United Nations General Assembly 2022 High-Level Week
“A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.” The theme of the 77th session of the General Assembly stems from the recognition that the world is at a critical moment in the history of the United Nations due to complex and interconnected crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, humanitarian challenges of unprecedented […]
WiredUp, Africa’s First Publishing Platform For Science And Business Excellence On The Continent, Launches Call For Partnerships
WiredUp, Africa’s first publishing platform for extraordinary stories about African changemakers, groundbreakers and torchbearers in STEAM, business and innovation, launched a call for partnerships today. The aim of the call is to partner with organisations in Africa and in the diaspora to help tell their stories in these sectors, to showcase their excellence and to shift the stereotypical […]
AEW 2022 To Host Youth Energy Roundtable In Collaboration With AfCFTA The Youth Forum
The roundtable discussion aims to empower young Africans, recognizing the role the youth play as drivers of the African energy transition. The African Energy Chamber (AEC), in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Youth Forum, will host a Youth Energy Roundtable discussion during this year’s edition of African Energy Week (AEW) – […]
Experts on Africa launches Media Training Competition to support the visibility of African Voices
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 20 September 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, Experts on Africa, in partnership with the African Media Agency launch an exclusive media training competition to help equip Experts with the media and public speaking skills to improve their public visibility and secure more media and speaking opportunities. The competition opens on 20 September […]
How Businesses Can Empower African Entrepreneurs
In a nation beset by unemployment, it is vital to provide new work opportunities. Our collective future will remain unknown unless we work together to address the problem. And the significance of entrepreneurship to South Africa’s economic success cannot be overstated. In this article we speak to industry experts to find out how businesses can […]
African Women Impact Fund launches with USD$60 million commitment to drive an inclusive investment environment
he African Women Impact Fund Initiative announced its first commitment of USD$60 million at the inaugural Global Africa Business Initiative during the week of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (L-R: Eloine Barry, CEO of the African Media Agency (AMA); Lindeka Dzedze, Executive Head: Institutional Clients, Global Markets Standard Bank Group & Chairperson […]
“Heal By Hair”, The Bluemind Foundation signature program, obtains €227,396 from
the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) PARIS, September 19, 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- 10% of the African population, 110 million people, is affected by a mental disorder. However, mental health remains taboo, and access to care barely exists; on average, African countries spend less than 1% of their healthcare budgets on mental disorders1. In April […]
Amid Global Climate And Hunger Crises, Africa Is Building A Brighter Food Future
Humanity is facing a climate emergency that is hitting Africa harder than anywhere else, even though the continent contributes just 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The war in Ukraine is causing food and fuel prices to rise dramatically, making it harder than ever for African countries to feed their citizens with food imports. But […]
