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By Abdul Rahman Bangura–  NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone – A statement disclosed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) has asserted leveraging trade to enhance pandemic defenses needs cooperation beyond trade consensuses. The Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines,...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina wrapped up his official visit to Kenya, meeting with African diplomatic envoys and international development partners in Nairobi. He called for joint collaborative support to help...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- The government of Ghana and development partners, including the African Development Bank(AfDB), the Climate Investment Fund (CIF), and the Swiss Government Federation, have signed a grant agreement worth $69.88 million to improve access to clean and...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- The African Development Bank has approved a $1.5 billion facility to help African countries avert a looming food crisis over the next two years. With the disruption of food supplies arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, Africa now faces a shortage of...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura–  NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone – Building of the terminal that began in September 2018, is anticipated to improve the port’s annual capacity by 450,000 containers, giving rise to the cumulative annual capacity to 2.1 million containers. Kenya Ports Authority...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- A new report co-authored by the African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute, has found evidence of growing political commitment to green growth in Africa. The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report was launched on Wednesday...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone – The center strives to capitalize in-country Civil Society Organizations with existing data to endorse for and improve gender equality and enable researchers and the media to monitor and analyze women’s participation and...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura–  NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone – Mzimba District career operators, relished the Malawi administration for the building of a modern market in their neighborhood. The market has been built with backing from the More Income and Employment in Rural Areas (MIERA)...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- In response to economic challenges created by the global pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is launching a US$2billion facility to support recovery and resilience in Africa. AFC has committed to funding up to...