Alioune Guèye Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Chairman of the network of African UN young leaders (ROJALNU), Malian Alioune Guèye, on Monday called for a better focus on youth employment in Africa’s development policies and programmes. “Africa must reserve better … Read More
Michel Djotodia Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The transitional president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Michel Djotodia, who stepped down two days ago under pressure from the heads of States of the Central African region, arrived late Saturday in Cotonou, … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Diplomatic ties between the world most populous nation, China, and Africa’s largest black nation, Nigeria, entered the next level with the Asian country granting visa waivers to Nigerian diplomats and senior government officials. The privately-owned GUARDIAN … Read More
A day after winning the Best Supporting Actress award for her work in “12 Years a Slave” at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Kenyan actress and director Lupita Nyong’o was shining again at the Golden Globes 2014. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa Fashion Day Berlin sera de retour, trois jours après le début de la Semaine de la Mode Mercedes-Benz de Berlin avec un dîner de la mode, le 17 janvier 2014 à Mani Restaurant de Berlin. … Read More
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker expressed her support for comprehensive immigration reform for the second time this week. Pritzker, whose great-grandfather immigrated from Russia at age 10, told the Los Angeles Times that immigration reform is a “moral as well as … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – More than 500 hundred youth from Africa and the Diaspora will begin a five-day meeting on Monday in Dakar, Senegal, to exchange ideas on the issue of youth unemployment in the UN post-2015 agenda. The debate is … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes have continued to pour in for popular television news anchor, Alice Chavunduka, who died Sunday after suffering an epileptic seizure in Johannesburg a week earlier. The Zimbabwean-born media personality died at the age of … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) III Limited, a private equity firm, has acquired a stake in Botswana’s largest retail group Choppies. Choppies announced to stakeholders on Wednesday that the private equity firm has bought shares in the … Read More
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The 4th edition of Mauritania’s Ancient Cities Festival will take place from 13-16 January in the southeastern city of Oualata, about 1,300 km from Nouakchott. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, government officials, diplomats and several hundred foreign and … Read More
Diezani Alison-Madueke Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has shelved plans to sell its four refineries, following an agreement it signed Tuesday with leaders of the two labour unions in the petroleum sector – the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and … Read More
Irene Mulyagonja Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Ugandan’ anti-corruption body, the Inspectorate of Government, has released its latest report, saying it received 856 corruption complaints between January and June 2013, the New Vision newspaper reported Wednesday. According to the paper, the Inspector … Read More
Amiri Baraka, Tongues of Fire Choir at the Apollo Theater on April 27, 2013 Poet, author and political activist Amiri Baraka died January 9, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. Related Images:
Pierre Habumuremyi Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Rwandan government has hinted at its involvement in the high-profile assassination of former spy chief, Patrick Karegeya, killed in South Africa last week, saying that there are “consequences” for turning against the … Read More
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritania Television (TVM) will not telecast images from the African Nations football Championship (CHAN), holding in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February, 2014, PANA learnt from sports sources here. The sources said this is … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian government on Monday cancelled licences granted to three companies engaged in petroleum exploration, development and production, citing their inability to meet obligations mapped out in the licences. A statement from the Gambian Presidency, named the … Read More
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Work on the pipeline to transport Niger’s crude oil to the international market via Chad to Cameroon’s Kribi Port kicks off soon, according to the Niger Oil Ministry. Niger’s government decided at the end of its council … Read More
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger is considering the construction of a dry port in Dosso, 140 km east of Niamey, to facilitate the handling of goods, says an official statement made public on Tuesday. According to the government, the construction of … Read More
ibreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon’s oil refinery treated 820,000 tonnes of crude oil in 2013 against a target of 1.05 million tonnes, the Managing Director of the company (SOGARA), Pierre Reteno Ndiaye, told journalists in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. He attributed the … Read More
