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Since April 2023, a deadly heat wave has been sweeping Europe, bearing the potential to reach record-breaking temperatures. The situation…
The Great Green Wall initiative was launched in 2007 by the African Union to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes and transform…
It’s the rainy season already, which means we will likely see several thunderstorms across Nigeria. Therefore, it is important that…
“Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data shows, hitting its…
An Overview of Nigeria Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. It shares land borders with Benin, Cameroon, Chad,…
Nigeria may thrive in starting out projects, but on a number of notable occasions, it faces the challenge of continuity…
Renewable energy has become a crucial focus worldwide as countries strive to reduce their carbon footprint and mitigate the effects…
Nigeria is a developing country located along the captivating Gulf of Guinea in the western part of Africa. Home to…
Nine projects from across sub-Saharan Africa named winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge by the Government of Canada and Challenge Works. Winners include scale-ups providing new income streams to local families collecting recyclables and innovators converting plastic waste into affordable cooking gas. Biodegradable bioplastics made from invasive weeds growing in Lake Victoria, homeware products made from […]
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, 09 March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Start Network is pleased to announce US$4.2 million of new funding to help protect people in Somalia from ever-worsening drought. The payout is a result of a collaboration between the Federal Government of Somalia, African Risk Capacity and the UK Government. Following an unprecedented fifth failed consecutive rainfall season in the […]
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New York, USA, 01 March 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/In rural areas of The Gambia, job opportunities are scarce, but villagers like Guidom Sabally are benefiting from practical training, gaining recognized qualifications, and setting up successful small businesses in their communities. Guidom Sabally’s high school education was cut short because his family could no longer afford school fees. […]
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ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire 27 February 2022-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Niyel, an international, impact-driven campaigns, advocacy and public affairs firm in Africa, has led a sanitation advocacy initiative since 2017 to persuade key decision makers from the national governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal, to prioritise sanitation challenges and adopt inclusive policies to […]
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Plans underway to set up a local recycling system and amplify the recycling landscape in South Africa’s label industry JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 24 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), a leader in global materials science and manufacturing, aims to expand AD Circular, its glassine liner recycling program which seeks to divert waste from landfill […]
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New York, USA, 24 January 2023/African Media Agency(AMA)/-How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory is water? UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday arrived in Cabo Verde, the 10-island archipelago off West Africa’s Atlantic coast that is exploring innovative solutions to help answer that important question. The answer goes […]
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New York, USA, 23 January 2023-/The Secretary-General spent Sunday travelling through the diverse and varied landscapes of Santo Antão, where, after five years of intense drought, several development projects supported by the United Nations are helping to transform the agricultural sector of this westernmost island of Cabo Verde. For hours, António Guterres’ car had moved along a sinuous […]
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Sponsored by Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation in collaboration with Africa.com WASHINGTON, USA, 13 December, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com, Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) are convening a high-level curated event to discuss innovating finance for climate change in Washington D.C. on December 15, during the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit. The […]
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KAMPALA, Uganda, 25 November 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- WaterAid East Africa and implementing partner, Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET), handed over a new gender-inclusive and disability-friendly sanitation block to the management of the border post and Vurra community. The sanitation block, which is being handed over few days after the commemoration of World Toilet Day, consists […]
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 November, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The hybrid event was streamed live from University of Nairobi and hosted online by Africa.com. More than 15,000 people registered to join the virtual audience, the largest in Africa.com’s history for a single virtual event. Registrants from 131 countries included 51 African countries and 80 countries […]
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China, 21 November 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the UN’s recently-released World Population Prospects 2022. Countries of sub-Saharan Africa are expected to continue growing through 2100 and to contribute more than half of the global population increase anticipated through 2050. How can we […]
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Speaking with University of Nairobi students, Bill Gates praises drive and optimism of young people in Kenya and across the continent NAIROBI, Kenya 17 November 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reaffirmed the foundation’s long-term commitment to Africa and to working directly with countries to support breakthrough solutions in […]
The post <strong>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Reaffirms Commitment to African Countries to Help Accelerate Progress in Health, Agriculture, Gender Equality and Other Critical Areas</strong> appeared first on African Media Agency.
ISIOLO, Kenya, 17 November 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP) is the world’s largest soil carbon removal project and proof of concept for rangelands restoration and community run development through the carbon market. It is the first ever project that uses rangeland activities in community conservancies to generate revenue for local communities. […]
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Are we telling the full and fair story about Africa and the climate crisis? This blog presents the problem with current narratives and explores how we can promote both climate action and Africa’s development prospects. This post is co-authored by:Eniola Harrison & Annie Mutamba of Africa Communications Week, andIsabela Carrozza Joia & Felix Zimmermann of the OECD Development Communication Network* Heat waves, droughts […]
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While echoing the demands of African leaders for countries to swiftly scale-up investment for climate adaptation, the Bill and Melinda…
With the growing climate uncertainties and mounting financial needs for climate adaptation and mitigation, member countries across the Commonwealth are…
The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by…
Hybrid Event to Live-Stream from University of Nairobi JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 7 November, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com, today announced that on November 17th, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EAT (Nairobi), it will host Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on its virtual platform in partnership with the University of Nairobi. The […]
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt 7 November 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders’ calls for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation and pledged to invest $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long-term impacts of climate change. The announcement was made by Gates Foundation CEO Mark […]
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NEW YORK, USA, 03rd November 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday. Mr. Grandi expressed hope that these dimensions “will be in clearer focus” at the COP27 […]
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