BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE GHANA Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has revealed that there has been a major increase in imports in Ghana three months after the government reduced import duties. The government in April slashed the benchmark value for imports by 50%, while the...

BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS- THE SAMIRA Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects has trained 1,200 women in quality shea picking as part of the first phase of the Shea Empowerment Initiative (SEI), in the northern part of Ghana. The SEI is a livelihood empowerment programme, meant to equip women in the...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- In 2018, sh70 million was saved, through the energy management measures. At a meeting with officials from the Energy and Water Ministries and the Kenya Association of Manufactures (KAM) KBL Managing Director – Jane Karuku said in 2018, the...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Alpha Conde, President of the Republic of Guinea received his Liberian counterpart – President George Manneh Weah of the Republic of Liberia with his entourage in the Guinean capital Conakry on Thursday 11th July, 2019 at the Gbessia...

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...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Naspers a valuable company in Africa has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer for its South Africa Unit and made history in the process. Phuthi Mahanyele – Dabengwa (48), takes on the role and becomes the company’s first female and...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –     NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Economic Community for West African Sate (ECOWAS) has adopted a single currency named ‘ECO’ which it plans to launch in January 2020. Eco was approved on Saturday 29th June, 2019 in Abuja in a meeting of the fifteen member...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Richelieu Dennis United States based Liberian billionaire who doubles as owner of ESSENCE and Sundial Brands will host Essence’s 25th anniversary festival from July 4-7 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Erstwhile President of Liberia...

BY YESMAN ANTOH-   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE FORMER Central Bank Governor of Nigeria, Muhammad Lamido Sanusi has said the country is on the threshold of bankruptcy as a result of unfavorable economic policies such as subsidizing petroleum products and electricity tariffs. Speaking in Northwest...