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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- July 15th, 2020-domestic flights in Kenya shall restart operations regulated to diverse precluding procedures, President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared openly. In his speech to the country on the position reopening of the economy, President Kenyatta announced that the recent approaches must be both ratified by the Ministry of Health and the Civil Aviation Authority. “Local travel within the territory of the Republic of Kenya shall resume effective Wednesday, July 15th, 2020,” Kenyatta confirmed. At the same moment, international flights shall continue operations starting up August 1st, this year in government’s current directive to soften the sector that has been knocked by the Novel Coronavirus...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$315 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support job creation, skills development and digital transformation in Ghana. This financing includes US$200 million for the Ghana Jobs and Skills Project and an additional financing of US$115 million for the eTransform Ghana Project. “The two projects are aligned with the priorities of the Government’s Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development and are even more relevant and timely in the current COVID-19 context. Restoring jobs and livelihoods for micro, small and medium enterprises are critical for promoting the economic recovery of the country and is at the heart Ghana’s...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) is introducing reforms aimed at boosting domestic exporters, by reducing fees they pay when acquiring beans, CCC and industry sources said. The new measures also limit stockpiling of beans by multinational traders that domestic exporters say drive up prices and prevent them from fulfilling export contracts. The new reforms are recommended in an audit ordered by the CCC. The audit found domestic exporters have been paying certain fees to the CCC, including for storage and security, both when purchasing excess beans from multinationals and when exporting. The double payment, which added 40.6 CFA francs ($0.0711) per kilo to export costs, was due to an error in the CCC’s system for...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Moroccan Ports Agency (ANP) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on July 2nd, 2020 endorsed a loan partnership of €10.8 million (1.1 billion DH), correlated with a specialized subsidy grant of €813,000 (8.7 million D H). According to a joint press release, this new financial and technical assistance will strengthen the partnership connections between the organization and will facilitate improve the competitiveness of the ports managed by the National Agency, increase their resilience to the effects of climate change and strengthen their urban integration. The release indicated that, the cooperation between ANP and AFD, launched in 2012 with the allotment of a €50 million loan and a €300,000 technical...