Curitba, Brazil (PANA) – Of the five African teams featuring in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, only two national coaches — Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi and Ghanaian Appiah Akwesi — are there with their countries’ national teams. The other … Read More
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – On the occasion of the Day for the African Child, celebrated June 16, every year, children in Casamance, southern Senegal, demanded on Monday from the Senegalese government adequate protection, saying “We deserve appropriate protection for a brighter future.” … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Natal, Brazil (PANA) – Ghana’s head coach James Kwesi Appiah has said he is not under any additional pressure ahead of his team’s 2014 FIFA World Cup opener against the US today. Appiah said as a coach, … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Civil society observers who gathered in the German city of Bonn for the UN climate change negotiations, have warned that new climate rules could threaten even greater hunger in Africa, if they were not carefully crafted … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several countries endorsed a set of wide-reaching guidelines that will boost the already vital role of small-scale fishers in contributing to global food security, nutrition and poverty eradication, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. … Read More
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – The Cameroonian National Oil Company, said it transferred to the country’s public treasury 175.6 billion CFAF (US$360 million) as oil receipts from January to April this year. The oil firm said in a statement Thursday that … Read More
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese music group, Toofan, was received triumphantly in Lomé on its return from Durban, South Africa, where it won the MTV Music Awards in the category “Best francophone artist”. “It is as if we have just … Read More
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The newly-announced price of sugar in the European market threatens the production of the commodity in Mauritius, where it contributes 6 per cent to the economy and is very important in the production of renewable energy, … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – East African leaders are set to meet President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar today to bolster the peace talks to end the fighting in South Sudan, officials said Monday. The South Sudanese rebel … Read More
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – Gas production has increased substantially in Cameroon from 93.4 million cubic feet in the first four months of 2013 to 4. 34 billion cubic feet during the same period in 2014, the National Hydrocarbons Society (NHS) … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South Sudanese rebels warned Thursday they would shoot down civilian aircraft in its strongholds to stop what it alleges as an ongoing surveillance by government forces to assassinate rebel military commanders. Rebel military spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The president of the Republic of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki said, Thursday, that more attention should be given to Africa’s agricultural land. According to Marzouki, Africa’s agricultural land must remain Africans’ property, making a reference to international … Read More
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Mobile phone networks — Tigo, Airtel and Zantel — signed this week a pioneering agreement to allow their customers in Tanzania to send money to each other whether using Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria expects to save US$2.5 billion from next year when the ban on importation of rice comes into effect, according to the Minister of Agriculture Akinwumi Adesina. The private Nation newspaper Thursday quoted Dr. Adesina as … Read More
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The popular protests that rocked the Arab world known as the “Arab Spring” have helped to strengthen the ideological influence of terrorist groups, Ramtane Lamamra, Algerian Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday in Algiers. The observation of … Read More
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said Thursday that Tunisia is determined more than ever to open up to Africa by announcing measures meant to facilitate visas for Tunisian investors and the opening of some embassies on the … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The first ever daily TV ratings service in Africa has been unveiled by GeoPoll, the world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform. The firm launched yesterday its Audience Measurement Service, which offers the first ever daily TV ratings … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International has said the “Gold Rush” in Senegal violates the human rights of communities. The verdict is contained in a report compiled after research undertaken since 2011 on the exploitation of gold by Sabodala Gold … Read More
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Saying that the time has come for reconciliation, the Ivorian senior minister for political dialogue, Mr. Jeannot Kouadio-Ahoussou, appealed to Ivorians in exile to return home. Speaking at a press last weekend, Mr. Kouadio-Ahoussa said … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – At least 105 fighters from the Rwandan Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for Rwanda Liberation (FDLR) voluntarily laid down their arms before surrendering to the peacekeeping forces of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), currently operating under … Read More
