA Network

South Africa: City of Joburg to Appeal Soweto Water Meter Ruling - The battle between the right to access to water and ensuring people save water is not over in Soweto as the City of Johannesburg is to appeal against the court's decision to have the pre-paid water meters in Soweto removed, writes Bathandwa Mbola. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda : Hilton Hotel Kampala to Be Ready Next Year

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:09 — AA Network
Uganda: Hilton Hotel Kampala to Be Ready Next Year - Hilton Hotel Kampala, potentially Uganda's first "true" 5-star hotel and an architectural landmark is now set to be complete by September 2009, according to the project's developers, AYA Group. [AA Urbanisation]

Gambia : Lawyer Builds Bansang Police Station

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:08 — AA Network
Gambia: Lawyer Builds Bansang Police Station - A newly-built police station in Bansang, Central River Region (CRR), was on Thursday inaugurated by President Jammeh, as part of the itinerary of the Dialogue with the People Tour. [AA Construction]

Namibia : Roads Pose a Perennial Headache

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:07 — AA Network
Namibia: Roads Pose a Perennial Headache - AREAS that were cleared by Community Development Committees in the Oshikoto Region for the construction of roads have again been encroached by bush, Swapo MP in the National Council Henock Kankoshi told the House yesterday. [AA Construction]

Cameroon: 'Integrate Construction With Local Materials in Training Programmes'

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 23:13 — AA Network

Cameroon: 'Integrate Construction With Local Materials in Training Programmes' - Dr Uphie Chinje Melo, Director of MIPROMALO, explains how the use of local building materials can be popularised in Cameroon. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Gwagwalada May Face Demolition Soon

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 12:39 — AA Network
Nigeria: Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Gwagwalada May Face Demolition Soon - Some parts of Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa and Gwagwalada situated along flood prone areas risk being demolished by men of the Development Control soon, LEADERSHIP authoritatively revealed. [AA Urbanisation]

Zimbabwe : Country Suffers in Total Paralysis

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 17:17 — AA Network

Country Suffers in Total Paralysis - Country Suffers in Total Paralysis - SINCE Zimbabwe's recent elections, the country has lurched from a protracted political and economic crisis to paralysis. Everything -- the politics, economy, the social fabric -- is dysfunctional. [All Africa : Zimbabwe] [AA Zimbabwe]

Latest Economic Report Concerned About Mega-Projects

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 17:16 — AA Network

Latest Economic Report Concerned About Mega-Projects - Latest Economic Report Concerned About Mega-Projects - While the Mozambican economy has shown "impressive growth" in recent years, it remains driven mainly by aid inflows, and mega-projects that provide little in the way of direct employment or tax revenue. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Ethiopia: Agrostone Plant to Go South

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 17:13 — AA Network
Ethiopia: Agrostone Plant to Go South - Agrostone production, initially introduced by the Housing Development Agency of the Addis Ababa City Administration under the then Mayor, Arkebe Oqubay, has expanded to the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). [AA Construction]

Tanzania: New Cement Factory to Reduce Scarcity

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 17:10 — AA Network
Tanzania: New Cement Factory to Reduce Scarcity - A cement factory that is expected to be constructed by a Nigerian conglomerate, Dangote Group may reduce cement scarcity in Tanzania and in the East African region. [AA Construction]
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