The new family planning program is part of the $30 billion that the American people have invested in Egypt through USAID since 1978 CAIRO, Egypt, May 14, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Responding to a request by the Government of Egypt to contribute to Egypt’s family planning efforts, USAID Mission Director
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The purpose of his mission is to see first-hand the protracted humanitarian situation in Sudan and the devastating consequences of ongoing violence in South Sudan KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 14, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- WHO: Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief CoordinatorWHAT: Mission to Sudan and South Sudan
Read MoreWorld Health Oranisation and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
As of 11 May, 34 Ebola cases have been reported in the area in the past five weeks, including 2 confirmed, 18 probable (deceased) and 14 suspected cases KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 14, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The World Health Organization (WHO) and a broad range of partners
Read MoreThe COO Dilemma: Making the visionary visible – the COO role in executing exponential organisational strategy
by Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The term ‘exponential organisation’ was first introduced in a 2014 book by the Singularity University founding director Salim Ismail and co-authors Michael Malone and
Read MoreLook a little closer: Targeted philanthropy tackles neglected tropical diseases in Africa
By: Tope Lawani Mr. Lawani is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners and serves on the Board of Directors of the END Fund. Mr. Lawani, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners and serves on the Board of Directors of the END Fund LAGOS,
Read MoreAgriculture’s potential to power economic growth highlighted in African Transformation Report
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 13th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-A major study by the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has highlighted how transforming agriculture can become a stimulus for economic development across the continent. The report, the second of its kind from the centre, was launched at a high-level
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Éthiopia, May 12th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialisation, economic diversification and development has been highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of Ministers in Addis
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Éthiopia, May 12th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialisation, economic diversification and development has been highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of Ministers in Addis
Read MoreUnited Nations Officials condemn targeted and widespread sexual violence in South Sudan and call for the immediate cessation of the attacks against civilians
The United Nations has received reports of attackers demanding money, alcohol and cattle through threats of violence and intimidation, including sexual violence NEW YORK, United States of America, May 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, the Special Representative
Read MoreIt is estimated that 5.4 million people in Somalia, almost half of the population, are in need of humanitarian assistance DUBLIN, Ireland, May 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Somalia “is one of the most challenging environments for humanitarian aid operations” €3 million funding provided to UN Somalia Humanitarian Fund The
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