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Lagos State says structured public-private partnerships will be central to closing a housing deficit that has risen to 3.4 million units and requires an estimated N6 trillion in annual investment.
Egypt has issued national real estate identification numbers for all buildings nationwide, linking many individual units to utilities data in a push to tighten property records and ownership verification.
Cameroon has begun talks with UN-Habitat on financial mechanisms to turn part of its 2.5 million-unit housing shortfall into effective demand, though no funding commitment was announced.
Kenya's government says about 10,000 affordable housing units have been completed and 8,000 occupied, with a much larger pipeline still under construction and a revolving financing model under consideration.
The North Gauteng High Court has declared unconstitutional the section of the Property Practitioners Act that made a valid BEE certificate a condition for issuing Fidelity Fund Certificates to estate agents and agencies.
Residents of Mazengo Street in Dodoma's Zuzu Ward say unidentified people have been demolishing their houses at night, while the city council says it was unaware of the incidents and has promised to investigate.
A City of Kigali compliance inspection found that 82 of 128 buildings checked by September 7 were non-compliant, with failures in wastewater treatment the main problem.
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has petitioned the High Court to stop a Sh28-million payment by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development while ownership of the contractor Savola Investment Limited remains disputed.
Housing Minister Randa El-Menshawy has ordered a halt to tree-cutting in Egypt's new cities and instructed authorities to protect parks and pursue violations.