Angola Kowtow OPEC’S Cuts Extension for Oil Reduction

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Angola is in total support of the extension of the deadline for oil production cuts set by organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member countries by another nine months. The influence head minds in the sector indicates the “welcome”, coming at a time Angola has already seen output tumble, suggest the support for the OPEC scheme is merely a papering over the harsh cracks around the new administration’s struggles to revitalize the industry. In December, major oil producers reached a deal to cut oil production and boost the market amid an oversupply of the commodity knocking down prices. The oil producers has bent on the profitability on the sector in a bid to revamp its effectiveness until...

African Countries Sign the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Agreement

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –     NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- African Leaders kick- off operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA in Niamey Niger. Ratifications of five operational instruments of the AfCFTA were done, with Ghana being selected as the host of the Secretariat of the AfCFTA. In a statement issued at the end of the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government, Africa leaders revealed five operational instruments that will administer the activities of the AfCFTA. The five operational instruments include; -Rules of Origin -Outline negotiating forum -Monitoring and elimination of non-tariffs barriers -Digital payments system -African trade observation. According to the release,...

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Africans- End Violence Against Children Gender Minister Calls

BY YESMAN ANTOH-   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE MINISTER of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison has called on Africans especially Ghanaians to put an end to all forms of violence against children. In a speech read on her behalf by the Chief Director of the Ministry, Dr Hafisa Zackaria, at the launch of an advocacy campaign on the themes ‘Stop Violence Against Children’, the minister echoed Ghana’s position on promoting and ensuring the protection of children at all levels. This comes on the back of a research conducted by the Ministry and OAfrica, a non-governmental organisation aimed at promoting the well-being of children and the event was supported and funded by the European Union (EU). The research revealed that some children...