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The Minister for Africa gave a statement on how the UK government is looking forward to working with the new Angolan government LONDON, United Kingdom, September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The Minister for Africa Rory Stewart said:     The UK warmly congratulates President-elect João Lourenço and commends the Angolan…

The IGAD 2017 Strategic Dialogue seeks to establish a platform for a comprehensive and thorough discussion on the peace and security challenges facing the region   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Deputy Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Thursday praised the…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The Manager of the Mangaung Society for the Care of the Aged, Ms Christine Mosala says funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) have been very helpful to the Boikhuco Old Age Home by allowing them to provide and restore the…

The new humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, will travel to Niger and Nigeria from 9 to 12 September 2017 GENEVA, Switzerland, September 8, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief CoordinatorWHAT: Mission to the Lake Chad BasinWHEN: 9 to 12 September 2017WHERE: Niger and…

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley was also invited and attended the Conference hosted by the Korean Government FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Sierra Leone was among twenty two countries that were officially invited by the Ministry…

The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the Government of Chad and to MINUSMA NEW YORK, United States of America, September 7, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest…

Malaria infections are on the rise in South Sudan, with more than 1.3 million people infected in 2017, and thousands others sick with measles and cholera GENEVA, Switzerland, September 7, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- South Sudan’s disease burden is rising rapidly in the midst of a protracted conflict that is causing…

Reflecting on his five-year partnership with the United Nations’ Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Egypt, Ambassador Badr reiterated the importance of delivering impactful results for the people of Egypt CAIRO, Egypt, September 7, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On 6 September 2017, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) hosted Ambassador Hisham Badr…

Religious leaders and governmental organization representatives from across Africa and beyond met in Kampala, Uganda, to explore what it means to be healed and to offer healing, in the context of a disease that has no cure GENEVA, Switzerland, September 7, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- “I believe we need an advocacy…

Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Achouri worked in Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 2002, including as Counsellor at the country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York CAIRO, Egypt, September 7, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Radhia Achouri of…