LILONGWE, Malawi, March 23rd, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Republic of Malawi (“Malawi”) has become the second Southern African member country of Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), Africa’s leading infrastructure development finance institution. The accession of Malawi to AFC’s membership is a progression of the Corporation’s existing investment footprint
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Tecnicil Indústria announces investment by AFIG Funds, a growth and expansion private equity fund manager
PRAIA, Cape Verde, March 23rd, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Tecnicil Indústria (“Tecnicil” or “the Company”), the leading beverage company in Cape Verde, with products such as bottled water and carbonated soft drinks, announced that AFIG Funds, a leading African private equity fund manager, through AFIG Fund II
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Uganda's Police have refuted media reports that the country's notorious detention facility has been shut down by the police chief, Okoth Ochola. On Friday, the state owned newspaper carried a headline indicating that Ochola had shut down Nalufenya detention centre. However, the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango on the same
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Uganda's Inspector General of Government Irene Mulyagonja erred by insisting on investigating the operations of the Bank of Uganda, top lawyers in Uganda have revealed. Mulyagonja on Thursday said she would continue with her investigations into the appointments of top staff at the central bank following a petition to her
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Colloquium on the challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa (2015-2017)
It will address the contexts, causes, and triggers of reforms ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) is organizing, on 26-27 March 2018 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a colloquium, on “the challenges and prospects of political reforms
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Arrest of anti-Balaka leader Jean-Francis Diandi by Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
The United States is disturbed by the anti-Balaka’s call to attack MINUSCA JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United States commends the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) for its recent arrest of anti-Balaka leader Jean-Francis Diandi. We applaud MINUSCA
Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to equip all the 38 Missions with the right work environment, with the right equipment LONDON, United Kingdom, March 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for Administration Dr. Ronald Simwinga has said the Ministry has embarked on a project
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The South Sudanese government proposed on Monday that the venue for peace talks be changed, citing the political situation in neighbouring Ethiopia which has been hosting the talks since the conflict broke out in late 2013. Peter Oyoyo Kleto, SPLM/A IO Deputy Representative to Tanzania told news agency, Sudan Tribune that the
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The Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende has revealed why Ugandan commercial banks have low appetite to lend to majority Ugandans (Small and Medium Enterprises) is low. “…the informal small and micro enterprises pose very different challenges for the banks. Their revenues are volatile and their long term
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President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that it is vital for sportsmen and women to maintain discipline and cooperation while competing. The President made the call at State House, Entebbe when he flagged off Team Uganda for the 21st Commonwealth Games slated to start on 4th April 2018 in Gold Coast,
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