Uganda: Collapsing City Building Kills Two - TWO people died and at least five others sustained severe injuries when a building under construction on Luwum Street in Kampala city centre collapsed yesterday mid-morning. [AA Construction]

Kenya: Many Urban Buildings Are Death Traps - On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The tragedy claimed in excess of 100,000 lives. Geologists believe it is the strongest earthquake to hit the country since 1770. [AA Construction]

Kenya: Country Must Stop the Collapse of Buildings - Two things happen repeatedly in Kenya that could easily be fixed to give the government instant credibility. Buildings often collapse regularly, killing innocent workers and bystanders. Traffic accidents routinely kill a half dozen or more. [AA Construction]

Kenya: When a Building Collapses, Blame the Contractor and Not the Owner - Conventional wisdom in this country is that the owner is to blame when a building under construction collapses. So when this happens, killing people, the owner tends to takes cover either out of fear that he will be lynched or arrested by police. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Experst Training of Artisans to Curb Building Collapse - An expert in the building industry has identified the need for adequate training for artisans in the industry as a means of curtailing the incidence of building collapse in the country. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Surveyors Warned On Accidents - THE Institute of Surveyors of Uganda should discipline errant members who cause construction accidents, the Government has said. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Checking Building Collapse in The Country - With the collapse of buildings now a common place in Nigeria, the decision to focus this year's recently held 'Archibuilt' on quality building materials did not surprise observers. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Collapsed Building Kills Two Students, Injures Others - Two students of Adamu, Augie College of Education, Argungu, were killed on Monday night while two others were injured when a buildingin which they were studying collapsed .The deceased were Hassana Abubakar and Salwuya Kasimu. [AA Construction]

Kenya: Buildings Disastrous - All mayors, town clerks, engineers, architects, planners and other officials who allow developers to get away with murder, literally, should also be in the dock when any criminal charges are filed. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Collapsed Building Kills Three, Injures Nine - Three persons were killed early yesterday morning in Abeokuta when a building collapsed, with nine other residents sustaining serious injuries. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Gridlock, As Pedestrian Bridge Collapses Along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway - COMMERCIAL activities along the Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos, came to a stand still as a stretch part of the pedestrian bridge at Alaba Bus-stop was brought down by a tipper, compounding the chaotic traffic situation on the road caused by collapsed potions of the expressway. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Collapsed Abuja Building Not Our Own - FHA - The Federal Housing Authority has debunked a rumour that the building which collapsed in the Gwarinpa District of the Federal Capital Territory over the weekend belonged to it. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Building Collapse - NSE Advocates Death Sentence For Defaulters - The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has advocated death sentence for defaulters whose negligence leads to collapse of buildings in the country, saying it was worried that Nigerians often blame engineers when buildings collapse while in the actual sense quacks who are engaged by contractors and developers were responsible. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Sacked By Flood - Lagos Island Residents Send SOS to Govt - MANY innocent lives have been lost to recurring incidents of building collapse in Lagos. The most recent one took place last Sunday at No121 Ladipo Road, Mushin. And in almost all cases, building experts have attributed such collapse to the absence of professionalism on the part of some builders which often lead to some structural defects. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Steer Clear of Disaster, Save Money by Testing Materials - Last year was filled with collapsing buildings in various parts of Kampala. According to media reports; it was observed that only 10 per cent of new buildings in Kampala conform to construction requirements. However, when the average person considers those requirements he doesn't bear in mind material testing, which is a major prerequisite in the construction industry. [AA Construction]