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BY YESMAN ANTOH NEW AFRICA DAILY  NEWS, Accra, Ghana- AKER ENERGY, operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Point (DWT/CTP) Block offshore of the Western Region of Ghana has distinguished its brand by touching lives of Ghanaians as well as adding up to national growth. The company since taking over from HESS Petroleum between 2017/2018 has positioned itself to becoming one of the most significant industry player ranging from its corporate social responsibility modules, quality assurance, code of conduct and mode operation which has recently led to discovery of more oil in the Deep Water Tano of Cape Three Points. One of Aker’s remarkable contributions towards national growth as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within its short time of operation (exploration) is its...

BY YESMAN ANTOH   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- REPORT FROM Johannesburg, South Africa indicates that the Council of Elders of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) comprising 32 African countries and the majority of African elephant range states have called on Japan to close its ivory market to help fight illegal poaching. The AEC stated that the ivory market in Japan which is among the world’s largest if closed would help reduce illegal poaching of wildlife species. According to the Chairperson of the AEC’s Council of Elders, Azizou El Hadj Issa, in a letter to the Japanese Foreign Minister, Taro Kono said “We believe that doing so will strengthen Japan’s international conservation image ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.” Issa requested Japan for...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –     NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Arsenal legend- Kanu Nwanko, has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to be part of the special envoy for the fourth coming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt on Friday the 21st of June 2019. The 42 year old was shortlisted along with six other African Football Legends for Special roles. The other six African legends are : Mahmoud El Khateeb (Egypt), Sameul Eto’o (Cameroon) Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba (Both Cote d’ Ivourie) , Rabeh Madjer (Algeria) and El Hadji Diouf (Senegal). Kanu won the CAF African Football of the year in 1996 editions for Nigeria from 2000 to 2010. AFCON will commence on the 21st June 2019 with the final scheduled for 19 July, 2019. For New...

BY YESMAN ANTOH   NEW AFRICA DAILY  NEWS, Accra, Ghana- New Africa Business News has being following  an earlier threat issued by Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana to cut supply of cocoa to the world market if prices are not adjusted, this has sharply produced result following Wednesday rise in cocoa prices. The threat pushed the September forward contract for the commodity, listed in New York, to $2,540 a tonne, up 1.4% on the day. The two African nations, which together account for 60% of the world’s cocoa production, summoned buyers to Accra for a two-day meeting demanding a price of $2,600 per tonne. At the end of the meeting, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, told a news conference that their demands had been accepted in principle by the...