PANA Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – At least 1.5 million pilgrims from across the world will, on Sunday, 13 October, perform the Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, one of the five pillars of Islam, sources told PANA here Saturday. For two … Read More
Viola Onwuliri, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs – Photo: Channelstv PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Angered by the reported killing of three of its nationals in Guinea-Bissau Tuesday over their alleged role in the disappearance of a boy and the attack on … Read More
Zambian President Michael Sata and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema – Photo: Zambia reports PANA Lusaka, Zambia – Zambian President Michael Sata has lashed out at opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, whom he said should desist from acting like a “Merchant of Death” for … Read More
Leonard Komon – Photo: Losseveter PANA Nairobi, Kenya – The 10-km world record holder Leonard Komon of Kenya will be among the world-class field that will converge for the ASICS Grand 10 race in Berlin on Sunday, the organisers said. … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria electronic fund transfers (e-transfers) between January and September 2013 recorded an unprecedented 6.849 trillion naira, according to a report by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBBS). The report, quoted by the local media Thursday, cited … Read More
PANA Cape Town, South Africa – The South African government has confirmed that the port city of Cape Town is to finally get its own cruise terminal, which will be a massive boost to the tourism industry. As part of … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – FIFA, the world football governing body, has named the following referees for the first-leg matches this weekend in the African playoff for the 2014 World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil. Saturday 12 Oct. 2013: 16:00 … Read More
The Virunga National Park The Raw Story Environmental campaigners WWF filed a complaint on Monday against a British oil company accused of intimidating the local population and endangering wildlife in the oldest nature reserve in Africa. The wildlife charity claims … Read More
Lieutenant General Omar al-Bashir of Sudan Human Rights Watch AU Summit Should Support Court, Including Kenya Cases Johannesburg–130 groups from across Africa called on African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a letter made public today to affirm … Read More
Photo: Epsos PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – The showcase event for the African power industry opens in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, bringing together the largest-ever gathering of energy professionals and decision makers from across the region’s booming electricity business. The … Read More
Minister Olusegun Aganga PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria and Brazil have signed cooperation agreements in the areas of trade, industry, skills and finance development in order to deepen existing bilateral economic relations between the two countries. Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and … Read More
Tamara Al-Rifai, Advocacy and Communications director for the Middle East and North Africa, Human Rights Watch PANA Washington, DC, US – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the US to ensure that a terrorism suspect apprehended in Libya last week is … Read More
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 become the … Read More
PANA Tripoli, Libya – A Spokesperson for the Libyan National General Congress, Omar Hameidan, on Monday said the abduction, by Americans, of Abou Anas al-Libi was a violation of Libya’s sovereignty. Wanted by the US for alleged involvement in the … Read More
Photo: Millzero PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The governments of major exporting nations must do more to stop their multinational companies from bribing their way into international markets, the anti-corruption group Transparency International said Monday in a report on enforcement of … Read More
President Yahya Jammeh – Photo: UN PANA Banjul, Gambia – President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has said his country’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations is final and not subject to negotiation, the Gambia Radio and Television Services announced here … Read More
President Jacob Zuma PANA Cape Town, South Africa – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) may have instructed President Jacob Zuma to back the clamour for the bloc withdrawal of African nations from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ahead … Read More
PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia– A joint session of the Ethiopian House of Representatives and House of Federation, on Monday elected a new president for the African country. He is Dr. Mulatu Teshome, the country’s former ambassador to Turkey, who was … Read More
Photo: IRIN PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Determined to lay the foundation for strategic measures for prevention and response to sexual violence in Africa, the African Union (AU) is convening a three-day high-level consultation of experts here this week to … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of local Dana Air so the regulatory agency can conduct an operational audit on the airline, the local media reported Monday. NCAA’s action on Sunday evening … Read More
