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Uganda’s average growth for the period 2011-2015 was 4.8 percent, lower than that of neighbouring Kenya (5.5 percent), Tanzania (6.9 percent) and Rwanda (7.0 percent) NIAMEY, Niger, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In the last two decades, Uganda’s economy has been performing impressively and has managed to reduce, by…

The Sahel research focuses on frontline States in relation to two conflict corridors, namely Northern Mali and Northeast Nigeria (Lake Chad Basin), where large-scale armed conflicts and violence are rife NIAMEY, Niger, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The fight against terrorism and cross-border crime remains a major challenge for…

The goal of the Black Industrialists Programme is to accelerate the growth of Black Industrialists who are actively participating in the national economy, selected industrial sectors and value-chains KABUL, Afghanistan, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A group of Black Industrialists jets off to Uganda on Sunday in search of…

Mr Hegazy disappeared from Cairo Airport on 10 September 2017 when he was on his way to Geneva, where he was to report on enforced disappearances at the invitation of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances BERLIN, Germany, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner…

The Committee will next meet from 21 May to 1 June 2018 when it is due to review Albania, Austria and Honduras GENEVA, Switzerland, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has published its findings on Gabon and Lithuania, which it reviewed during its latest…

During the meeting, the Sides exchanged views on further development of bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Mali  MINSK, Belarus, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On September 14, 2017 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, Igor…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA, Switzerland, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely worried over…

Minister Kono welcomed the considerable development of Japan-Egypt relations, including the cooperation in the education sector TOKYO, Japan, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-On September 12, from 10 a.m. for approximately 40 minutes, H.E. Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi,…

MEPs urge the Gabonese authorities to immediately overturn their decision denying the right to leave the country to several leaders of the Gabon opposition BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The serious post-electoral crisis following the 2016 presidential elections in Gabon is fuelling instability, say MEPs. They condemn…

The EU Election Observers come from 20 different Member States of the European Union MONROVIA, Liberia, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Liberia to observe the Presidential and House of Parliament Elections on the 10th of October. Today…