Rajkeswur Purryag, president of Mauritius By PANA Port-Louis, Mauritius – The Mauritian government has offered scholarships to 18 deserving students to study in tertiary institutions in Indian Ocean Island nation. Quoting official sources, PANA reported that the 18 successful candidates … Read More
Photo: thirdage By PANA Tripoli, Libya – A group in Libya has called for the formation of a unity government saddled with ending the ongoing security, political, social and economic crises in the North African nation. The call by the … Read More
By PANA Berlin, Germany – Nigeria’s Ugoh Wilson Emenike has won the writing competition of Transparency International’s 20th Anniversary Youth and Writing Competition, the anti-corruption group announced here. PANA reported Friday that Keisha Baisden of Trinidad and Tobago was second … Read More
Photo: northwestnewsonline By PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – As South Africa Friday marks the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre in which 44 striking mine workers were killed in the country’s North-west, Amnesty International has urged the government to ensure that … Read More
Mrs. Yetunde A. Odugbesan, CEO and Founder of Yetunde Global Consulting LLC By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translated in French by Aisha Dabo US-Africa Synergy hosted a “Women in African Society” symposium examining the reasons behind the ongoing … Read More
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, winner of the second round of the Presidential election in Mali Bamako, Mali – ECOWAS has declared Mali’s presidential runoff on Sunday as ‘free, transparent and credible’, despite what it called some constraints. ”The standards observed in … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – About 150 legislators, representatives of the civil society, the UN Habitat and environmentalists from across Africa are due in Arusha, northern Tanzania, this weekend to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat … Read More
L-R: Senator Bill Perkins, Aisha Al-Adawiya, Murtada NDiaye, and Imam Tafsir Ly with participants By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo Senator Bill Perkins hosted a Six Annual Eid Celebration on August 10, 2013 at the Adam … Read More
Rafael Marques de Morais Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Angola’s attorney-general to immediately drop all criminal defamation charges against investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, because ”they undermine free expression rights.” In a statement … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – South Africa’s crude oil consumption over a 10-year period, starting 2012, will rise steadily, in line with GDP growth, to hit 788,500 barrels per day (b/d) in 2022, according to a study released Monday by … Read More
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Cape Town, South Africa – President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremi is in South Africa, where he and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane were Monday holding talks on several … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has once again become the most business-confident region in the world, according to new findings from the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). The survey was compiled by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the … Read More
AFISMA troop – Photo: Newsabamako The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Desire Ouédraogo, has paid glowing tributes to troops from the region and Chad for their sacrifice for “freedom and peace” in Mali on behalf of the … Read More
Morgan Tsvangirai – Photo: internet Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has filed a petition at the Constitution Court seeking the nullification of last Wednesday’s president election, which was won by President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement for Democratic … Read More
L-R: Panelists Tseliso Thipanyane, Tamara Al-Rifai, Milton Allimadi, Danny Schechter, and Osama Abdel Khalek By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo After the recent military ousting of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, the citizens of the North African nation … Read More
Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission – Photo: Leadership.ng Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced here Monday that it had uncovered over 93,000 fake voters in the South East Anambra State, ahead … Read More
Obafemi Awolowo University The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria’s South-west town of Ile-Ife are celebrating the ranking of the public university as the best in Nigeria and eighth in Africa by the Spain-based research group Cybermetrics Lab. … Read More
Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete – Photo: Matthew Jordaan / Mediapix There is no excuse for women in Africa to continue bearing the disproportionate burden of poverty, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete said here Tuesday. “Our women are not … Read More
L-R: Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Imam Souleimane Konaté, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Zead Ramadan, president of CAIR NY, and Papa Dramé By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo On Wednesday, July 31st 2013, the Council on American Islamic Relations NY, … Read More
L-R: Shaykh Cheikhouna Mbacke with Shaykh Mame Mor MBacke (in white) on Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba Day By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo On July 28, 2013, hundreds of members of the Murid brotherhood marched in the streets of Harlem … Read More
