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Addis Ababa steps up urban renewal and housing delivery under 90-day plan

The Addis Ababa City Administration says it made progress on housing delivery, urban renewal and transport infrastructure during the first quarter of the Ethiopian fiscal year, including building through the rainy season and opening four parking and terminal facilities.

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Kumasi will withhold building permits without disability access, KMA chief says

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly says new buildings serving the public will not get permits unless they include ramps and accessible facilities, as its chief executive admitted most existing public infrastructure in the city is not disability-friendly.

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Nandi County gets KSh18bn housing push with 3,500 homes and student hostels

Kenya's Affordable Housing Programme is backing a KSh18 billion investment in Nandi County expected to deliver 3,500 housing units, hostels for 6,000 students and 15 modern markets.

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Hyde Park buys 415 feddans of historic Dream Land site in 6th of October City

Hyde Park Real Estate Development has acquired 415 feddans of the historic Dream Land site in 6th of October City from state-owned Ecrami, in a deal that clears one of Egypt's longest-running real estate disputes.

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Ghana to begin social housing construction in 2027, NHF chief says

Ghana's National Housing Fund says construction of social housing projects is expected to start in 2027, with designs, stakeholder consultations and site selection now under way.

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Nairobi's Sh80bn development deal stalls as only three of 40,000 streetlights installed

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has urged the national government to fast-track the Sh80 billion Nairobi cooperation agreement, revealing that only three of 40,000 planned streetlights have been installed and that water and waste projects have stalled.

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Minor Hotels and Bloom Holding sign Anantara Retreat Rabat in Morocco debut

Minor Hotels and Abu Dhabi developer Bloom Holding have agreed to develop the 38-key Anantara Retreat Rabat, marking both groups' entry into Morocco's hospitality market with an opening targeted for early 2030.

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IHG signs 250-key Crowne Plaza hotel in New Cairo with Kleek Development

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Kleek Development for a 250-key Crowne Plaza hotel in New Cairo, due to open in the first quarter of 2031 as IHG deepens its Egyptian pipeline.

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Environmentalists decry encroachment of riparian land at Mombasa's Tudor Creek

Environmentalists say private developers have built within 20 metres of the high water mark at Mombasa's Tudor Creek, well inside Kenya's 60-metre riparian buffer, destroying mangroves and polluting the marine ecosystem.