The Malawian community in Melbourne recently celebrated their country’s 50th independence anniversary. The event took place at Federation Square and brought together several Malawians and friends of Malawi. AMA’s cameras where there to capture this exceptional event organised by Trent Smyth, the Consul of Malawi in Melbourne.
Africa Media Australia (AMA), African Think Tank (ATT) and partners are organising a dinner on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day. This celebration takes place globally, it was instituted by the united nations since 2010 to honour and celebrate the life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela and to make a global call to action for people to recognise their individual power and take responsibility to make positive change in their communities. In Melbourne the event will take place as a dinner the iconic […]
Imagine leaving absolutely everything behind, your family, Job, the comfort of a home and familiar surroundings and even your national identity. There are millions of people who have been in this situation and the number continues to grow. According to the Australian Bureau of statistics, the forecast for the number of Migrants that will enter into Australia by the end of June 30th 2014 will be approximately 505,000. This raises the question of why many are leaving their places of […]
Africans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the arrival of African refugees (en masse) in Australia.
Leon Kalumba and John Cleland are two universtity students who came to AMA to discuss some of the impacts of the federal government’s budget proposal to deregulate universitiy fees. Watch the video for more information.
Societies’ Killer… Silence Just recently I caught up with a few friends over for dinner. As usual we debriefed with each other about the ‘highs and woes’ in our lives. Which did encompass us chatting about our studies, work, and of course relationships. There is nothing at all interesting about to fair but what was interesting was when our chats progressed into a very heated and controversial discussion about the 2013 Coalition Pre- election commitment to repeal […]
Dr David Doward is a former Associate Professor and Director of the African Research Institute. This retired academic has extensive expertise on on Sub-Saharan Africa. AMA caught up with him recently at the Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) where he made a presentation on “The Rising Threat from Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Militant Islamist Group”. Dr Dorward thinks that whilst Boko Haram is quite serious in its own determination to set up an islamic state in Northern Nigeria, it will not succeed. He explains […]
Atina Duot is a young girl full of vision and passion to help her people showcase their talents and add something into the multicultural pot of the Australian society. She initiated the South Sudanese Talent in Australlia a few years ago in Adelaide and now she is bringing the show to Melbourne. AMA’s Agum Madit interviewed her at AMA’s studio in Foostscray, Melbourne.
Dr Berhan Ahmed is the chairperson of African Think Tank, a peak body that has a long histroy in advocating for African Australian communities, especially in Victoria. In this interview with AMA’s Clyde Sharady, Dr Berhan speaks on Australia’s engagement with Africa. He highlights some historical perspectives and makes some recommendations on the steps that both the government and the African Diaspora communities in Australia should take to help improve the way Australia engages with Africa.
Nibany and Agum on AMA (Video in Dinka and english mixed).
In this interview with AMA’s Clyde S. Sharady, Sam Sakama speaks of his own journey into Australia and discusses some of the issues and challenges that the Liberian community is facing both in Victoria, as well as the rest of the country.
In this video, Monica Forson presents the Afro-Australian Student organisation during an interview with AMA’s C.S Sharady
The Oromo community in Melbourne organised a protest rally in Melbourne on Friday 9 May 2014 to voice its concerns about acts of violence perpetrated against civilians (mostly Oromo students and farmers) by government forces in Addis-Ababa, Ethopia. The crackdown happened following a large demonstration on 29 April 2014 by about 25,000 Oromo civilians to protest against the government’s recently announced plan for the territorial expansion of the nation’s capital Addis-Ababa, which will involve large portions of land being taken […]
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay speaks to AMA’s Clyde S. Sharady on his commitment to address community concerns about discriminatory policing. Watch the video for the full story.
Members of the Mading Aweil community of South Sudan in melbourne victoria meet for their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to discuss issues in their community and AMA spoke with Deng Dwang who is a prominent youth leader in the community.
AMAC is a famous rap artist in Melbourne and his music is loved by many South Sudanese locally. He talks to Agum Maddit about his latest album. (video in Dinka)
New Hope Foundation along with partners have organised a community camp in Melbourne’s Mornington to help children and parents learn safety by the water. The successful program was organised with funding from Monash city council and technical assistance from Life Saving Victoria.
This video presents the OMED grocery shop in Noble park Melbourne.
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The White Night Festival took place in Melbourne for the second time in late February 2014 and Lamine Sonko was the main representative of the African music and culture on the Night. AMA’s Agum Maddit was present to capture the rythms and colours of the night and spoke to the multitalented Sonko.
In this new “Health Section” AMA intends to discuss health matters with a particular focus on African communities around the country. AMA is looking for contributions from health care professionals (Doctors, nurses and other practitioners from an African background or those working with African groups). If you can help in this area by either writing articles or making yourself available for regular interviews to discuss health, hygiene and well-being, please contact us through our email : info@africamediaaustralia.com or call 0437724469. […]
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