YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, 7 January 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or the “Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce that in its role as Sole Mandated Lead Arranger it has successfully closed a €577 million debt financing (the “Facility”) for Société
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A spokesperson for the government of Gabon has said the political situation in the country is "under control", following an attempted military coup. Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told the BBC that four of the rebels had been arrested by the authorities. A fifth is on the run. The junior officers claimed they
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United-States of America, 7 January 2019,-/African Media Agency/-More than 40 civilians have been reportedly killed during intercommunal clashes this week in northern Burkina Faso, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a statement on Friday night condemning the violence and “deteriorating security situation” in parts of the West African country. The
Read MoreThis is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA, Switzerland, 7 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting local authorities in the Republic of the
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United-States of America, 7 January 2019-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants states that “migration should be a choice, not a necessity”. However, there are countless groups of forced and involuntary migrants, including refugees, stateless persons, people who are trafficked and those internally displaced by disasters and
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Monday expected to launch the Mama Ngina waterfront project in Mombasa County together with Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, who has also camped in Mombasa County since last week, Daily Nation reports. Before launching the KSh460million (UShs18.8bn) project waterfront project, President Kenyatta will
Read MoreLONDON, England, 7 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Following further closures of media outlets and a mounting crackdown on internet and mobile messaging in the wake of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International’s Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes Joan Nyanyuki said: “The
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Makerere University will this year launch a 10- year strategic plan that will transform Uganda's premier higher learning institution into a research led university, URN reports. The university vice chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe says the strategic plan development team will complete the document in March 2019. Prof Nawangwe says
Read MoreIn the wake of the Somali Government’s decision last week to expel the head of the UN’s assistance mission, UNSOM, the Security Council on Saturday cautioned that 2019 would be “a critical year” for the east African nation that is reconsituting itself after decades of conflict. NEW-YORK, United-States of America, 7 January
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The military says it has seized power in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader's family has ruled for 50 years. Soldiers in the West African country say they launched a coup "to restore democracy". They took control of the national radio station at 04:00 local time (03:00 GMT) to read
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