Uganda Development Bank hosts high-level meeting on climate finance at COP 29
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, delivering the keynote speech BAKU, 18th November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Uganda Development Bank (UDB) today convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to foster partnerships aimed at mitigating climate […]
Critical role of information highlighted as Juba residents discuss key political developments
At a recent outreach event organized by UNMISS and peace partners in the Juba neighbourhood of Muniki, residents asked pertinent questions about social and political developments in their country. Photo by Blessings Samuel Phumisa/UNMISS. JUBA, South Sudan, 18 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Cecilia Kiden Isaac, a 51-year-old educator in Juba, is passionate about empowering […]
San Francisco 80 years later: UNDP convenes an international conference of AI private sector leaders from Africa and G7 countries with the G7 Italian Presidency and as part of the Italy-Africa Mattei Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, 14th November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- This week, the United Nations’ leading development agency (UNDP) and the G7 Italian Presidency, along with a delegation of private sector leaders from the African continent, is meeting with G7 AI leaders in San Francisco, hosted by the Italy Consul General in San Francisco with Ministry of Enterprises […]
Mama Money Launches WhatsApp Powered Bank Card Available at Pick n Pay
The Mama Money Card costs R99 once-off with a monthly fee of R25 and is available at selected Pick n Pay stores in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Through WhatsApp customers can easily manage their card, send money to over 70 countries worldwide, and buy electricity, airtime or data. As a launch offer, new customers […]
12 Years of Success: JustMarkets’ Brightest Highlights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 12 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- With 12 years of reliability, safety, and trust under its belt, JustMarkets has earned a leading place in the industry. And now, as the team celebrates another anniversary, there is no better time to present the new trading features they recently released, reflect on the company’s winnings, and recall how […]
IOM Chief: Urgent Global Unified Climate Strategic Solutions Needed to Help People Stay
GENEVA, Switzerland, 11th November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As world leaders gather at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for more concrete and sustainable solutions for the communities most affected by the impact of climate change. Climate adaptation and resilience measures are needed for people who […]
Celebrating Ethiopian Airlines delivery of the first A350-1000 in Africa equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up IFE
Ethiopian Airlines is the 1st Airbus A350-1000 in Africa delivered with Thales’s AVANT Up Inflight entertainment (IFE) system. AVANT Up features the industry’s first 4K QLED HDR Optiq displays for a superior viewing experience in the air with an unrivaled picture quality and more than a billion vibrant colors. Passengers will enjoy two Bluetooth connections […]
African business leaders upbeat about technology’s growing impact on continent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African business and technology leaders met today at SAP Now to discuss opportunities for greater adoption of technology to power growth and innovation. Speaking at the event, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said: “South Africa is slowly but surely experiencing an economic uptick, with improvements in both political and infrastructural […]
At the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, SRSG Simão calls on to put in place a regional cooperation mechanism to support the countries of the Central Sahel to successfully fight terrorism
DAKAR, Sénégal, 7th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, participated in the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms, held on 4-5 November in Kuwait. Co-organized by the […]
Successful Launch of the First ZLECAF Business Forum
CASABLANCA, Morocco, 6th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God give him strength and success, the inaugural edition of the ZLECAF Business Forum, held on November 5, 2024, was presided over by Mr. Omar Hejira, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, in collaboration with the Moroccan […]
