[This Day] Lafarge Africa has strengthened its commitment to quality and sustainable building as it announced the sixth edition of its 6th International LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction.

[Observer] EU Ambassador Hélène Cavé poses with the FDA team and partners shortly after the program ended.

[ANGOP] Saurimo -The metal bridge over the Luvo River in Mona Quimbundo commune, 56 kilometers off Saurimo city, Luanda Sul province, is on the brink of collapsing due to its advanced state of degradation.

[News24Wire] A construction worker has sustained serious injuries after falling 9m from a ladder at a construction site in off the N3 in Drummond in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

[Botswana Daily News] Mahetlwe -Kweneng District Council is working round the clock to disburse compensation to 132 families affected by the construction of Lentsweletau, Mahetlwe, Hatsalatladi tarred road.

[Nation] The contractor working on the Sh52 million Suneka airstrip in Kisii County risks losing the job if he does not complete the work in the next two months, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has warned.

[Ghanaian Times] Ho -Ho based construction and asset management group, Bengony has announced plans to build 800 affordable housing units for workers, in some parts of the Volta Region before the end of 2020.

[Ghanaian Times] Sekondi -The Energy Minister, Peter Amewu, has said that government places high premium on the Karpower project, and, therefore, expects all players to work closely to ensure its successful completion.

[Ghanaian Times] Temma -The Tema West Municipal Assembly (TMWA) has begun the construction of five projects in the municipality.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Export-Import (GEXIM) Bank has approved about GH₵1.7 billion to support the government's flagship, the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative projects, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Mr Lawrence Agyinsam, disclosed in Accra yesterday.

[Botswana Daily News] Makalamabedi -Government has secured a P300 million grant from the Chinese government which will be channeled towards upgrading some roads across the country.

[Leadership] The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, and the management of Family Homes Fund on Monday, signed a N10, 830, 339, 654.00 agreement for the construction of 2600 housing units to be spread across the state.

[Ghanaian Times] Wechiau -A number of roads in the Upper West Region are to be given facelift, either through the application of bitumen or upgrading, to facilitate movement of goods and people.

[Observer] Former residents of Fendall, whose properties were destroyed by the demolition exercise carried out by the Ministry of Public Works are to benefit an amount of US$8,000,000 should they agree with the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC)-led administration in an effort to settle them through an amicable agreement.

[Dalsan Radio] Qatar is eying the lucrative port of Hobyo, ministers from the two nations said during a visit by a government delegation from the Middle Eastern nation.

[Ghanaian Times] Kpandai -President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, cut the sod for the construction of two road projects in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region

[Ghana Govt.] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, cut the sod for the commencement of the 2nd Phase of the Tamale Airport project, which is expected to be completed in 30 months.

[PR Newswire] Beijing -Today, over 150 delegates from 40 global banks, investment firms and international organizations gathered in Beijing for the First Plenary Meeting of the Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road (GIP), a major drive to promote environmentally responsible investments under the Belt & Road Initiative.

[New Times] Plans to transfer the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) from the Central Business District is still alive with the construction of a new facility in Masaka, an official has told Sunday Times.

[Premium Times] The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified airlines and passengers that the runway at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will be closed on August 24 for major repairs.