ALGIERS, Algeria, 26th October 2018-/African Media Agency/- The Ministerial Session of the Third African Union Specialized Technical Committee Meeting on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS–3) opened Thursday 25th October 2018, in Algiers, Algeria, under the theme “Role of African Youth in Building a Strong Culture towards Fighting Corruption”. The opening
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday, concluded his working visit to the Republic of Guinea. He arrived in Conakry on 23 October 2018 from Cotonou, Benin, where he conferred with President Patrice Talon and other senior officials
Read MoreUNAIDS’ unwavering commitment praised by the President GENEVA, Switzerland, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, visited UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 October 2018 to share Botswana’s vision on a key public health concern: HIV. The President met the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-An official ceremony to mark the formal handing over of the AUC’s Fouta Djallon Highlands Programme to the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) took place yesterday.The handover presided over by AUC’s Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, H.E Amb. Josefa Sacko
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the election, today, of Madam Sahle-Work Zewde as the new President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia by the Ethiopian parliament. This election is a landmark in many
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The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has blamed the National Information and Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U) on slow implementation of the Prosecution Case Management Information System (PROCAMIS). The revelation was made by Amos Ngolobe, the Deputy DPP while appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to queries
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The government of South Sudan has released five political detainees and prisoners of war, including a former governor and a rebel commander. The release of all such prisoners was part of a peace deal signed last month by President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Riek Machar. Around four million
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Airtel Africa Ltd, a UK incorporated subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd., today announced that six leading global investors comprising Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, SoftBank Group International and others have agreed to invest USD 1.25 billion (UShs4.7bn) through a primary equity issuance in the company at a post money equity value
Read MoreABUJA, Nigeria, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-Experts and representative of the Ministries of Industry from Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commenced a 2-day meeting on 24th October 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria with the aim of validating the ECOWAS automotive industry policy framework. The ECOWAS
Read MoreGENEVA, Switzerland, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The First Lady of Botswana, Neo Masisi, visited UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 24 October to discuss improving health outcomes for young people, especially adolescent girls. The First Lady met the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, and UNAIDS staff members. The First
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