Gaborone warns Washington to keep away from Botswana’s internal affairs

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President of Botswana Ian Khama Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has told the US Government to keep a distance from its internal affairs or follow protocol in registering concerns. The development comes after the American government condemned the arrest and detention … Read More

Pistorius’ bail extended after conviction, sentencing fixed for October 13

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Oscar Pistorius Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Thokozile Masipa granted Oscar Pistorius on Friday afternoon extended bail while he awaits sentencing, on October 13, for his culpable homicide conviction. Judge Masipa said that the State had failed to prove their claim … Read More

B Michael America Spring Summer 2015 Collection

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 B Michael America Spring Summer 2015 Collection 1 2 … 8 ► By Isseu Diouf Campbell African-American designer B Michael presented his Spring Summer 2015 Collection on September 10, 2014, at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York at Lincoln Center. Related … Read More

Edwing D’Angelo unconventional at New York Fashion Week

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Edwing D’Angelo Spring/Summer 2015 Collection 1 2 … 5 ► By Isseu Diouf Campbell Columbian designer Edwing D’Angelo presented an all black Spring/Summer 2015 Collection inspired by the northern African country Morocco on September 8, 2014, at the Designer’s Loft in … Read More

State monopolies strangle agriculture growth in Africa

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Akinwumi Adesina Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The failure to rapidly grow the agricultural sector in Africa has been caused by weak and old-fashioned policies favouring state-run companies in the supply of agricultural produce, ministers said last week. Nigerian agriculture … Read More

Kenya boosts livestock farming to industrialise agriculture

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Prof. Fred Segor Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya is committed to meeting the African Union (AU) pledges to rapidly industrialise agriculture through the revival of collapsed agricultural corporations in an effort to boost livestock farming amongst the country’s pastoralists. … Read More

Korto Momolu’s rebirth at New York Fashion Week

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Korto Momolu Spring Summer 2015 Collection 1 2 … 5 ► By Isseu Diouf Campbell Liberian designer Korto Momolu came out of Project Runway All-Stars stronger and more determined to take her brand to the next level. She presented a … Read More

Botswana introduces braille voters sheet for 2014 elections

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Visually-impaired voters in Botswana have applauded the country’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) for developing the country’s first Braille ballot paper. Botswana’s public media reported that IEC has launched the Braille ballot paper in collaboration with the … Read More

AU warns border closures, flight suspensions worse than Ebola

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said Monday that border closures and the suspension of flights to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa worsened the impact of the disease on the local populations than the … Read More

Malawi: Malawi’s biggest cash heist foiled

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Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.25 million) was recovered in the wee hours last Thursday after a gang of smartly-dressed robbers burst into one of the major banks in the northern city of Mzuzu. … Read More

South Africa: Zuma to address stand-off in Lesotho

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will travel to Maseru, the capital of Lesotho,  on Tuesday to try to end the impasse between political leaders after Prime Minister Tom Thabane accused renegade army general Tlali Kamoli of … Read More

Kibonen’s journey to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell Cameroonian designer Kibonen Nfi will be among the rare Africans along with David Tlale from South Africa and Deola Sagoe from Nigeria to showcase her Spring/Summer 2015 collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York. Kibonen … Read More

Mali: President Keita to attend World Economic Forum in China

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will lead his country’s delegation at the World Economic Forum 2014 to be held September 10-12 in the Chinese city of Tianjin, official sources said Wednesday. According to the same sources, the … Read More

Lesotho PM Tom Thabane still in SA despite talks breakthrough

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lesotho’s Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled over the weekend, remains in South Africa despite a Pretoria-brokered agreement between feuding parties that paved the way for his return. Thabane, whose Maseru home was surrounded … Read More

Libya: Rockets pound Tripoli district

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Several rockets and other missiles pounded Tuesday the district of Enjila, western Tripoli, leaving several persons dead and injuring many others in a new sign of fresh outbreak of fighting after a few days of calm in … Read More

Copper mine workers go on strike in northern Mauritania

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Workers at Mauritania’s copper mine in the northern part of the country went Wednesday on strike to press their demands for better living and working conditions, including a 10 percent increase in wages. “This strike is primarily … Read More

South Africa: Zuma meets Lesotho’s feuding politicians

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has summoned Lesotho’s political leaders for emergency talks, following this weekend’s coup which saw Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fleeing to South Africa amid fears for his safety. Thabane left … Read More

Researchers want collective action against weeds in Africa

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Researchers have called for more concerted efforts to tackle the menace of weeds and the rejuvenation of the weeds science programme in Africa, as a way of tackling the problem affecting cassava farmers. According to a … Read More

Government strengthens measures against Ebola in Senegal

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government is taking necessary measures to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, President Macky Sall stated Monday, assuring that vital medical services have been mobilised to prevent a … Read More

Côte d’Ivoire to open humanitarian corridors with Ebola-hit neighbours

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian National Security Council (CNS) has decided to open humanitarian, economic and health corridors with neighbouring countries affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Council has announced. The decision was taken at an … Read More

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