Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (center)Photo: UN PANA Abuja, Nigeria- Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, will late Wednesday embark on a pilgrimage to Israel, according to a presidential press statement issued here Tuesday. President Jonathan who will be accompanied on the trip … Read More
Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at election boothPhoto: equatorialguineainfo PANA New York, US- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release by Guinea’s National Independent Electoral Commission of the provisional results of the legislative elections, nearly three weeks after … Read More
Photo: genderacrossborders PANA Washington, US- The United States says it welcomes Sudan’s decision to issue work permits to some 30,000 refugees in eastern Sudan. A press statement issued by US Department of State received by PANA on Saturday noted that … Read More
Photo: http://hiv123.wordpress.com PANA New York, US– A survey conducted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners says seven out of 10 primary school students in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not returned to school since the conflict … Read More
Nelson Mandela’s Soweto HomePhoto:Rob Lloyd All Africa French President François Hollande described as “very emotional” a visit on Tuesday to the small Soweto house where South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela lived before his 27-year-imprisonment. “Coming to this house you … Read More
Photo: City of Berkeley Public Health Division PANA Lagos, Nigeria- On the occasion of the International Lead Poisoning Awareness Prevention Week of Action (20-26 Oct), the World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking an end to lead poisoning in children by … Read More
Photo: UN PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday called for greater support for people struggling to escape poverty and build better lives. He also called on the world to “listen to the voices that often … Read More
Photo: Library of Congress CALL NUMBER LC-USW36-376 PANA New York, US– The specialized cancer agency of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday that outdoor air pollution was a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. WHO is a … Read More
Photo:Alexander Sac PANA Bujumbura, Burundi- The Burundi Parliament has approved the candidacy of Bernard Busoko as the nation’s Vice President, following the forced resignation of former VP Terence Sinunguruza due to the pressure from his own party, the Unity for … Read More
Photo: columbia.edu PANA Cape Town, South Africa- South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation has launched a 24-hour online radio station aimed at enhancing communication on the country’s foreign policy. PANA reported that Ubuntu Radio, which was launched Thursday, … Read More
Photo: John Aglionby PANA Cape Town, South Africa – Polish Premier Donald Tusk is due to arrive in South Africa Thursday on a three-day official visit, and will be hosted by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Tusk will be accompanied by … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Lusaka, Zambia – Zambian President Michael Sata, has dismissed assertions that he decided to award himself a 10 percent salary increment. According to President Sata, his salary, salaries and allowances for the Vice- President, Chief Whip, Leader … Read More
Photo: Rob Handfield – Jones PANA Cape Town, South Africa – An uneasy calm has returned to Diepsloot, a sprawling settlement in South Africa’s city of Johannesburg, 24 hours after the murders of two female cousins aged two and three, … Read More
Photo:Deborah Louden PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s foremost teaching hospital, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, in South West Oyo State, has successfully carried out its first open heart surgery to correct a leaking heart valve in a 19-year-old secondary … Read More
Photo: Wright State University PANA New York, US – The UN and US-based ELS Educational Services have signed an agreement to foster multilingualism among the youth, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Tuesday. Mr. Nesirky, who spoke with a PANA … Read More
Photo: Andrew W. McGalliard PANA New York, US – A partnership between public and private sector, the GAVI Alliance, is was on track to meet its targets of supporting developing countries to immunize nearly 250 million children by 2015. The … Read More
Photo: UN PANA New York, US– The UN on Tuesday called on people around the world to always engage in hand-washing to help prevent the spread of diarrhoeal disease and to ensure their health and well-being. PANA in New York, … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Blantyre, Malawi- Malawi president Joyce Banda, who last Thursday sacked her entire cabinet, has constituted a new one comprising mostly her former team with a few surprising additions. Banda, southern Africa’s first female president and Africa’s second, … Read More
Photo: M. Tawsif Salam PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Muslims in Nigeria Tuesday joined their counterparts from across the world in celebrating Eid Eil-Kabir, otherwise known as the feast of sacrifice, with a call from clerics to remain steadfast, obey and … Read More
Photo: UN PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to the criticism of his planned national conference, saying those who described it as diversionary or aimed at promoting certain political ambitions ”are in error.” The President used … Read More
