Photo: rt.com PANA Tripoli, Libya– On the occasion of the second anniversary of the ‘liberation of Libya’ from the late Mouammar Kadhafi, the US government has reassured Libyans of continued assistance. The assurance was given here Thursday by American Ambassador … Read More
Photo: Kevin Frayer/Associated Press/em> PANA Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire- More than 7.5 million Ivorian children, aged 0-5 years, will be vaccinated against polio when the third round of the nation’s national immunization programme begins on Friday, according to health officials here … Read More
Photo: ddr.tv PANA The Weinstein Company (TWC), backers of the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are to join forces to introduce Nelson Mandela and the story of South Africa’s transition to democracy to a … Read More
Photo: New Seasons Youth Program PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia– The African Union (AU) headquarters will host a high-profile workshop to mobilise the private sector, governments, civil society, regional economic communities and pan-African stakeholders to ponder Africa as a company, it … Read More
Photo: Premium Times, Talatu Usman PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has renewed its energy partnership agreement with Germany to boost bilateral relations between the two countries and address the African nation’s power deficit, the local media reported Wednesday. … Read More
Photo: Huffington Post PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- The Third Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday against a background of growing sense of urgency to respond to the impacts of … Read More
South African President Jacob Zuma, Photo: Huffington Post PANA Cape Town, South Africa- South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has talked himself into trouble after casting a slur on the continent by saying that Johannesburg residents should not ”think like Africans … Read More
Lesotho women protesting violence against women at a National Women’s Day protest at National University of LesothoPhoto: K. Kendall PANA New York, US– A key UN human rights body has provided authoritative guidance to countries that have ratified the women’s … Read More
Photo: Reuters PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Ahead of next month’s UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland, the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) has expressed concern that the conditions of vulnerable groups are often forgotten in the midst of the … Read More
Photo: globetrottertravel PANA New York, US- Brazzaville, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Congo, has become the first city to be designed by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a member of its network … Read More
Photo: thegatewaypundit PANA Tripoli, Libya-A terrorist cell believed to be behind recent assassinations in Libya’s second city of Benghazi has been dismantled with a dozen persons, including three Chadian nationals, arrested, a top Benghazi security official said. ”The Libyan Martyrs’ … Read More
Keryn JordanPhoto: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac PANA Cape Town, South Africa- Former South African national football team striker Keryn Jordan died Monday at the age of 37, after a long battle with cancer. Jordan began his career at Supersport United … Read More
Photo: “Viccisitudes” by Jason deCaires Taylor New York, US- The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution approving the construction of a permanent memorial at the UN headquarters in New York, to honour victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave … Read More
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (center)Photo: UN PANA Abuja, Nigeria- Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, will late Wednesday embark on a pilgrimage to Israel, according to a presidential press statement issued here Tuesday. President Jonathan who will be accompanied on the trip … Read More
Photo: UN PANA New York, US- The UN Security Council on Friday issued a strong call on the international community to strengthen its commitment to ensuring that women play a more prominent role in conflict prevention, resolution and in post-war … Read More
Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at election boothPhoto: equatorialguineainfo PANA New York, US- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release by Guinea’s National Independent Electoral Commission of the provisional results of the legislative elections, nearly three weeks after … Read More
Photo: genderacrossborders PANA Washington, US- The United States says it welcomes Sudan’s decision to issue work permits to some 30,000 refugees in eastern Sudan. A press statement issued by US Department of State received by PANA on Saturday noted that … Read More
Photo: http://hiv123.wordpress.com PANA New York, US– A survey conducted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners says seven out of 10 primary school students in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not returned to school since the conflict … Read More
Nelson Mandela’s Soweto HomePhoto:Rob Lloyd All Africa French President François Hollande described as “very emotional” a visit on Tuesday to the small Soweto house where South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela lived before his 27-year-imprisonment. “Coming to this house you … Read More
Photo: City of Berkeley Public Health Division PANA Lagos, Nigeria- On the occasion of the International Lead Poisoning Awareness Prevention Week of Action (20-26 Oct), the World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking an end to lead poisoning in children by … Read More
