Development

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Interior Ministry secures 76 acres at Akyem Oda for police depot

The Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area has released 76 acres for a new Ghana Police Service depot to train Formed Police Unit recruits, with a joint team inspecting the site.

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Morocco's World Cup redevelopment drive is erasing old neighbourhoods, residents say

Hundreds of buildings have been demolished in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech and Fez as Morocco pushes redevelopment ahead of the 2030 World Cup, leaving displaced residents fighting for adequate compensation.

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Lagos land reclamation will not fix housing affordability on its own, experts warn

Experts say reclaiming land can create new space for Lagos to build on, but without proper engineering, infrastructure and planning it will not make housing cheaper or better serviced.

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Nigerian town planners warn estate boom is swallowing farmlands and ancestral land

Town planners say Nigeria's rush to build housing estates on the edges of major cities is converting farmland and family land faster than planning controls can keep up, threatening food production.

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Experts urge Lagos to convert abandoned public buildings into affordable homes

Housing experts have called on Lagos to convert abandoned and underutilised public buildings into affordable homes, arguing that government should maximise existing assets before committing scarce resources to new estates.

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Muturi warns against plan to convert 301,330-acre Galana Kulalu project into real estate

Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has warned against alleged plans to subdivide and convert part of the 301,330-acre Galana Kulalu agricultural project in Tana River into private real-estate holdings, saying the land must remain a strategic national asset.

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Kisumu lines up 6,487 affordable housing units, four markets and 4,400 student beds

Kisumu County is preparing 6,487 affordable housing units across eight projects alongside four Economic Stimulus Programme markets and five student-hostel schemes with a combined 4,400 beds.

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Ohiamadwen residents demand compensation before Big Push Road demolition

Residents of Ohiamadwen in Ghana's Western Region say the Takoradi-Cape Coast road was diverted through their homes and farms, and want all compensation settled before any demolition begins.

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Six high-rise residential projects planned for Nairobi's Kileleshwa, Westlands, Kibra and Lang'ata

A Gazette Notice lists six major residential developments planned across Nairobi, including a 23-storey tower with 616 apartments in Kileleshwa and three 18-storey blocks with a combined 601 units off Ngong Road.