Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While projections have been made about the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of Ebola on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it is clear that women in the three countries are likely … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday that 86 billion CFAF have been laundered in 2015 when the country was under the transitional regime following the fall of president Compaoré, ousted by a popular uprising. In … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana and Zimbabwe have expressed concern over the continued instability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the political impasse in Lesotho. Following a session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security held … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced on Tuesday a bilateral deal to construct a 1,120-kilometre oil pipeline from northern Tanzania’s port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean to … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training has introduced a Chinese language teaching programme saying the move is aimed at meeting local market demands for innovation in science and technology. The programme … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Imagenation, a Harlem-based media arts group, hosted its first Revolution Awards on February 20, 2016 at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. The event honored Ava Duvernay, Hill Harper, Melissa Harris-Perry, Danai Gurira and Black Lives Matter. … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – Addressing billions of illicit financial outflows from Africa is imperative as the continent needs domestic resources for its development, says the former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who chairs a United Nations panel on … Read More
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – All passengers on public transport in Kigali city and its outskirts will start using the freely available Wi-Fi, running with fourth generation (4G LTE) high speed connectivity, to browse the internet, send emails and use social … Read More
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese could shortly use their currency in Ethiopia and the Ethiopians could do the same with theirs in Sudan, a senior Sudanese financial official has announced. According to the Governor of the Sudanese Central Bank, Sudan was … Read More
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his country’s presidential elections for the fifth time with 5.6 million votes (60.75%), compared to the 3.5 million votes secured by his detained challenger Kizza Besigye, in an election marred … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African governments and mining companies have launched Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Compact, the African Mineral Development Centre disclosed Monday. The compact was launched during the Mining Indaba held in South Africa. Frank Dixon … Read More
New York City – On January 25, 2016, the National CARES Mentoring Movement presented its 10th Anniversary Gala, For the Love of Our Children: A National Call to Commitment, to raise critical funding that will support the replication of the … Read More
NEW YORK — First Lady Chirlane McCray kicked off a series of showers at the New York Public Library, Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street Main Branch on February 6, 2016. The series of 10 free baby showers was hosted by The … Read More
NEW YORK — The mosquito responsible for the transmission of Zika virus in impacted areas in Latin America is the Aedes aegypti, which is a mosquito species not found in New York City. About 1 in 5 people who are … Read More
President Barack Obama met this week with leaders of his health and national security teams to discuss the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses in the Americas as well as steps being taken to protect the American public. The … Read More
(New York, NY) – In Governor Cuomo’s 2016-2017 Executive Budget, funding for adult literacy education was included at $6.3 million, an amount that has remained flat for the past three years despite the fact that this amount is significantly short … Read More
In celebration of the Apollo’s 82nd anniversary, the Theater was invited to ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on January 26, 2016. Apollo Theater President and CEO, Jonelle Procope, rang the NYSE Opening Bell surrounded by … Read More
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hosted the 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival on January 16, 2016 in Harlem. The event was presented by Deirdre Hollman, Jerry Craft and John Jennings. Photos Credit: Isaiah Morris Related Images:
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A ceremony paying tribute to the 32 people killed during the terrorist attacks of January 15, 2016 in Burkina Faso brought together thousands of people in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Photo: News Ouaga … Read More
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Egypt is actively preparing to host an international conference for Libya’s rebuilding after the formation of a national coalition government, which is waiting for the approval by the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), the Egyptian deputy … Read More
