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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This project would span over successive five years (2025-2030) and give birth to environmental advantages with an emphasis on building sustainable, regenerative, nature-positive, and resilient food systems – making them pollution-free. Titled, “Transformation to Sustainable Crops, Livestock, and Aquaculture Food Systems in Nigeria,” the programme is a collaborative effort led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in partnership with the Nigerian government with focus on production of food crops like maize and rice, livestock, and sustainable aquaculture in the Niger-Benue River basins. The FAO representative and...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This circumstance cuddles with the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly and will be held at Dentons – the world’s largest law firm. The forum schedules to relate Africa with the diaspora, concentrating on financial alternatives and collaboration, in concert with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Key sectors like energy, health, education, housing, and digital infrastructure will be demonstrated. The event will same explore US-Africa financial policies and public private partnerships for infrastructure development across Africa. Stephanie Diatta – Head of International Relations at APN, intimated that, the forum offers a platform for multinational Africans to navigate with Africa’s...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– In July 2024, African airlines expanded their air cargo capacity—the available space on planes for transporting goods—by 10.5%, even as they faced slower demand growth compared to other regions. Across the board, the requests for air cargo heightened by 6.2% year on-year, noting lesser advancement rate enlisted by any region this year. Thus, the Africa-Asia market stood out with a 15.4% soaring in demand compared to July 2023, reflecting stout trade activity between the two regions. These findings are based on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) July 2024 air cargo analysis report. “African airlines saw 6.2% year-on-year demand growth for air cargo in July – the lowest of all regions and...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– In offering port facilities and ensuring that cargo and ships are handled in the most effective and efficient manner. Luguje expressed clarity when a delegation from the Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce led by its Director General – Mahamady Koussoube paid a working visit to the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority to dialog on issues of common interest and same revamp trade relations between the duo institutions. He explained on the alacrity of the Port Authority to engage and collaborate with existing clients and hopeful customers who bring business to the port. “Our responsibility is to provide port facilities and ensure that cargo and ships are handled efficiently. It is the cargo that gives us...