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Kaduna Real Estate Summit Backs Stronger Housing Investment as State Fast-Tracks Building Permits

The Kaduna Real Estate Summit 2026 has called for stronger public-private partnerships and better housing finance, as the state's planning authority introduced express building permits that can be issued within 24 to 48 hours.

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Cape Town Blames Shrinking National Funding for Slow Affordable Housing Delivery

The City of Cape Town has told the Western Cape High Court that sharply declining national grant funding is behind the slow delivery of affordable housing, as activists question progress on land already released.

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eThekwini Property Owners Challenge 2026 Valuation Roll as Objections Drag On

Ratepayers in eThekwini's Ward 31 say steep valuation increases, unclear guidance and slow feedback are fuelling uncertainty over their municipal rates, as the metro works through about 10,000 objections to its 2026 General Valuation Roll.

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Kenya Sets Aside KSh25bn to Compensate Landowners as SGR Phase 2B Advances

Kenya Railways says a KSh25 billion compensation programme is being prepared for landowners along the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, with the National Land Commission running public participation as Phase 2B construction gathers pace.

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Ayariga Calls for Long-Term Capital to Close Ghana's Housing Financing Gap

Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says Ghana's housing challenge requires stronger, more sustainable financing, calling for long-term capital mobilisation and affordable mortgage financing.

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Kigali Moves to Cut Building Permit Processing to as Little as Seven Days

The City of Kigali is working to reduce the processing of building permits from 21 days to between seven and 14 days, officials said during Rwanda Architecture Week.

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Rumuruti Villagers Vow to Resist Eviction from 2,192-Acre Disputed Land

Residents of Kisiriri village in Rumuruti, Laikipia County, say they will not vacate a 2,192-acre parcel they have occupied for generations, alleging that an investor is behind efforts to evict them.

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Lagos Deploys GIS, AI and LiDAR for Land Reform as CFL Alleges 'Title Laundry'

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a push to overhaul land administration with digital mapping, LiDAR and artificial intelligence, even as construction firm CFL accused the state's land registry of enabling a 'land title laundry' scheme.

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Court Rejects Bid to Block Co-op Bank Pursuit of 10 Syokimau Homes Over Sh1.39bn Debt

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application seeking to stop Co-operative Bank from pursuing 10 disputed homes in Syokimau tied to a Sh1.39 billion debt owed by developer Loneview Developers Ltd.