South Africa: 50th anniversary of Mandela’s famous speech

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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of what has become one of the famous speeches of all time. On 20 April,1964, a young lawyer named Nelson Mandela delivered a three-hour speech in a Pretoria courtroom during … Read More

Benin: Africa urged to follow the example of China in development programme

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Dr. Carlos Lopes, has called on African countries to follow the example of China in their development programmes. “It is important to keep the spirit of … Read More

Angola: African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to be established

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Luanda, Angola (PANA) – African Health Ministers have rounded off a two-day meeting in Luanda with an agreement to establish the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to avert the high death and sickness associated with severe public health … Read More

Cote d’Ivoire: CAF committee inspects Ivorian facilities for 2019, 2021 Nations Cup

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has concluded an inspection of facilities in Côte d’Ivoire, the second such tour of bidding nations, for the 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The inspection was carried … Read More

Zambia: Human Rights Commission condemns attack on opposition leader

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Human Rights Commission has condemned the attack by elements of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) on opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. PF cadres attacked on Saturday the president of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Hichilema, … Read More

South Africa: ‘Only 20% of SA’s top management positions occupied by blacks’

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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – A damning new report has revealed that less than 20% of South Africa’s top management positions are occupied by black Africans. The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) report finds that two decades after the collapse … Read More

Senegal: UNODC says West Africa is one of the largest producers of cannabis

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – West Africa is one of the largest producers of cannabis and it is also a transit point for drugs trafficked from Latin America and the Caribbean into Europe, Pierre Lapaque, representative of the UN Office against … Read More

Zambia: Mining’s contribution to Zambia’s economy, society comes under spotlight

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The first ever independent study of the mining industry’s contribution to the national and local economy of Zambia was launched this week. The report aims to provide a factual evidence base to inform a sound debate … Read More

Nokwanda Ngcobo – Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2014

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Kenya: 46 Kenyans picked for US Young African Leadership Fellowship

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has named 46 Kenyans to participate in the first ever Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Washington Fellowship. The Embassy said that the young Kenyan leaders will travel to the United States … Read More

Ethiopia: Nurses improve rural healthcare amid intensified doctor training

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Trained nurses are offering highly-skilled surgical services to women in rural Ethiopia as the government races to train more doctors to address the shortage, health minister Kesetebirhan Admassu, said Wednesday. The minister also said the … Read More

Senegal: Girls sensitised to ICT jobs

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese Communication and Digital Economy Ministry will sensitise girls to take jobs in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in a bid to contribute to equality between men and women and to the empowerment … Read More

Woman jailed six months for illegally sending DRC girl to Belgium

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A Belgian woman has been jailed for six months in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for attempting to illegally send a Congolese girl to Belgium. The case had made the headlines in Belgium while … Read More

Tsotetsi Kl – Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2014

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ECOWAS certifies G/Bissau election free, fair, transparent

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has certified Sunday’s legislative and presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau ”peaceful, free, fair and transparent”. In a preliminary report issued in Bissau on Tuesday, it said the ”minor hitches” that were … Read More

Toward a harmonization of higher education in West Africa

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – In order to create a common space of higher education in West Africa, the Network for Excellence in Higher Education in West Africa (REESAO) met on Monday, in Dakar to reflect on how to improve and … Read More

Tanzania: Central Corridor to facilitate transport in Eastern, Central Africa

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Growth of landlocked countries depends on the growth and ability of adjacent coastal countries to put in place infrastructure for trade facilitation as a prerequisite for development, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said in Dar … Read More

Mali: Wife of Mali’s first President dies

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mrs Mariam Travélé, wife of Mali’s first President Modibo Keita, died Monday evening at the age of 94, the public radio announced. Mariam stood side by side with her husband during the challenges he faced under … Read More

Côte d’Ivoire is open for business and its Primer minister wants you to know it

By Isseu Diouf Campbell At the forum titled “Doing Business in Côte d’Ivoire” and hosted by the Economic Promotion Bureau in the USA, Canada and Mexico, on April, 14, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan, Primer Minister Daniel Kablan … Read More

Zambia: Experts question Zambia’s second sovereign bond

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Government’s continued borrowing has become a source of concern following the recently obtained US$ 1 billion second Eurobond. The Government this week announced that it had successfully issued a second sovereign bond in the … Read More

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