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Day New Faces New Voices was formally launched in Nigeria
The formal launch of the Nigeria chapter of New Faces New Voices (NFNV) under the theme: “The Role of Women in Recession and Economic Development in Nigeria” had in attendance eminent Nigerian women from across government, the business community, banking and financial institutions and international organisations The New…
Read More »South Africans protest over violence against women
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pretoria on Saturday, angered by a rise in violence against women and children in South Africa, including killings and sex attacks. Answering the call by a group calling itself “#Not In My Name” the protesters, most of them men, marched through the…
Read More »Black presences at the Venice Biennale
The politics of the Venice Biennale might best be seen through the spatial geography of pavilions: The well-financed are situated close to the main exhibition in the Arsenale and Giardini sections where Biennale curator Christine Macel’s vision is laid out, while others are scattered in the hinterlands of the city.…
Read More »Six million Somalis face starvation
International aid agencies are warning that six million Somalis need urgent help to avoid starvation. Somalia is now facing the most severe drought in living memory; half the population is going hungry. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Mogadishu, Somalia. The post Six million Somalis face starvation appeared first on…
Read More »Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali
President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops fighting armed groups in the West African country of Mali on Friday, during his first official visit outside Europe. At the end of his first week in office, Macron flew into Gao, a city in Mali’s north, where political unrest and ethnic strife have raged…
Read More »UN: South Sudan forces have committed capital crimes
South Sudanese pro-government forces killed at least 114 civilians in and around Yei town between July 2016 and January 2017, as well as committing uncounted rapes, looting and torture, the UN human rights office said. “Attacks were committed with an alarming degree of brutality and, like elsewhere in the country,…
Read More »Week in pictures: From Nakba Day to Iran elections
The post Week in pictures: From Nakba Day to Iran elections appeared first on African Media Agency. Source: AMA
Read More »Why I run
My name is Feyisa Lilesa. I am an exiled marathon runner from Ethiopia. I have not been back to my country since winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympic Games last August. In Rio, as I approached the finish line, I crossed my wrists above my head in…
Read More »Ivory Coast economy hit by mutiny
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Read More »How severe is the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?
Ebola is one of the world’s most fatal and rare diseases. It’s last outbreak in west Africa killed more than 11,000 people. Now, Ebola appears to be back. But this time it is heading east to the Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials confirmed the oubreak after taking samples…
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OGP: How Nigeria Became a Global Model for Beneficial Ownership Transparency
Nigeria has emerged as a global model in beneficial ownership transparency—especially among developing and …
