New York, US (PANA) – The UN World Health Organization says that it is too early to tell if restrictions on health workers through mandatory quarantine will deter medical staff from traveling to West Africa to help fight the Ebola crisis. A … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Mistrust, rumour and myths about the origin and spread of Ebola are allowing the disease to thrive particularly in the West African region, the aid agency Oxfam warned in a statement on Tuesday. “The unprecedented outbreak … Read More
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Ousmane Dramé speaks about her two children being beaten and called Ebola Related Images:
Ousmane Dramé with his two sons at the press conference By Isseu Diouf Campbell On October 24, 2014 two Senegalese brothers were brutally beaten at I.S. 318 Elementary School in the Bronx while the perpetrators shouted “Ebola”. This incident, many … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Association of Senegalese in America and the African Advisory Council (AAC) are calling for action after two Senegalese children attending I.S. 318 Elementary School located in the Bronx were assaulted on Friday, October 24, 2014. … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South Africa has paid glowing tribute to Zambia for the role it played in assisting liberation movements in Southern Africa. South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Energy, Ambassador Thembisile Majola, who spoke Friday night in Pretoria at … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has suspended the broadcasts of BBC Radio programmes in national Kinyarwanda language in the country with immediate effect. The suspension comes weeks after the British channel broadcast a new controversial … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – American billionaire, Paul Allen, who owns the Seattle Seahawks, a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, State of Washington, and the Portland Trail Blazers, a top-flight US National Basketball Association (NBA) team, has pledged … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), is set to win the country’s general elections held on Friday after securing more than half of the seats in parliament from the number of constituencies declared so … Read More
We met Rick Moore, owner and operator of Nyla Elise clothing company at the Urbanworld Film Festival 2014, in New York. His story was so inspiring that we had to share it with you. He shows that perseverance always pays. … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Dr. Babacar Sène, a Senegalese lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, has stressed the need for “budgetary and political federalism” for West African states … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Good Governance Africa (GGA), a research and advocacy body trying to improve governance performance in Africa, said Tuesday its findings show it is getting easier to start business in Africa. “While it is getting easier to … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Airways has received two new modern planes with state-of-the-art features, bringing the number of its active aircraft to 40. The airline’s first next generation B737-800 touched down at Kenya Airways’ hub at the Jomo Kenyatta … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia, East Africa’s second largest economy, is on course for the issuance of a sovereign bond, marking the entry into the international financial markets as an alternative to foreign lenders. A state media report Monday, … Read More
Kambale Musavuli at the 6th Annual Congo in Harlem opening night By Isseu Diouf Campbell The 6th Annual Congo in Harlem, an annual series of films and events highlighting Congolese filmmakers and culture, opened with Sister Oyo, a fiction film by … Read More
Ubuntu: Music and Arts of South Africa kick-off reception By Isseu Diouf Campbell Ubuntu: Music and Arts of South Africa, a month-long festival exploring the diverse culture of South Africa kicked off with a reception on October 10, 2014 at … Read More
Oscar Pistorius Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. “The following is what I consider is a sentence that is fair and just both … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The burial of Prof. Ali Mazrui in Mombasa on Sunday, marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new reflection on what has mostly pushed out Africa’s intellectual giants to exile. Prof. Mazrui, … Read More
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monday Nigeria Ebola-free, marking the second West African nation within a spate of four days. Senegal was also declared Ebola-free on Friday. Related Images:
