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Afriland Properties appoints Agatha Obiekwugo as board chair

Afriland Properties Plc has appointed Agatha Obiekwugo as chairman of its board of directors, succeeding Emmanuel Nnorom, who is retiring after more than a decade in the role.

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Housing Finance Bank urges more capital for real estate to drive Uganda's growth at REDi Mbarara

Housing Finance Bank said financing businesses, housing and infrastructure is critical to Uganda's target of growing the economy to $500 billion by 2040, at the REDi Mbarara real estate and infrastructure conference.

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FirstBank, MREIF home loan scheme offers 9.75% fixed-rate mortgages to Nigerians

First Bank of Nigeria's home loan scheme with the MOFI Real Estate Investment Fund lets eligible Nigerians finance completed homes at a fixed 9.75 per cent interest rate over up to 20 years.

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Cairo's real estate market shifts as sales cool, rents rise and competition builds

JLL's Q2 2026 report on Cairo shows a resilient but evolving property market: residential sales growth is moderating, office supply is rising, and developers are adapting with flexible payment plans.

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Morocco's real estate transactions up 11% in Q2 as market activity rebounds

Morocco's real estate market recorded an 11% rise in transactions in the second quarter of 2026, while property prices rose more moderately, according to Bank Al-Maghrib data.

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Fire destroys shops at Jabi building materials market in Abuja

A Sunday fire destroyed shops and goods reportedly worth millions of naira at Eda Plaza, a building materials market in Jabi, Abuja.

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Nigeria has tapped only 5% of its real estate potential, says Mayor of Housing

Real estate entrepreneur My-ACE China, known as the Mayor of Housing, says Nigeria has exploited only about 5% of its real estate assets and forecasts foreign inflows surging from $96bn to $960bn.

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House prices and rents rise in Kenya's prime areas as Limuru emerges as hotspot

Knight Frank's H1 2026 update shows prime residential sale prices in Kenya rose 6.2% and monthly rents 0.73%, with Limuru emerging as a sought-after location.

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Nairobi prime office demand rises as occupancy hits 84.88% in H1 2026

Knight Frank says Nairobi's prime office occupancy rose 4.05 percentage points to 84.88% in the first half of 2026, driven by continued absorption amid limited new supply.