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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.
A Global Organised Crime Index report alleges that drug money has financed political parties and helped fund Ghana's housing boom, and flags corruption in land, tax and customs administration.
Zimbabwe has paid about USD508 million in compensation to white farmers whose land was seized during the fast-track land reform programme, part of a USD3.5 billion settlement reached in 2020.
South Africa's Parliament has demanded answers over about R430 million paid to a consultancy for the stalled Syferfontein Mega City housing development southwest of Soweto, which has been idle for about a decade.
Kenya's Ministry of Lands has opened public consultation on a draft five-year master plan that would spend about Ksh2.22 billion to register 348 community lands, aiming to speed up a process that has lagged for more than a decade.
Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has inspected about 21 police housing projects across Lagos, as the force pushes to rebuild dilapidated barracks and return displaced officers to decent accommodation.
Nairobi County has 57 unfinished development projects valued at about Sh2.24 billion, with contractors abandoning sites after non-payment, according to the Controller of Budget’s review of the 2025/26 financial year.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has given traders, garage operators and other occupants at Abrepo Junction until Sunday, October 4, 2026 to leave a corridor earmarked for Phase 1 of the Suame Interchange Project.
Lagos State governorship candidate Gadebo Rhodes-Vivour has proposed delivering 100,000 housing units within four years, with residents making monthly payments that build credit towards home ownership.