Photo: guardianlv Sowetan Live It is one of the biggest threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans across the continent, yet diabetes continues to be a grossly underestimated threat. This is largely because many sufferers are completely unaware that … Read More
Photo: endthelie.com PANA Warsaw, Poland – A report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the UN Climate Change Conference meeting in Warsaw, Poland, states that 2013 is currently on course to being among the top 10 warmest … Read More
Photo: vebidoo PANA Cape Town, South Africa – The South African Cabinet has sparked a national outcry by recommending that former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride be appointed head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). The nomination was … Read More
Photo: Andy Hall/Oxfam PANA Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Poor countries are being left with little idea about what money is available to help them cope with climate change, because of murky accounting and a lack of transparency by rich … Read More
Photo: nbcnews PANA Cape Town, South Africa – South African aid group Gift of the Givers on Monday confirmed that it has released US$200,000 for essential supplies for victims of the deadly typhoon in the Philippines. In addition, it is … Read More
Photo: malarianomore.org.uk PANA Adama, Ethiopia – Renowned South Africa musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, on Tuesday hailed the efforts of an Ethiopian family planning body, the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE), for championing the cause of sexual and reproductive health … Read More
Photo: American Jewish World Service PANA Khartoum, Sudan – The Sudanese government has said it will do everything humanly possible end the rebellion in west Sudan’s Darfur region by the end of this year, the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) … Read More
Photo: AP PANA Washington, DC, US – The US has said it is looking forward to working with Angola to strengthen democracy, fight diseases and reinforce peace and security. In a statement obtained by PANA here Monday, on the occasion … Read More
Photo: agsodysseys PANA New York, US – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Governments of Kenya and Somalia have signed an agreement laying out the framework by which Somali refugees in Kenya could return to their homeland. … Read More
Photo: adonis49 PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the importance of protecting the environment in times of armed conflict noting that strong natural resource governance can help prevent conflict and contribute to long-term peace. … Read More
Photo: International Rice Research Institute PANA New York, US – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday launched an emergency response programme to support farmers in northern Benin, who lost crops, livestock and fishing grounds when the region … Read More
Photo: www.aljazeera.com PANA New York, US – The UN Security Council has expressed outrage at the deadly bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which caused numerous deaths and injuries, and reiterated its determination to combat all forms of terrorism. … Read More
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and President Nhamadjo Serifo of Guinea Bissau Photo: thenationonlineng PANA Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan, on warned that the global community was no longer inclined to tolerate a role in governance by the military … Read More
Photo: AP PANA New York, US – The largest-ever consolidated immunisation response in the Middle East is under way to stop a polio outbreak, aiming to vaccinate over 20 million children in seven countries and territories repeatedly, according to the … Read More
Photo: voanews PANA Lusaka, Zambia – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned the coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV as a blatant violation of their fundamental rights, which are guaranteed under the African Charter … Read More
Photo: http://sun.com.na PANA Abuja, Nigeria- Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will Friday begin a two-day diplomatic shuttle between Guinea-Bissau and Gambia, a press statement from the presidency indicated here Thursday. It said that President Jonathan will, in continuation of his duties … Read More
Photo: UN PANA New York, US – Renowned US actor, filmmaker and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice, Nicolas Cage, has called for greater efforts to assist victims of human trafficking, stressing that the international community cannot “stand quietly on … Read More
Photo:oceanuslive.org PANA New York, US – The African Group at the UN has said African countries deserve to be “fully represented” in all decision-making organs of the UN, including the Security Council. Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Mr. … Read More
Photo: focus ghana PANA Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has sacked Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hammah, according to an official statement released in the nation’s capital, Accra, on Friday. A terse statement signed by Information Minister Mahama … Read More
Photo:dejeka.wz.cz PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has praised the resilience and courage of the women in Mali under very difficult conditions, as their country emerges from a trying moment in its history. … Read More
