Migrants receiving life-saving assistance along the Eastern African migration route, where mobile patrols in Djibouti deliver water, food and essential support. Photo: UN Network on Migration 2024 GENEVA, Switzerland, 06 December 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A report issued in New York today by the United Nations Secretary-General recommends concrete steps... Read more

LONDON, United Kingdom, 5 December 2024 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Target Malaria, a not-for-profit research consortium, has launched an educational video game titled “Target Malaria: The Game”. Available for free in both French and English on Itch.io, the game invites players to step into the role of a lab technician... Read more

ENUGU, Nigeria 5th December 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- 1win, a licensed global iGaming brand, launches a charitable healthcare screening initiative in collaboration with the Helpers Social Development Foundation (HSDF). The project aims to improve access to vital health services for vulnerable groups in Enugu and Anambra States and support... Read more

WASHINGTON, USA, 4 December 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Unequal and limited access to jobs, finance, and public services such as education and healthcare have increased inequality and stalled poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank report released yesterday. The reportLeveling the Playing Field: Addressing Structural... Read more

From left: Prof. Desmond Oriakhogba, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Dr. Tsotetsi Makong, Chief Technical Advisor, Capacity Building, Trade Policy, and Negotiations, AfCFTA Secretariat; Sand Mba-Kalu Chair, Summit Organising Committee; Mr. Felix Kabara Chege, Founder/CEO, Real Sources Africa; Mr. Olusegun Olutayo, Lead Trade Enablement, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination... Read more

Partnership aims to revolutionize banking with seamless, scalable, and next-generation customer experiences. CAIRO, Egypt 3rd December 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Backbase, the global leader in Engagement Banking, announces its strategic partnership with Seven, a consulting firm and integrator of digital and AI solutions based in Morocco. This collaboration brings together Backbase’s Engagement Banking... Read more

A new national task force has been established to tackle gender-based and conflict-related sexual violence, with the government declaring it as “by us, for us.” Photo by Sonam Tharchen/UNMISS. JUBA, South Sudan, 03 December 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The conflict plaguing parts of South Sudan is continuing to cause... Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 December 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Minor Hotels, an international hotel owner, operator and investor with more than 550 hotels in 56 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas, announces the upcoming addition to its portfolio in Africa – Anantara Stanley... Read more

Ropani Harriet from South Sudan holds a repaired solar lantern from IOM’s E-waste initiative in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda. Photo: IOM GENEVA, Switzerland, 29 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is launching its first-ever Innovation Facility, a dynamic platform and funding mechanism designed to drive transformative... Read more

DAKAR, Senegal, 28 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Government of Senegal, through the Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, proudly announces the official launch of the candidacy of Mr. Amadou Hott for the presidency of the African Development Bank (The “Bank”) Group. This official launch ceremony, which marks... Read more