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By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- Sudan has signed a $6 billion agreement with a consortium led by the United Arab Emirates’ AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to develop a new port and economic zone in the Red Sea. “This mammoth project, estimated to cost around $6 billion, will give a powerful boost to the national economy and bring countless benefits to the country as a whole,” said Sudanese Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim at the signing ceremony. The Abu Amama port, which will be built north of the Port Sudan, through which almost all of the country’s imports and South Sudan’s oil exports pass, will include an industrial zone, an international airport and an agricultural zone covering more than 400,000 acres, Ibrahim...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced water layers have presently dropped off beyond applicable levels thus, the desire for Zimbabwe to reduce generation at Kariba by half from about 600 megawatts (MW) while Zambia was requested to decrease to a maximum of 800 MW. The country relied more on Kariba hydro-energy for electricity during the winter trimming season, as a result depleting its water allotment. Minister Soda noted. Speaking during the official launch of a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Fund and Stakeholder Engagement function in Harare, on Monday, December 12th, 2022 Soda said. “Because of what we were experiencing at Hwange Power Station, the faults are currently...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- According to Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing mandated the opening of the bridge, which is 95% finished, to lessen traffic during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. “As we know, during the Christmas celebration, commuters suffer hardship accessing the old Niger Bridge ddue to traffic jams but with this arrangement, traffic congestion on Asaba-Benin Expressway will ease,” Olawale told. “We have notified the state government of this arrangement and we are working with the Federal Roads Safety Corps to ensure hitch-free vehicular movement. “Motorists going towards Owerri direction would divert through the access road near the old Niger Bridge to the new bridge.” Olawale proved to the...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- In Zimbabwe, the edifice is advancing agreeably with a pit of the dam outlet having attained 45% while construction of site roads is 55%. The multi-million dollar project will enhance water allowances for Harare Metropolitan and give immediate silage to the Northern and Eastern suburbs and towns, incorporating Chitungwiza since the water will be entering in from the opposite, and uphill side of the province rather than from the South-Western nook where existing water originates from. Massive construction equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, employees, and tippers was on site, but the major activity was on the dam outlet which is told to pave way for the construction of a dam wall on the river bed....