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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The Timbuktoo Foundation liftoff by African leaders in January of 2024 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, is a straight and focused alliance between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), African governments, cool the private sector. A testimony issued by the UNDP on past Tuesday stated, the innovation foundation will be hosted at the Kigali International Financial...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Faye was released from prison less than two weeks before the general elections in Senegal, along with popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, marshalling a political amnesty declared by outgoing President Macky Sall. The arrests of both Sonko and Faye raised eyebrows months of protests and concerns that Sall would seek a third term in office irrespective of term limits. Rights groups said...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– AfDB’s statement divulged that, the Chinese Road Builder “failed to disclose the use of a commission agent while submitting a bid in the context of a tender for the procurement of civil works for upgrading of Rukungiri-Kihihi Ishasha/Kanungu to bituminous standard, a component of the Road Sector Support Project in Uganda,” it noted on Thursday. The AfDB has stopped Chinese Road Builder...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The contract was doled by Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven), a subsidiary of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund PIF (Public Investment Fund), orchestrating the company’s aptitude to high-profile projects. The entertainment complex, dubbed “Al Kharj Entertainment Complex,” is anticipated to involve the region’s premier leisure attraction. The Al Kharj Entertainment Complex will be...