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By Isseu Diouf Campbell For many, the presence of the Missouri National Guard in Ferguson since November 17, 2014, predicted yesterday’s verdict. A grand jury of nine whites and three blacks didn’t see any “probable cause” to indict police officer … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president from among 22 candidates after the withdrawal of five others. Altogether, 27,000 observers were accredited and 65,000 representatives of candidates, deployed to various polling … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Many immigrants had lost confidence in president Barack Obama and his ability to make Immigration Reform a reality. Nevertheless, on November 20, 2014, he made a speech largely boycotted by the mainstream media and this is … Read More
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s widow Dr. Christine Kaseba Sata has filed her nomination papers to contest for the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) presidency to stand in the January 20 presidential elections being held following the … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Good Governance Africa (GGA), a research and advocacy body working to improve governance on the continent, Wednesday released a statement, saying unreliable or insufficient electricity, corruption and difficulty in getting bank loans are the three biggest … Read More
[Paris, France (PANA) – The establishment of a civilian transition in Burkina Faso with the appointment of diplomat Michel Kafando as leader of the country should warn African leaders against the tendency of “president for life”. It also puts an … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The President of Transition government in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando, has appointed Lt.-Col. Isaac Zida as transitional Prime Minister, according to a decree issued Wednesday. Zida had assumed control of the government in the wake … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has suspended its president, Nevers Mumba, and announced the adoption of former president Rupiah Banda as candidate for the presidential by-election slated for 20 Jan. 2015. MMD National … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Exemplary Africans were honored during the 4th Annual African Diaspora Awards hosted by Applause Africa on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan. Award winning actor and … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Dr. Martin Salia, a native of Sierra Leone and the second African Ebola patient in the US, has died at the Nebraska Medical Center despite being the hospital’s third Ebola patient. The two other Ebola patients … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Applause Africa hosted its 4th Annual African Diaspora Awards on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan. Related Images:
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death approaches, a number of initiatives are being planned to commemorate the anti-Apartheid struggle hero. The world statesman died on December 5, 2013 at the age of … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s National Anti-corruption Network (REN-LAC) has called for the freezing of assets of officials of ousted President Blaise Compaoré regime and investigations into “blood crimes” during demonstrations that overthrew him after 27 years in … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Chibok, the village in Nigeria’s North-east Borno State where nearly 300 girls were abducted more than six months ago, has now been captured by the insurgent group Boko Haram that abducted the girls, according to local … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Aletha Maybank, director of the Center for Health Equity, discusses the social and economic impact of Ebola on the African immigrant community in New York and New York City’s efforts to deal with potential Ebola cases. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell HCC president Dr. Ram Raju and NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Basset explain how they were able to treat and cure Dr. Craig Spencer who was diagnosed with Ebola at Bellevue Hospital on October 23, 2014. Related Images:
During a press conference held today at Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Craig Spencer who is now free of the Ebola virus reminded everyone that if he was now healthy, there were still thousands of Ebola patients who needed help. “When my … Read More
