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Aleph Hospitality and Hilton to Open Kenya’s First Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel
AVA Hotel Nairobi, Tapestry Collection by Hilton becomes Aleph Hospitality’s fifth hotel under management in Kenya DUBAI, 24 October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Aleph Hospitality, the largest independent hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a management contract for the first Tapestry by Hilton branded hotel in…
Read More »Open Startup Launches Third Cohort of GROW Program to Help African Startups Scale and Fundraise
TUNIS, Tunisia, 23rd October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Open Startup (OST) announces the launch of GROW 3.0, the third cohort of its flagship Investment Readiness Program designed to empower advanced African startups to scale their businesses and secure funding. Now in its third cohort, GROW reflects continuous learning and iteration. With each…
Read More »AI, data & cloud in focus as South African business, technology leaders gather
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 23 October 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- South Africa’s business leaders, technology experts, and SAP partners gathered in Johannesburg today to explore how cloud, data, and AI innovations are reshaping the enterprise landscape and unlocking new growth opportunities for businesses. Nazia Pillay, Managing Director: Southern Africa at SAP, said South…
Read More »Landslide survivors’ fight for justice reboots with fresh court hearing
KAMPALA , Uganda, 23 October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A group of 48 landslide survivors are appearing once again before the Mbale High Court today in Uganda, just weeks before the heaviest rain season could threaten to bring similar disasters to the area. Following a landslide in December 2019 that…
Read More »Open Startup Launches Fifth Cohort of BRAIN Accelerator to Support African DeepTech Startups Become Investment- and Market- Ready
TUNIS, Tunisia, 23rd October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Open Startup (OST) announces the launch of BRAIN 5.0, the fifth cohort of its flagship accelerator program empowering African DeepTech startups to become investment and market-ready. This milestone marks five years of continuous learning and iteration, during which BRAIN has refined its model…
Read More »African Leaders at the Forefront of Water and Climate Resilience at the Global Summit in Madrid
MADRID, Spain, 20th October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-As droughts, floods, and water crises intensify across the continent, African ministers and leaders are mobilizing ahead of the 2025 Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM), taking place on October 22–23 in Madrid. This political convergence marks a decisive step in the continent’s collective effort to…
Read More »Backbase and African Banker Publish Landmark Report on SME Banking – Africa’s Next Growth Segment
LONDON, 16 October 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Backbase, the global leader in AI-powered Banking technology, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has released the second edition of the Africa Digital Banking Experience Series 2025. This latest report, Small Business Banking: Africa’s Next Growth Segment, highlights how African banks are reimagining their…
Read More »From survivor to global malaria champion
KAMPALA, Uganda, 15 October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Malaria is a preventable disease that still claims over half a million African lives every year, and mostly children under the age of five. Ugandan researcher, Krystal Birungi, a malaria survivor herself has dedicated her life, and profession, to changing this reality. Krystal Mwesiga Birungi,…
Read More »Aleph Hospitality Celebrates 50th Hotel and Sets Bold Growth Trajectory for 2029
A decade of owner-focused partnerships drives record growth for the Dubai-based hotel management company DUBAI, 15 October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Aleph Hospitality celebrated its 10th anniversary this September, marking a decade-long expansion from a single hotel in 2015 to 50 operating hotels across 39 cities and 23 countries in the Middle…
Read More »World Robot Olympiad Expands in Africa, Empowering Youth Through Robotics and Innovation
56 students were introduced to robotics (including 20 students with special needs), at the Robotics Bootcamp in July 2025, in preparation for the WRO Tanzania national finals on 3 October 2025 Singapore 14 October 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Robot Olympiad (WRO), one of the world’s largest robotics competitions, has…
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Gates Foundation Announces New Commitment for Smallholder Farmers on the Frontlines of Extreme Weather
$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the …
