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
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has certified Sunday’s legislative and presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau ”peaceful, free, fair and transparent”. In a preliminary report issued in Bissau on Tuesday, it said the ”minor hitches” that were … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – In order to create a common space of higher education in West Africa, the Network for Excellence in Higher Education in West Africa (REESAO) met on Monday, in Dakar to reflect on how to improve and … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Growth of landlocked countries depends on the growth and ability of adjacent coastal countries to put in place infrastructure for trade facilitation as a prerequisite for development, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said in Dar … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mrs Mariam Travélé, wife of Mali’s first President Modibo Keita, died Monday evening at the age of 94, the public radio announced. Mariam stood side by side with her husband during the challenges he faced under … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Government’s continued borrowing has become a source of concern following the recently obtained US$ 1 billion second Eurobond. The Government this week announced that it had successfully issued a second sovereign bond in the … Read More
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Penguin publishing firm has confirmed that it will be publishing a book, “Good Morning Mr Mandela”, which chronicles how a young woman had her life and everything she once believed in transformed by … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian parliament has approved the appointment of a female minister with the rank of deputy Prime Minister, a senior government official said Tuesday. Aster Mamo, a senior member of the ruling party, the Ethiopian … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met Wednesday to discuss policies required to stop the excessive illegal flow of capital from Africa to tax havens around the world. Financial experts said Africa lost US$1.7 … Read More
