How Credit Reports Can Empower, Not Scare Consumers
Kabelo Ramaselwana, CEO of TransUnion Africa Botswana Kabelo Ramaselwana, TransUnion Botswana Country Manager GABORONE, Botswana, 29 July 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Credit reports are often misunderstood, viewed with suspicion as tools that restrict access to credit or penalise past mistakes. But when used correctly, they serve a positive and empowering purpose: helping individuals take control […]
Exclusive Two-Part Interview with H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, Former President of Ghana
NAIROBI, Kenya, 28 July 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Panel 54 is a bold new weekly podcast that redefines how Africa tells its story. Produced by Commex Africa and E&C Talent, and hosted by veteran journalists Waweru Njoroge (Kenya) and Ndu Okoh (Nigeria, based in Kenya), the show brings clarity and candor to conversations on power, policy, and the shifting narratives of the continent. […]
Yango Group opens a new regional office in Abidjan to power African growth
The new hub strengthens Yango Group’s long-term strategy in Africa — supporting local innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital infrastructure development. Daniil Shuleyko, CEO of Yango Group, expressed his enthusiasm about the opening of the new regional office in Abidjan, describing it as an important milestone in Yango’s journey across Africa. ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 25 July 2025-/African […]
She listened to the land, built a business and reclaimed African wellness
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 25 July 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- There’s a kind of magic that happens when your feet hit red earth and the wind smells like lemongrass. For Feven Tsehaye, founder of Chakka Origins and guest on the Dreaming in Color podcast, that’s not nostalgia. It’s a vision of the future taking root. Raised in Addis Ababa, Tsehaye speaks […]
Central African Republic Innovates with Nature-Based Solutions and Reaffirms Commitment to Urban Climate Resilience
WASHINGTON, USA – 24 Juillet 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank approved today an additional grant financing in the amount of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 billion) from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the Inclusive and Resilient Cities Project in the Central African Republic (PROVIR). This additional financing aims to improve access to […]
Financing Agreements to Strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad
WASHINGTON, USA – July 22, 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Governments of Mauritania and Chad today signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education (RELANCE) Project, supported by the World Bank and the Federal Republic of Germany, for a total of $137 million. This ambitious project aims to transform education systems […]
How Madji Sock is ensuring that Senegal’s future is rooted in culture and built for Africa
DAKAR, Senegal, 18 July 2025/ While the world often talks about Africa’s potential, Madji Sock is helping Senegalese women realise it. As co-founder and president of Haskè Ventures, she embodies the shift from theory to action, nurturing job-creating ventures that speak directly to the hopes and challenges of West African women. In Episode 7 of the […]
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
GENEVA, Switzerland – July 15, 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population from this disease”, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. […]
Bluemind Foundation at the Heart of “The Danced City” – Ubunt’Blue Week 2025
From Lomé, a Continental Call to Reclaim Joy, Movement, and Mental Health in African Urban Spaces Lomé, TOGO, 14 July 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In a context where mental health remains one of the most urgent and under-addressed challenges facing Africa’s youth, the Bluemind Foundation proudly joins Ubuntu’Blue Week 2025, a continental initiative focused on restoring dignity, hope, […]
Absa’s digital transformation journey with SAP
How the banking group transformed their operations by replacing legacy systems with cloud, AI-ready SAP technologies. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 14th, 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- When financial services group Absa began its ERP transformation journey more than a decade ago, the goal was ambitious: build a unified digital platform that could support operations across multiple African markets, […]
