Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans celebrated, on Sunday, the 20th anniversary of the country’s historic democratic elections which swept Nelson Mandela into power and changed Africa’s political landscape forever. President Jacob Zuma on Sunday marked the occasion … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians celebrated, on Saturday, the Golden Jubilee of the union which, 50 years ago, gave the East African nation a new name following the merger of mainland Tanganyika and the offshore Zanzibar Islands, as … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Lusaka High Court has sentenced Zambia’s well-known musician, Clifford Dimba, popularly known as “General Kanene” to 18 years with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old school girl. Lusaka High Court Judge, Chalwe Muchenga, in his … Read More
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the bloodsucking tsetse fly, prompting hope that the breakthrough will help future efforts to control one of the most devastating livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa spread by the insect. … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Acclaimed Nigerian author Ben Okri will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn Graduation Ceremony in South Africa on Friday, the university said. In addition to the thousands of degrees which … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Some 6,650 formal jobs were created in Mali between January and March this year, the Malian minister of Employment and Professional training, Mahamane Baby, said on Wednesday while presenting his quarterly report on employment. Job creation … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia is set to conclude the first phase of a national power generation plan with the completion of the 1,850 megawatts plant at the Gibe III dam in time for electricity exports to Kenya, officials … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) announced on Tuesday that it has named seven of its most experienced MPs to a 12-member Parliamentary ad hoc committee which will examine President Jacob Zuma’s response to … Read More
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of what has become one of the famous speeches of all time. On 20 April,1964, a young lawyer named Nelson Mandela delivered a three-hour speech in a Pretoria courtroom during … Read More
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Dr. Carlos Lopes, has called on African countries to follow the example of China in their development programmes. “It is important to keep the spirit of … Read More
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – African Health Ministers have rounded off a two-day meeting in Luanda with an agreement to establish the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to avert the high death and sickness associated with severe public health … Read More
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has concluded an inspection of facilities in Côte d’Ivoire, the second such tour of bidding nations, for the 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The inspection was carried … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Human Rights Commission has condemned the attack by elements of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) on opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. PF cadres attacked on Saturday the president of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Hichilema, … Read More
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – A damning new report has revealed that less than 20% of South Africa’s top management positions are occupied by black Africans. The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) report finds that two decades after the collapse … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – West Africa is one of the largest producers of cannabis and it is also a transit point for drugs trafficked from Latin America and the Caribbean into Europe, Pierre Lapaque, representative of the UN Office against … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The first ever independent study of the mining industry’s contribution to the national and local economy of Zambia was launched this week. The report aims to provide a factual evidence base to inform a sound debate … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has named 46 Kenyans to participate in the first ever Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Washington Fellowship. The Embassy said that the young Kenyan leaders will travel to the United States … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Trained nurses are offering highly-skilled surgical services to women in rural Ethiopia as the government races to train more doctors to address the shortage, health minister Kesetebirhan Admassu, said Wednesday. The minister also said the … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Communication and Digital Economy Ministry will sensitise girls to take jobs in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in a bid to contribute to equality between men and women and to the empowerment … Read More
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A Belgian woman has been jailed for six months in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for attempting to illegally send a Congolese girl to Belgium. The case had made the headlines in Belgium while … Read More
