Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The blockade of illegal export of wood from its shores has paid off in Congo, with the government realizing 6,662 billion FCFA at the end of November last year as taxes from forestry, according to an … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s regulatory National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said it plans to spend 68 billion naira (US$423.5 million) to finance the digital switch over, since it intends to switch off from analogue television transmission from 17 June … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Underlining the need for sustained efforts towards conflict prevention, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) urged the continent’s defence ministers to get the proposed African Standby Force (ASF) fully operational by the … Read More
Golden gate of Prophet Muhammad’s tomb in Medina Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians were observing Tuesday a public holiday in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad, otherwise known as Eid-el-Maulud. Political and religious leaders used the occasion to extol the … Read More
Alioune Guèye Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Chairman of the network of African UN young leaders (ROJALNU), Malian Alioune Guèye, on Monday called for a better focus on youth employment in Africa’s development policies and programmes. “Africa must reserve better … Read More
Michel Djotodia Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The transitional president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Michel Djotodia, who stepped down two days ago under pressure from the heads of States of the Central African region, arrived late Saturday in Cotonou, … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Diplomatic ties between the world most populous nation, China, and Africa’s largest black nation, Nigeria, entered the next level with the Asian country granting visa waivers to Nigerian diplomats and senior government officials. The privately-owned GUARDIAN … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – More than 500 hundred youth from Africa and the Diaspora will begin a five-day meeting on Monday in Dakar, Senegal, to exchange ideas on the issue of youth unemployment in the UN post-2015 agenda. The debate is … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes have continued to pour in for popular television news anchor, Alice Chavunduka, who died Sunday after suffering an epileptic seizure in Johannesburg a week earlier. The Zimbabwean-born media personality died at the age of … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) III Limited, a private equity firm, has acquired a stake in Botswana’s largest retail group Choppies. Choppies announced to stakeholders on Wednesday that the private equity firm has bought shares in the … Read More
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The 4th edition of Mauritania’s Ancient Cities Festival will take place from 13-16 January in the southeastern city of Oualata, about 1,300 km from Nouakchott. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, government officials, diplomats and several hundred foreign and … Read More
Diezani Alison-Madueke Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has shelved plans to sell its four refineries, following an agreement it signed Tuesday with leaders of the two labour unions in the petroleum sector – the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and … Read More
Irene Mulyagonja Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Ugandan’ anti-corruption body, the Inspectorate of Government, has released its latest report, saying it received 856 corruption complaints between January and June 2013, the New Vision newspaper reported Wednesday. According to the paper, the Inspector … Read More
Pierre Habumuremyi Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Rwandan government has hinted at its involvement in the high-profile assassination of former spy chief, Patrick Karegeya, killed in South Africa last week, saying that there are “consequences” for turning against the … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian government on Monday cancelled licences granted to three companies engaged in petroleum exploration, development and production, citing their inability to meet obligations mapped out in the licences. A statement from the Gambian Presidency, named the … Read More
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger is considering the construction of a dry port in Dosso, 140 km east of Niamey, to facilitate the handling of goods, says an official statement made public on Tuesday. According to the government, the construction of … Read More
ibreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon’s oil refinery treated 820,000 tonnes of crude oil in 2013 against a target of 1.05 million tonnes, the Managing Director of the company (SOGARA), Pierre Reteno Ndiaye, told journalists in Port-Gentil on Tuesday. He attributed the … Read More
Lake Tanganyika Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian government has warned that, after 10 January, 2014, all illegal houses and those built without due regards for the town planning regulations, will be demolished. The warning was issued by the Water, Environment, … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The two warring parties in South Sudan on Monday agreed to start substantial talks on two primary issues as of Tuesday, 7 January, according to the chief negotiators of the two sides and regional peace brokers. … Read More
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Industry Minister Suleyman al-Faytouri announced on Saturday that the government intends to privatise nine public industries. They include the iron and steel company in Misrata and a soft drinks company in Tripoli. The minister said … Read More
