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U.S. Embassy Pretoria Celebrates Mandela Day at Zola Community Health Center in Soweto

PRETORIA, South Africa, July 22, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- To honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy of public service, a team of more…

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Zimbabwe: Droughts leave millions food insecure, UN food agency scales up assistance

Severe drought has rendered more than a third of rural households in Zimbabwe – or around 3.5 million people – dangerously food insecure, the…

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Mozambique: Opposition candidate facing pre-election death threats and intimidation

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 19, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The main opposition candidate in a landmark election for the governorate position of…

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The END Fund – Making everyday a Mandela Day

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 18th 2019,-/African Media Agency/- 2018 was a true landmark year for the END Fund. We saw more…

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Innovation leaders gather in Nairobi to unpack Intelligent Enterprise opportunities at SAP Innovation Day.

NAIROBI, Kenya , July 18, 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- About 600 East African business, innovation and technology leaders gathered…

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South Sudan: Authorities crackdown on critics in cross-border campaign of intimidation

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 18, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The South Sudanese authorities have in recent months escalated their crackdown on peaceful…

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U.S. Universities Offer $7.5m in Scholarships to Nigerian Students

LAGOS, Nigeria, July 18, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- More than 303 Nigerian students from the 17 states of southern Nigeria…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak now a Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares

The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was officially declared a…

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DHL partners with Teach For Uganda to create greater employability among youth

· This marks the logistics group’s first partnership in Africa with the Teach For All network · DHL volunteers will…

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Nexign Partners with Giza Systems to Accelerate African Telcos’ Digital Transformation

Global leader in business support systems (BSS) solutions joins forces with one of the leading systems integrators in the African…

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Truecaller Launches User Verification Solution For The Mobile Web

Enables developers to instantly verify users on mobile web products LAGOS, Nigeria, July 16th 2019, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Truecaller…

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Digital Transformation Vital to Secure New Customers

Tamer Farouk, Regional Senior Director – East and West Africa Applications Sales Leader at Oracle NAIROBI, Kenya, July 16, 2019,…

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AFC provides US$100 million to Aker Energy’s Deep Water Offshore Oil Project in Ghana

ACCRA, Ghana, July 16th 2019, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure solutions…

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‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns

Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the weekend that left two dead, are…

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AU holds Sustainable Forest Management Workshop

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 16, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Union Commission in collaboration with the UN’s Food and Agriculture…

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The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and the African Development Bank and the ink partnership to accelerate mathematics for industry expertise across Africa

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, July 16th 2019, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Institute for Mathematical…

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ANGOLA CABLES LAUNCHES ITS CLOUD SERVICE PLATFORM TO THE AFRICAN MARKET

LUANDA, Angola, July 17th, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Following the recent inauguration of their advanced Tier III AngoNAP data center…

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REAL TIME channel Launches on DStv and GOtv

The new entertainment channel from DICOVERY INC. to dazzle customers with reverting reality programming     JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July…

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Tanzania: Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 12, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Following the disclosure by Tanzanian Foreign Minister Paramagamba Kabudi that investigative journalist Azory…

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Applications now open for coveted 6-month 2020 internship at Boeing in Seattle

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 12th, 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Are you studying, or recently graduated, and aiming for a career…

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Over $40 billion in Trade Deals, Participants From 55 Countries Expected at IATF2020, Says Afreximbank President

    NIAMEY, Niger, July 11th, 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The organisers of the Second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) expect…

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‘Nothing left to go back for’: UN News hears extraordinary stories of loss, and survival as Mozambique rebuilds from deadly cyclones

As UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in the southern African nation of Mozambique on Thursday for a two-day visit, he…

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DTC2019 to lead Digital Transformation conversation

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 11, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The second edition of the Digital Transformation Congress (#DTC2019) taking place on…

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Applications now open for coveted 6-month 2020 internship at Boeing in Seattle

Applications have opened for the coveted 6-month 2020 IBIP internship at Boeing in Seattle.   Successful interns on the 2019…

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ECOWAS and The Netherlands to step up development cooperation

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 10, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the…

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Ethiopia: New journalist arrests put press freedom gains at risk

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Ethiopian government risks rolling back the great progress it made on media…

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Equatorial Guinea: Dissolution of an NGO shows escalating crackdown on civil society

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately rescind their decision to dissolve a…

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Young Ghanaian innovator shows Africa’s future lies in its talented youth

Self-taught coder develops model for diagnosing breast cancer; looks to solve some of the continent’s biggest challenges and inspires youth…

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Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa join forces to accelerate elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases

On the sidelines of the African Union Summit, national and international leaders join the “No to NTDs” movement to reduce…

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Mashrou3i Supported Entrepreneurs Prove Environmental Protection and Economic Growth Go Hand in Hand

TUNIS, Tunisia, July 8, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Protecting the environment is a global priority and is as urgent in Tunisia…

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