Brigadier General Chris Olukolade By PANA Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has approved a new Army Division which will Monday take over counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations against the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram in the country’s North-East, Nigeria’s Defence Spokesman, … Read More
Joyce Banda – Photo: south world By PANA Blantyre, Malawi – Leaders attending the annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a communiqué at the … Read More
Photo: Wltx By PANA Cairo, Egypt – The death toll in Friday’s “March of Anger” called by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has shot to more than 60 as violence continued after the curfew hours in the capital, Cairo, in … Read More
Photo: reachingthegoal By PANA New York, US – The UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has welcomed the release of 82 children from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga armed group through the joint efforts … Read More
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe – Photo: news By PANA Lilongwe, Malawi – As southern African leaders converged on Malawi Friday for the annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, veteran Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has restated that he remains … Read More
Rajkeswur Purryag, president of Mauritius By PANA Port-Louis, Mauritius – The Mauritian government has offered scholarships to 18 deserving students to study in tertiary institutions in Indian Ocean Island nation. Quoting official sources, PANA reported that the 18 successful candidates … Read More
Photo: thirdage By PANA Tripoli, Libya – A group in Libya has called for the formation of a unity government saddled with ending the ongoing security, political, social and economic crises in the North African nation. The call by the … Read More
By PANA Berlin, Germany – Nigeria’s Ugoh Wilson Emenike has won the writing competition of Transparency International’s 20th Anniversary Youth and Writing Competition, the anti-corruption group announced here. PANA reported Friday that Keisha Baisden of Trinidad and Tobago was second … Read More
Photo: northwestnewsonline By PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – As South Africa Friday marks the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre in which 44 striking mine workers were killed in the country’s North-west, Amnesty International has urged the government to ensure that … Read More
Mrs. Yetunde A. Odugbesan, CEO and Founder of Yetunde Global Consulting LLC By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translated in French by Aisha Dabo US-Africa Synergy hosted a “Women in African Society” symposium examining the reasons behind the ongoing … Read More
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, winner of the second round of the Presidential election in Mali Bamako, Mali – ECOWAS has declared Mali’s presidential runoff on Sunday as ‘free, transparent and credible’, despite what it called some constraints. ”The standards observed in … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – About 150 legislators, representatives of the civil society, the UN Habitat and environmentalists from across Africa are due in Arusha, northern Tanzania, this weekend to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat … Read More
L-R: Senator Bill Perkins, Aisha Al-Adawiya, Murtada NDiaye, and Imam Tafsir Ly with participants By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo Senator Bill Perkins hosted a Six Annual Eid Celebration on August 10, 2013 at the Adam … Read More
Rafael Marques de Morais Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Angola’s attorney-general to immediately drop all criminal defamation charges against investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, because ”they undermine free expression rights.” In a statement … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – South Africa’s crude oil consumption over a 10-year period, starting 2012, will rise steadily, in line with GDP growth, to hit 788,500 barrels per day (b/d) in 2022, according to a study released Monday by … Read More
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Cape Town, South Africa – President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremi is in South Africa, where he and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane were Monday holding talks on several … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has once again become the most business-confident region in the world, according to new findings from the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). The survey was compiled by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the … Read More
AFISMA troop – Photo: Newsabamako The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Desire Ouédraogo, has paid glowing tributes to troops from the region and Chad for their sacrifice for “freedom and peace” in Mali on behalf of the … Read More
Morgan Tsvangirai – Photo: internet Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has filed a petition at the Constitution Court seeking the nullification of last Wednesday’s president election, which was won by President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement for Democratic … Read More
L-R: Panelists Tseliso Thipanyane, Tamara Al-Rifai, Milton Allimadi, Danny Schechter, and Osama Abdel Khalek By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo After the recent military ousting of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, the citizens of the North African nation … Read More
