Photo: cornerstone-team.com PANA Tripoli, Libya – Arab governments have been urged to pass laws and initiate policies to back small and medium-size businesses to ensure stability, protection and development in their countries. This recommendation was made at a forum held … Read More
Photo: Ahmed Elumami, Libya Herald PANA Tripoli, Libya – Bowing to pressure from its oil workers, the Libyan government Friday announced an increase of 67% on salaries of the workers. The Libyan National Oil Company announced on its official website … Read More
Photo: Eric A. Clement PANA New York, US – The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Committee has urged the government of Djibouti to effectively enforce laws aimed at protecting women from violence. The committee, in a statement obtained by PANA in … Read More
Photo: africaontheblog PANA The Hague, Netherlands – The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the commencement of the trial of Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, until February next year. This follows … Read More
Photo: REUTERS/Mark Wessels PANA Cape Town, South Africa – There are growing concerns that South Africa is on the brink of another outbreak of xenophobia which has wreaked havoc in the past, after a series of violent clashes across the … Read More
US President George W. Bush (R) speaks to the press with Sudanese First Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir in Washington, Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images PANA Khartoum, Sudan – Sudan has expressed its dismay over the renewal … Read More
Photo: excelsiorwineblog PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Agriculture in Africa has experienced an average of 4% annual Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth in the last 10 years, well above what obtained in the previous decades, according to an African agriculture development … Read More
Photo: africaontheblog PANA Abuja, Nigeria – African countries have been called upon to work harmoniously in sustaining and building upon the achievements recorded in agriculture since the establishment 10 years ago of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). PANA … Read More
Photo: saharareports.org PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s former military Vice President Mike Akhigbe died on Monday at the age of 68, the local media reported Tuesday. The report said Akhigbe, a retired Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral, died in a New … Read More
Photo: inflexwetrust.com PANA New York, US – The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cape Verde at the UN, said the African country’s government has decided to undertake a name change from “Republic of Cape Verde” to the “Republic of … Read More
Photo: ghanachamber.com PANA Lomé, Togo – Some 350,000 visitors, including 900 exhibitors, are expected at the 11th edition of the international trade fair of Lomé, the Togolese capital, running from 29 Nov. to 16 Dec., Fair Managers at the Togolese … Read More
Toby Smith, Getty Images Reportage PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia hopes to transform itself into a regional player when the Ethiopia-Kenya high-voltage transmission line is completed in 2015, according to official sources here Tuesday. To undertake the project, Ethiopia … Read More
Photo: nowthisnews Amnesty International Allegations of abuse, including the use of electric shocks, against inmates in a privately run prison in South Africa raise serious questions about the authorities’ real commitment to tackle torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said. … Read More
Photo: unocha.org PANA New York, US – The Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Mr. Chris Nikoi, on Monday said humanitarian agencies and their partners have reached nearly 100,000 of the 156,000 people affected by flooding across South Sudan … Read More
Photo: arbormedia.nl PANA New York, US – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says sharing experience for the promotion of green jobs can play a key role in helping countries to advance towards a greener and a more sustainable future. PANA … Read More
Photo: Luke Vargas/TRNS PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the holding of a unilateral referendum in the disputed Abyei region between the republics of Sudan and South Sudan, warning that the act can only … Read More
Somali artist Affey with his painting ‘Empty Suit’, representing diaspora politicians; Photo: Voice of America Gabe Joselo, Voice of America MOGADISHU — After years working in the shadow of war, Somalia’s artists are stepping back out into public view and … Read More
Photo: World Health Organization PANA Accra, Ghana – Ghana is to start a pilot project next year to vaccinate adolescent girls against cervical cancer to stem its spread, President John Dramani Mahama announced on Saturday. The government will also establish … Read More
Photo: Voice of America Gabe Joselow, Voice of America NAIROBI, KENYA — From games to mobile payment systems, entrepreneurs from across Africa are getting together in Nairobi, Kenya, to pitch their high-tech innovations to potential investors and partners. Some of … Read More
Photo: Michigan State University Today PANA New York, US – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has warned that a growing number of people are exploited and compelled by need or by force to … Read More
