Investing in Innovation Africa announces its second call for applications to support African startups in healthcare supply chains
Africa April 25, 2023
Applications for the second cohort are open now until June 26th. Selected start-ups will be announced on September 14th. i3 continues to be inspired by the Applications are open for early and growth-stage health tech innovators Pharmacy Drugstore Counter: Portrait of Helpful Black Male Pharmacist Talking on the Mobile... Read more
Douala hosts the Third Edition of Heal by Hair, The first Movement of Hairdressers Ambassadors for Mental Health in Africa, lead by the Bluemind Foundation
Africa April 24, 2023
Douala, Abidjan, Lomé and Paris 24 April 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- After two (2) successful editions in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and 95 mental health ambassador hairdressers trained, the Bluemind Foundation is setting up shop in Douala, Cameroon. With the support of the Innovation Fund for Development (FID), the Bluemind... Read more
The Race to Immunisation Agenda 2030: We Need to Catch Up
Africa April 24, 2023
By Dr. Obinna Ebirim, Senior Advocacy Officer at Niyel DAKAR, Senegal, 24 April 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines for good health and well-being.This is the Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030) vision over the next decade (2021 – 2030). IA2030 positions... Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 24 April , 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data, 2022 saw nearly a quarter of a billion cases of malaria worldwide with four African countries, namely Nigeria (26.6%), the Democratic Republic of Congo (12.3%), Uganda (5.1%) and Mozambique (4.1%), accounting for nearly half... Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 24 April , 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- While only 5% of companies listed on Africa’s 24 stock exchanges have a woman as CEO, those that do have a woman CEO outperform financially by a wide measure according to a new analysis by Africa.com. To mark the evolution... Read more
LUX stands with female athletes and challenges sports media to “Change The Angle”
Africa April 20, 2023
Calling out how invasive camera angles target intimate parts of women’s bodies in sport, LUX challenges broadcasters and viewers to #ChangeTheAngle and support women against everyday sexism. SINGAPORE, 20 April, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Unilever’s global beauty brand, LUX, is rallying people once more to stand up against everyday sexism.... Read more
OSLO, Norway, 19 April, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Opera is announcing a major milestone: Opera Mini’s Live Scores feature has surpassed 50 million monthly active users worldwide. Live Scores is a football scoreboard embedded directly within the company’s acclaimed mobile browser, Opera Mini. The success of Live Scores demonstrates not just Opera’s enthusiasm... Read more
Marie-Alix de Putter, President of the Bluemind Foundation, awarded the prestigious 2023 Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme
Africa April 19, 2023
Douala, Lomé, Abidjan and Paris, 19 April 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Marie-Alix de Putter – President and Founder of Bluemind Foundation and CEO of HEMLEY Productions – the only Cameroonian named among the 20 laureates of the prestigious 2023 edition of the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme. Organized annually since 2006 by the... Read more
Bybit Opens Global Headquarters in Dubai on the Heels of 50% Increase in User Base
Africa April 19, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 18 April 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange with 15 million users worldwide, announced the grand opening of its global headquarters in Dubai today. The second largest crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)1 also revealed future plans to elevate... Read more
WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest
Africa April 17, 2023
© UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran – World Food Programme (WFP) staff members load bags of split yellow peas onto a truck in a WFP warehouse based in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. New York, USA, 17 April 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted all operations,... Read more
