A four-step plan for African SMEs’ journey to the cloud
NAIROBI, Kenya, 5th April 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As African SMEs feel the pinch of constrained growth following two years of disruption due to the pandemic, business owners are increasingly seeking the benefits of cloud technology to unlock greater efficiency and drive growth. According to Jade Michael, Head of SAP Business One & SAP ByDesign for […]
COFINA Banks on Oracle to Get Loans to Underserved Businesses Faster
African mesofinance provider taps Oracle Financial Services to enhance its digital services for small-to-medium sized businesses CôTE D’IVOIRE, Africa and AUSTIN,Texas, 4 April 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Compagnie Financiere Africaine (COFINA), an Africa-based financial group in Côte d’Ivoire and majority owned by Compagnie Transnationale D’Investissement (C.T.I.), has tapped Oracle Financial Services to enhance its banking systems. COFINA is […]
The race to save Zambia’s wetlands
NAIROBI, Kenya, 01st April 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-As the sun sets in central Zambia, orange rays reflect across the Lukanga Swamp, a vast wetland spanning 2,600 km2. A watery path cuts through the swamp’s reeds and purple water lilies, where dugout canoes pass daily, ferrying fishers to and from their floating camps. Among them is […]
African Media Agency partners with Axel Springer to kick off the first cohort for AMA Academy
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 30 March 2022, /African Media Agency/- African Media Agency is delighted to announce the first of its training programs as part of AMA Academy in partnership with Axel Springer and hosted by the company’s innovation engineer, Tarek Madany Mamlouk. Since launching AMA Academy two weeks ago, a total of 200 journalists and editors from […]
Mastercard, Network International and NBS Bank Plc Partner to Accelerate Digital Payments Adoption in Malawi
NBS Bank plc in Malawi is the first bank in Middle East and Africa to incorporate Mastercard and Network International digital payments platform into their digital app The partnership will deliver a seamless experience and drive greater adoption and utilization of digital payments for NBS Bank’s customers This collaboration will underpin a new wave of financial inclusion […]
COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
NEW YORK, USA, 30Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of UN News. March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). And […]
SES Adds Third Satellite from Thales Alenia Space to Extend Services across Europe, Africa and Asia
Innovative, flexible, software-defined satellite to replace NSS-12 at 57 degrees East to deliver content and connectivity to hundreds of millions at the crossroads of three continents LUXEMBOURG, 29 March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- SES announced today it has ordered SES-26 a fully software defined geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67 […]
Cryptocurrency Exchange Bybit Receives In-Principle Approval to Conduct Virtual Asset Business in UAE and Move Global Headquarters to Dubai
UAE welcomes Bybit and heralds growth of ‘next generation FDI’Bybit is committed to a continuous constructive dialogue with regulators and legislators in the UAE and will play a key role in educating investors and wider public on digital assets DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 28 March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Cryptocurrency exchange business Bybit has received in-principle […]
African PR Industry emerges from pandemic in position of strength
LONDON, 24th March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The majority (67%) of African PR professionals believe the reputation of PR in business and society has improved since the beginning of the pandemic, according to PRCA Africa’s inaugural research. The State of the African PR Industry Report – conducted by Reputation Matters – examined the perception of PR, attitude […]
Ethiopia: Guterres welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
NEW YORK, USA, 28 March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part of the Ethiopian Government, and the commitment by forces in the Tigray region to comply with the immediate ceasefire, amid deep concern for the five million people who need emergency aid there. “The […]
