By Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer honored Michael J. Garner, chief diversity officer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Regina Wilson, firefighter and first female president of the Vulcan Society and Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, CEO of Women … Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has donated US$1 million (KShs 91 million) to Malawi flood victims, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said. Sending the condolences to the victims and wishing a quick recovery to those affected, … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Press Association (SAPA) announced that it would close down in March after nearly 70 years of uninterrupted service. This follows months of speculation with founding members pulling out of the entity. … Read More
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Former Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who is facing two charges of complicity to commit a crime and money laundering, was granted bail Saturday evening by a Court in Port-Louis. Ramgoolam was arrested Friday afternoon by … Read More
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Ghanaian player Christian Atsu was adjudged the Man of the Competition, the prize for the best player of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Equatorial Guinea. Cote d’Ivoire won the cup after beating … Read More
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou has been honoured with the prestigious 2015 Certificate of Achievement by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on the occasion of the … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Good Governance Africa (GGA), a research and advocacy body working towards improved governance on the continent, said that for once, Africa is outpacing America in combating measles. ”Vaccination rates have decreased in the US, leading to … Read More
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States, will start accepting requests under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) expansion on February 18, 2015. DACA will allow the … Read More
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Cote d’Ivoire beat on Sunday Ghana 9-8 on penalties, after both teams played goalless at full and extra time, to win the 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Goalkeeper Barry Kopa was the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night announced the postponement of the country’s 2015 general elections from February 14, and 28, to March 28, and 11 April, citing concerns about the security of voters … Read More
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe Minister of Communications, Frédéric Nikiéma, declared last week that all members of the transition government declared their assets on February 2, 2015, saying “these will be gazetted for public consumption.” “Today, all members of … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised serious due process concerns over the detention of at least 300 people, some for as long as three weeks and with no … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Information says media reports claiming that the Federal Government is denying accreditation to foreign journalists who want to cover the February14 general elections is false. In a statement released in Abuja … Read More
If you are thinking about starting a business in Africa, the Africa-America Institute’s upcoming panel discussion titled “Everything you need to know about building a business in Africa” might be a good starting point. The event scheduled for February 12, … Read More
Manhattan Borough president Gale A. Brewer is sponsoring a forum on improving community-police relations on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Alinaza Dominicana Triangle Building in northern Manhattan. Several members of the community including youth, civic, faith-based, non-profit, business and law … Read More
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Speaking at a ceremony marking the 180th anniversary of the Abolition of slavery, Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth, said on Sunday that the government will soon introduce a Marshall Plan to combat poverty and … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military, backed by local vigilantes, succeeded on Sunday in repelling the second attack in as many weeks on the North-eastern city of Maiduguri by the terror group Boko Haram. After many hours of heavy exchange … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – In marking 2015 as the year of women’s empowerment and development, Africa should take its continental programme of gender equality and women’s empowerment to a higher level, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision of the African Union (AU) to join forces to stop the advancement of the “murderous campaigns” waged by Boko Haram, stressing the importance of the continent’s collaboration … Read More
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has urged member countries of the Association of African oil-producing countries to consult widely following the drop in the oil prices. According to the Algerian deputy-minister for Maghreb and African affairs, … Read More
