Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African runners broke the course records in both the men’s and women’s events at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, quoting the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF). Kenya’s Dickson Chumba won the men’s race in two … Read More
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama led the country to say farewell to broadcaster, Komla Afeke Dumor, who died in his London home on January 18, 2014. Hundreds of mourners including politicians, top public and civil servants, traditional … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) The global energy body, World Energy Council (WEC), has released its latest report saying African energy leaders see global climate framework uncertainty, high energy prices and commodity prices as the critical issues driving the continent’s energy agenda … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The G20 must take necessary steps to reform the international taxation system to stop wealthy tax dodgers, beginning at its Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ meeting this weekend (22-23 Feb) in Sydney, Australia, … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita launched on Friday work for the construction of a private hospital in Sébènicoro, on the west side of Bamako, to be financed by the Moroccan Foundation … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said he has no regrets for the actions he took while managing the Bank. The privately-owned Punch newspaper reported Friday that the embattled … Read More
Dr. Sarah Alade Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The new acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade, Friday assumed duty with an assurance to the International Community that the recent changes in the leadership of the … Read More
President Goodluck Jonathan Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government moved to calm nerves over the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), reassuring stakeholders in the Nigerian economy that the … Read More
Monique Mukaruliza [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Leaders of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya will meet in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday in a mini-summit on security in the sub-region, during which they are expected to sign a military cooperation agreement, … Read More
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Yahya Jammeh has said he is “determined to end the importation of basic food items by 2016 without fail.” “Our traditional Gambian dishes are being replaced by unhealthy and for most Muslims, haram junk food, … Read More
Mont Ida, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag has sharply criticised the plan by the European Union (EU) to abolish the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) sugar quota regime from 2017, saying the affected countries will survive despite the … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – A new UN report on Saturday spotlighted the significant impact of young migrants on origin, transit and destination countries and communities, as well as the challenges they face, as told in their own voices. According … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s federal government is to hire independent forensic auditors to examine the books of the state-owned oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to unravel whether or not it failed to remit oil revenues to the … Read More
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has awarded 20 scholarships, at tertiary level, to African students from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Namibia in 2013. An official communiqué published Saturday morning said the aim of the … Read More
President John Dramani Mahama Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As the year-old government of President John Dramani Mahama battles to save the ailing Ghanaian economy, he is rallying support for measures that his economic management team believes would improve conditions. “These … Read More
Ms. Mariama Ali Niamey, Niger ( PANA) – Niger on Thursday launched a literacy and trades apprenticeship program to fight poverty aimed at giving a second chance to school children and improving the standard of living of illiterate women workers. … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With less than three weeks before a global television audience witnesses the start of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, perhaps the most sensational murder trial since that of former American sports star O.J. Simpson … Read More
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi’s 20 May elections, Prof. Peter Mutharika, has picked marketer Saulos Chilima as his running mate. Chilima, 41, is the Managing Director of the mobile … Read More
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Floods caused by torrential rains which lashed the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, late on Sunday have left over 60 people dead and made 10,000 homeless according to the Red Cross. Access to the flooded zones was difficult … Read More
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Increasing sexuality education and the availability of Misoprostol pills can help to ensure safe abortion in Africa, according to a health expert, Dr. Nehemiah Kimathi. Dr. Kimathi, the Senior Regional Adviser, Advocacy, and Policy, at the … Read More
