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Kuki Gallmann shot as land invasions surge in Kenya
Gunmen have seriously wounded 73-year-old conservationist Kuki Gallmann at her conservation park in the latest of a string of attacks during land invasions in drought-stricken northern Kenya. The Italian-born author of the memoir I Dreamed of Africa was shot in the stomach on Sunday after the vehicle she was driving…
Read More »Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Somalia’s Puntland
A military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, killing at least six soldiers and wounding another eight. The al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, which happened on the outskirts of the region’s port city of Bosasso. Al-Shabab is fighting to topple…
Read More »The Gambia seeks to rejoin Commonwealth
The Gambia is looking to rejoin the Commonwealth after a four-year absence. The new government made its official request shortly after a visit by Boris Johnson, the UK foreign secretary, to the West African nation in February. The UK is also hoping to strengthen ties with its former colonies as…
Read More »Des appels de haut niveau en faveur de la vaccination pour tous
Les partenaires de la vaccination et les pays célèbrent la Semaine africaine de la vaccination N’DJAMENA, Tchad, 22 avril 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- La Semaine africaine de la vaccination (SAV) 2017 a été lancée aujourd’hui par des institutions du système des Nations Unies, des responsables gouvernementaux de haut niveau, des…
Read More »High level calls for vaccinations for all
Immunization partners and countries celebrate African Vaccination Week N’DJAMENA, Chad, 22 April 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UN agencies, high level government officials, immunization partners and community leaders, with the support of the Organization of African First Ladies against AIDS (OAFLA) are launching today the African Vaccination Week (AVW), urging…
Read More »Nigerian refugees being forcibly returned from Cameroon, says MSF
Violence and insecurity continue to force people off their homes in remote parts of northeastern Nigeria, as new waves of displaced persons continue to arrive as Nigerian refugees are being forcibly returned from Cameroon, says the global medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Over 11,300 people have arrived in Pulka,…
Read More »New Faces New Voices-Nigeria holds its official launch May 8
The Nigeria chapter of the nonprofit New Faces New Voices (NFNV) is set to be officially launched on the 8th of May 2017 in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by NFNV-Nigeria Country Director Aishatu Debola Aminu and made available to African Newspage. NFNV…
Read More »Liberian navy tackles piracy
The International Maritime Organization warns that crime syndicates are thriving in the Gulf of Guinea. West Africa is becoming a hot spot for piracy. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Monrovia. The post Liberian navy tackles piracy appeared first on African Media Agency. Source: AMA
Read More »INTERVIEW: “How we’re empowering women farmers in rural Uganda”
Mugerwa Laetitia is the executive director of Empowerment Initiative for Women and Youth, Uganda (EIWYU), a nonprofit working to empower, support, and connect women and youth with opportunities in rural parts of Uganda How did the Empowerment Initiative for Women and Youth Uganda (EIWYU) come about, what inspired you…
Read More »Breaking ‘the curse’ of disabled children in South Africa
Lesley Mashimbye’s father wanted to abandon him at the hospital. Family members were so embarrassed when he visited, they wanted him kept him inside a bedroom. The thirteen-year-old suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida. “They make me feel sad,” he says about the intolerance he’s faced from extended family…
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KACIG: Advancing a Whole-of-Society Approach to Strengthening Governance in Kano
The Kano Coalition for Climate Action and Inclusive Governance (KACIG) is charting a new …
