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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The West Africa Nation of Sierra Leone have vents out their frustrations for the persistent blackouts that have griped the nation in recent weeks. The electricity outages have hit cities encircling the capital – Freetown, Bo – the Second Capital, Kono and some provincial towns. Residents of Hanga Road Jui in Freetown have touted about these ugly circumstances in the country. Abdul Rahman Durable Kargbo a second-year Community Development Studies student at the UNIMTECH in Freetown, intimated with NABN that “There are plethora of issues that’s not going well with Sierra Leone, particularly electricity…you wake up one morning and poof, there is no electricity.” Abdul Rahman Durable is virtually...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Marking significant gains in market share over the past year. Data of the NCC of Nigeria revealed by the end of March of 2024, Airtel Nigeria has grown its market share over the last year into a notable 29%, stabilizing its stance as a frontier telecom provider in the region. In clear comparison, other mobile network operators such as MTN and 9mobile have encountered several setbacks, with MTN noticing a clear 3.19% fall in market share and 9mobile experiencing a 0.5% decrease. Even Glo, a prominent player in the market, saw a decline, albeit less pronounced, with a 0.58% drop in its share of internet subscribers. Airtel Nigeria’s success story goes beyond market share gains. The company has same witnessed a...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The conference entirely hosted by the Kenyan Administration and the World Bank Group, will see leaders explore the roadmap to heighten the effect of the International Development Association (IDA) during its present replenishment process and assure that, it receives the vital help to effectively catalyze investments at scale. “The summit will witness the launch of a powerful coalition of partners: civil society champions and private sector leaders, including Bridgewater Associates, Global Citizen, Jacob’s Ladder Africa, ONE Campaign, and others, will join hands with African governments,” the World Bank remarked in the statement released on Saturday night April 27th, 2024. Many of these African leaders...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This advancement seen from 1.4 million visitors’ states that, the sector has outweighed 2019 revenues, at a recovery rate of 124% from the challenges of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Consequences of the nation’s strides to promote domestic tourism, this section made an advancement to $47.7 million, supporting to increased visits to national parks which generated $35.79 million in 2023, the report explains. The Volcanoes National Park registered the highest increase of 38% in visitors, followed by Akagera National Park which increased by 24%, and Nyungwe National Park by 10%. Nyungwe National Park was declared a World Heritage site in 2023. Thus, RDB’s revenue sharing scheme...