Global C-pop Artist Tia Lee (Lee Yu Fen) Selects Teen’s Key as the First #EmpowerHer Beneficiary Organization Following Resounding Success of “Goodbye Princess” MV
#EmpowerHerDance goes Global with Top TikTokers from Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East and the UK leading the Charge HONG KONG, SAR, 21 December , 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Tia Lee (Lee Yu Fen), a global C-POP singer, film and television actress, and fashion icon, has selected young women’s charity Teen’s Key in Hong Kong as the […]
Boda Boda Riders To Benefit From Affordable Insurance As IMS Boda Boda And Lami Technologies Partner To Digitize Access To Coverage
The initiative supports the aim to increase affordable digital insurance for boda boda riders in Kenya Boda Boda Integrated Management System (IMS), a company committed to addressing public safety, transport, and security challenges for boda boda riders has partnered with Lami Technologies, an insurtech start-up to launch affordable motor and personal accident insurance for riders […]
How Africa Can Take Advantage Of Industrialisation Opportunities
Apple shifting some of its production from China was not unexpected, but Africa needs to get in on the action, argues Adam Molai, an African industrialist and founder of TRT Investments which manages a diversified sector portfolio and operations in Southern, East and West Africa. “When life gives you lemons, use them to make lemonade.” This was […]
High Court Rules that the UK’s Controversial Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda is Legal
The British government has reached an agreement with Rwanda that would deport migrants who arrived in Britain illegally on a one-way trip to Rwanda, a country with a questionable human rights record, to have their asylum claims processed. Under Britain’s agreement with Rwanda, applicants granted asylum would be eligible to remain in Rwanda but would […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Endorsed for Second Term
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in a party leadership contest. The announcement comes at the end of the ANC National Elective Conference. Last week, Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings against him in a vote in parliament. The ANC parliamentary caucus largely […]
Accra Starts Tightening its Belt after IMF Deal
Ghana has temporarily suspended the payment of part of its external debt, including Eurobonds, as it seeks to restructure it after an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week. This measure aims to “prevent a further deterioration of the economic, financial and social situation of Ghana,” he said. Excluded from this suspension are […]
Dutch PM Apologises for Colonial Past
The Netherlands has apologised for its colonial past and the enslavement and exploration mandated by the Dutch state during the 17th-19th centuries. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that slavery must be recognised in “the clearest terms” as “a crime against humanity”. The speech in The Hague on Monday came ahead of ministerial visits to […]
Less than 10% of the Tunisian Electorate Voted
Tunisia has been plunged into political uncertainty after it recorded the lowest electoral turnout in its recent history following President Kais Saied’s suspension of parliament and subsequent redrawing of the country’s political map. Its main opposition alliance called on Saied to “leave immediately” as voters overwhelmingly snubbed the the legislative election in what officials at […]
Analysts Warn of More Protests Ahead of Liberia’s 2023 Elections
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday at the outer section of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia to protest against soaring costs of living, a day before President George Weah’s return from a 48-day trip abroad. Since early December, the price of rice – Liberia’s staple food – increased from $15 to $17.50 […]
President Ruto Wants to Revive Kenya Airways into Financial Stability in his First Year in Office
Kenyan president William Ruto attended the Washington US-Africa Business Summit with one of his major goals being to get investors to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier Kenya Airways which last recorded profits 10 years ago. Ruto identified a potential investor in Delta Air Lines, holding discussions with the carrier’s executive vice […]
