Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said Thursday that Tunisia is determined more than ever to open up to Africa by announcing measures meant to facilitate visas for Tunisian investors and the opening of some embassies on the … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The first ever daily TV ratings service in Africa has been unveiled by GeoPoll, the world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform. The firm launched yesterday its Audience Measurement Service, which offers the first ever daily TV ratings … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The South African Consulate General in New York hosted a reception in celebration of twenty years of South African democracy on May 30, 2014 at Broad Street Ballroom in Lower Manhattan. 20 years ago, South Africa … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International has said the “Gold Rush” in Senegal violates the human rights of communities. The verdict is contained in a report compiled after research undertaken since 2011 on the exploitation of gold by Sabodala Gold … Read More
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Saying that the time has come for reconciliation, the Ivorian senior minister for political dialogue, Mr. Jeannot Kouadio-Ahoussou, appealed to Ivorians in exile to return home. Speaking at a press last weekend, Mr. Kouadio-Ahoussa said … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – At least 105 fighters from the Rwandan Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for Rwanda Liberation (FDLR) voluntarily laid down their arms before surrendering to the peacekeeping forces of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), currently operating under … Read More
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – More than 9 tons of counterfeit drugs have been seized in Togo following a joint operation conducted from May 27 to May 29 by the security forces supported by customs and health partners. Togolese officials told … Read More
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – Africa’s second female President Joyce Banda, smarting from a crushing defeat at the hands of her predecessor’s younger brother, grudgingly conceded defeat Saturday after failing to nullify the electoral process. On the same day, Peter Mutharika … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Filmmaker Christian Thiam will host, in partnership with Senator Bill Perkins’ office, a free screening of his latest documentary on the Casamance conflict on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 6pm at the State Office Building in … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has paid a glowing tribute to poet and author Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at the age of 86. Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and violence … Read More
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will announce the results of last Tuesday’s closely-fought election on Friday. “The law requires the Commission to announce its determination of the national election results within eight days of … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s terror group Boko Haram has released, due to illness, four of the over 200 school girls it abducted in the northern town of Chibok almost one-and-a-half months ago. The release of the girls on Tuesday brings to … Read More
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Opposition parties in Congo established a platform, called “the citizen’s movement for the respect of rule of law”, with which they will fight against any amendment to the 2002 constitution which will enable President Denis Sassou Nguesso … Read More
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By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations celebrated on May 23, 2014, in New York, Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Popular Bank of China (PBOC) signed Thursday an agreement which establishes a co-financing fund of US$2 billion called “Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF)”. A statement made public at the AFDB … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Guinea beat Burkina Faso in the final by 2-1, becoming the winner of the 5th Annual African Nations Soccer Tournament hosted by the Bronx African Advisory Council on May 17, 2014 at Macombs Dam Park. Guinea … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Africa could avert many of its recurrent and destructive conflicts if it had a committed and strong leadership, according to African personalities who have worked to get peace and stability back on the continent. Taking part … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six months after the death of former President Nelson Mandela, South Africans have an opportunity to celebrate his life. Opera South Africa will host the world premiere of “Madiba The African Opera” at the … Read More
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – Peter Mutharika, candidate for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Tuesday’s Malawi presidential elections, could become the next president if unofficial exit polls hold, booting out his archrival President Joyce Banda. Unofficial results, monitored from the … Read More
