New York, US (PANA) – In the wake of the attack that left nine African-Americans dead at church in Charleston in US State of South Carolina, a Group of UN human rights experts called on Friday for prompt action by … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged African leaders to do everything possible to reverse the ‘ugly trend’ of African youths dying in droves while attempting to illegally migrate to Europe in search of ‘better life’. … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso has launched two major projects with the objective of boosting agricultural productivity and ensuring food security in the West African nation. The projects, worth a total of 38 billion CFAF (US$65 million), were … Read More
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – A former Cameroonian Minister of Public Works, Dieudonné Ambassa Zang, was on Thursday sentenced to life in prison after being convicted for the embezzlement of 5.820 billion FCFA. The Special Criminal Court also sentenced one of … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Last year, migrant workers living in Europe sent home US$109.4 billion in remittances, providing a lifeline to more than 150 million people around the world, according to the report ‘Sending Money Home: European flows … Read More
Africa-Afrique (PANA) – Despite considerable advances made in the global response to the AIDS epidemic over the last several decades, young women and adolescent girls in Africa are still left behind, according to a new joint report of the UN and the … Read More
Africa-Afrique / Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at the AU summit where several heads of state who are guilty of the so-called “third-termism” are attending. Ironically … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to determine its own future and take ownership of its development agenda. This was part of Mr Lopes’ presentation … Read More
Africa-Afrique / Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man who made history by being the recipient of the world’s first male organ transplant has become a father. The 21-year-old unidentified patient, who had his member amputated three years ago … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed both South Africa and Nigeria at the African Union Summit because they had both voted for a United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2011 which authorised military action against … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has “warmly congratulated” Ameenah Gurib-Fakim on her appointment as the new President of the Republic of Mauritius. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is the first woman to be appointed to the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Munich, Germany, Sunday afternoon to begin a two-day official visit, during which he will participate in the G-7 Outreach programme for invited heads of government and global institutions. President Buhari … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – There has been robust growth in Internet access and usage over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that the Internet can bring to people … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A memorial service was held at Cape Town’s famous Clifton beach last week for 200 African slaves who died on board a Portuguese ship which sank in 1794. The wreck of the São José-Paquete de … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he will in July convene an International Ebola Recovery Conference, which will help mobilize the resources needed to start early recovery. “Next month, on July 10, I will convene an international … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta joined East African leaders at an emergency Summit on the political crisis in Burundi Sunday. The East African leaders agreed to convene another crisis Summit on Burundi after their meeting on May … Read More
Mauritius-Ile Maurice(PANA) – Mauritian President Kailash Purryag resigned on Friday night, five months after the fall of the Labour government that nominated him to the post three years back. As announced during the last electoral campaign in December 2014, Mauritian … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – In early March, or four months after the fall of Blaise Compaoré, the acting government ordered the exhumation of the body of Capt. Sankara, and those of his aides, in a bid to properly identify … Read More
South Africa – Afrique du Sud (PANA) – South Africa Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has admitted that the World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) paid a US$10 million “donation” after South Africa won the bid to host the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday appointed two spokesmen in the first set of appointments into his three-day-old administration. According to a State House statement, President of the umbrella Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and current … Read More
