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Celebrating Ethiopian Airlines delivery of the first A350-1000 in Africa equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up IFE
Ethiopian Airlines is the 1st Airbus A350-1000 in Africa delivered with Thales’s AVANT Up Inflight entertainment (IFE) system. AVANT Up features the industry’s first 4K QLED HDR Optiq displays for a superior viewing experience in the air with an unrivaled picture quality and more than a billion vibrant colors. Passengers…
Read More »African business leaders upbeat about technology’s growing impact on continent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African business and technology leaders met today at SAP Now to discuss opportunities for greater adoption of technology to power growth and innovation. Speaking at the event, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said: “South Africa is slowly but surely experiencing an economic uptick, with improvements…
Read More »Beacon Power Services Secures Series A Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Data-Driven Solutions for Africa’s Power Sector
Bimbola Adisa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of BPS ACCRA, Ghana, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today announced the closing of a Series A financing round for…
Read More »At the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, SRSG Simão calls on to put in place a regional cooperation mechanism to support the countries of the Central Sahel to successfully fight terrorism
DAKAR, Sénégal, 7th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, participated in the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms, held on 4-5 November…
Read More »Successful Launch of the First ZLECAF Business Forum
CASABLANCA, Morocco, 6th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God give him strength and success, the inaugural edition of the ZLECAF Business Forum, held on November 5, 2024, was presided over by Mr. Omar Hejira, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade,…
Read More »IOM Intensifies Response to Cholera Outbreak in Renk Amid Risks to Displaced Populations
IOM has been responding to the cholera outbreak alongside other partners in affected regions. Photo Credit IOM/ Muse Mohammed 2023 GENEVA, Switzerland, 06 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has intensified its response to a cholera outbreak that has emerged in Renk, Upper Nile state, which serves…
Read More »Climate Resilience in Guinea-Bissau Hinges on Stability, Governance and Business Climate
WASHINGTON, USA, 5th November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Strengthened institutional and financial systems are crucial for fostering climate resilience and sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau, according to the newly launched Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). Despite having the highest natural capital per capita in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau faces significant…
Read More »ChitChat Launches Global Remittances, Expanding Financial Services Features
LUSAKA, Zambia, 4th November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- ChitChat, a leading African social commerce platform, today announced the launch of its new remittance feature, which enables seamless cross-border money transfers across 13 countries worldwide. This feature expands the financial services users can access from within a chat conversation and increases…
Read More »Locally-built EVs launch new mobile storefront for African telcos
Robert van Breukelen, CEO of Itemate Solutions NAIROBI, Kenya, 04 November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Stellenbosch-based electric vehicle (EV) company MellowVans has partnered with Itemate Solutions to launch a new mobile store solution for African telcos. Neil du Preez, CEO at MellowVans, the first South African automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)…
Read More »UNAIDS appoints the artist OUM as National Goodwill Ambassador in Morocco
GENEVA, Switzerland, 04 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is pleased to announce the appointment of renowned Moroccan artist OUM as its National Goodwill Ambassador in Morocco. The prestigious announcement was made at the Taragalte Festival, held from November 1-3, 2024, in Mhamid El Ghizlane,…
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Kano Stakeholders Push for Local Governance Reforms
The Kano State Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (MfLGCA), in collaboration with …
