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NEMA opens public comment on five Nairobi housing lots totalling 7,128 units

Kenya's environment authority has invited public comments on five impact assessments for social and affordable housing developments in Mugumo-ini Ward, Lang'ata, that would deliver a combined 7,128 units and could relocate some Kibra residents.

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FG moves to resolve compensation claims holding up Zaria railway extension

Nigeria's Ministry of Transportation says it will meet residents whose properties were affected by the Zaria railway extension, after compensation disputes were identified among the factors delaying the line from Jadji Station towards the Kano-Abuja corridor.

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One dead, three rescued as building under construction collapses in Lagos

A two-storey building under construction on Akinola Street near Fadeyi, off Ikorodu Road, collapsed in the early hours of 23 October, killing one worker, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.

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Tanroads verifies compensation records as Mandela Road BRT phase five advances

Tanzania's roads agency is checking compensation records for property owners along Nelson Mandela Road in Dar es Salaam, with payments still to be scheduled as it prepares the fifth phase of the city's bus rapid transit corridor.

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Cape Town hands over 26 more homes as Elsies River infill project advances

The City of Cape Town has handed keys to 26 families at the Florida housing site, the latest phase of the Elsies River Infill Housing Project spread across six sites.

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Ghana drafts Inner City Big Push to retrofit deprived neighbourhoods with homeowners sharing costs

Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says the Inner City Big Push will map and upgrade deprived urban districts in Accra, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi, with government and homeowners sharing the infrastructure bill.

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Abland opens fully let Central Blue shopping centre as Blue Downs estate scales up

Abland and its investment partners have opened the 8,000m² Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs, fully let and anchored by Superspar, as the surrounding estate moves toward roughly 1,800 homes.

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Unplanned growth costs Dar es Salaam up to 8.5bn/- a day, TICGL study finds

A new analysis by the Tanzania Investment and Consultant Group puts the daily cost of disorganised urban growth in Dar es Salaam at up to 8.5bn/-, and warns the bill could reach 12bn/- by 2030 if current patterns persist.

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Nairobi flags missing occupation certificate after Eastleigh building collapse

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says the Eastleigh building that collapsed on Friday had construction approval but no occupation certificate, blaming weak enforcement and penalties too small to deter illegal development.