With relative peace having been restored, thousands of displaced persons are returning to their homes in villages around Tambura. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS DENIS LOURO OLIVER/FILIP ANDERSSON Juba, South Sudan, 30 January 2022, /African Media Agency/ Westen Equatoria-  A steady stream of spontaneous returnees has been making its way... Read more

Participants at an UNMISS workshop in Bor discussed how to improve the protection of civilians in their region. Photo: Mach Samuel/UNMISS MACH SAMUEL/FILIP ANDERSSON Juba, South Sudan, 27 January 2022, /African Media Agency/JONGLEI- Keeping people safe is a joint and permanently ongoing endeavour in any society, but to better protect... Read more

A window into Africa’s uncollected taxes Paris, France, 26 January 2022, /African Media Agency/- In 2020, African fintech companies brought in about 4 billion USD in total. In 2025, one of the world’s most reputable consulting firms, McKinsey predicts those companies will earn eight times that – at around $30.3 billion.... Read more

LtoR Jules Ngankam, AGF Group Chief Executive Officer and Olga Dickmann,Chief Financial Officer, Manager Business Development Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 26 January 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has today partnered with Frankfurt-based bettervest, a crowdfunding platform, to increase financing of sustainable SME projects in Africa.  AGF will provide partial... Read more

© WFP/Leni Kinzli – Women line up for WFP distribution of cash assistance at a displaced persons camp in South Darfur, Sudan. New York, USA, 26 January 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/ “Swift progress” has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against a former Janjaweed leader in... Read more

Byline by Darryl Pietersen, Director Anglophone Africa, WorldRemit  HARARE, Zimbabwe, 24 January, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Migration from Zimbabwe to Pan African countries and overseas continues to increase, with a new study finding almost 15 percent of the country’s population now has a family member residing outside the country.  Over the years,... Read more

The partnership allows for affordable money transfers from South Africa to Zimbabwe with guaranteed US dollar collection Matthieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski, Co-founders, Mama Money CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 24 January 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Mama Money, a rapidly growing fintech that offers cross-border money transfer and banking services has partnered with AFC... Read more

UN Photo/Mark Garten – In Cabo Verde, which is taking efforts to boost its blue economy, Secretary-General António Guterres views boats participating in the Ocean Race docked in the port of Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente. New York, USA, 24 January 2023/African Media Agency(AMA)/-How can a country secure... Read more

by Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 23 January 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The defining leadership challenge of 2023 will be navigating the silent war brewing between employers and employees. “What war?”, you may ask. Perhaps it is easier to explain it as a series of battles... Read more