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BY YESMAN ANTOH-   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- AFRICA NEEDS more than 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars funding to effectively address the affordable housing deficit, a pan-African housing development financier said here on Tuesday. The majority of African countries are facing a housing crisis as a result of high population growth, increased urbanization, poor urban planning, dysfunctional land markets, rising construction costs, proliferation of informal...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Zimbabwe Zinghxon Electrical Energy (ZZEE) has commenced construction of a 150MW thermal power station in Hwange that is set to push from behind power generation and induce economic growth in the region. The company, which is a daring journey between Zimbabwe and China, is prior runs a cooking plant in the district. The project began in February 2019 and is to be completed in three years time....

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Tourism sector of Tanzania stands as the lead in the northern zone, having the most registered projects. The $2billion industry sector registered a total of 706 projects in Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Manyara regions, between October 1997 and October 2017. For the past decades, Arusha has been in the lead of the pack, with the most tourism related projects. The region controlled a total of 535...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Educational system in Eritrea deepens to conscript school pupils into military or government jobs, a news report says. Human Rights Watch distributed an 87 – page on Friday portrays Eritrean secondary education as a compulsorily enrolled machinery that subjects pupils to forced labor and physical abuse as they are groomed for indefinite government services. In spite of a peace deal with Ethiopia in...