Mokom Case Falls Flat in Central African Republic
After ICC Release, Anti-Balaka Leader Faces Uncertain Future Last week, anti-balaka militia leader Maxim Mokom was released by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court’s prosecutor withdrew charges, citing a lack of evidence and witnesses. Mokom’s case was not the only one stemming from violence in the Central African Republic since 2013, but his […]
Niger: Authorities Putting Rights at Risk
Release Those Arbitrarily Held, Ensure Free Expression, Curtail Violence Nigerien authorities have arbitrarily arrested dozens of officials from the ousted government and cracked down on critical media and peaceful dissent since the military coup on July 26, 2023, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The authorities should immediately release those held on politically-motivated […]
TCS BaNCS Transforms Standard Bank’s Custody And Settlement Operations For Enhanced Customer Experience
Tata Consultancy Services’ Solution Powers South Africa’s Largest Custodian’s Business, Enabling Superior Service Levels across 15 Markets in Africa Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) expanded its partnership with the Standard Bank Group (SBG), the largest custodian in Africa, to centralize and standardize its custody and securities settlement operations in over 15 markets […]
“Life With Lebang” Has Received Recognition At The APVA (African Podcasters And Voice Artists) Awards
The Life With Lebang podcast, hosted by Lebang Kgosana, is a popular show that focuses on new-age parenting and offers advice and insight into non-traditional parenting methods. It was launched in 2021 and has since published 114 episodes online. The show addresses various topics, such as introducing kids to the concept of money, selecting the […]
Global Gateway: EU signs strategic partnerships on critical raw materials value chains with DRC and Zambia and advances cooperation with US and other key partners to develop the ‘Lobito Corridor’
Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane BRUSSELS, Belgium, 26 October 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, at the Global Gateway Forum taking place in Brussels, the EU signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with partners to develop critical raw materials value chains and boost transport connectivity. Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, signed a Memorandum of […]
India’s leading Energy Solutions Brand Luminous Power Technologies forays into South Africa
Launches its wide range of cutting-edge energy solutions including inverters, batteries, solar solutions, and Lithium battery pack (LITCORE) Partners with South Africa’s Hudaco Energy to distribute the Company’s leading range of energy solutions in the country Aims to capture 25% of the branded power back up market share in the next three years Target to […]
It’s Time to Reap the Financial Rewards of Water and Sanitation
By Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO of the UNICEF-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership and first UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina de Albuquerque CEO of the UNICEF-hosted Sanitation and Water for All NAIROBI, Kenya, 26 October 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- To achieve clean water and sanitation for […]
Ethiopian-born Scientist Gebisa Ejeta Receives the US’ National Medal of Science
US President Joe Biden said he awarded Mr Ejeta the medal for his “outstanding contributions to the science of plant genetics”. Mr Ejeta is acclaimed as one of the world’s leading plant geneticists. He specialises in the study of sorghum, a popular source of food in Africa. In 2009, Mr Ejeta won the prestigious World […]
Ghana Deposited Seeds in the Arctic Circle’s “Doomsday Vault” to Protect its Major Food Crops
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a facility nestled in an arctic mountain on the remote Norweigan island of Spitsbergen, safeguards over 1.2 million seed samples, the world’s largest collection of crop diversity in any single location. The vault is owned by the Norwegian government and designed to withstand all natural and human disasters. Ghana’s deposit […]
Hundreds of Workers Leave South African Gold Mine after being Held ‘Hostage’ Underground
More than 100 miners who had been underground for nearly three days amid a standoff between rival South African labour unions have returned to the surface. More than 500 miners failed to emerge at the end of their night shift on Sunday, local media reported earlier this week. The NUM, the only formally recognised union […]
