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Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has promised to compensate residents whose residential buildings were demolished during the widening of the Afor Nnobi roundabout in Idemili South Local Government Area.
The World Bank's IFC is providing long-term financing to Ghanaian developer PLP Properties for a 170-room Hampton by Hilton near Accra's international airport, a project expected to support almost 1,000 jobs.
The University of Cape Coast has signed a memorandum of understanding with GSC Property Investment for a US$500 million student accommodation project comprising 28 hostel blocks under a public-private partnership.
Zimbabwean developer WestProp Holdings has begun civil works on Chivhu EcoCity, a 5,000-hectare mixed-use development planned for 20,000 homes and up to 80,000 residents.
Wakiso District's rapid urbanisation is pushing residents into densely populated informal settlements as land is carved into ever-smaller plots faster than physical planning can keep up, district planners say.
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo says the Kitengela Modern Market in Kajiado County is being built as a 24-hour retail facility for up to 2,500 traders, funded through the State Department for Housing and Urban Planning.
Experts at the Architectural Association of Kenya's 2026 convention warn that Kenyan towns are growing faster than the systems serving them, as audit data shows only 43 per cent of 1,333 buildings reviewed were certified completely safe.
Uganda's government is courting property developers, banks and investors to help close a housing deficit of about 2.48 million units, ahead of the second Uganda Real Estate and Housing Expo on September 25-26.
Western Cape-focused REIT Spear has signed a long-term agreement with retailer Mambos Storage & Home to develop a 7,150m2 flagship distribution centre in Blackheath, Cape Town, at a cost of about R90 million.