Nigeria: Financial Crisis Will Impact On Real Estate Devt - Experts - Some real estate experts have said that the future growth of the local industry will depend on the health of the international financial system. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Two Feared Dead in Ibadan Building Collapse - THE dream of some occupants of a two- storey building to enter the new year was short-lived yesterday as the building which is under construction at the J.Allen area of Ibadan collapsed killing two people and injuring many others. [AA Urbanisation]

Angola: Creation of Technological Training Integrated Centre Formalised - The Angolan government has published in the State Gazette the creation of the Technological Training Integrated Centre (Cinfotec), which will be turned to the training, specialisation and certification of professionals in the technological area, to respond to the job market needs. [AA Urbanisation]

Angola: First Phase of University Campus Ready in March - The first phase of the construction of the new Agostinho Neto University Campus, designed to accommodate 5,500 students, will be complete in March 2009. [AA Construction]

Angola: Governor Happy With Stadium Construction Pace - The governor of Angola's central Benguela province, Armando da Cruz Neto, Tuesday here expressed satisfaction at the rapid pace in the construction of the stadium for the African Football Cup of Nations (CAN2010). [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Govt Plans 20,000 Housing Units in Kano - Kano State government plans to build 20,000 housing units in the year 2009 with a view to improving its housing schemes and to succeed in its programme of shelter provision throughout the state. [AA Construction]

Eritrea: Company Implements Projects Worth 200 Million Nakfa Over Couple of Years - Manager - Mereb Construction Company implemented major development and reconstruction projects worth about 200 million Nakfa over the past couple of years, according to Lt. Colonel Haile Mesfin, manager of the company. [AA Construction]

Land Reform Reaping Fruits Despite Problems - Land Reform Reaping Fruits Despite Problems - Almost two decades after independence Namibia's land reform shows positive results and is guided by fair laws, but bureaucracy, slow progress in transformation of land ownership and unclear criteria for expropriation are overshadowing successes. [All Africa - Namibia] [

All Districts in Tete to Be Electrified By Next Year - All Districts in Tete to Be Electrified By Next Year - Tete, in western Mozambique, will soon become the second province in the country to have all its districts linked to the national electricity grid. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Thousands Flee Somali Border Areas - Thousands Flee Somali Border Areas - Thousands of people are fleeing parts of the north-east region of Mandera and neighbouring Somali border areas after Kenya beefed up its security presence to counter possible threats from Somali armed groups. [All Africa : Kenya] [AA Kenya]

Relations with Angola please Chinese chargé d’affaires - Relations with Angola please Chinese chargé d’affaires - [ANGOP - Angola Press] [AA Angola]

President's Commitment to Building of 1.0 Million Houses Highlighted - President's Commitment to Building of 1.0 Million Houses Highlighted - Angola's minister of Territory Administration, Virgilio de Fontes Pereira, on Thursday here extolled the efforts of President José Eduardo dos Santos towards the project of building about one million houses throughout the country. [AA Network News] [

Nigeria: Lagos and the Challenges of Infrastructure - IN the words of Michael Dynes, after decades of neglect and under-investment, Nigerian infrastructure - from roads to railways, from electricity generation to water supplies - is in need of a drastic overhaul and expansion. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Kuje to Fence Stadium Next Year - Plans have been concluded by the Kuje Area council to fence the proposed stadium known as J.T Useni Sports Centre next year in preparation for its construction. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Country is Not Yet Serious With Housing Development - Expert - With a population of over 140 million, Nigeria has been described as a country that is not seriously committed to housing its citizens.Index Development Company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Arc Moses Enenwali, who said there are fundamental flaws in the housing policy of the government, said almost every facet of it has a flaw, and that there is no acceptable document backed by the legislature called a housing policy. [