Photo: UN PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday called for greater support for people struggling to escape poverty and build better lives. He also called on the world to “listen to the voices that often … Read More
Photo: Library of Congress CALL NUMBER LC-USW36-376 PANA New York, US– The specialized cancer agency of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday that outdoor air pollution was a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. WHO is a … Read More
Photo:Alexander Sac PANA Bujumbura, Burundi- The Burundi Parliament has approved the candidacy of Bernard Busoko as the nation’s Vice President, following the forced resignation of former VP Terence Sinunguruza due to the pressure from his own party, the Unity for … Read More
Photo: columbia.edu PANA Cape Town, South Africa- South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation has launched a 24-hour online radio station aimed at enhancing communication on the country’s foreign policy. PANA reported that Ubuntu Radio, which was launched Thursday, … Read More
Photo: John Aglionby PANA Cape Town, South Africa – Polish Premier Donald Tusk is due to arrive in South Africa Thursday on a three-day official visit, and will be hosted by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Tusk will be accompanied by … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Lusaka, Zambia – Zambian President Michael Sata, has dismissed assertions that he decided to award himself a 10 percent salary increment. According to President Sata, his salary, salaries and allowances for the Vice- President, Chief Whip, Leader … Read More
Photo: Rob Handfield – Jones PANA Cape Town, South Africa – An uneasy calm has returned to Diepsloot, a sprawling settlement in South Africa’s city of Johannesburg, 24 hours after the murders of two female cousins aged two and three, … Read More
Photo:Deborah Louden PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s foremost teaching hospital, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, in South West Oyo State, has successfully carried out its first open heart surgery to correct a leaking heart valve in a 19-year-old secondary … Read More
Photo: Wright State University PANA New York, US – The UN and US-based ELS Educational Services have signed an agreement to foster multilingualism among the youth, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Tuesday. Mr. Nesirky, who spoke with a PANA … Read More
Photo: Andrew W. McGalliard PANA New York, US – A partnership between public and private sector, the GAVI Alliance, is was on track to meet its targets of supporting developing countries to immunize nearly 250 million children by 2015. The … Read More
Photo: UN PANA New York, US– The UN on Tuesday called on people around the world to always engage in hand-washing to help prevent the spread of diarrhoeal disease and to ensure their health and well-being. PANA in New York, … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Blantyre, Malawi- Malawi president Joyce Banda, who last Thursday sacked her entire cabinet, has constituted a new one comprising mostly her former team with a few surprising additions. Banda, southern Africa’s first female president and Africa’s second, … Read More
Photo: M. Tawsif Salam PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Muslims in Nigeria Tuesday joined their counterparts from across the world in celebrating Eid Eil-Kabir, otherwise known as the feast of sacrifice, with a call from clerics to remain steadfast, obey and … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to the criticism of his planned national conference, saying those who described it as diversionary or aimed at promoting certain political ambitions ”are in error.” The President used … Read More
Photo: Remy Steinegger PANA Lagos, Nigeria- Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido has been named by the Emerging Markets Magazine as the Central Bank Governor of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa. The local media reported Monday that the … Read More
Photo: Reuters PANA Tripoli, Libya- Last week’s abduction of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan is further evidence of the weakness of the Libyan state and its security and military institutions, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), … Read More
Photo: Tefo Mohapi PANA New York, US- An International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report, released on Tuesday, projects that by the end of the year, 40% of the world’s population, about 2.7 billion people, will be online, as mobile broadband has … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria- Some 3,000 residents of Nigeria’s northern Borno state, regarded as the spiritual base of the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, have fled the state for neighbouring Adamawa for fear of attacks by the sect. The local media … Read More
African Union Summit Photo: UN PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- A top official of the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused African leaders of undermining the African Union (AU) Charter through their decision that no sitting African leader should … Read More
Ms. Nabila Abdilkarim, member of the High Committee for UN Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Photo: Albert González Farran PANA Khartoum, Sudan-Some 40 women representatives of civil society organizations from North Darfur have met in Fashir where … Read More
