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Tameru Wondm Agegnehu Law Office targets inward investment with BonelliErede partnership
Stefano Simontacchi, Co-managing Partner of BonelliErede and a member of the Africa Committee ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 27, 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Leading Ethiopian law firm Tameru Wondm Agegnehu has today agreed an exclusive partnership with major international law firm BonelliErede. The partnership is designed to encourage inward investment…
Read More »South Sudan’s orphans seek solace in martial arts
Some of South Sudan’s orphans have turned to sport to foster a little positivity in their lives. Martial arts help to keep many off the streets, learn discipline and stay away from crime. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Aweil, South Sudan. The post South Sudan’s orphans seek solace in…
Read More »Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka: Rebel leader surrenders to UN
The founder and leader of a Congo rebel group who is wanted for crimes against humanity has surrendered, the UN mission in Congo has said. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the founder of Nduma defense of Congo, has been wanted since 2011 under a national warrant for crimes against humanity, including for…
Read More »Street begging: Keeping disabled people off the street in northern Nigeria
A community-led approach to ending the menace of street begging by disabled people at the grassroots in northern Nigeria through skills acquisition programs for the disabled is helping to keep them off the street and help them achieve self-reliance. Street begging is synonymous with People with Disability (PWDs)…
Read More »Suspected Boko Haram attack kills 10 soldiers
At least 10 military personnel have been killed after gunmen who are believed to be part of the Boko Haram armed group ambushed an oil exploration convoy in northeast Nigeria, officials said. At least 10 members of the research team were also kidnapped in the attack on Wednesday. One local official said…
Read More »South African HIV patients demand better care
South Africa has the highest number of HIV cases in the world, with an estimated seven million people infected. Poor education, a lack of youth-friendly services and stigma are partly to blame for a rise in infection and death rates. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Ekurhuleni, South Africa The…
Read More »UN accuses DR Congo army of digging Kasai mass graves
The United Nations accused “elements” of the Congolese army on Tuesday of digging most of the mass graves it has identified in the insurrection-ravaged Kasai region of central Democratic Republic of Congo. The report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in Congo (UNJHRO) is the first time the UN…
Read More »Anti-balaka ambush in CAR kills two UN peacekeepers
Suspected Christian fighters killed two Moroccan peacekeepers from the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic on Tuesday, the mission said, in the second deadly attack on Moroccan forces this week. The peacekeepers were ambushed by suspected Anti-balaka fighters in the town of Banagassou, 700 kilometres east of the…
Read More »La Fashion Week Mercedes-Benz Joburg 2017 célèbre dix ans d’excellence africaine
Un défilé de classe mondiale pour présenter les collections printemps/été des créateurs africains les plus pointus JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 25 Juillet 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African Fashion International (AFI), exploitant et organisateur de la Fashion Week Mercedes-Benz Joburg 2017 (MBFWJ 2017) célèbre dix ans d’excellence africaine avec une diversité…
Read More »APPLY! 2017 Nigerian Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit
Deadline: August 7, 2017 Date: August 16, 2017 ABOUT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which came into effect on 1 January 2016 is a landmark blueprint developed by countries of the world for a better future. The aim of the goals is…
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Central African Republic Innovates with Nature-Based Solutions and Reaffirms Commitment to Urban Climate Resilience
WASHINGTON, USA – 24 Juillet 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank approved today an …
