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BY ANIN AGYEI- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra- GHANA EASTERN Regional Secretariat of the Fisheries Commission has stated that it is putting in place measures to boost fish production in the region this year. According to the Commission, they will establish hatcheries and train interested fish farmers to set up nurseries for fingerlings in the districts of the region and also ensure that fish farmers get their fingerlings and other fish inputs at their door steps. The Eastern Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission, Mr. Francis Barnes, disclosed this in an interview with the media in Koforidua, the regional capital. Mr. Barnes said last year, the Commission was able to provide 6,000 fingerlings of catfish hatched at the Commission’s hatchery in Koforidua for fish farmers in the New...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- That $197-billion opportunity for private-sector investors in five high-growth markets in Africa to assist Africa to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with improving digital access making up $74.5 billion of that total. Sources from “Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map”, which highlights opportunities for investors to contribute to three infrastructure-focused goals between now and 2030: SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure across emerging markets. Across all the world’s emerging markets, Oportunity2030 identifies a $10-trillion opportunity for private sector investors. This represents...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- NIGERIA, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has divulged the official launch of UBA Connect – a new product and service that “enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the twenty African countries where the bank operates.” This service is to build intra-Africa trade as cash withdrawal could be done in local currencies within the continent, as deposits could also be made at any locations irrespective of where the account is homed. The service is available to both customers and non-customers according to a report. The Chief Executive Officer UBA Africa – Oliver Alawuba, stated, “Africa stands to benefit substantially from intra-Africa trade, which...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- In England, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has praised the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) over its investments in the bank. He made the glorification while speaking at the at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, “Sustainable Infrastructure Forum.” Stressing that, the DFID is a key strategic partner of the AfDB, Adesina pronounced that since the DFID joined the bank in 1983, its “strong and consistent support for the African Development Fund has helped us to support the development of low-income states, especially the fragile states.” The AfDB said, with the DFID’s support; the AfDB through its operations, in the last four years “has helped to connect...