Photo: Wltx By PANA Cairo, Egypt – The death toll in Friday’s “March of Anger” called by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has shot to more than 60 as violence continued after the curfew hours in the capital, Cairo, in … Read More
Photo: reachingthegoal By PANA New York, US – The UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has welcomed the release of 82 children from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga armed group through the joint efforts … Read More
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe – Photo: news By PANA Lilongwe, Malawi – As southern African leaders converged on Malawi Friday for the annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, veteran Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has restated that he remains … Read More
Rajkeswur Purryag, president of Mauritius By PANA Port-Louis, Mauritius – The Mauritian government has offered scholarships to 18 deserving students to study in tertiary institutions in Indian Ocean Island nation. Quoting official sources, PANA reported that the 18 successful candidates … Read More
Photo: thirdage By PANA Tripoli, Libya – A group in Libya has called for the formation of a unity government saddled with ending the ongoing security, political, social and economic crises in the North African nation. The call by the … Read More
By PANA Berlin, Germany – Nigeria’s Ugoh Wilson Emenike has won the writing competition of Transparency International’s 20th Anniversary Youth and Writing Competition, the anti-corruption group announced here. PANA reported Friday that Keisha Baisden of Trinidad and Tobago was second … Read More
Photo: northwestnewsonline By PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – As South Africa Friday marks the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre in which 44 striking mine workers were killed in the country’s North-west, Amnesty International has urged the government to ensure that … Read More
Rafael Marques de Morais Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Angola’s attorney-general to immediately drop all criminal defamation charges against investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, because ”they undermine free expression rights.” In a statement … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – South Africa’s crude oil consumption over a 10-year period, starting 2012, will rise steadily, in line with GDP growth, to hit 788,500 barrels per day (b/d) in 2022, according to a study released Monday by … Read More
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Cape Town, South Africa – President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremi is in South Africa, where he and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane were Monday holding talks on several … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has once again become the most business-confident region in the world, according to new findings from the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). The survey was compiled by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the … Read More
L-R: Panelists Tseliso Thipanyane, Tamara Al-Rifai, Milton Allimadi, Danny Schechter, and Osama Abdel Khalek By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo After the recent military ousting of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, the citizens of the North African nation … Read More
Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission – Photo: Leadership.ng Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced here Monday that it had uncovered over 93,000 fake voters in the South East Anambra State, ahead … Read More
Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete – Photo: Matthew Jordaan / Mediapix There is no excuse for women in Africa to continue bearing the disproportionate burden of poverty, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete said here Tuesday. “Our women are not … Read More
Models By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Robert Cooper Adiree, the producer of Africa Fashion Week NY 2013 and Pikolinos, a Spanish shoe brand hosted an African Fashion Pop Up Shop event on June 14, 2013 in Manhattan. Many fashion lovers … Read More
L-R: Ismael Betancourt, H.E. Maged Abdelaziz, and Dr. Kwame Akonor By Isseu Diouf-Campbell The Africa Now: Policy Series, a collaborative partnership between Dr. Kwame Akonor, director of Seton Hall University’s African Development Institute and Ismael Betancourt, Director of the Institute for … Read More
Dr. NKechi Agwu, Lilian Ayayi, Zeinab Eyega, Divine Muragijimana, co-founder of the Council of Young African Leaders, and Ramatu Ahmed By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Council of Young African Leaders hosted a symposium titled “The role of Youth in Renegotiating … Read More
