How Innovative Disaster Risk Financing Can Help Africa Tackle Impacts Of Climate Change
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has revealed a chilling forecast for Africa about the inevitability of more frequent and severe climate extremes, such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves, resulting in crop failures, food insecurity and the displacement of populations. The report explains that “with every increment of global warming, regional changes in […]
How The World’s Youngest Continent Is Restoring Its Degraded Landscapes
A new generation of experts share solutions and insights in a newly launched report The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) has released a new report that captures the experiences, challenges and solutions shared by young landscape practitioners and experts striving to restore African ecosystems. Titled “Rooted in restoration: Youth-led transformative change for regreening Africa,” the report […]
1win Brings Christmas Comfort to Cancer Patients in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana, 8 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- 1win, in partnership with Adjah Cancer Support Ghana, sends Christmas donations to over 200 cancer patients and their families in Accra, Ghana. Through the initiative, the global iGaming brand 1win has donated food hampers and comforting Christmas gifts to support families battling cancer. Joselyn Dumas with Patients […]
The Art Of Sawdust
Four African brothers hailing from Ghana have created a formidable legacy in sustainable fine art made with recyclable wood chips. Sustainable art is now a prominent fixture of importance in today’s art world, but four brothers are taking this to a new level by combining environmentally friendly materials with their family legacy and African heritage, […]
Press release: Communal violence continues to exact heavy toll on civilians across South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, January 8, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) latest quarterly brief on violence affecting civilians, exacting a heavy toll on people across the country. Between July and September 2024, the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Human Rights Division […]
All About Namibia
Namibia Namibia is in southern Africa and borders the Atlantic Ocean to west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south and east. Namibia gained independence on March 21, 1990 after the Namibian War for Independence ended. Windhoek is the largest city. The country belongs to the […]
All About Niger
Niger Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa that is named after the Niger River. Nigeria and Benin border it to the south, Mali and Burkina Faso to the west, Libya and Algeria to the north, and Chad to the east. Its total area is 1,270,000 sq. km and 80 percent of Niger is […]
All About Nigeria
Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic located in West Africa. It shares borders with Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger. In the south, its coast is in the Gulf of Guinea. The Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba are the largest ethnic groups. In Nigeria, approximately half are Muslim and half Christian. A […]
All About Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda is a unitary republic in central and eastern Africa. Uganda is to its north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west. While the country is landlocked, it is noted for its lakes. Despite being close to the equator, the climate is temperate due […]
All About Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe is an island nation off the western coast of Africa. Its official name is the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. It was founded by Portuguese explorers who arrived on the feast day of Saint Thomas, the island’s namesake. Today it is the smallest Portuguese-speaking country. […]
