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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- In hospitals, medics are inconvenienced they are fast trotting out of medical supplies, as swarms of worried family members Freetown at the gates, scanning lists and questioning passers-by to find out if their loved ones are inside the makeshift burns wards. On November 07th, 2021 last night; the death toll ensuing the explosion of a fuel tanker stretched outto101, while at least 88people are still being doctored in hospitals across the city. Healthcare staffers asserted, they need more painkillers, IV fluids, and antibiotics. One medic, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said there were not enough staff or supplies to handle the cases, which means “more...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone – Ivory Coast’s cocoa board has allocated 161,000 tonnes of international contracts to local exporters this season, half as much as envisaged under a government decree to support local players, the regulator’s chief said on Friday. In May of 2021, the administration decreed that 20% of cocoa investments by international corporations should be fulfilled by local companies in a bid to enhance contest in the world’s largest cocoa-exporting economy. Therefore, this has heightened to 320,000 tons for the 2021/2022 season, but the CCC acknowledged several companies lacked the economic potential to deal with that volume. “The government wants more nationals integrated into the sales...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra GHANA – Scientists, entrepreneurs, institutional leaders and students from Africa and beyond met in Kigali, Rwanda and online for the second continental African Plant Breeders Association Conference (#APBAConf2021). Guided by the theme, “Accelerating Genetic Gains in Plant Breeding for Resilience and Transformative Food Systems and Economic Growth in Africa”, participants at the hybrid event explored the current research outputs and outcomes in plant-breeding and related disciplines. AGRA partnered with the Government of Rwanda, the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), host of the Secretariat of the APBA and USAID at the #APBAConf2021, a forum that seeks to shine the spotlight on plant breeding as a key component...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The president of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has said the bank, alongside its partners are set to invest $500m into the Nigeria’s Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE), which he believes would help to create sustainable jobs and make Nigeria a global powerhouse in these industries. Dr. Akinwunmi – the keynote speaker at the 2021 edition of NECCIPR meeting that deals with Social Media, National Security, and Social change said in his keynote speech. He announced during the #EndSARS protests in 2020, Twitter was disallowed indefinitely by the Federal Government of Nigeria and positioned out of duration for most Nigerians and support for, or the surge against the ban of a...