ABUJA, Nigeria, 22nd November 2018,-/ African Media Agency/-The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has said that working harmoniously with the ECOWAS Community Parliament is an essential ingredient towards the realization of the integration goals of the region. President
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – 22nd November 2018,-/African Media Agency/- The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission is organizing the inaugural Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW) under the theme “Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A Pathway for Accelerating Africa’s Structural Transformation, Industrialization and Pharmaceutical Production”. The event
Read MoreHARARE, Zimbabwe, 22nd November 2018,-/ African Media Agency/-In a signing ceremony today with U.S. Ambassador Brian A. Nichols, the United States government provided $370,900 in small grants to community based organizations in nine provinces. Through its small grants program, the U.S. Embassy is awarding grants to 17 organizations in Harare,
Read MoreBAMAKO, Mali, 22nd November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-U.S. Ambassador Paul Folmsbee bid a fond farewell to Mali on November 19, 2018 after three and a half years, and Mr. Gregory L. Garland assumed his duties as the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires at the Mission in Bamako. Chargé d’Affaires Garland arrived in
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There is a common saying that every finishing line marks the beginning of a new race. And that is the case with the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) after the Uganda Cranes sealed qualification to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In a press briefing held on Wednesday at
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United States of America, 21 November 2018-/African Media Agency/- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on “peace and security in Africa: strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa”, in New York today: Peacekeeping is a remarkable exercise in global solidarity. United Nations peacekeepers are ready
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By AFP Interpol announced Wednesday that Kim Jong-yang of South Korea had been chosen as its new president, beating a Russian official whose candidacy had unnerved Western nations. The US-backed Kim, acting president of the global police body, was picked at a meeting of delegates from member nations in Dubai
Read MoreNAIROBI, Kenya, 21 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-The United States government has given 12 Bastion Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to improve border surveillance. The APCs will support KDF’s efforts in the fight against extremists, including the use of improvised explosive devices (IED), along the border
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The Ugandan government is planning to ban all doctors in public hospitals from working in private health facilities, Sarah Opendi, State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties has said. “We thought we should come up with clear laws banning public servants [from] working in private facilities at the
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In a shocking revelation, it has emerged that Bank of Uganda overthrew the Constitution and laws of the land and instead used United Kingdom law while selling three defunct banks. BoU officials made the revelation on Wednesday while appearing before the Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE)
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