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Courtesy of internationalwomensday.com GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10th, 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Ahead of International Women’s Day, 8 March, UNAIDS  calls for renewed efforts in support of gender equality  to facilitate increased and accelerated access to HIV services for women and girls. Great progress has been made in preventing new HIV…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 7 March, 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com is excited to present Africa, Meet 7 Black Astronauts! The free, virtual event features seven Black NASA astronauts. Scheduled for March 18, 2025, this inspiring event invites students, educators, and curious minds from across Africa and beyond to hear firsthand from…

JUBA, South Sudan, March 07th 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/– Since 2021, catastrophic and relentless flooding has destroyed many roads across Unity State in the northern region of South Sudan. The main supply route from Bentiu to Leer is one of those most affected, particularly during the intense and prolonged rainy season, when communities…

SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, 5 March 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – The first World Adherence Day, launching on 27 March 2025, is a call to action for healthcare professionals and patients to adhere to treatment plans, one of the most challenging issues in global health.  This year’s campaign, #DontMissaMoment, tackles widespread non-adherence,…

Developed by the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, arpraziquantel reaches the first preschool-aged child in Uganda Arpraziquantel addresses a critical treatment gap for schistosomiasis The Consortium’s work to develop, register, and provide access to arpraziquantel is an important contribution to the elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem A preschool-aged girl…

Nairobi, Kenya, March 04th 2025  -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and for Central Africa (UNOCA) organized a workshop on strengthening peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders and the proper management of transhumance from 26 to 27 February 2025 in Dakar. More than…

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 03rd 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/– Representatives of the military and security institutions in the East and West, including two military and police female officers, responsible for border security, counterterrorism and addressing irregular migration agreed on Wednesday 26 February to form a specialized study center tasked with conducting specialized studies on…

Record numbers of people are currently living in displacement, lacking basic needs including food, clean water, access to health and protection. Photo: IOM 2024. GENEVA, Switzerland, February 27th 2025  -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched its Islamic Philanthropy Fund, a new initiative that aims to harness the…

SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, 26 February 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – As the pioneering “Around Africa Expedition” arrives in Cape Town, OceanX and OceanQuest are unveiling a series of remarkable discoveries and groundbreaking achievements from the exploration of Africa’s oceans. Since its launch on 30 January, the expedition has mapped uncharted…

JUBA, South Sudan, 26 Février 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A very good afternoon to all of you here in the room and, of course, a very good afternoon to our listeners on Radio Miraya. It’s always good to be with you and meet our media partners here in South Sudan. Today…