May 2011

Nigeria: Cement Production And Survival of the Construction Industry - Many Nigerians would have expected that by now the price of cement should be below N1, 000 going by the various efforts of the Federal Government to liberate the sub-sector as well as the promises and pronouncements by major cement manufacturers in the country. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Abuja Artisans And Their Elusive Mansions - New mansions spring up in the federal capital daily and while they beautify the city and also offer shelter to their occupants, the poor laborers who help build these master pieces are surprisingly, wallowing in abject poverty. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Cement Price Crashes - Barely two weeks after President Goodluck Jonathan met with the country's investors in the cement sector of the economy, the price of the product has fallen from N3,000 to N1,750 in Lagos and some parts of the North. [AA Construction]

Namibia: Migrants Reluctant to Embrace Formal Housing - SLOW delivery of serviced land as well as unaffordable prices are just two of a number of reasons why people migrating from rural to urban areas prefer to live in informal settlements instead of investing in formal urban housing. [AA Urbanisation]

Pylon Design Competition - This new RIBA Competition invites architects, engineers, designers and students of these disciplines to come up with proposals for a new generation of electricity pylon. As well as exploring the design of the ‘object’, this competition also seeks to explore the relationship between our energy infras ...24.05.2011 [WAC Latest News]

Rwanda: Gov't to Construct New Clinical Lab - In efforts to reduce overdependency on international laboratories, the government is planning to construct a new laboratory. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Transportation - Lagos Intensifies Efforts to Rebuild Infrastructure - Over time, the desires to ameliorate the sufferings of Lagos commuters had been a major source of concern for several administrations in Lagos state owning to the chaotic nature of traffic in the metropolitan city. [AA Construction]

Central Glass - International Architectural Design Competition - The theme of this years Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition was selected to resonate with the theme of the UIA congress, and the final judging will take place during the congress, at the same venue - the Tokyo International Forum. Many congress participants are expected to a ...26.05.2011 [WAC Latest News]

Official assures technical conclusion of Luanda Bay project - Official assures technical conclusion of Luanda Bay project - Angola, Luanda – The chairperson of board of directors of Luanda Bay Society, Manuel Vicente, Friday in Luanda assured the conclusion of the most complex technical components of Luanda bay project.
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Uganda: Kampala is a Modern Executive Slum - Muliika - Former Katikkiro of Buganda Daniel Muliika has decried the filth in Kampala City, saying it is like a modern "executive slum" because of the breakdown in most of its social services. [AA Urbanisation]

Kenya: Mt Kenya Evictees to Be Settled - The government will settle 19 families evicted from Mt Kenya forest 21 years ago on part of land set aside for a university in Kirinyaga. The victims, who have been living in deplorable conditions on a roadside at Gathuthuma village, will be moved to South Ngariama. Scores of people were evicted from Kangaita forest where they grew food crops along side tendering trees and have been living in villages at the edge of the forest. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Cement Price Drops - Ten days after President Goodluck Jonathan gave cement manufacturers a 30-day ultimatum to reduce the price of cement, the price of the product has started coming down slowly. [AA Construction]