Innovative payment technology for African Mobile Money Operators: VeryPay

LONDON, England, 13 August 2024, /African Media Agency/- Can you tell us what VeryPay is all about? We see a future where African citizens are financially included by using our innovative payment technology to go cashless, create digital financial records, get access to credit and improve their livelihoods. Our mission is to simplify mobile money payment processes […]
Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

By Vera Ng’oma, Country Director, Malawi, British Council Imagine routinely hearing this from young Africans: ‘’I run my own startup. I plan to hire three young people as the business is expanding”, or ‘’I was employed by a good company only three months after I finished school and I’m enjoying my job.’’ Lilongwe, Malawi, 12 August 2024 -/African […]
$40 000 In Prize Money Won By Four Leading African Entrepreneurs

Ghana entrepreneurs shine at the Anzisha Prize awards JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 08 August 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa’s premier youth entrepreneurship initiative the Anzisha Prize today announced the 2024 Prize winners at their annual Entrepreneurship Education in Africa Awards (EEA) gala event held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The overall winners were Mathias Yabe, Nzinga Antonio, Sharon […]
NGYouthSDGs commemorates 2024 Inter’l Youth Day Aug12—13 in Abuja, Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria, 6 August 2024/African Media Agency/-The Nigeria Youth SDGs Network registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiaitve (NGYouthSDGs) in partnership with Oxfam in Nigeria is set to commemorate the 2024 International Youth Day (IYD) with a convening themed: “From Awareness to Action: Empowering Youth in Nigeria for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” […]
Africa Fintech Summit Opens Nominations for Excellence in Fintech Awards to Celebrate Exceptional Fintech Companies in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya, 5 August 2024/African Media Agency/-The Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) has announced the opening of nominations for the 2024 Excellence in Fintech Awards. The award ceremony will take place at the 12th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit, happening in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 4-6, 2024. Launched in 2018, AFTS is the continent’s premier […]
Spotlight on Zambian Investment Opportunities: Zambia Development Agency

LONDON, England, 5 August 2024, /African Media Agency/- As sponsors of AFSIC this year, Zambia Development Agency is proud to present a number of investment opportunities in the AFSIC Deal Book, which we invite all investors to peruse. Zambia Development Agency looks forward to the opportunity to link all prospective investors with the project promoters and […]
Grand Challenges: Catalyzing equitable AI use for improved global health grants awarded

Over the next 12 months, 50+ researchers and innovators will work to harness the power of AI to advance bold new solutions to entrenched and emerging challenges alike. NAIROBI, Kenya, 05 August 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Grand Challenges (GC) Network, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems, […]
Benin: the African Development Bank supports a study aimed at strengthening the textile industry through the private sector

Participants at the workshop discussing the provisional report on the development of the textile industry in Benin. Third from left, Mr Robert Masumbuko, the African Development Bank’s representative in Benin and Ms Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima (fourth from left), Vice-President of the Republic of Benin. COTONOU, Benin, 5 August 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The Country […]
Jelany Africa Business and Investment Forum: A Pioneering Platform for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

DOHA, Qatar, 2 August 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Jelany Africa Business and Investment Forum is proud to announce some of the high profiles due to take part in the upcoming business event, set to take place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 8 October 2024. This edition is dedicated to fostering economic growth, promoting sustainable […]
Italy’s National Promotional Institution CDP and African Development Bank to invest €400 million in Africa’s Private Sector Growth

Investment to support projects in food security, SME development, and sustainable infrastructure growth in Africa, within the framework of the Mattei Plan Newly established collaborative platform GRaF to mobilise up to €750 million ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 30 July 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Italy’s National Promotional Institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and the African Development Bank Group plan […]