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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera took a vow as Malawi’s newly enacted president on Sunday, June 28th, 2020 at Lilongwe’s Parliament Building; swearing to render the country undivided to all. “Time has come for Malawians to go beyond their dreams and make them come true. I am duty-bound by God and all of you to give you my best,” Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera said after taking an oath of office at the Parliament Building in the capital Lilongwe. “I want to tell you that this new Malawi is a home for everyone whether you voted for me or not.” Chakwera clarified that, he will constitute an administration that motivates not infuriates and listens to its people. “I accept this call to...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said despite the challenging, economic situation in 2019, Dangote Cement was able to sustain 54,000 jobs in four African countries, where the company has its operations. The countries are Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal and South Africa. The business mogul who disclosed this to shareholders at the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting in Lagos said that more jobs would be created as the company intensifies the export of clinker to other neighboring countries. Dangote told the shareholders that the year 2019 was a strong year given the tough business environment across most of its operating geographic, disclosing that the group recorded volumes of 23.7 million metric tons and revenues of...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Nigeria’s World Trade Organization hopeful, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to supersede Roberto Azevedo as Director General , argues to have the political leverage and marketing mastery to unite the US and China on trade. The erstwhile Minister of Finance of Nigeria – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala declared that she had a trace report of trading with both Beijing and Washington as Nigeria’s longest-serving Finance Minister and as Managing Director of the World Bank. “I’ve been able to work with senior Chinese counterparts and senior American counterparts,” she says. “That’s what gives me the advantage: to be able to work with both sides and listen to them carefully.” She is pitted against , who...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Science, technology and innovation will be at the heart of Africa’s recovery from the devastating coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the continent’s ability to create sustainable jobs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has said. In remarks at the beginning of a five-day virtual COVID-19 Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020, Mrs. Songwe said Africa needs innovations to drive homegrown solutions out of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession it has triggered the world over. “We need investments in innovation, science and technology to understand how we can protect our citizens and also as a way of growing out of this crisis. STI will be at the heart of Africa’s...