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Senegal: Govt reject allegations on fishing agreement with EU

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Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Fishing Minister Ali Aïdar has rejected allegations made against him regarding the fishing agreements he recently concluded with the European Union allowing European vessels to catch 14,000 tons of tuna annually in the country’s territorial … Read More

EU urges Morocco to ratify new fishing deal

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has urged Morocco to complete “as soon as possible” the ratification procedure of the new fishing deal concluded recently by the two parties. The Moroccan Parliament has already ratified the new fishing deal … Read More

Africa’s agricultural output to hit US$500b by 2020, says AFDB

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Africa has the potential to increase the value of its annual agricultural output from US$280 billion in 2010 to about US$500 billion by 2020, according to an African Development Bank (AfDB) report. The report also said … Read More

Cameroon: Trade unionist wants “beer tax” to fund HIV treatment in Cameroon

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Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian trade unionist, René Bernard Ekédi, has asked the government to impose a tax worth 50 FCFA on each bottle of beer sold to fund the struggle against HIV/Aids in the country, indicating that about 12 … Read More

Zambia: Sata instructs Labour minister to address poor salaries for civil servants

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata used the occasion of Labour Day, being commemorated under the theme “Zambia at 50; Creating Decent Work and Promotion Socio-Economic Justice for National Development”, to direct Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda to look into … Read More

African Students of Baruch College celebrate their roots

By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African students’ association of Baruch College celebrated Africa through dance, music, food, and fashion during its 4th annual Taste of Africa event titled “Ma Belle Afrique” (My Beautiful Africa). During the ceremony held on April … Read More

Two Pan-African organisations discuss ways to strengthen cooperation

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Two prominent Pan-African organisations, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Union Commission (AUC), have discussed ways to strengthen their cooperation. Towards this end, Executive Secretary of ACBF Emmanuel Nnadozie and the Deputy … Read More

Mauritania: Black leader Ibrahima Moctar Sarr to contest June presidential election

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ibrahima Moctar Sarr will contest this year’s presidential election in Mauritania on the ticket of the Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Reconciliation (AJD/MR), a nationalist black African movement. He was chosen by acclamation at the … Read More

Report warns of looming tobacco epidemic in Africa

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – There is the urgent need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to prevent a looming tobacco epidemic in Africa to safeguard the future well being of the continent, according to a report released by the Network … Read More

Nigerien fashion designer Alphadi calls for development of textile industry and fashion in Africa

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1 2 ► Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Nigerien fashion designer, Alphadi, who opened a boutique in Brooklyn last year, called this week for the development of the textile industry and fashion in Africa. Alphadi, whose real name is Sidhamed Seidnaly, … Read More

EAC leaders take first step to political federation

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the five-nation East African Community (EAC) took Wednesday a decisive step by directing their Council of Ministers to initiate the process of drafting a constitution for the political federation. According to a communiqué … Read More

Zambia: 4,000 civil servants benefit from loan scheme

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has, through the Public Service Micro-Finance-Company, disbursed K70 Million at 5 percent interest rate, to 4,000 civil servants spread in 74 districts across all the country’s 10 provinces. The available funds for the … Read More

Nigeria, UK review immigration matters

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and United Kingdom met Wednesday in Abuja to review its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on immigration. Among issues discussed were the transfer of jailed persons, visa services between both countries, cooperation on the … Read More

Ellen Kondowe – Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2014

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Nigeria: Court stops probe of oil minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, over lease of private jets

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke,  secured, on Monday, a court injunction ordering the Nigerian House of Representatives to discontinue its investigation into how she allegedly paid over 10 billion naira of government funds in … Read More

Senegal, EU sign new fisheries deal

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Brussels, Belgium ( PANA) – Senegal and the European Union have reached a new fisheries agreement, eight years after the expiry of the previous protocol, according to a statement, on Monday, in Brussels. According to the statement of the European … Read More

RwandAir Express starts flight to Cameroon

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – RwandAir Express airline, which has just acquired the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, has announced the commencement of its flight from the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to Douala, Cameroon. The airline, Rwanda’s flag carrier, said in a statement … Read More

Dr. Ghelawdewos Araia launches his latest book at Columbia University

By Isseu Diouf Campbell Dr. Nii Nartey and the African Alumni Club of Columbia University hosted, on March 28, 2014, at Teachers College, a book launch for Dr. Ghelawdewos Araia’s latest book titled “Ethiopia: Democracy, Devolution of Power & Development … Read More

Ayanda Mthembu – Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2014

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South Africa: Mandela bust unveiled in Parliament

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma hailed, on Monday, the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s democratic elections and unveiled the bust of global icon, Nelson Mandela, in Parliament, in Cape Town. Performing the ceremony, President Zuma noted that the … Read More

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