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Kenya plans affordable housing units for ageing parents of Kenyans in the diaspora

Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga says the government will build homes under its affordable housing programme aimed at the ageing parents of Kenyans living abroad.

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Egypt allocates over 300,000 sqm of industrial land under rent-to-own scheme

Egypt's Industrial Development Authority has allocated more than 300,000 square metres of industrial land to investors under a rent-to-own model designed to cut the upfront cost of building factories.

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Over 200 houses at risk as gully erosion ravages Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State

More than 200 homes in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, are at risk of caving in as a deep gully at the Ogbe-Ahor and Ogbe-Umuokwuni quarters continues to expand, community leaders have warned.

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South Africa says 600 hectares in Cape Town could yield 21,000 housing opportunities

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says 600 hectares across 120 Cape Town land parcels could yield about 21,000 housing opportunities, while 162,583 beneficiaries have waited at least five years on the city's Housing Needs Register.

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Ghana starts final phase of Appiatse rebuild with 69 new housing units

Ghana has begun the third and final phase of the Appiatse redevelopment, cutting the sod for 69 additional homes for families displaced by the January 2022 explosion.

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Tanzania's NSSF puts stalled Dege Eco Village back on the drawing board

Tanzania's National Social Security Fund is reassessing how to unlock value from the 302-acre Dege Eco Village in Kigamboni after a $215 million sale to a Namibian investor collapsed, with the Attorney General expected to conclude a review of its options by the end of October 2026.

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Froneman-led consortium plans R6.7bn Formula One complex in the Swartland

A South African consortium led by former Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive Neal Froneman is working with Rothschild & Co. on an R6.7 billion motorsport complex north of Cape Town that would include an F1 circuit, hospitality and residential property.

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Anambra begins demolition of shops and illegal structures in Nawfia, Abagana and Onitsha

Anambra State deployed bulldozers to Nawfia, Abagana and Onitsha from September 18, pulling down shops and buildings the government says were erected without approval, on sidewalks, access roads and former motor parks.

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Kenya seeks 1-1.5 acres in Gigiri for new permanent UN mission offices

Kenya has invited landowners, developers and agents to offer land in Nairobi's Gigiri diplomatic hub for a purpose-built office block for its permanent missions to the United Nations, with offers due on October 13, 2026.