By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Half a year after their first E2 order, Congo Airways has put in a firm commitment for two E195-E2 jets, Embraer has published. This is in expansion to their present two aircraft order for the smaller E190-E2. The four airliner...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Tanzania’s external sector performance has improved in the year ending November 2020, with the current account deficit dropping to $818.6 million from $1.6 billion for the year ending November 2019. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s monthly economic...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Apparently, in January 1st, 2021 the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) reached into force. The 55-nation coalition is an enterprising work-in-progress that could remake how African countries business with each other, and with...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) together with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and FCI announced the creation of a special purpose Grant authorized and funded by the AfDB’s Trust Fund to support the capacity building of emerging...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has endorsed a contemporary gender strategy for 2021-2025: “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth.” “This is a significant milestone for the bank as it...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Dangote Cement Plc is to train and support members of cooperative societies in Kogi in its efforts to create alternative platforms for empowerment and job creation as part of its corporate social responsibility in the state. J. V. Gungune, Director,...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Professor Adolf Mkenda – Agriculture Minister of Tanzania after trekking the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) he asserted, the ministry has decided to subsidize time, expertise and other reserves to enhance growers’...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the National Security Telecommunications Service (NSTS), an integrated communications platform aimed at enhancing sharing of information between Kenya’s security agencies. “This will enhance...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone-  Erstwhile IEBC Commissioner, Roselyn Akombe has declared openly that, she has resigned from the US where she functioned as the Chief of Police at the Policy and Mediation Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs at...