Final planning Conference of the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise Begins

ABUJA, Nigeria, February 27, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Final Planning Conference (FPC) of the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise (CPX) began on the 25th...

African Union Calls for Closer Cooperation with the United Nations System...

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, February 26, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- HE Mr Quartey, the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has called for...

Saving Mozambique’s seagrass | African Media Agency

Creating the conditions for sustainable seagrass restoration in Maputo and Inhambane bays MAPUTO, Mozambique, February 26, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- “People can’t think of Inhaca...

More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’

Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief...
Saudi Fund for Development Loan to The Gambia Will Increase Capacity at Banjul International Airport to 400,000 Passengers a Year

Saudi Fund for Development Loan to The Gambia Will Increase Capacity...

BANJUL, Gambia, February 26, 2020-(AETOSWire)- The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed an agreement with the Republic of The Gambia to provide a...
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Four strategic priorities for African telco operators in 2020

By Samantha Naidoo, Telco Industry Value Advisor at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 26th, 2020, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African telco operators face a...

Tanzania: No justice as journalist Kabendera slapped with heavy fines after...

DODOMA, Tanzania, February 25, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Responding to news that investigative journalist Erick Kabendera has been released from jail after paying...

Towards advancing green business and circular economy in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda, February 25, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Policy makers and stakeholders across Africa are meeting to chart green economy opportunities in the agriculture...

Egypt: Eight men put to death in mass execution

LONDON, United Kingdom, February 25, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Amnesty International has received confirmation that the Egyptian authorities executed eight men in the...

Providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Gambian Shipwreck Survivors

BANJUL, Gambia, February 25, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- One survivor watched eight members of his family die. Another said he counted 20 bodies washed...

Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief...

Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mahommed saw...

Statement by the Chairperson on preparedness and response to the coronavirus...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 24, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat opened an emergency ministerial meeting...