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Estimates compiled by World Population Review put Nigeria's homeless population at about 4.5 million in 2025, the largest on the continent, with Uganda and Sudan next at 4 million and 3 million respectively.
Egyptian developer New Plan Developments says it will deliver 1,700 units this year and spend about EGP 2.5 billion on construction, as execution and handover become key measures of developer performance.
The Gombe State Government has handed out shops, sheds and container spaces at the Mechanics Village weeks after a High Court declared a private company the lawful owner of a 1.30-hectare parcel on the site and ordered structures removed.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia told Parliament that 42 construction projects in the City of Cape Town were affected by extortion, intimidation and construction-mafia activity over the past five financial years, with no arrests or convictions recorded in the metro.
Residents of Matongo Village in Tanzania's Mara Region say land, houses and trees must be properly valued before areas are surrendered to Barrick's North Mara Gold Mine, and want alternative land for families forced to relocate.
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city has cut through the red tape holding back affordable housing construction, with building due to start in several areas as early as next week.
A new Panterra Real Estate Group report ranks Ghana first among 16 West African countries for real estate investment attractiveness, ahead of Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria, while Nigeria leads on investment opportunities.
The City of Johannesburg granted more than R2.9 billion in property rebates to at least 915,404 qualifying properties in the 2025/26 financial year, up from R2.7 billion a year earlier, with residential owners taking the largest share.
Residents of New Ogbojo, near Madina in Accra, say armed land guards attacked homes over three days and tried to force out more than 1,900 households, prompting a demonstration and calls for presidential intervention.