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Uganda's lands minister says government needs about Shs8 trillion to acquire land for infrastructure projects under the Fourth National Development Plan, with nearly 90 per cent of public projects delayed by acquisition and compensation problems.
Kenya's High Court has declared that President William Ruto's 2025 directives reserving 20 per cent of affordable housing units for teachers and police officers have no legal effect, ruling that executive pronouncements cannot rewrite the allocation criteria set by Parliament.
Ghana's Rent Commission has warned the University of Ghana to suspend a proposed 26% increase in hostel fees or face possible legal action, saying it is seeking advice from the Attorney-General on an injunction.
Egyptian commercial developer Everest Properties will build two new office developments, Bureau 59 and Bureau 57, in the Fourth Sector of City Center, New Cairo, with combined investments exceeding EGP 10 billion across 38,000 square metres.
Zanzibar plans to link its Zan ID identity cards to land ownership records inside the LARIS digital land system, a move officials say will cut fraud and land disputes across Unguja and Pemba.
African Reinsurance Corporation has put seven of the 11 floors in its newly completed Abuja headquarters on the leasing market, appointing Ora Egbunike & Associates to manage 5,147 square metres of Grade A office space in the Central Business District.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has approved offers of statutory rights of occupancy covering about 55.35 hectares in Dakwa, Wuye and the Central Area to Promiseland Building and Construction Limited, as residents of Dakwa and neighbouring communities threaten to resist any demolition.
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority has ordered Empire Cement Ghana Limited to submit a relocation plan for its grinding and bagging plant at the Densu Delta Ramsar Site within 30 days, saying a September closure notice remains in force.
A seven-year succession battle over the estate of Christine Mithiri Mbugua has returned to the High Court in Nairobi, with one beneficiary alleging that title deeds and bank accounts were concealed and that a distribution plan was signed without his consent.