Canada thanks and salutes outgoing president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for all she has accomplished with the Liberian people over the past 12 years OTTAWA, Canada, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the inauguration of George Weah, the new president of Liberia: […]
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79 activists detained incommunicado amidst heavy crackdown on popular protests in Sudan
Since 6 January, ACJPS has received disturbing reports on arbitrary arrests and detention, including incommunicado, ill-treatment and torture of individuals involved or suspected of being involved in the protests KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is deeply concerned for the safety of 79 individuals […]
South Africa – National Recognition Inspires Port Elizabeth Entrepreneur
Her company, Sikuphiwe Trading was nominated as one of the three finalists in the Young Entrepreneur Award category of the fifth edition of the prestigious South African Premier Business Awards JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Sheer grit and determination have enabled a Port Elizabeth entrepreneur, Ms. Ncebakazi Mhlaba to withstand scorns […]
South Africa – Business Excellence to be Recognised and Rewarded at 5th Annual South African Premier Business Awards
Thirty companies will be vying for top honours in ten categories JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Members of the media are invited to attend the awards ceremony of the fifth annual South African Premier Business Awards where South African business excellence will be recognised and rewarded. The ceremony will be hosted […]
Concern grows for women and children fleeing Cameroon
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing (19 January 2018) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA, Switzerland, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson […]
Corruption a scourge Africa can do without, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Biha
Ms. Biha said African governments should do more to combat corruption, in particular ratify the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Corruption is a scourge that has to be combatted if Africa is to achieve the laudable goal of leaving no one behind as […]
Mercury Asset Partners determined to finance infrastructure projects in Zambia
These include, among others setting up of a solar geyser manufacturing plant, upgrading of slums (urban renewal), establishing an Investment bank focused on providing Construction Finance WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Mercury Asset Partners, a multinational financing and logistics company says it has mobilized US$ 600 million for […]
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board Completes the Third and Final Review under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line Arrangement for Morocco
Building on recent progress, continued fiscal consolidation will help lower the public-to-GDP debt ratio while securing priority investment and social spending in the medium term WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- *Raising potential growth and making it more inclusive and reducing regional disparities will require sustained reforms. *Growth […]
International Development Secretary in Somalia: “The UK averted famine last year, but the job is not yet done”
Penny Mordaunt saw how the UK is tackling the causes and consequences of instability in Somalia including helping those impacted by extreme drought LONDON, United Kingdom, January 22, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The International Development Secretary has travelled to Somalia, where she saw how the UK is tackling both the causes and consequences of instability, […]
Zimbabwe: Council adopts conclusions in light of ongoing political transition
BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 22, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On 22 January 2018, the Council adopted the following conclusions on Zimbabwe: 1.The ongoing political transition in Zimbabwe creates high expectations among all Zimbabweans. It can open the way to a full return to the Rule of Law, within a constitutional framework and under civilian rule, […]