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Ghana is preparing a comprehensive regeneration programme for the Agbogbloshie enclave that will combine environmental restoration with the development of industrial and housing zones, Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga has said.
A new urban node west of Durban has already attracted R1.3bn through Westown Square, with nearly R15bn in investment projected and about 20,000 homes planned in the wider Shongweni development.
A new Egyptian developer backed by six founders plans to launch four projects in Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October, with a pipeline of investments approaching EGP 10bn.
Egyptian developer Madinet Masr has launched ETAJE, a residential and mixed-use project on the last residential plot in its Taj City development in New Cairo, with a targeted sales value of about EGP 6.6bn.
Cape Town's plan to unlock 15 hectares of prime Foreshore land for a new inner-city neighbourhood includes affordable housing but gives no figure for the number of units, drawing scrutiny from GOOD mayoral candidate Brett Herron.
Zanzibar has halted the issuance of construction permits in areas identified as water sources and natural drainage channels, with Second Vice-President Hemed Suleiman Abdulla ordering district authorities to act against building in vulnerable zones.
The national government plans to spend KSh7.5 billion on 3,000 homes in Lamu County under the Affordable Housing Programme, with the units intended to support worker accommodation for the proposed Dangote East Africa Refinery.
Zambia has signed a US$2 billion agreement to develop a Medical City in Lusaka's Airport City, a mixed-use project combining specialist healthcare with hotels, offices, shops and residential housing.
A demolition exercise began at La Pleasure Beach in Accra on Friday, 2 October 2026, in a joint operation by the Ghana Armed Forces and police, following a land-ownership dispute with the facility's management.