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Three years on, 195 Chibok schoolgirls still captive
Nigerians on Friday marked three years since the mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls by the armed Boko Haram group. Activists rallied in major cities to urge President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to do more to free the 195 schoolgirls who remain captive. Efforts to negotiate their freedom appear to have stalled. “It…
Read More »Suspect arrested in Congo murder of UN workers
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested two suspects in connection to last month’s killing of two UN investigators, but one of the prisoners has escaped, according to a senior prosecutor. The announcement was the first reported sign of progress in an inquiry into the deaths of American Michael Sharp and…
Read More »Father of Chibok girls, 3 years on: ‘I lost my peace’
Abuja, Nigeria – Enoch Mark shuffles along the main corridor in his apartment in a busy neighbourhood in the Nigerian capital. He walks with a slight limp and has a stiff upper lip after a massive stroke last year. This is just one of the many ailments he’s suffered from…
Read More »New African Woman Awards 2017 winners announced
Gambia’s Fatoumatta Jallow- Tambajan, Minister of Women Affairs and Overseer – Vice President’s Office, is the New African Woman of Year. DAKAR,Senegal, 13 April 2017, African Media Agency (AMA)/- The fearless Gambian human rights activist won New African Woman magazine’s Woman of the Year Award at the Award ceremony that…
Read More »La croissance économique en Afrique de l’Est résiste à la sécheresse
Michael Armstrong, Directeur regional,ICAEW Moyen-Orient, Afrique et Asie du sud NAIROBI, Kenya, 13 Avril 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- L’économie de l’Afrique de l’Est a continué de croître malgré les effets néfastes de la sécheresse dans la région, selon le dernier rapport de l’Institut des comptables agréés en Angleterre et…
Read More »Economic growth in East Africa remains strong despite drought
Michael Armstrong, Regional Director ICAEW Middle East, Africa and South Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 13 April 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- East Africa’s economy has continued to grow despite the adverse effects of drought being felt across the region according to ICAEW’s (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)…
Read More »97 missing after asylum seeker boat sinks off Libya
At least 97 people are missing and believed to have drowned after their Europe-bound boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to the Libyan coast guard. Spokesman Ayoub Qassem said 23 migrants were rescued around 10 kilometers off the coast of Tripoli after authorities received a distress call.…
Read More »UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema charged with treason
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason for allegedly obstructing President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade on a main road, according to police. On Saturday, Lungu had passed through Mongu – 500km west of the capital, Lusaka – and his motorcade was obstructed because Hichilema’s convoy refused to give…
Read More »#Skills4Girls4Life: Making entrepreneurs out of northern Nigerian schoolgirls
Socio-cultural and economic factors have resulted in a wide disparity in the ratio of boys to girls’ access to education, entrepreneurial and economic opportunities in Nigeria and the statistics for the country’s northern half is even more scaring By Adam Alqali and Ibrahim Badamasi According to the United Nations…
Read More »African Media Agency (AMA) CEO Nominated for New African Woman in Media Awards 2017
Eloïne Barry, AMA CEO DAKAR, Senegal, 12 April 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Eloïne Barry, CEO of African Media Agency (AMA) has been nominated for the New African Woman Forum (NAW Forum) awards. The event is taking place in Dakar, Senegal, on 12 and 13 April. Eloïne’s nomination in NAW’s…
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African Chefs Unite to Defend Continent’s Food Sovereignty
The first African Chefs Gathering and Policy Convening, hosted by the Alliance for Food …
