Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus, from seeking what could be live-saving treatment. NEW YORK, USA, May 04, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-When Eunice Marorongwe, a senior nurse at a rural hospital in Malawi, received a child patient […]
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UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia
The United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament to nullify a special law and to return to the 17 September Electoral Agreement that will allow for indirect presidential and parliamentary elections. NEW YORK, USA, May 04, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated […]
Counterpoint: TECNO Mobile Leads in AI-enhanced Photography exemplifying by its Newest CAMON17 Pro
-By industry leading research insistution Counterpoint’s most recent report, TECNO is recognized as one of the few brands that have make break-throughs in AI-enhanced mobile photography and videography. HONG KONG – 30 April 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Counterpoint Technology Market Research, a global research firm specializing in products in the TMT (technology, media, and telecom) industry, […]
Building Environmentally Sound Businesses in the ‘Decade of Delivery’
By Claudio Muruzabal, SAP President for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa Claudio Muruzabal, SAP President for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, April 28, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The trouble is, we think we have time. I’m sure American scholar and author Jack Kornfield won’t mind me paraphrasing him slightly. Because here’s the thing: […]
COVID-19 could have been contained – Epidemics That Didn’t Happen: First-of-Its-Kind Interactive Report from Resolve to Save Lives Highlights Global Epidemic Response Successes
New report highlights how African leadership helped beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics A Red Cross worker in Narok, Kenya. Courtesy: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / The Kenya Red Cross Society ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 28, 2021-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Last year, a single outbreak of deadly infectious disease travelled […]
Kenya’s community-centered response system highlighted in new report showing how countries successfully beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics
New report highlights how African leadership helped beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics A Red Cross worker in Narok, Kenya. Courtesy: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / The Kenya Red Cross Society NAIROBI, Kenya, April 28, 2021-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Last year, a single outbreak of deadly infectious disease travelled around […]
Nigeria’s risk communications highlighted in new report showing how countries successfully beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics
New report highlights how African leadership helped beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics A Red Cross worker in Narok, Kenya. Courtesy: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / The Kenya Red Cross Society LAGOS, Nigeria, April 28, 2021-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Last year, a single outbreak of deadly infectious disease travelled around […]
Uganda’s Ebola response highlighted in new report showing how countries successfully beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics
New report highlights how African leadership helped beat infectious disease outbreaks before they became epidemics A Red Cross worker in Narok, Kenya. Courtesy: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / The Kenya Red Cross Society KAMPALA, Uganda, April 28, 2021-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Last year, a single outbreak of deadly infectious disease travelled around […]
Somalia: UN condemns violence, warns against escalation of fighting
The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak of violence in the capital Mogadishu and urging all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, resume dialogue, and avoid unilateral actions that may lead to a further escalation”. NEW YORK, USA, April 28, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-According to media reports, fighting began on Sunday between pro-Government forces and opposition military […]
Despite pandemic, UN mission in Abyei continues to provide vital assistance
In spite of the challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Abyei with other agencies, continue to provide vital protection, humanitarian and recovery assistance to vulnerable populations, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday. NEW YORK, USA, April 27, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of UN Peacekeeping, […]
Gurus & Griots – Announcement Release
NEW YORK, April 27, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- IE University has announced the inaugural cohort of its premier Gurus and Griots fellowship program, an academic accelerator hosted by the IE Africa Center that puts African and Afro-descendent leaders front and center as educators and representatives of IE University. The Fellows for 2021 are: · Akinkunmi Akinnola – Senior […]
DR Congo: ‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in Ituri province
A recent spike in inter-community violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening the plight of children there, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday, urging greater international support. NEW YORK, USA, April 26, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-UNICEF and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly warned about the violence, […]
Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, as UN agencies call for urgent action
A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency IOM said on Friday. NEW YORK, USA, April 26, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The tragedy was confirmed late on Thursday by the volunteer rescue vessel Ocean Viking, which found dozens of bodies floating in the water northeast of Tripoli. It had been in distress since Wednesday morning, the NGO […]