Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Tuesday commemorated the Day of Reconciliation by reflecting on two of the most important historical events that shaped the country. In apartheid South Africa, December 16 marked the 1838 anniversary … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) called for US$2.6 billion debt cancellation to countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak and warned that foreign aid pledges could spark a debt crisis in Guinea, Sierra Leone … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has paid a glowing tribute to South Africa’s Rolene Strauss who was crowned Miss World 2014 in London on Sunday. “We are very proud that our very own has earned this … Read More
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo opposition, under the umbrella “Let’s Save the DR Congo” has asked President Joseph Kabila not to stand for a third term in the presidential election in 2016. The opposition’s position … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malians on Tuesday paid a final tribute to the singer artist Fantani Touré, who was laid to rest in Bamako. The body of Touré was repatriated from France on Monday night and her funeral was attended … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A hospital complex, named after the late South African President, Nelson Mandela, and built at a cost of 80 million CFAF, was inaugurated on Sunday by Mali’s First Lady, Mrs Aminata Maïga Keita. Located in Kanadjiguila … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians Tuesday celebrated 53 years of independence of their mainland (formerly known as Tanganyika) from British colonial rule with a military parade, colourful callisthenics and other cultural performances, but a big question mark remained … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A training session for local traditional healers on the risks of the spread of the Ebola virus disease opened on Friday in Bamako, capital of Mali. Jointly organized by Save the Children and the Malian umbrella … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have taken the bold step to improve measurement and recording of remittances flow, reduce remittance transfer costs and enable beneficiaries to be included in the financial system. This follows the signing of Host Country … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans marked on Friday the first anniversary of the death of world statesman, Nelson Mandela, with an outpouring of public support. Mandela died on 5 December, 2013, at the age of 95. … Read More
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Civil society organizations in Burundi have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently take corrective measures on anomalies in the ongoing registration of voters ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country. … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Tuesday decried lack of funding as the main crisis facing the implementation of Africa’s development plans. Dlamini Zuma said Africa’s grand visions like the New Partnership for Africa’s … Read More
The Tony Elumelu Foundation announced yesterday the launch of a $100 million Pan-African entrepreneurship initiative – The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – a multi-year programme of training, funding, and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs. … Read More
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – The Mozambican Parliament has unanimously passed a bill on the right for information, which obliges all public and private media operating in public interest to provide information sought by citizens, official sources said Friday in Maputo. … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has named the President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia ‘West Africa’s King of Impunity.’ According to the Ghana-based NGO, the title was bestowed upon President Jammeh … Read More
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – Nearly 400 people have been killed in two months of fighting in eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, according to a medical centre in the city. It said 399 had been recorded as dead adding that it … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian ministry of foreign affairs announced on Friday that it would cancel entry visas into Tunisia for 20 countries, especially in Eastern Europe and Africa. Countries to benefit from the measure include Russia, Czech Republic, … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ministers in charge of immigration and refugees in the Horn of Africa region met Wednesday to discuss a response to the influx of forced returnees from Europe and the Gulf region, which is proving to … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The hearing in a landmark case challenging the Kenyan government’s right to evict the Ogiek ethnic community, an indigenous minority claiming the right to inhabit the expansive Mau forest, opens here Thursday. The Ogiek land case … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Two African projects are among the 12 inspiring projects from around the world announced Tuesday by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as winners of the 2014 Lighthouse Activity under the Momentum for … Read More
