Morocco: Liftoffs Cavalcade of Drones in a Bid to Tackle the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS ( NADN ) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Morocco in a bid to bit down COVID 19 has strategize strategizes promptly to broadened its cavalcade of drones as it combats the Novel Coronavirus scourge, deploying them for aerial supervision, public service announcements and sanitization. “This is a real craze. In just weeks, demand has tripled in Morocco and other countries in the region,” stated Yassine Qamous, Chief of Droneway Maroc, African distributor for leading Chinese drone Company DJI. Moroccan firms have been using drones for years and Qamous says it “is among the most advanced countries in Africa” for unmanned flight, with a dedicated industrial base, researchers and qualified pilots. But restrictive regulations have...

Mali: Digby Wells Environmental Undertaking Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Gold Project in the Yanfolila Gold Belt

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS ( NADN ) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The West African focused gold developer – Cora Gold has authorized the transnational environmental consultants – Digby Wells Environmental to undertake the environmental and social impact appraisal for its Sanankoro Gold Project in the Yanfolila Gold Belt of Southern Mali. Cora Gold persists to progress Sanankoro which has a favorable scoping research finalized on it with 84% IRR at a US$1,400 gold price. Originally, Cora Gold is proposed on resource advancement and then if profitable, the liberation of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) before the verge of 2021. Moving forward, to this accelerated policy for Sanankoro ahead, the firm has ordained Digby Wells to administer an environmental...

Namibia Air Line: Has been Certified to Fly Globally

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS ( NADN ) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The license has been given to Air Namibia in a bid to permitting the aircraft to fly anywhere in the globe. The new Air Service License (ASL) was delivered by the Transport Commission. The commission modified Air Namibia License No.00014 which was handed out on April 5th, 1993 in terms of the Air Service Act No 51, to enable the airline to run globally. Interpreted by the old license, Air Namibia was permitted to operate in Africa and Europe only. The motion is aligned with the strategic growth of the airline in providing the world with passengers, cargo, and related air carrier services. “Air Namibia applied for reversal in order to fulfill its mandate as per the certificate of essential service...

Africa Development Bank: Engages Partners and Key Stakeholders in Virtual Seminar

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- African Development Bank hosted first of its twice-yearly business opportunity seminars to provide information to potential partners and key stakeholders on its strategic priorities, procurement procedures, and to strengthen ties to private sector in all member countries. The seminar, held virtually as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, offered a one-stop shop for individual, consulting firms, civil contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, diplomatic commercial attachés from the Bank’s regional groups, non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to the institutions. The e-BOS, organized by the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department (FIRM), enables the Bank, Africa’s primary development...