By Isseu Diouf Campbell L’organisation United African Congress a organisé, en partenariat avec la fondation Give them a Hand Foundation, un forum sur le virus Ebola, au siège des Nations Unies, le 27 août 2014, pour sensibiliser le public et … Read More
1 2 ► Cocci Bilele Addiction – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Cocci Bilele Addiction presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon Deiner Related Images:
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – One of Africa’s leading financial institutions, Ecobank International Incorporated, has donated US$50,000 to the Sierra Leonean Government in support of its efforts to curtail the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which has killed hundreds … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government announced on Friday that it had granted permanent residency permits to 11 former Angolan refugees, marking the start of a process that will lead to 10,000 Angolans allowed to permanently live in the country. … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has tested positive in Senegal, the Senegalese Minister of Health, Eva Marie Coll Seck, said on Friday in a news conference. Seck said that a 21-year-old Guinean, a … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma faces a huge crisis in his political career after the country’s Supreme Court of Appeal Thursday ordered that the so-called Zuma “spy tapes” must be released. The Bloemfontein court … Read More
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundians and Chinese travelling between the two countries will henceforth get free visa following the signature of an agreement to that effect, the Burundian External Relations and International Cooperation Ministry said in Bujumbura Thursday. On the … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted yesterday, August 27, 2014, a reception in celebration of the West Indian American and Caribbean Heritage at Gracie Mansion. Chirlane McCray who is of Barbadian and … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation announced Tuesday the finalists, two of whom are from Togo and Cote d’Ivoire, for their $75,000 Anzisha Prize for Young Entrepreneurs. According to a statement from the organizers, for the first … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Zimbabweans living in Botswana now have a new option to send their remittances home, following the entrance of BotswanaPost, a new competitor in the money transfer market. BotswanaPost launched a new money transfer facility Wednesday, as part … Read More
Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of Nigerian singer 2Face Idibia died yesterday after loosing his battle against prostate cancer. Michael Agbo Idibia was 68 years old. Related Images:
Okapi de la Mode – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Carine Pala behind the brand Okapi de la Mode presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon Deiner Related … Read More
1 2 3 ► Fanny Mandina Designs – Kinshasa Fashion Week Congolese designer Fanny Mandina behind the brand Fanny Mandina Designs presented her Spring Summer Collection 2015 in July 2014, at Kinshasa Fashion Week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photos Credit: Simon … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries are demanding access to the US$78.8 trillion worth of assets and pension funds to help grow local economies to accelerate the fight against poverty, top UN and AU officials said Thursday. “The African … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Fourteen years after the introduction of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the US government to facilitate trade with the continent, a Nigerian business group has frowned at a situation whereby America is dictating … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The ubiquity of mobile phones is providing a new low cost tool for teaching in some of the poorest communities, according to a news update published Thursday by global telecoms industry monitor Pyramid Research. … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace has described as a mere window dressing the pollution reducing measures so far taken by the South African power utility Eskom. The organization said that following the launch of its campaign … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday urged Senegalese Police to respect students’ right to demonstrate. ”We also urge students to act within the law whenever they choose to exercise their … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Several women from diverse ethnic backgrounds were honored on August 15, 2014, during the ”Champion of Change Awards” hosted by the World Women Global Council at the United Nations headquarters. The honorees include: * Dr. Nasif … Read More
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cameroon and Congo are considering a join exploitation of the iron deposits discovered at the border between the two countries, the Cameroonian minister of Mines, Louis-Paul Motaze, said Monday at the end of an audience with … Read More
