WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
Unicef Malawi – Daina Denja takes the cholera vaccine during UNICEF’ cholera vaccine campaign at Misili village in Chikwawa district, Malawi. New York, USA, 13 February 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO)... Read more
Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers
© UNMISS/Isaac Billy – A Zambian woman police officer receives a medal for her service with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). New York, USA, 09 February 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, a UN Women-hosted... Read more
7 African Startups to Receive $385k to Develop Solutions for the Blue Economy
NAIROBI, Kenya, 08 Frebruary 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, climate resilience venture launcher Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA) has announced the selection of seven startups to each receive $55,000 in funding to advance their solutions for the blue economy in Africa. The startup founders were selected following their participation in TECA’s fellowship program,... Read more
Inflation in Ghana and Cedi depreciation: causes and impact on money transfers
By Darryl Pietersen, Director of Anglophone Africa, WorldRemit ACCRA, Ghana, 7 February, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Inflation rates in Ghana are at a record high, but what is causing the increase, and how does it affect you? Ghana’s inflation rate currently stands at over 40%. Predictions suggest that inflation in... Read more
Mama Money and TNM partner for money transfers to Malawi 
The partnership allows for affordable money transfers from South Africa using the Mama Money app to TNM Mpamba accounts in Malawi  Nicolas Vonthron, CEO, Mama Money CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 7 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Mama Money, a fintech that offers cross-border money transfers and banking services has joined forces with... Read more
Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP
UN News/Daniel Dickinson – A Nigerien soldier guards a strategic location in Ouallam, Niger. New York, USA, 07 February 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/A lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report released by the UN... Read more
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ABUJA, Nigeria 2nd February 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Augmented Navigation for Africa (ANGA) programme, and the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd, NIGCOMSAT, in conjunction with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), joint efforts to... Read more
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Africa February 6, 2023

Afrobarometer Press Conference 22 February 2023 14:00 – 15:00 GMT  ACCRA, Ghana, 6 February 2022/ African Media Agency (AMA)/- On behalf of Afrobarometer, a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in Africa, we invite you to attend a press conference.... Read more
U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be held July 11-14 in Gaborone, Botswana
WASHINGTON, DC, USA,6 February 2023, /African Media Agency/-During a visit to Gaborone, Botswana, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President and CEO Florizelle “Florie” Liser was honored to meet with H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana, who reiterated his Government’s commitment to successfully co-hosting the 15th U.S.-Africa Business Summit... Read more