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Octo5 Holdings executive director Lauretta Odusolu says property developers in Lagos must move from a 'build first, solve drainage later' approach to treating flood resilience as part of initial estate design.
Researchers say rapid urbanisation and land reclamation for real estate development in Lagos are reducing the natural flood buffering of wetlands, with more than 60% of the megacity's urban areas projected to face extreme flooding by 2050.
Former Nigerian Institute of Town Planners president Nathaniel Atebije says Abuja needs a credible, transparent and predictable property market to protect investors and residents amid ongoing building demolitions.
Tanzania's Ministry of Lands says Lupita Island in Lake Tanganyika is being transferred to another investor and has not been sold, after US investor Tim Draper announced plans to sell his investment.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has affirmed that location is a defining aspect of adequate housing, ordering Cape Town and the Western Cape to address spatial apartheid.
Pan-African developer Mixta Africa says the Federal Government’s proposed housing reforms could strengthen buyer protection and boost confidence in Nigeria’s housing market.
Researchers at Aga Khan University's Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre are showing how applied research can help Tanzania address its land crisis, as experts warn more than 80% of the country's land is degraded.
The federal government has handed over 129 housing units to beneficiaries of the FMBN Rent-to-Own programme in Nasarawa State and promised to deliver the remaining 122 units before the end of 2026.
Zanzibar has stepped up El Niño preparedness, warning that 105 buildings in Stone Town are in risky condition and urging residents in high-risk areas to relocate before rains intensify.