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By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –     NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Economic Community for West African Sate (ECOWAS) has adopted a single currency named ‘ECO’ which it plans to launch in January 2020. Eco was approved on Saturday 29th June, 2019 in Abuja in a meeting of the fifteen member countries organizations. Discussed for thirty years, this single currency between the fifteen countries that make up the ECOWAS – eight of which use the CFA...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Rwanda has begun issuing the East Africa e passport in conjunction with Rwanda’s allegiance to popularize regional integration as envisioned by East African Community (EAC) partner state, an immigration official announced on Friday, 28th June, 2019. “Rwandans can now start applying for the common east Africa e passport. Starting from today, Directorate General Immigration and Emigration will start...

BY YESMAN ANTOH-   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE DIRECTOR of Diaspora Affairs at the Presidency, Akwasi Awua-Ababio has said Ghana’s diaspora celebration and homecoming summit is expected to lure investors who will help the state realize the Ghana Beyond Aid vision. Speaking to the media at his office at the Jubilee House, Awua-Ababio share his optimism about the enormous impact the celebration and summit would have on the country’s Gross Domestic...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Richelieu Dennis United States based Liberian billionaire who doubles as owner of ESSENCE and Sundial Brands will host Essence’s 25th anniversary festival from July 4-7 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Erstwhile President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will depart the on the 28 of June to deliver the keynote address at the festival’s Global Black Economic Forum. Previous major...