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
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian minister of Town Planning and City policy, Mr. Moussa Mara, has been appointed the country’s new Prime Minister, according to a communique issued Saturday by the Malian presidency. It said that the new appointment, … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan runner Joyce Chepkirui clocked a world-class time of 66 minutes and 19 seconds to win the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on Saturday. Dominating the race from the start, she set a course record and also … Read More
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – A group of civil society protesters closed on Sunday the Benghazi airport, in protest against insecurity in the country. “The civil society group forced the airport authorities to end all activities, including the landing and taking … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The re-entry policy introduced by the Zambian government to allow pregnant school girls to complete their education is becoming a controversial issue as statistics of girls getting pregnant after re-entry into school is rising. Recent revelation … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Apollo Theater kicked off its second edition of Africa Now, a four-day festival celebrating the contemporary African music scene, on April 2, 2014 in Harlem. The festival will feature a variety of … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Millions of people around the world will continue to suffer the deadly consequences of the poorly-regulated global trade in weapons until many more governments take rapid steps to bring the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) into force, … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Africa’s testy relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) is back on the spotlight this week as South Africa moves to formulate a proposal that will see justice delivered on a continent where there … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has summoned Belgian Ambassador Bart Ouvry after a visa row nearly derailed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to attend a Summit of European and African leaders, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. President Kenyatta was preparing … Read More
Lagos , Nigeria (PANA) – African countries must fast track Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, since public financial sources alone cannot meet the funding needs, to overcome their current infrastructure deficit, according to a Director of Africa Agribusiness Knowledge Centres … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Customs services from Nigeria, Niger,Chad, Benin Republic and Cameroon have agreed to streamline their checkpoint operations by using the latest Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools. In a communique issued at the end of their meeting … Read More
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has thrown its weight behind Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has shunned this week’s European Union-Africa Summit. Mugabe once again found himself at the centre of a storm, this time over the … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has retained a substantial share of Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), contrary to claims that the region has lost its share to Africa’s emerging partners. The Head of the EU Delegation … Read More
Sousse, Tunisia (PANA) – Algerian film, Les Jours d’avant, directed by Karim Moussaoui, was awarded the “Hadramout” grand prize in feature films at the International Children and Youth Film Fest of Sousse, Tunisia. The film, Einspurch VI by Swiss Ronaldo … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Getting more African youth involved in agriculture and boosting support for the region’s vulnerable family farmers will be pivotal to improving food security and economic well-being in the years to come, FAO Director-General, José Graziano da … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The award-winning magazine The Network Journal honored 25 beautiful, bold and successful black women during a luncheon held on Thursday March 27, 2014, at the Marriot Hotel in Times Square. Every March, the “25 Influential Black … Read More
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