Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday asked the country’s Senate to increase the proposed US$100 million Diaspora bond, as contained in the 2012-2014 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), to US$300 million. … Read More
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Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor has died, Joy FM, the Accra-based radio station he worked for before moving to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, announced on Saturday. Joy FM, quoting family sources, said Dumor, 41, died on Saturday morning … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell A very emotional Lupita Nyong’o accepted the award for Best supporting actress at the Critics’ Choice Awards on January 16, 2014 in Santa Monica. “Being part of 12 years a slave has been one of the … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s leading efforts in land policy reform have gathered steam with the support of many stakeholders, including the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Land Policy Initiative (LPI), a joint undertaking of the African … Read More
Lydia Nsekera of Burundi, first woman to be elected into FIFA’s executive committee Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Football’s world governing body FIFA is examining the possibility of introducing a Women’s Club World Cup. The proposal was floated at the first … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will not take a position on other African countries’ policies and legislation imposing punishment on gay people, government spokesperson Phumla Williams said Friday. Williams said the South African government acknowledges and respects … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Ayanda Dlodlo, a South African deputy minister, has challenged youth leaders to deeply reflect on the life and teachings of late global iconic leader, Nelson Mandela. She was addressing participants in the fourth Pan-African Summit of … Read More
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Hospital care and medicines account for three quarters of the health expenditures from the income of the average Congolese, a situation that increases the poverty rate, the Director of health information and research, Richard Bilekot, disclosed … Read More
Musa Sheriff and Sainey Marenah Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on The Gambian authorities to immediately release two journalists, Musa Sheriff and Sainey Marenah, who are being detained by the police on charges … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – One of Africa’s fastest growing financial institutions, Ecobank Transnational Incorporation, and the multinational financial services corporation MasterCard have signed an electronic payment deal which might lead to the bank’s 60% control of the market share in … Read More
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese pharmacists have set up a movement called “SOS Central African Republic” to raise funds to buy drugs for the Central African Republic (CAR), where bloody clashes between Christians and Muslims have left more than 1,000 … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is undefeated as a professional, arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a week-long visit which will see him promoting the sport in the country. It will be … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A nine-member Senegalese delegation has wrapped up a two-day visit to Rwanda to study the progress made by the country in the fight against gender-based violence. During the trip, the delegation, which included police officers and … Read More
Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 27,000 jobs have been created under the Nigerian government’s ”Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YOU WIN)” Scheme, which was launched in 2011, according to Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan. … Read More
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The blockade of illegal export of wood from its shores has paid off in Congo, with the government realizing 6,662 billion FCFA at the end of November last year as taxes from forestry, according to an … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s regulatory National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said it plans to spend 68 billion naira (US$423.5 million) to finance the digital switch over, since it intends to switch off from analogue television transmission from 17 June … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Underlining the need for sustained efforts towards conflict prevention, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) urged the continent’s defence ministers to get the proposed African Standby Force (ASF) fully operational by the … Read More
Golden gate of Prophet Muhammad’s tomb in Medina Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians were observing Tuesday a public holiday in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad, otherwise known as Eid-el-Maulud. Political and religious leaders used the occasion to extol the … Read More
