Work in progress More than 400 families in Cape Town are expected to benefit soon from a joint initiative to upgrade the city’s affordable-housing rental stock. The South African National Housing Finance Corporation… Read more
Learning curve In Gabon, a multi-sectoral training centre has been launched to equip the country with the local skills that it urgently requires in its mission to build a strong and diversified… Read more
Strong foundations The DRC has secured US$500 million in funding to help its capital Kinshasa build back better after COVID-19. The Kinshasa multi-sectoral development and urban resilience project – known as Kin… Read more
Metal machine In Ghana, a US$80 million steel plant has been commissioned in Prampram near the capital, Accra. According to Ghana Business News, the 250 000 tpa capacity B5 Plus plant will… Read more
Planting ideas Four home-grown innovations that will make life easier for Uganda’s school children have each been awarded UGX77 million in seed funding. Under the Uganda Innovation Fund Challenge, run by Unicef… Read more
