By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2nd March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Is a dysfunctional relationship with technology keeping us from harnessing tech for the greater good? Having worked in the tech industry for over 30 years, I still get goosebumps when I consider the... Read more
New report on narratives on business in Africa shows another ‘scramble for Africa’ by foreign powers is underway in international media
Africa March 3, 2022
Analysis of 750 million stories published between 2017 and 2021 70% of coverage about business in Africa references foreign powers including China, the USA, Russia, France, and the UK Corruption referenced in nearly 10% of stories on business in Africa <1% of the coverage on business and Africa referenced... Read more
Women Heads of State Initiative Launches in Africa
Africa March 2, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 March, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com announces an exciting new cross-media initiative in partnership with Coca-Cola Africa. This initiative recognizes current and former women Presidents and Prime Ministers. The corresponding research identified not just high-profile personalities but the women who have served as president or prime... Read more
Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, others restate commitment to quality leadership at the 10TH ALM Persons of the Year
Africa March 1, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom, 1st March 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, alongside other political, business and diplomatic leaders, have restated their commitment to quality and purposeful leadership in Africa. President Chakwera, who committed while receiving the African Leadership Person of the Year Award, called on... Read more
UNOWAS and ECOWAS conclude a joint mission Guinea.
Africa March 1, 2022
DAKAR, Senegal, 1st March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, Mr. Jean Claude Kassi Brou, President of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), and Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor... Read more
When We Tell Our Stories: Musings from AFCON 2021
Africa February 28, 2022
By Layih Butake SENEGAL, Dakar, February 26th, 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Total Energies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Total Energies 2021) took the continent by storm for a good 29 days, with the recently concluded 33rd edition acclaimed as the most widely followed in the history of the competition. Prowess,... Read more
Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality
Africa February 25, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, Le 25 Février 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt to the changing climate, in the face of gender discrimination. “I grew up in a society that did not value women. Our rights to education,... Read more
TerraPay’s New Research sheds light into the rise of digital wallet-based apps in Africa
Africa February 24, 2022
Willie Kanyeki, Regional Director: East and Southern Africa at Terra Payment Services JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 24th February 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa and Asia are the home of mobile money, where the shift to digital wallets is in full swing in countries with high smartphone penetration. A recent report points... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, 24 February 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- When Kenya’s Ministry of Health set its sights on reaching 10 million people with the COVID-19 vaccination by the end of 2021, many people like Lilian Anyango were not afraid of the myths circulating about the harm it could cause. She feared missing... Read more
Bybit to Launch USDC Perpetual Contracts
Africa February 23, 2022
SINGAPORE, 23 February 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges, will soon release its USDC perpetual contracts. The new product will allow users to trade using their USDC balance on Bybit’s derivatives exchange. Bybit’s new USDC perpetual contract will first open to whitelisted traders, allowing them... Read more
