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Bangladesh Chief of Naval Staff stresses need for peace in South Sudan during first visit to UNMISS
Bangladesh’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, urges progress towards peace during a visit to South Sudan. Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS. JUBA, South Sudan, 15 Janvier 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Racing along the deep and fast-moving waters of the River Nile, Bangladesh’s Force Marine Unit is on a mission…
Read More »World Bank Approves $182 Million to Enhance Health and Safety Nets in Sudan
Photo credit: WHO / Ala Kheir WASHINGTON, USA, 14 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank has approved two projects aimed at restoring and enhancing access to health services and providing emergency safety nets in Sudan. With a combined funding of $182 million, these projects address the urgent needs of…
Read More »Zambia Airports Corporation Limited renews trust in Thales with a 3-year agreement for safer skies
Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has been successfully operating Thales solutions in Lusaka and Livingstone sites for 9 years. ZACL and Thales have signed a 3-year agreement for the maintenance of ATC solutions and radars systems supplied by Thales to support the modernization of Zambian skies. This project is part…
Read More »WHO prequalifies diagnostic test to support safer administration of P. vivax malaria treatments
Decision reflects updated processes to improve efficiency, access © Thiago Poncio on behalf of MedAccess, MMV and PATHG6PD test device in use GENEVA, Switzerland, 10 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- On 18 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency which…
Read More »Namibia: New World Bank Group Strategy Aims to Boost Job Creation and Access to Quality Services
WASHINGTON, USA, 09 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Namibia, which outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy in the country for FY2025 to FY2029. The CPF’s overarching goal is to support Namibia to promote economic growth and reduce…
Read More »1win Brings Christmas Comfort to Cancer Patients in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana, 8 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- 1win, in partnership with Adjah Cancer Support Ghana, sends Christmas donations to over 200 cancer patients and their families in Accra, Ghana. Through the initiative, the global iGaming brand 1win has donated food hampers and comforting Christmas gifts to support families battling…
Read More »Press release: Communal violence continues to exact heavy toll on civilians across South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, January 8, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) latest quarterly brief on violence affecting civilians, exacting a heavy toll on people across the country. Between July and September 2024, the UN…
Read More »Professor Abdoulaye Diabaté among the 100 most influential africans of 2024
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, January 8, 2025/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The pan-African magazine New African has unveiled its prestigious list of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024, distinguishing Professor Abdoulaye Diabaté, an emblematic figure in scientific research against malaria. An exceptional scientific journey Recognized as a “unrelenting warrior against malaria”, Professor…
Read More »RegTech Africa Conference and Awards 2025: Unlocking Africa’s Cross-Border Payments, Trade, and Investment Opportunities through Public-Private Partnerships
LAGOS, Nigeria, 7th January /African Media Agency (AMA)/- The global spotlight will turn to Africa on May 22-23, 2025, as the RegTech Africa Conference and Awards convenes at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, to explore the transformative power of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in reshaping the continent’s economic future. Under the theme “Unlocking Africa’s Cross-Border Payments, Trade,…
Read More »UPDATE – Confirmed, al-Shabaab Leader Killed during U.S. Forces Airstrike
STUTTGART, Germany, 07 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- On Dec. 24, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike approximately 10km southwest of Quyno Barrow that resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Mohamed Mire and another al-Shabaab militant. On Dec. 24,…
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OP-ED | As Ethiopia Begins Trading Under AfCFTA, By Solomon Irungu
Ethiopia’s long-anticipated entry into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) marks not only …
