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Municipal demolition directives in central Addis Ababa are clearing historic markets and residential neighbourhoods to make way for private real estate development, with residents and traders reporting verbal vacate notices.
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has broken ground on a 259-hectare residential development in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central, with initial allocations targeting more than 2,000 young beneficiaries.
Cape Town has released the nearly 72-hectare Annandale Farm site along the N7, valued at about R256 million, for affordable housing through public-private partnerships, but Dunoon residents who waited decades for homes say the plans are unlikely to serve them.
Nairobi City County is seeking a private-sector partner to finance and build a mixed-use complex in Eastleigh, with a proposed development of up to 20 floors including a public market and apartments.
Egyptian developer SAM Developments has begun construction of its 90 Gate mall after selling out the project's first phase, with excavation and retaining-wall works due to start as the company pushes back on talk of a broad market slowdown.
Housing Finance Bank is expanding its Hoima operations and widening its micro-lending offer, as rising economic activity in Uganda's Bunyoro region fuels demand for housing, agriculture and small-business finance.
The Kano State Government plans to build 5,000 houses under its Gida-Gida Mega City programme at Rijiyar Gwan-Gwan, with the wider housing and infrastructure package put at more than N150 billion and delivery projected within eight to 24 months.
The Ruring'u Affordable Housing Project in Nyeri Town will include 32 commercial shops alongside four residential blocks, with physical progress at 69.5% against a 92% time lapse.
President John Dramani Mahama is expected at the unveiling of Sentuo Group's proposed US$1.3 billion Airport Garden City in Accra on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, a development planned to include apartments, a hotel, shopping and a 2,500-seat conference centre.