Ghana: Government to Review Port Charges to Meet Regional Standards

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- The Ministry of Finance says it is working to ensure that levies and charges placed on imports into Ghana are at par with others within the West African sub-region. The Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, explained that though...

Namibia Airports Company: Intends to Employ Namibia Companies for the Extension of its Airports

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- NAMIBIA Airports Company (NAC) has opted in to make do with Namibian companies for contractual work on its airports and other functions with stringent measures that are out of touch with realities. Leake Hangala –...

Saudi Telecom to Purchase, Significant Stake in Vodafone Egypt at US $2.39 Billion

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- EGYPT, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has revealed that, it would purchase a 55% controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt for US $2.39 billion on January, 29th 2020. This is a pointer in giving the North African telecom operator a...

Angola: US$ 7.6 Billion Spawns from Crude Oil Sale

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- ANGOLA  4th quarter of last year, sold in crude oil worth US $ 7.6 billion, arising from the export of 117 million barrels, belonging to Sonangol and the international companies operating in the country. In the 3rd quarter...

Zimbabwe: Netone Franchise Cedes US$ 200 Million

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- ZIMBABWE, State mobile network operator – NetOne’s Franchise programme has brooks fruit and by extension moved up towards closest to US$200 million dollars since launch of the programme a little over a year...

Rwanda: To host first-ever Concordia Africa Summit

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- RWANDA, Convention Bureau, summit will bring together about 500 delegates globally to bespeak diverse issues facing the continent in order to proffer solutions. Concordia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization founded...

Ghana, Plans to Boost Fish Farming Underway

BY ANIN AGYEI- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra- GHANA EASTERN Regional Secretariat of the Fisheries Commission has stated that it is putting in place measures to boost fish production in the region this year. According to the Commission, they will establish hatcheries and train interested fish...

US$ 197 Billion Opportunity: Africa to Achieve the UNG’s SDGs

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- That $197-billion opportunity for private-sector investors in five high-growth markets in Africa to assist Africa to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with improving digital access making up $74.5...

United Bank for Africa: To Approve African Currencies to its Twenty African Branches

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- NIGERIA, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has divulged the official launch of UBA Connect – a new product and service that “enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA...

African Development Bank: Glorifies United Kingdom Regarding Investments in the Bank

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- In England, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has praised the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) over its investments in the bank. He made the glorification while...