5 million people in need of food assistance and 1.6 million children at risk of severe acute malnutrition, 2.5 million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists require urgent livelihoods assistance DAKAR, Senegal, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Drought, high food prices and conflict are set to drive millions of people into acute
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sudan Government welcome visit of high level Donor delegation to refugees in Sudan
The delegation toured Bantiue open area, including the community school, in order to assess the scale and scope of needs in various sectors KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Sudanese Government welcomed a high-level donor delegation last week, including representatives from,
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Guaranty Trust Bank Uganda (GTBank) Ltd has appointed Lekan Sanusi as its new Managing Director. His tenure took effect on April 23, 2018. Sanusi replaced Olufemi Omotoso, who has since returned to the bank's head offices in Nigeria. Sources say Omotoso's contract expired last year and declined to renew it. [caption
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Stanbic Bank’s Purchase Managers Index (PMI) posted 51.8 in April, down from 53.2 in March signaling a further improvement in the health of the Ugandan private sector. However, the pace of growth fell below the average observed across the series so far (since June 2016). According to the PMI
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The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has expressed disappointment over the absence of ‘serious’ convictions for human rights violations against journalists. Speaking at the World Press Freedom Day celebrations at Kampala Railway Gardens where Ugandan journalists converged to join the rest of the world to mark the day under the
Read MoreNEW YORK, United States of America, May 3, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya: The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack on the High National Election Commission (HNEC) headquarters in Tripoli today (May 2, 2018). He extends his condolences to the families of
Read MoreSpecial Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations mission in the country (UNMISS), David Shearer said UNMISS would continue to fulfill its mandate JUBA, South Sudan, May 3, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The surge of violence in South Sudan’s Unity region “looks set to continue despite the
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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa to Address the Japan-Africa Public-Private Economic Forum, Sandton, Johannesburg
The Forum is held in Africa with a view to accelerate the promotion of private sector-led economic growth by encouraging networking among African and Japanese companies PRETORIA, South Africa, May 3, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Thursday 03 May 2018, deliver the keynote address at the
Read MoreBERLIN, Germany, May 3, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued the following statement today (2 May) prior to his departure for Ethiopia and Tanzania: I am looking forward to my first trip to Africa as German Foreign Minister. We have close and special relations with many African
Read MoreMinister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt has issued a statement following a terrorist attack in Libya on the High National Elections Commission LONDON, United Kingdom, May 3, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minister Burt said:“I am extremely concerned to hear about the attack on the High National Elections Commission (HNEC)
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