…for Effective Commission of the 1,000 Kilometers: Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Neighborhoods are Exhorted to Allot Enough Space on the Right of Way

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The agenda is a component of the African Union’s binding layouts for expanding commerce and transportation on the African Landmass, and would certainly give a six lane expressway, which would cost more than $16 billion. A sum of 576 of the 1,028km extended highway traverses Ghana, and would enhance prevailing transportation infrastructure in what is supposed as West Africa’s most vital corridors. Partners of the ECOWAS devoted to the project under an agreement in Abuja in 2013, and a Ministerial Steering Committee of the five countries along the line was established, and which has been supervising the array of national enactment. And the five nations along the line are Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and...
Posted On 15 Apr 2023
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Onward to the General Elections on June 24th, 2023 in Sierra Leone: Retired President Olusegun Obasanjo will steer the West African Elders’ Forum (WAEF) Pre-Election Fact-Finding Committee to Sierra Leone

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Communications Officer – Wealth Dickson Ominabo on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 revealed on Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, announced the delegation also encompasses past President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice-President of The Gambia – Fatoumata Tambajang. The committee in its two-day mission to Sierra Leone will stare into the Sierra Leone’s preparedness and lay the groundwork to support inclusive and peaceful elections. “The West African Elders’ Forum (WAEF) has deployed a pre-election fact-finding mission to Sierra Leone, ahead of the country’s general elections scheduled for June 2023,” the statement reads. “The WAEF team which is led by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo also has former...
Posted On 13 Apr 2023
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Kenya: Set to Launch it First Satellite

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced that the country will launch its first operational satellite in a landmark achievement for the country’s space program. Codenamed Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, the project is scheduled to be launched on April 11, 2023, with the assistance of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The event will take place at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite will provide data for agriculture with food security, natural resources management, environmental monitoring and extra. KSA Acting Director Brig Hillary Kipkosgey hailed the mission saying that it plays a pivotal role in articulating Kenya’s contribution to the growth of satellite...
Posted On 11 Apr 2023
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MFS Africa: Digital Payments Network partnered with Access Bank in Nigeria in a bid to enhance Access Bank’s instant outbound Remittance to 400 Million Mobile Wallets

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The cooperation strives to broaden Access Africa’s remittances, which is a benefit that enables clients to transfer and receive money from anywhere in the world. The coalition will streamline transfers for Access Africa customers, decrease traction and render it inexpensive to send cross-border payments for personal or business motives. Similarly, Access Africa clients will be apt to accept payments from MFS Africa’s partners all around the world. The deal between MFS Africa and Access Bank is intended for at facilitating economic inclusion and curtailing borders’ importance for people and institutions in Africa. This pursues to enlarge Access Bank’s instant outbound remittance to potentially 400 million...
Posted On 06 Apr 2023
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