White House Announces Dates for U.S.-Africa Leader’s Summit During Opening Ceremony of Corporate Council on Africa’s U.S.-Africa Business Summit
Africa July 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, 21 July 2022, /African Media Agency/-During her virtual remarks at the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris announced that the White House will host leaders from across Africa on December 13-15, 2022, for the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit. The... Read more
by Mpho Matsitse, Head of Industry & Value Advisory at SAP Africa Mpho Matsitse, Head of Industry & Value Advisory at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The pandemic and growing relevance of 4IR technologies continues to drive greater digitalisation across industries. According to Gartner,... Read more
New handbook outlines how journalists can write about Africa beyond stereotypes
Africa July 21, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Narrative-change organization Africa No Filter is challenging stereotypical news about Africa with its latest handbook, Why Change the Way We Write About Africa? A storyteller’s guide to reframing Africa. The handbook hopes to close the gap between mainstream and alternative stories of... Read more
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environmental rights advocacy group, has called for immediate switch to renewable energy sources as panacea to climate crisis induced by fossil fuels. HOMEF maintained that the climate crisis which has led to global warming necessitated the call to embrace renewable sources... Read more
Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples
Africa July 19, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 19 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm that they suffered due to “injustices and discrimination.” The historic ruling follows a landmark judgment... Read more
South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
Africa July 18, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 18 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers – and even citizens... Read more
NEW YORK, USA, 15 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday. “And more than 75 per cent of... Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 14 July 2022/ African Media Agency (AMA)/- On behalf of a leading global biopharmaceutical company, MSD, we invite you to attend a hybrid media training workshop featuring renowned oncology industry experts. Purpose of the workshop: This session aims to deepen the media’s understanding of the oncology... Read more
As the new cluster head for the Greater Zambezi region, Gomes brings 35 years of professional and managerial experience at Nestlé Luke John Gomes ZAMBEZI, Zimbabwe, 14 July 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Nestlé has appointed Luke Gomes as the new Cluster Head for the Greater Zambezi region, one of... Read more
From ‘saga of horrors’ to serving the world: Liberia peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
Africa July 13, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 13 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “My parents managed – with many sacrifices on their part – to put me... Read more
