United Nations, World Bank support women’s health and girls’ education in the Sahel

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, left) and Jim Yong Kim (right), President of the World Bank Group, in Timbuktu, during their joint mission to Mali; Photo: UN PANA New York, US – Responding to Niger’s “Call to Action” for improvements in … Read More

Egyptians in Khartoum protest trial of deposed President Morsi

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Photo:http://inserbia.info PANA Khartoum, Sudan – Hundreds of Egyptians resident in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, have protested against the trial of the deposed Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which started in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, describing the government of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi … Read More

Africa can attain greater heights if…

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Photo:lionheartdms PANA Abuja, Nigeria – The former African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping, has expressed optimism that the next 50 years of the continental body will usher in greater development, given the growth being recorded across Africa. “You … Read More

Togo’s President visits Congo

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Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe with the Obamas; Photo: Lawrence Jackson PANA Brazzaville, Congo – Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe Sunday arrived in the Congolese city of Oyo for an three-day official visit to the Central African country, the Congolese radio reported. … Read More

South Africa, North Korea seek to forge closer ties

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Photo: dailymaverick PANA Cape Town, South Africa – South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relation and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim on Tuesday departed for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a scheduled three-day official visit. The visit, aimed at … Read More

Nigerian banks boost power supply with 109 billion Naira

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Photo:northoflagos PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigerian banks have so far disbursed 109.3 billion naira (US$684.5 million) from the Power and Airlines Intervention Fund to boost power supply in the country, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido … Read More

ECOWAS Day celebrated at Trade Fair

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Photo:pir-rip.ecowas.int PANA Accra, Ghana – The ongoing ECOWAS Trade Fair gained momentum on its third day in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on Saturday, when community citizens were urged to exercise and protect their rights under the instrumentalities provided by the … Read More

South African firms lead Africa’s most valuable brands

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Photo:wikipedia user KTo288 PANA London, United Kingdom – South African firms have won the top four positions on the list of the most valuable brands in Africa, following a survey by the pan-African African Business magazine. According to the survey, … Read More

Nigeria collaborates with Japan to improve power transmission

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Ambassador to Nigeria Ryuichi Shoji second from left; Photo: www.icirnigeria.org PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian government is collaborating with Japan in order to tackle the electricity transmission problem facing the country, according to local media reports Wednesday. Both countries, … Read More

Final group of Angolan refugees leave Botswana for home

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Photo: UNHCR PANA New York, US – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that the last group of Angolan refugees arrived in their home country from Botswana on Wednesday afternoon, marking the end … Read More

Unveiling Malawi’s child literary prodigy; writing her way to the future

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Priscilla Takondwa Semphere and author Chimamanda Adichie, Photo:chroniclesofagappie PANA, Raphael Tenthani Blantyre, Malawi – She’s is only 19 but she has just published a book. OK, several years ago Nigerian magical realist writer Ben Okri wrote his first book at … Read More

UNFPA report tasks governments on adolescent pregnancy

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Photo: kidsclubkampala.org PANA New York, US – A UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report released on Wednesday has called on governments to help girls achieve their full potential through education and adequate health services, in order to check the high rates … Read More

Arab governments urged to back small and medium-size businesses

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Photo: cornerstone-team.com PANA Tripoli, Libya – Arab governments have been urged to pass laws and initiate policies to back small and medium-size businesses to ensure stability, protection and development in their countries. This recommendation was made at a forum held … Read More

Libyan oil workers get 67% increase in salaries

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Photo: Ahmed Elumami, Libya Herald PANA Tripoli, Libya – Bowing to pressure from its oil workers, the Libyan government Friday announced an increase of 67% on salaries of the workers. The Libyan National Oil Company announced on its official website … Read More

United Nations Committee urges Djibouti to curb violence against women

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Photo: Eric A. Clement PANA New York, US – The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Committee has urged the government of Djibouti to effectively enforce laws aimed at protecting women from violence. The committee, in a statement obtained by PANA in … Read More

ICC postpones Kenya President Kenyatta’s trial date

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Photo: africaontheblog PANA The Hague, Netherlands – The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the commencement of the trial of Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, until February next year. This follows … Read More

Xenophobic violence continues to grow in South Africa

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Photo: REUTERS/Mark Wessels PANA Cape Town, South Africa – There are growing concerns that South Africa is on the brink of another outbreak of xenophobia which has wreaked havoc in the past, after a series of violent clashes across the … Read More

Sudan rejects renewal of US economic sanctions, accuses Washington of double standards

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US President George W. Bush (R) speaks to the press with Sudanese First Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir in Washington, Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images PANA Khartoum, Sudan – Sudan has expressed its dismay over the renewal … Read More

Africa’s agriculture achieves 4% growth rate

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Photo: excelsiorwineblog PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Agriculture in Africa has experienced an average of 4% annual Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth in the last 10 years, well above what obtained in the previous decades, according to an African agriculture development … Read More

African countries urged to sustain achievements in agriculture

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Photo: africaontheblog PANA Abuja, Nigeria – African countries have been called upon to work harmoniously in sustaining and building upon the achievements recorded in agriculture since the establishment 10 years ago of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). PANA … Read More

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