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Kiswahili – a Key Tool in Regional Integration, says Uganda’s Minister for EAC Affairs
Uganda’s 2nd Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of EAC Affairs and Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Rt Hon. Kirunda Ali Kivejinja stresses a point on the importance of Kiswahili during the closing ceremony ZANZIBAR, Tanzania; September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The Uganda’s 2nd Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of…
Read More »All set for the 3rd Edition of the EAC Arts and Culture Festival – JAMAFEST
ARUSHA, Tanzania; September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The East African Community(EAC) Secretariat together with Partner States will hold the 3rd edition of the Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival (JAMAFEST) from 9th – 14th September 2017 in Kampala, Uganda. The main objective of the Festival is to promote…
Read More »11th EAC Military Games and Cultural Event 2017 concludes in Bujumbura
Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs of Burundi, Hon Emmanuel Ntahomvukiye handing medals to Mission Uganda Athletes BUJUMBURA, Burundi; September 8, 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The 11th EAC Military Games and Cultural Event 2017 came to an end at Prince Louis Rwagasore National Stadium on Tuesday 5th September 2017,…
Read More »UK government congratulates Angolan President-Elect
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…
Read More »ECA’s Hamdok lauds IGAD efforts to advance peace and security in the region
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…
Read More »National Lotteries Commission Is Changing Lives
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…
Read More »Humanitarian Chief to Visit Lake Chad Basin
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…
Read More »South Korean Government Invites Sierra Leone Delegation to the Global Infrastructural Cooperation Conference in Seoul
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…
Read More »Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
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…
Read More »South Sudan’s malaria toll highlights disease burden in war-torn nation
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…
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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 …
