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United Nations expresses its appreciation to Ambassador Hisham Badr and celebrates long standing partnership with Egypt
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…
Read More »Four voices, one concern – Addressing “faith-healing only” in context of HIV
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…
Read More »Secretary-General Appoints Radhia Achouri of Tunisia Director, United Nations Information Centre in Cairo
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…
Read More »Africa50 va annoncer sa nouvelle stratégie, ses nouveaux investissements et ses nouveaux membres lors de sa réunion d’actionnaires à Dakar le 12 septembre
CASABLANCA, Maroc,7 septembre 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa50, la plateforme panafricaine d’investissement dans les infrastructures, tiendra sa troisième réunion d’actionnaires à Dakar le mardi 12 septembre à 11 heures à l’hôtel King Fahd. Son Excellence Macky Sall, président de la république du Sénégal, souhaitera la bienvenue aux délégués. C’est…
Read More »Africa50 to Announce its New Strategy, New Investments, and New Members at its Shareholder Meeting in Dakar on September 12
CASABLANCA, Morocco, 7 September 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, will hold its third Shareholders Meeting in Dakar on Tuesday, September 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the King Fahd Hotel. Hosting the first such meeting in West Africa, his Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic…
Read More »Runcie Chidebe: “Having cancer in Africa is like a death sentence”
Thirty-one-year-old Runcie Chidebe is a youth activist and founder of Project PINK BLUE – a cancer nonprofit, engaged in reducing the incidence of cancer and phasing-out the late or advanced diagnosis of cancer in Nigeria. He speaks about his work creating awareness about cancer, providing free cancer screenings, and supporting…
Read More »IOX Cable annonce son projet de connecter La Réunion
PORT-LOUIS, Ile Maurice, 6 septembre 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- IOX Cable a annoncé aujourd’hui l’expansion de son réseau afin d’inclure La Réunion dans son projet de construction d’un nouveau système de câble sous-marin de pointe. Cette initiative vise à développer le système de câble IOX prévu pour relier l’Afrique du…
Read More »IOX Cable announces its plans to connect La Reunion
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, 5 September 2017-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- IOX Cable today announced that they will be expanding their reach to now Include La Reunion as part of its construction of a new state of the art Submarine Cable System. This initiative is an expansion to the planned IOX cable system…
Read More »Shifting the African narrative, One Show At A Time
Africa Business Radio launches new show to unpack Africa’s reputational challenges and opportunities. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 5 September 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Talking to Africa is a new show on Africa Business Radio (ABR) that will be making its debut on Wednesday, 27th September. The show will broadcast on Wednesdays at…
Read More »“Nigerian power sector knows what to do, needs to stand together and make it happen” says Future Energy Nigeria director
Nigeria’s energy elite to focus on restoring investor confidence LAGOS, Nigeria, 5 September 2017 , -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- “I’m excited about Nigeria’s energy future, Nigeria IS the future” says a confident Ade Yesufu, who is heading up the Future Energy Nigeria initiative that is taking place in Lagos from…
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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 …
