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Nigeria, other African countries lose $12.7 billion annually to disaster-related infrastructure damage 

Nigeria and other African countries are losing an estimated $12.7 billion every year due to disaster-related damage to infrastructure and buildings. This is according to a new report released by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) titled Infrastructure Resilience in Africa.  The report reveals that floods account for nearly 70% of these losses, followed […]

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