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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– …after much doubting-Thomases that marshals President Macky Sall’s delayed tactics on the February 25th, 2024, elections until the end of the year, that raised a lot of tensions and violent sparking violent protests. And the recent U-turn leads up to Sunday’s vote, top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was released from prison last week, triggering jubilant celebrations on the streets of Dakar...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– In a bid to bolster trade and streamline the movement of goods and people through improved connectivity, the two nations have pegged to the needful to strengthen ties. Northern Corridor is the transport corridor bridging Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Kenyan sea port of Mombasa. The corridor same serves Northern Tanzania, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia....

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The newly appointed Executive Director of FBN upon approvals by the Bank of Sierra Leone, succeeds Emmanuel Efiom Ekong. She joins FirstBank Sierra Leone Limited with an impeccable wealth of professional experiences tailored for over fifteen years in the banking industry. Her professional banking experience begun at Zenith Bank (SL) Ltd where, she classified herself as a well driven,...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Statistically, it’s crystal that, the value of investments into the Tourism Sector in 2023 was a backlash by 45% to $172 million from $312.5 million in the prior year. According to sources, the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe President Wengayi Nhau remarked, from the above international tourist arrival statistics, the country’s tourism sector is on a sound path to recovery. “As you might...