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President Museveni woos Qatar to invest in industrialization and agro processing
The President said investment in the four critical areas including in ICT would reduce the cost of electricity and business transaction in Uganda and promote industrialisation as Uganda moves to becoming a middle income country KAMPALA, Uganda, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Uganda…
Read More »Imbibe the Culture of Peace – United Nations Information Center (UNIC) enjoins Nigerians
Soremekun further noted that peace was at the centre of development, from the family level to the global stage LAGOS, Nigeria, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The National Information Officer of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Nigeria, Oluseyi Soremekun, has enjoined Nigerians to imbibe the culture of peace…
Read More »International Trade Secretary announces increasing financial support for UK businesses to trade with South Africa and Mozambique
The visit will help to further develop the good bilateral trade relationships with the South African and Mozambique governments, promoting mutually beneficial support for British investment in Africa LONDON, United Kingdom, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox , announced increases in financial trade support for…
Read More »Arbitrary and Prolonged Detention in Libya Workshop Concludes with Key Recommendations
Prolonged, arbitrary detention without judicial review is an important factor of instability and a main source of grievances in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- As part of its effort to promote human rights and to elaborate a national reconciliation strategy in Libya based on an inclusive…
Read More »ADVERTORIAL: Agriculture: From a business to a commercial ecosystem In Nigeria
“Anchor Borrowers Programme has produced 2.1 million metric tonnes of rice, setting the country on the road to rice sufficiency by 2018,” Mr. Isaac Okorafor, acting director of communications of Central Bank of Nigeria Until recently, many Nigerians could not connect with or rather appreciate the huge potentials that lie…
Read More »UNHCR shocked over Burundians deaths in DRC, calls for investigation
Initial reports suggest over 30 dead and more than one hundred left injured GENEVA, Switzerland, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked and saddened over the violent death of numerous Burundian nationals– among them likely refugees and asylum seekers, in Kamanyola, a town in…
Read More »Joint Press Release: 13th Meeting of the United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security
The Joint Task Force (JTF) welcomed the signing of the Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security on 19 April NEW YORK, United States of America, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On 15 September 2017, the United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace…
Read More »CPJ to release report on Cameroon’s press freedom crackdown
Cameroonian authorities have used a broad anti-terror law, enacted in 2014, to arrest and threaten local journalists who report on the militant group Boko Haram or unrest in the country’s English-speaking regions NEW YORK, United States of America, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Committee to Protect Journalists will…
Read More »Humanitarian assistance for Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia
In South Sudan and Somalia, millions have been forced to flee their homes and more than 13 million people require assistance CANBERRA, Australia, September 18, 2017,-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today I announce the Australian Government will provide further assistance in response to widespread and devastating hunger and cholera in Yemen, South…
Read More »Sasakawa Africa’s Chair Ruth Oniang’o wins 2017 Africa Food Prize
Kenya’s Ruth Oniang’o, chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), has been awarded the 2017 Africa Food Prize, in recognition of her role as a leading voice on nutrition in Africa. Aimed at combating hunger and reducing poverty in Africa, the Africa…
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OP-ED | The Agricultural Fixes Africa Needs, By Esther Ngumbi
Although global hunger declined last year, undernourishment rose in Africa—a trend policymakers can reverse …
