Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Communication and Digital Economy Ministry will sensitise girls to take jobs in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in a bid to contribute to equality between men and women and to the empowerment … Read More
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A Belgian woman has been jailed for six months in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for attempting to illegally send a Congolese girl to Belgium. The case had made the headlines in Belgium while … Read More
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has certified Sunday’s legislative and presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau ”peaceful, free, fair and transparent”. In a preliminary report issued in Bissau on Tuesday, it said the ”minor hitches” that were … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – In order to create a common space of higher education in West Africa, the Network for Excellence in Higher Education in West Africa (REESAO) met on Monday, in Dakar to reflect on how to improve and … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Growth of landlocked countries depends on the growth and ability of adjacent coastal countries to put in place infrastructure for trade facilitation as a prerequisite for development, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said in Dar … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mrs Mariam Travélé, wife of Mali’s first President Modibo Keita, died Monday evening at the age of 94, the public radio announced. Mariam stood side by side with her husband during the challenges he faced under … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell At the forum titled “Doing Business in Côte d’Ivoire” and hosted by the Economic Promotion Bureau in the USA, Canada and Mexico, on April, 14, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan, Primer Minister Daniel Kablan … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Government’s continued borrowing has become a source of concern following the recently obtained US$ 1 billion second Eurobond. The Government this week announced that it had successfully issued a second sovereign bond in the … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell President Barack Obama was in New York City yesterday, April 11, 2014, to deliver remarks at the National Action Network’s 16th Annual Convention held at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. Introduced by Rev. Al Sharpton as … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Apollo Theater vibrated last week to the rhythm of Africa for the second edition of Africa Now, a four-day festival celebrating the contemporary African music scene. The festival’s main event, which took place on the … Read More
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Penguin publishing firm has confirmed that it will be publishing a book, “Good Morning Mr Mandela”, which chronicles how a young woman had her life and everything she once believed in transformed by … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian parliament has approved the appointment of a female minister with the rank of deputy Prime Minister, a senior government official said Tuesday. Aster Mamo, a senior member of the ruling party, the Ethiopian … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met Wednesday to discuss policies required to stop the excessive illegal flow of capital from Africa to tax havens around the world. Financial experts said Africa lost US$1.7 … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa, the local media reported Monday, quoting the head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, also leapt … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has disbursed over 11 billion naira (US$66.6 million) to 33 companies in vehicle production business to jump start the newly-introduced automotive policy, the local media reported Wednesday. The report quoted Director General of … Read More
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Paris, France ( PANA) – France on Monday strongly deplored the attitude of the Rwandan authorities who barred the French ambassador in Kigali from attending ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the genocide. The French government announced the previous day … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta offered an apology for the East African region’s failure to intervene in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994 in a speech delivered in Kigali during the commemoration of 20th anniversary of the … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The 11th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) was held last weekend at Columbia University’s School of Law in Harlem. This year’s conference themed Africa Rising: Emergent Perspectives from the Frontier kicked off on April 4, with … Read More
