PANA Tripoli, Libya – A Spokesperson for the Libyan National General Congress, Omar Hameidan, on Monday said the abduction, by Americans, of Abou Anas al-Libi was a violation of Libya’s sovereignty. Wanted by the US for alleged involvement in the … Read More
President Yahya Jammeh – Photo: UN PANA Banjul, Gambia – President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has said his country’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations is final and not subject to negotiation, the Gambia Radio and Television Services announced here … Read More
PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia– A joint session of the Ethiopian House of Representatives and House of Federation, on Monday elected a new president for the African country. He is Dr. Mulatu Teshome, the country’s former ambassador to Turkey, who was … Read More
Photo: IRIN PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Determined to lay the foundation for strategic measures for prevention and response to sexual violence in Africa, the African Union (AU) is convening a three-day high-level consultation of experts here this week to … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of local Dana Air so the regulatory agency can conduct an operational audit on the airline, the local media reported Monday. NCAA’s action on Sunday evening … Read More
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Harlem – September 28, 2013 By Isseu Diouf Campbell Newly elected president of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was in Harlem on September 28, 2013 to meet with the Malian diaspora. A few days after swearing-in … Read More
King Lestie III of Lesotho-Photo AWDC PANA Washington, DC, US- The US has congratulated Lesotho on the 47th anniversary of the African nation’s independence being marked Friday 4 Oct., assuring that both nations will continue to build on their strong … Read More
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – Photo: UN PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the implementation of measures that protect the rights of millions of migrants as well as recognise their contributions to society. Ban … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Only six of the 20 passengers and crew aboard the local Associated Airlines’ Embraer 120 plane that crashed in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos on Thursday survived, according to Usman Muktar, a Commissioner with the country’s … Read More
PANA Tripoli, Libya – At least 82 persons, mainly Somali migrants including women and children, were reported dead when the boat they were sailing on sank Thursday off Italy, quoting the Vatican Radio. The radio said 150 other passengers survived … Read More
Mohamed Ould Maouloud, head of the opposition delegation PANA Nouakchott, Mauritania – The political dialogue in Mauritania between the ruling party and the umbrella Coordination of Democratic Opposition (COD) was deadlocked Wednesday as the two sides failed to reach a consensus … Read More
President Jacob Zuma – Photo UN PANA Cape Town, South Africa – President Jacob Zuma has returned home to South Africa after concluding his working visit to Senegal on Wednesday. “We have achieved our goal and a lot has been … Read More
PANA Tripoli, Libya – A Libyan army officer, Mohamed al-Soussi, was shot dead Tuesday by a young Russian girl in Suuk al-Jommaa, Tripoli, the local media reported, quoting security sources. “The army officer was with his mother when he was … Read More
Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, President of the Ecowas Commission PANA Abuja, Nigeria – The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has recommended that the new five-band regional Common External Tariff (CET) become operational on 1 Jan. 2015. Rounding off their extraordinary session Monday in … Read More
PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria has formally handed over its power generating firms to the private investors who won the bid for the companies as part of the privatisation of the key power sector in the country. PANA reports that … Read More
President Jacob Zuma PANA Cape Town, South Africa – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Tuesday arrived in Dakar, for a two-day State visit to Senegal, the first by a South African Head of State. President Zuma, who is scheduled to … Read More
PANA Tripoli, Libya – Libyan authorities are to grant operating licence to a third mobile telephone company, Libyan local media reported Tuesday, quoting the Telecommunications Minister, Osama Sayata. The minister was quoted as saying that the licence will be granted … Read More
PANA Khartoum, Sudan – Sudan said it had exported over 3 million sheep to Saudi Arabia, earning the African nation US$200 million, the semi-official Sudan media centre Tuesday quoted Sudanese Exporters Union chief Siddiq Haidoob as saying. Sudan’s naturally-grazed sheep … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in English by Aisha Dabo The senegalese community living in New York could not help but show their joy during the meeting with President Macky Sall on 25th September 2013 at the African Methodist Church … Read More
PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Angolan authorities to end violence against street vendors in the capital city of Luanda, allegedly perpetrated by the police during ”removal operations”. The New York-based rights group said the … Read More
