Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Information says media reports claiming that the Federal Government is denying accreditation to foreign journalists who want to cover the February14 general elections is false. In a statement released in Abuja … Read More
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Speaking at a ceremony marking the 180th anniversary of the Abolition of slavery, Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth, said on Sunday that the government will soon introduce a Marshall Plan to combat poverty and … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military, backed by local vigilantes, succeeded on Sunday in repelling the second attack in as many weeks on the North-eastern city of Maiduguri by the terror group Boko Haram. After many hours of heavy exchange … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – In marking 2015 as the year of women’s empowerment and development, Africa should take its continental programme of gender equality and women’s empowerment to a higher level, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision of the African Union (AU) to join forces to stop the advancement of the “murderous campaigns” waged by Boko Haram, stressing the importance of the continent’s collaboration … Read More
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has urged member countries of the Association of African oil-producing countries to consult widely following the drop in the oil prices. According to the Algerian deputy-minister for Maghreb and African affairs, … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Notorious Apartheid-era killer Eugene de Kock will be released on parole, Justice Minister Michael Masutha confirmed on Friday. “In the interest of nation building, I have placed Mr De Kock on parole,” said Masutha. However, … Read More
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian opposition party, the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), says it will not take part in any election in the country unless there are electoral reforms. “We do not exist to take part in exercises in futility … Read More
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A Gambian businessman, Kebba Touray, has been arrested by state authorities in connection with the 30 December, 2014 armed assault on the presidential palace in Banjul, family sources said on Thursday. The sources said they had … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – External debts of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the three West African countries which endured dramatic suffering as a result of the Ebola Virus Disease — should be written off, UN Economic Commission … Read More
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Teenage pregnancy in Cape Verde has dropped from 23.9% in 2011 to 20.1% in 2013, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said Tuesday. “We want to improve our communication with teenagers and youths in general as … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Greenpeace, an independent global campaigning organisation acting to protect and conserve the environment, urged African leaders to adopt emergency and concrete measures for greater transparency aimed at the elimination of illegal maritime fishing. In a statement, … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – International agency Oxfam has called for a multi-million dollar post-Ebola ‘Marshall Plan’ to put the three West African countries hit by the crisis back on their feet. In a statement late Monday, the agency … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is deliberately undertaking initiatives to engage the youth and thwart any attempt at radicalisation and extremism which prey on their vulnerability, according to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Amina Mohamed. Speaking Tuesday during a … Read More
\Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and current Chair of the East African Standby Force, has informed the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, that the East African Standby Force is ready … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s new President Edgar Lungu has appointed a female Vice-President, Inonge Wina, who until recently was the gender minister. Wina, who is Zambia’s first female VP, is also the chairperson of the ruling Patriotic Front party. … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member countries of the African Union (AU) must act now and collectively against the progressing threat of terrorism perpetrated by Boko Haram in West Africa, AU Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said Monday at … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (CS) Amina Mohamed, has called on world leaders to prioritize enhancement of global trade in the agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF) that began Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland. Saying that trade remains … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – ARC Insurance Company Limited will pay US$ 25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month – Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. The three countries which paid a combined premium of … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Edgar Lungu took on Sunday the oath of office as President of Zambia in Lusaka becoming Zambia’s sixth head of state following his victory in Tuesday’s by-election. The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party won with a … Read More
