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By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- With many countries strategizing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Ltd has stated that its cement expansion plan and fertilizer investments will open new trade routes for the company and Nigeria under the trade deal. Already, the cement company, despite an installed capacity of 29.3Mta in Nigeria, is targeting an expanded...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s National Telecom has announced plans to invest in the financial sector, seeking to boost the company’s operation besides its traditional telecom service. Frehiwot Tamiru, Chief Executive Officer of the Eithio Telecom, he noted that, the corporation has already correlated to the National Bank of Ethiopia, financial firms’ regulatory body, to initiate a mobile banking...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- About 100 African and European actors have signed a charter of commitment to the development of the agro-pastoral sectors in Africa, particularly in the Sahel; The original initiative aims to resize and strengthen agricultural cooperation between Europe and Africa while ensuring the protection of biodiversity, a global common good. The recent health crisis has revealed the resilient capacities of African...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Half a year after their first E2 order, Congo Airways has put in a firm commitment for two E195-E2 jets, Embraer has published. This is in expansion to their present two aircraft order for the smaller E190-E2. The four airliner transaction has a total value of $272 million at established list prices. This current firm order will be encompassed in Embraer’s 2020 fourth-quarter backlog. Chief...