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BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 2, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-  A six-strong delegation of MEPs will travel to Sierra Leone to observe presidential, parliamentary and local council elections to take place on 7 March.MEP Neena Gill (S&D, UK) will lead the European Parliament Election Observation delegation that is also composed of Frank

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 2, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of three aid workers in Rann town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria last night following an attack by a Non-State Armed Group on the military facilities next to the town. Three

* Marks an expanded role as he continues to oversee operations in Madagascar – a position he has held since 2011 ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, March 2nd 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, has appointed Ny Riana Rasolofonjatovo as Country Manager

Avec une tendance à la hausse des cas de choléra et un taux de mortalité très élevé, la situation est extrêmement alarmante  KAMPALA, Ouganda, 1 mars 2018,-/Africa Media Agency (AMA)/- Plus de 42 000 Congolais ayant fui les violences en Ituri (RDC) ont traversé le lac Albert pour rejoindre l’Ouganda

NEW YORK, United States of America, March 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attacks against MINUSMA and the Malian armed forces in Mali:The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack that killed four Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injured four others today in Mopti

A Ghanaian volunteer was recognised by Her Majesty The Queen with a Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional voluntary service combating illiteracy rates in Ghana  ACCRA, Ghana, March 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today (Wednesday 21 February), recognised Hayford Siaw, as the

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, March 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Joint Statement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) on Sierra Leone:  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United

These developments together heighten already significant concerns about Tanzania’s commitment to democratic governance and human rights  WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, March 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In response to a court in Tanzania sentencing two opposition political leaders — Joseph Mbiliyini and Emmanuel Masonga – to five months’

The President will be accompanied by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula  PRETORIA, South Africa, March 1, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chair of the Southern African Development Community

LAGOS, Nigeria, 1 March 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Republic of Ghana (“Ghana”) has marked its 7th anniversary as a Member State of Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”) by becoming a sovereign shareholder in the Corporation, making an initial equity investment of US$10 million. L-R: Mrs. Mangowa Director