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Libya: Rockets pound Tripoli district

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Several rockets and other missiles pounded Tuesday the district of Enjila, western Tripoli, leaving several persons dead and injuring many others in a new sign of fresh outbreak of fighting after a few days of calm in … Read More

Copper mine workers go on strike in northern Mauritania

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Workers at Mauritania’s copper mine in the northern part of the country went Wednesday on strike to press their demands for better living and working conditions, including a 10 percent increase in wages. “This strike is primarily … Read More

South Africa: Zuma meets Lesotho’s feuding politicians

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has summoned Lesotho’s political leaders for emergency talks, following this weekend’s coup which saw Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fleeing to South Africa amid fears for his safety. Thabane left … Read More

Researchers want collective action against weeds in Africa

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Researchers have called for more concerted efforts to tackle the menace of weeds and the rejuvenation of the weeds science programme in Africa, as a way of tackling the problem affecting cassava farmers. According to a … Read More

Government strengthens measures against Ebola in Senegal

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government is taking necessary measures to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, President Macky Sall stated Monday, assuring that vital medical services have been mobilised to prevent a … Read More

Côte d’Ivoire to open humanitarian corridors with Ebola-hit neighbours

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian National Security Council (CNS) has decided to open humanitarian, economic and health corridors with neighbouring countries affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Council has announced. The decision was taken at an … Read More

United African Congress leads Ebola awareness campaign in New York

By Isseu Diouf Campbell L’organisation United African Congress a organisé, en partenariat avec la fondation Give them a Hand Foundation, un forum sur le virus Ebola, au siège des Nations Unies, le 27 août 2014, pour sensibiliser le public et … Read More

Cocci Bilele Addiction – Kinshasa Fashion Week

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1 2 ► Cocci Bilele Addiction – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Cocci Bilele Addiction presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon Deiner Related Images:

Pan African bank, Ecobank, donates US$50,000 to fight ebola in Sierra Leone

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – One of Africa’s leading financial institutions, Ecobank International Incorporated, has donated US$50,000 to the Sierra Leonean Government in support of its efforts to curtail the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which has killed hundreds … Read More

Zambia grants permanent residency to former Angolan refugees

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government announced on Friday that it had granted permanent residency permits to 11 former Angolan refugees, marking the start of a process that will lead to 10,000 Angolans allowed to permanently live in the country. … Read More

First Ebola case reported in Senegal

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has tested positive in Senegal, the Senegalese Minister of Health, Eva Marie Coll Seck, said on Friday in a news conference. Seck said that a 21-year-old Guinean, a … Read More

South Africa: Supreme Court paves the way for release of Zuma spy tapes

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma faces a huge crisis in his political career after the country’s Supreme Court of Appeal Thursday ordered that the so-called Zuma “spy tapes” must be released. The Bloemfontein court … Read More

Burundi: Burundians get free visa to China

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundians and Chinese travelling between the two countries will henceforth get free visa following the signature of an agreement to that effect, the Burundian External Relations and International Cooperation Ministry said in Bujumbura Thursday. On the … Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray host Caribbean Heritage reception

By Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted yesterday, August 27, 2014, a reception in celebration of the West Indian American and Caribbean Heritage at Gracie Mansion. Chirlane McCray who is of Barbadian and … Read More

Senegal: Finalists announced for $75,000 Anzisha Prize for Young Entrepreneurs

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation announced Tuesday the finalists, two of whom are from Togo and Cote d’Ivoire, for their $75,000 Anzisha Prize for Young Entrepreneurs. According to a statement from the organizers, for the first … Read More

New money transfer facility, BotswanaPost, launched in Botswana

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Zimbabweans living in Botswana now have a new option to send their remittances home, following the entrance of BotswanaPost, a new competitor in the money transfer market. BotswanaPost launched a new money transfer facility Wednesday, as part … Read More

The father of 2Face Idibia dies

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Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of Nigerian singer 2Face Idibia died yesterday after loosing his battle against prostate cancer. Michael Agbo Idibia was 68 years old.   Related Images:

Okapi de la Mode – Kinshasa Fashion Week

Okapi de la Mode – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Carine Pala behind the brand Okapi de la Mode presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon Deiner Related … Read More

Fanny Mandina Designs – Kinshasa Fashion Week

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1 2 3 ► Fanny Mandina Designs – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Fanny Mandina behind the brand Fanny Mandina Designs presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon … Read More

Ethiopia: Africa wants access to global equity funds in new UN anti-poverty plan

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries are demanding access to the US$78.8 trillion worth of assets and pension funds to help grow local economies to accelerate the fight against poverty, top UN and AU officials said Thursday. “The African … Read More

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