Nollywood Production House Nemsia Films Announces The First Commissioned Slate Deal With Amazon Prime Video 
Nollywood production house Nemsia Films has closed the first exclusive slate deal for three commissioned feature films with Amazon Prime Video, having already produced a successful repertoire of world class content such as God Calling, Before 30 and Journey of an African Colony. “We are very excited to collaborate with Nemsia Films on this pioneering […]
Nigerian Startup Wins Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 For Central Europe, Middle East, And Africa Region
Technology-driven agricultural start-up, ThriveAgric, has emerged as the winner of the Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies. With this win in the CEMEA region, ThriveAgric will receive a monetary prize and a spot in the Global Finale scheduled to hold […]
Shift Towards Domestic Tourism a Game Changer in Post-Covid-19 Recovery
By Wayne Godwin For decades, tourism has remained a major contributor to the GDP of African economies. In 2019, the industry accounted for about seven percent of Africa’s GDP and contributed $169 billion to its economy—about the size of Côte d’Ivoire’s and Kenya’s combined GDP. But the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. […]
Focalistic To Headline At Budxlab This Week
In his first appearance back on home soil after a highly successful US Tour, Focalistic appears at the BudXLab, this Wednesday, June 22nd in a much-anticipated performance at the Venue Thirteen Rooftop Bar, along with special guests Tumisho and Kmat. Focalistic is fired up after his recent, spectacular collab with global Afrobeat star Davido (with Abidoza) on […]
Award-Winning Author, Chigozie Obioma Partners with AMA Academy to Host a Masterclass on Creative Writing
Creating A Story Instead of a Tale ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, 22 June 2022 /African Media Agency/- African Media Agency today announced its creative writing masterclass hosted in partnership with Chigozie Obioma as part of AMA Academy. The partnership aims to upskill journalists on fiction storytelling. AMA Academy is a free-to-use pan-African online learning platform dedicated […]
VivaTech unveils the 3 winners of AfricaTech 2022
PARIS, France, 22 June 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- As part of its international outreach, and for the first time this year, VivaTech organised the AfricaTech Awards, alongside the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank. This pan-African initiative aimed at recognising and supporting the most innovative startups on the continent rewarded three high-potential […]
Thales solidarity and Polaris Asso team up to train young Senegalese women in digital citizenship and digital careers
The Thales Solidarity charitable fund and Polaris Asso, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Senegal, UN Women, OpenClassrooms, Talent2Africa and the Senegal Youth Consortium (Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal, CJS), are launching a new programme to train young Senegalese women in digital careers. The six-month programme brings together a number of local associations and offers scholarships […]
