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Lagos summit proposes South-West spatial development compact across six states

Stakeholders at the Lagos Physical Planning Summit 2.0 proposed a Lagos-to-South-West Spatial Development and Investment Compact to coordinate land use, housing and infrastructure across six states.

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Morocco faces 400,000-bed student housing shortfall, 2027 Finance Bill shows

Documents accompanying Morocco's 2027 Finance Bill put the student accommodation gap at nearly 400,000 beds, with public residences covering only a fraction of demand and private rents rising 15% to 20%.

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Koes signs up for NHE informal settlement upgrading with 300 brick houses targeted

The Koes Village Council and the National Housing Enterprise have signed an agreement at Keetmanshoop that brings the village into the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme, with construction of about 300 brick houses expected to start before the end of the year.

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Court cancels PCEA guild's title to 2.7-acre Kikuyu school playground

The Environment and Land Court at Thika has cancelled a title held by the PCEA Ruguthi Women's Guild over 2.7 acres in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, ruling that the parcel was public land reserved as a playground for three primary schools.

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Lagos court awards N10m against police, businessman in determined land-title dispute

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi has awarded N10 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force and businessman Kazeem Gbadamosi Eletu for infringing the rights of Prince Toluwaleke Megba over a land dispute a state high court had already decided in his favour.

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Marapong housing project to finish by year-end after a decade of delays

Limpopo's human settlements department says the 514-unit Marapong Community Residential Units project in Lephalale will be completed before the end of the year, with only Eskom electricity connections outstanding, a decade after construction began.

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Ethiopia targets 1.5 million homes in five years, minister tells World Cities Day dialogue

Urban and Infrastructure Minister Mohammed Abdurahman said Ethiopia's five-year target is 1.5 million housing units, speaking at the World Cities Day 2026 high-level dialogue at UNECA in Addis Ababa.

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Nairobi opens 21-day public comment on new Westlands zoning plan

Nairobi City County has invited written comments on a proposed Local Physical and Land Use Development Plan for the Westlands Zone, with submissions due by November 16, 2026, days after the Eastleigh building collapse renewed scrutiny of approvals.

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Kenya's land commission puts Thwake Dam compensation at 99.9% complete

The National Land Commission says only claims tied to court cases and other disputes remain unpaid, as the multibillion-shilling dam nears 94 per cent completion ahead of an April 2027 commissioning.