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IOM Intensifies Emergency Response to Severe Flooding across West and Central Africa
Exceptional flooding in Mali has damaged houses and infrastructure affecting more than 180,000 people. Photo: IOM Mali/ Moussa Tall GENEVA, Switzerland, 26 September 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/ – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is scaling up its emergency operations to assist millions impacted by the severe flooding across…
Read More »Africa No Filter launches new guide on how to write about African elections
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 25 September 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- On October 9 Mozambique will go to the polls to elect a new president. Mozambique is one of 19 African countries, including South Africa and Ghana, who have had or will have elections in 2024. The narrative of elections in Africa is…
Read More »Libyan Youth at Summit for the Future workshops: Digital tools essential for an inclusive political process in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya, 25 Septembre 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As Heads of State met in New York to attend the Summit for the Future and sign the global Pact for the Future, UNSMIL held two youth workshops with 40 young men and women to discuss how the Libyan government, society and media…
Read More »Fintech Stakeholders from 62 Countries Connect at 12th Africa Fintech Summit in Nairobi to Examine “Fintech in Every Industry” Theme
NAIROBI, Kenya, 24 September 2024/African Media Agency/- Fintech stakeholders from around the world recently converged in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 12th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit. The three-day event, which ran from September 4 to September 6, 2024, welcomed 680 in-person delegates from 62 countries, with over 1,000 more…
Read More »Gates Foundation Celebrates Children’s Health and Nutrition Champions at Goalkeepers 2024: Recipe for Progress
Honorees include Brazil’s President Lula and 10 leaders working to improve health and nutrition in their communities NEW YORK, USA, 24 September 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- At its event, Goalkeepers 2024: Recipe for Progress, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation honored remarkable leaders who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
Read More »The Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX) and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Morocco are co-hosting the first edition of the ZLECAF Business Forum – Morocco 2024
RABAT, Morocco, 23rd September 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Moroccan Exporters’ Confederation (ASMEX) are co-organizing a Business Forum aimed at raising awareness and providing information on the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The event, titled “Intra-African Trade: Perspectives and…
Read More »Africa Specialty Risks Receives BBB+ Credit Rating with a Positive Outlook from Fitch
LONDON, 23rd September 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East focused (re)insurance group, is pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has assigned a BBB+ long term insurance financial (IFS) rating with a positive outlook to ASR Re Limited (ASR Re). Fitch’s rating reflects ASR Re’s…
Read More »Civil society and international partners call for urgent and collective progress towards peace and democracy in South Sudan at International Day of Peace event
JUBA, South Sudan, 23 September 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- While the cultural diversity of South Sudan was on show through the vibrant and energetic performances of multiple ethnic groups at an International Peace Day event in Juba, it was the collective desire for peace, democracy and a brighter future that attracted…
Read More »AFG Holding SA acquires Access Microfinance Holding AG
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, 19 September 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- AFG Holding SA has acquired a controlling stake in Access Microfinance Holding AG (AccessHolding) and indirectly its African subsidiaries. The former investor group behind AccessHolding included BII, EIB, IFC, KfW, two responsAbility-managed funds, Omidyar-Tufts Active Citizen Trust, and Triodos Investment Management (through…
Read More »South Africa Strengthens the Right to Education
© 2023 Dong Jianghui/Xinhua via Getty Images NEW YORK, USA, 18 September 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Last Friday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law making, among other provisions, one year of pre-primary education compulsory, further strengthening the right to education for South Africa’s children. From a human rights perspective, compulsory education is…
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AAIPS2025: When Air Connectivity Meets Intellectual Connectivity
African airlines are stepping beyond aviation to power innovation with Ethiopian Airlines and Air …
