Africa-Afrique / Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at the AU summit where several heads of state who are guilty of the so-called “third-termism” are attending. Ironically … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to determine its own future and take ownership of its development agenda. This was part of Mr Lopes’ presentation … Read More
Africa-Afrique / Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man who made history by being the recipient of the world’s first male organ transplant has become a father. The 21-year-old unidentified patient, who had his member amputated three years ago … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has “warmly congratulated” Ameenah Gurib-Fakim on her appointment as the new President of the Republic of Mauritius. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is the first woman to be appointed to the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Munich, Germany, Sunday afternoon to begin a two-day official visit, during which he will participate in the G-7 Outreach programme for invited heads of government and global institutions. President Buhari … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – There has been robust growth in Internet access and usage over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that the Internet can bring to people … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A memorial service was held at Cape Town’s famous Clifton beach last week for 200 African slaves who died on board a Portuguese ship which sank in 1794. The wreck of the São José-Paquete de … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he will in July convene an International Ebola Recovery Conference, which will help mobilize the resources needed to start early recovery. “Next month, on July 10, I will convene an international … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell “Cold Harbour”, the South African film produced by Tendeka Matatu and directed by Carey McKenzie opened the 22nd New York African Film Festival organized this year under the banner of the United Nation’s International Decade for … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta joined East African leaders at an emergency Summit on the political crisis in Burundi Sunday. The East African leaders agreed to convene another crisis Summit on Burundi after their meeting on May … Read More
Mauritius-Ile Maurice(PANA) – Mauritian President Kailash Purryag resigned on Friday night, five months after the fall of the Labour government that nominated him to the post three years back. As announced during the last electoral campaign in December 2014, Mauritian … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – In early March, or four months after the fall of Blaise Compaoré, the acting government ordered the exhumation of the body of Capt. Sankara, and those of his aides, in a bid to properly identify … Read More
South Africa – Afrique du Sud (PANA) – South Africa Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has admitted that the World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) paid a US$10 million “donation” after South Africa won the bid to host the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday appointed two spokesmen in the first set of appointments into his three-day-old administration. According to a State House statement, President of the umbrella Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and current … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Women in Islam honored Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford at the 14th Annual Dr. Betty Shabazz Awards held on May 3rd, 2015, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. During the ceremony celebrating … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government, represented by its ministry of foreign affairs, the representatives of the armed movements and those of the international mediation team, led by Algeria, signed on Friday the peace and reconciliation agreement, agreed on … Read More
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two Libyan soldiers, who are taking part in a military training in Great Britain, have been sentenced by a Cambridge Court to 12 years imprisonment for rape on Saturday. Mokhtar Ali Saad Mahmoud, 33, and Ibrahim … Read More
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Amid growing cases of white-collar crimes in the world, there is the need to prosecute those who commit such crimes, which feed into more serious crimes, according to the World President of the Association of Chartered … Read More
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The first case of Ebola has been recorded in Italy last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. ”On May 12, 2015, WHO received notification of a laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Italy. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell South African New Yorkers celebrated 21 years of freedom at their 3rd Annual picnic held at Riverside Park in Washington Heights on April 21, 2015. Even though the ambiance was festive, the group held a minute of silence … Read More
