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Africa Commits To Green Recovery From Covid-19 Amid Daunting Challenges
April 13, 2022
By Aimable Twahirwa Climate change activist Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), is not reluctant to engage African governments to do what’s necessary to commit to post-COVID-19 green growth strategies. Through Africa’s post-COVID-19 green recovery pathway, initiated in July last year, governments have committed to reaching the Paris Agreement’s climate change targets and prosperity objectives by adopting eco-friendly measures and doing this amid COVID-19 recovery. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that COVID-19 has triggered the deepest economic recession. The current recovery plan by African governments is centred around climate finance, renewable energy, nature-based
5 Ways To Fulfil Your Wanderlust When You Can’t Travel
April 13, 2022
Heading out into the world on a new adventure is incredible but not always possible – whether it’s due to lockdowns, budget or simply because your body needs a break (and the comfort of your own bed). Dreaming of your next Eurotrip and being stuck at home doesn’t have to be boring, though. Here are five ways to indulge your wanderlust and get you even more excited for the day you can finally travel again. Create a vision board The benefits of vision boards are plenty: they improve your creativity, provide motivation and focus, enhance productivity, clarify your goals and
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Standard Bank Releases R2 Million To Support Flood-Impacted Communities In KZN
April 15, 2022
The first R2 million from Standard Bank is on its way to assist non-profit organisations (NGOs) that operate in KwaZulu-Natal to provide relief in the form of food, shelter and necessities to those whose lives have
Africa Poised For Rapid Private Business Formation And Growth
April 15, 2022
Thinking behind Standard Bank’s recently established Business & Commercial Client division The configuration of Standard Bank’s recently established Business & Commercial Clients (BCC) division heralds the formation of a practice dedicated to leveraging the power
Africa: Business Sees Opportunity, Growth & More
April 14, 2022
For years the African continent has been shrouded in controversy when it comes to its future potential. The optimists talk about Africa as the next economic frontier while the sceptics point to a low growth
Cabo Verde Appointed New Chair Of Ebid Board Of Governors
April 14, 2022
The 20th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), unanimously appointed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Business Development and Minister for
Keeping Customers Confident In The Right Insurance Partner For Their Journey To Success
April 14, 2022
Last year, Momentum Insure successfully launched the Science of Safety campaign, anchored in the fact that safety ignites confidence, which provides the momentum on your success journey. This means that it is not only about
Building Resilient African Future Ecosystems Launch
April 14, 2022
Oppenheimer Generations Research And Conservation In Partnership With The University Of Witwatersrand And The University Of Exeter Are Looking To Build Resilient African Future Ecosystems Today, Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation in partnership with the
Strategic partnership: African Media Agency (AMA) and VivaTech join forces to promote business innovation and drive opportunities in Africa Tech
April 15, 2022
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, 15th April 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan-African PR and communications firm today announced its partnership with Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, VivaTech. The partnership is aimed at
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
April 15, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 14th April 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
April 14, 2022
The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine threaten to push millions even closer to famine. The contribution from
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
April 14, 2022
COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the continent since the start of the pandemic, the
West Africa: WFP working to feed millions amid record hunger, rising costs
April 14, 2022
The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts to feed millions in West Africa, where hunger levels have reached a 10-year high, the World Food Programme (WFP)
African Media Agency And 8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – CEO Exclusive Partner to Promote Economic Growth and Innovation in Digital Banking Across Africa
April 14, 2022
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 April 2022, /African Media Agency/– African Media Agency a leading pan-African PR and communications agency today announced its official media partnership with 8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – CEO Exclusive. The partnership aims to promote
Botswana, South Africa deepen probe into new Omicron sub-variants
April 14, 2022
GENÈVE, Suisse, 14 April 2022, /African Media Agency (AMA) /–Researchers in Botswana and South Africa have detected new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 and are carrying out further investigations to fully understand
Eastern Africa: Millions displaced, amid growing hunger, ‘unprecedented needs’
April 13, 2022
Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit as the world grapples with a toxic cocktail of conflict,
African Media Agency (AMA) and Afrocet Montgomery aim at fostering innovation and development across the security, fire & safety industry
April 13, 2022
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 April 2022, /African Media Agency (AMA) /–African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan-African PR and communications firm today announced its partnership with Afrocet Montgomery’s Securex West Africa taking place from 10 to 12
First Person: From taking lives to saving lives, in DR Congo
April 13, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 13th April 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned his life around,
Humanitarians urge action to avert famine in Somalia and South Sudan
April 12, 2022
The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. The alert from the World Food Programme (WFP)
Ecobank Group is GOLD Sponsor for Africa Fintech Summits in Washington, D.C. and Cape Town
April 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, 12th April 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to announce that Ecobank Group, one of Africa’s pioneering Fintech enabler banks, is Gold Sponsor for this year’s Africa Fintech Summits, being held on