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Sierra Leone: 709-carat diamond fails to attract buyers
A 709-carat diamond has failed to attract a buyer at an auction in Sierra Leone. It is the largest uncut diamond to be found in four decades. Al Jazeera’s Nina Devries reports from Kono, Sierra Leone. The post Sierra Leone: 709-carat diamond fails to attract buyers appeared first on African…
Read More »East Africa hit by flash floods
The seasonal rains have come with a vengeance across eastern Kenya and Tanzania. Heavy and steady torrential downpours have many areas under water, leaving at least nine people dead. Eight people were killed when their house collapsed following the heavy rains. Another person drowned in the swollen waters of the…
Read More »Week in pictures: From Macron to Moon
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Read More »John Mahama on Ghana, The Gambia and the ANC’s decline
Boston, United States – When John Mahama stepped down as president of Ghana in January 2017, he became the first in his country’s history to fail to secure a second term in office. Critics argued that Mahama, who was nicknamed Mr Power Cut because of a series of debilitating power cuts during his…
Read More »AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab Launched in Nigeria
Michigan State University and The MasterCard Foundation partner to increase youth employment in Nigeria and Tanzania LAGOS, Nigeria, 12 May 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The MasterCard Foundation is partnering with Michigan State University (MSU) for the AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab, a five-year, $13 million collaboration. This partnership will support 15,000…
Read More »2017 U.N. Correspondents Association Awards for Best Journalistic Coverage of the United Nations and U.N. Agencies
Winners Will be Honored at Gala Event by the U.N. Secretary-General H.E. António Guterres Mid-December 2017 (Date TBD) at Cipriani Wall Street, New York NEW YORK, 11 May 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 22nd annual UNCA Awards…
Read More »Prix UNCA 2017 Concours de la Meilleure Couverture Médiatique de l’ONU et de ses Agences
Remise des prix mi-décembre 2017 à New York au Gala de l’UNCA sous la présidence d’honneur du Secrétaire général António Guterres, au Cipriani Wall Street, New York NEW YORK, 11 mai 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-L’association des Correspondants de presse des Nations Unies (UNCA) invite les médias du monde entier —…
Read More »APPLY: Nexus Fund’s Atrocity Prevention Small Grants Fund Nigeria
Applications will be accepted until June 10, 2017 The Atrocity Prevention Small Grants Fund aims to provide flexible support to local civil society organizations and community leaders for projects to improve their efforts in preventing mass atrocities (large-scale systematic violence against innocent civilians). Goals of the program…
Read More »Farmajo calls for arms’ embargo end to defeat al-Shabab
London, UK – Somalia’s president has called on the international community to lift an arms embargo on his country as government soldiers battle to regain territory from the armed group al-Shabab. Speaking on Thursday at a Somalia conference held in London and attended by world leaders, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known…
Read More »Ian Bremmer Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for AFC LIVE
– President and founder of Eurasia Group to open the continent’s premier infrastructure investment summit – – Heads of state to join to AFC to celebrate 10 years of excellence in African infrastructure investment- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group LAGOS, Nigeria, 11 May 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-…
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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 …
