Ahead of a high-level forum on South Sudan next week, President Salva Kiir is urging SPLM ruling party officials to forgive his former deputy, Riek Machar, and said the rebel leader should return home. "You bring Riek Machar to Juba here. I guarantee his safety and I will protect him
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South Africa-based operator, MTN Group recently released its quarterly update for the period ended 31 March 2018, showing good data revenue growth. The company spoke about its network investments and how they have resulted in improved performance, too. MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter also made a comment about its use of ZTE
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Police in Kajjansi have resumed hunt for one Solomon Agaba who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a man sometime back. Agaba who is said to be a homosexual is said to have lured Jackson Mayanja Mukete into sexual actions after deceiving him that he was going to help him get
Read MoreThe pay-out enables nearly 30,000 farming households to cover immediate needs including the purchase of food and payment of children’s school fees ROME, Italy, May 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Poor rainfall in parts of Africa has triggered the largest insurance pay-out to date for vulnerable farmers under an innovative
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In June 2015, a report by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) crowned Uganda as the world’s most entrepreneurial nation, beating 72 other nations in the ranking. The report discovered that out of an average of 10 Ugandans, 3 were entrepreneurs. It was a surprise that Uganda, a small country tucked
Read MoreOn May 1, in the PK5 neighbourhood of Bangui, at least 22 people were killed and 185 others injured GENEVA, Switzerland, May 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed deep alarm at the volatile situation in the Central African
Read MoreMr. M’kheitir remains in detention, despite being eligible for release on time-served, at an unofficial location reportedly due to concerns for his safety GENEVA, Switzerland, May 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A group of UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about the continued detention of Mauritanian blogger Cheikh
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Parliament turned dramatic when a section of MPs mainly from opposition backed United Nations (UN) plan to shift its base from Entebbe (Uganda) to Nairobi Kenya. The motion for a resolution of Parliament to urge Government to intensify engagement of essential diplomatic channels to convince the United Nations General Assembly
Read MoreCountries of the region discuss challenges and progress towards food security and nutrition at FAO Regional Conference ROME, Italy, May 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Countries of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region face numerous common challenges to achieving improved food security, nutrition and inclusive agricultural development. Recent
Read MoreUK-funded Start Egypt programme has just completed a discovery mission for the country’s future entrepreneurs CAIRO, Egypt, May 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Partnering with Techne Drifts and Entreprenelle, Start Egypt has toured nine Egyptian cities as part of its road shows and its female founders’ workshops. Start Egypt experts
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