Year: 2025

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Statement of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone:  The United Nations in Sierra Leone expresses its sincere concerns over the recent violence in Freetown and elsewhere, which has caused loss of life, injury and damage to property. The United

The Commissioners, who serve in their personal capacities, are mandated to investigate human rights violations and abuses in Burundi since April 2015  GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vojislav Šuc (Slovenia), announced today the appointment of Mr. Doudou Diène (Senegal)

The existing diplomatic bureaus in Cotonou (Benin), Conakry (Guinea), Bamako (Mali) and Niamey (Niger) will be upgraded to the rang of embassy as of today  BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

The film received an incentive of R5.3 million which led to an investment of R22 million, spent on local goods and services  PRETORIA, South Africa, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- South Africa will be represented at the 90th Academy Awards, popularly as the Oscars, by the animated film, Revolting

Their forcible return is in violation of the principle of non-refoulement, which constitutes the cornerstone of international refugee law  GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has learned with great concern of the forced return by Nigeria of 47 Cameroonians, who were handed over

With the conflict now in its fifth year, nearly 2.5 million South Sudanese have fled to six neighbouring countries   GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, today launched a funding appeal for US$1.5

Minister for Africa for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development, Harriett Baldwin has arrived in Zimbabwe  LONDON, United Kingdom, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UK Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin arrived in Harare on 1 February. This is the second UK Ministerial visit to

The Memeza Safety Programme empowers homeowners in low income residential areas through a network of smart passive alarms linked to SAPS sector policing vehicles, police stations, community policing forums and trusted neighbours  CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) congratulates

It is the first visit to Africa of the Director-General illustrating the priority of the education sector and the cross cutting priority given to the African continent  PARIS, France, February 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay is in Senegal from 1 to 3 February on