The 2025 edition of the Awards will recognise and celebrate the strides being made by banks across the continent with a focus on innovation, transformation and also the promotion of inclusivity and gender equality. 58 nominees have made the shortlist for the 2025 awards, which has become a fixture... Read more
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, GCON, Director General, World Trade Organization and Ms. Yvonne Ike, Managing Director & Head of Sub-Saharan Africa (Ex RSA), Bank of America Kanayo Adibe | Photographer Washington, D.C. 5 May 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African Business Stories (ABS) convened the third edition of its Roundtable Series during the... Read more
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) Washington, D.C, 2 May 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) held its inaugural High-Level Dialogue on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, convened under the leadership of... Read more
Industry pioneer redefines what a banking platform is in the era of AI, and delivers both the technology and talent to drive remarkable growth Amsterdam, 30 April 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, Backbase announces a major industry shift: the launch of the world’s first AI-powered Banking Platform, following the launch of... Read more
Dr. Fatima Abdulkadir, a qualified Sudanese doctor who fled to Chad following the escalation of fighting in West Darfur 2023. Through the Mastercard Foundation–UNHCR partnership, Dr. Fatima received accreditation to practice in Chad and continue her medical career,enabling her to work, earn and serve both refugee and host communities.Credit: UNHCR... Read more
Chef Kiran Jethwa at Seven Seafood & Grill NAIROBI, Kenya, 28 April 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- TGP International, a global 360° hospitality agency, has announced a strategic partnership with renowned celebrity chef and entrepreneur Kiran Jethwa, reinforcing its long-term commitment to Africa’s fast-growing hospitality sector. The collaboration positions Kiran... Read more
ZAMBIA, Lusaka, 24 April 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- On World Malaria Day, an international observance commemorated every year on April 25th to recognize global efforts to control malaria (a disease that puts 3.3 billion people in 106 countries at risk), 1Day Africa, an advocacy organization dedicated to accelerating life-saving medical... Read more
Malaria is an African problem and Africa must find the solution
Krystal Birungi KAMPALA, Uganda, April 23, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/ – Africa still bears the brunt of the global malaria burden—with 94% of cases occurring on the continent. According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2024 World Malaria Report, approximately two thirds of global malaria cases and deaths are... Read more
GITEX Africa 2025: Yango Group Showcases Its Technological Innovations for Urban Mobility
MARRAKECH, Morocco, 23rd April 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Yango Group, a global technology company that transforms cutting-edge technologies into everyday services tailored to local communities, has taken part in GITEX Africa 2025, which took place from April 14 to 16 in Marrakech, Morocco. This participation reflected Yango’s continued commitment... Read more
Fully-integrated browser AI, Aria, is now available to millions of Opera Mini users in Africa, without extra data costs
Opera Mini, with over 100M users worldwide, now offers AI integration in its browser According to Opera surveys*, 89% of Nigerians and 80% of South Africans are interested to try an AI tool integrated in the browser  Opera Mini now provides all its smartphone users its own free built-in... Read more