Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has advised warring factions of the South Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to drop violence as a means of conflict resolution, saying it is inappropriate. "When it comes to a political disagreement like we have here (South Sudan), we must have a scientific approach to its
Read MoreAIS welcomes Development Bank of Southern Africa as a sponsor JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 4th, 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Africa Innovation Summit (AIS) is delighted to announce and welcome the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as a sponsor. AIS acknowledges the DBSA’s commitment to Africa and this
Read MoreLAGOS, Nigeria, May 4th, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa’s leading infrastructure multilateral development finance institution, today announces its 2017 financial year results. Highlights include: US$109.2 million for the year in Total Comprehensive Income, US$100.3 million in Net Profit for the Year U$4.2 billion Total Assets
Read MoreThe Independent Expert noted ongoing multilateral efforts to reach agreements on issues related to transhumance and recalled the importance of addressing the plight of refugees in Central Africa GENEVA, Switzerland, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A UN human rights experts has called for calm and for all sides to
Read MoreThe Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery to the wounded NEW YORK, United States of America, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Secretary-General condemns the violence that erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 1 May, resulting in at least
Read MoreThe Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery to the wounded NEW YORK, United States of America, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Secretary-General condemns the violence that erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 1 May, resulting in at least
Read MoreWater sources have been contaminated and 33 health centres have been destroyed along with homes, crops, irrigation systems and farm equipment, and roads and train lines NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- More than a month of heavy rains are wreaking havoc in Kenya, triggering floods that have
Read MoreMembers of the committee are acutely aware of the health hazards of smoking but since smoking is not legally proscribed, the committee feels very strongly that the (SARS) should raise the full revenue it is entitled to from the tobacco industry CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency
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Steven Gerrard will be announced as Rangers' new manager on Friday afternoon. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, will replace Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following the October sacking of Pedro Caixinha. Gerrard, who leaves his role as a youth coach at Anfield to move north, captained the
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Prize to Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid BERLIN, Germany, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (2 May) on the awarding of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World
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