By Isseu Diouf Campbell The South African community in New York mourned Nelson Mandela with songs and dance during a prayer service hosted by the Imbizo Host Committee and Senator Bill Perkins Office on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the … Read More
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PANA Dakar, Senegal – A South African financial services group, Sanlam, Thursday announced a new award for African journalists, the company revealed in a statement. According to the statement, the ”Sanlam Award” is meant to celebrate journalists’ role in the … Read More
Rochereau Tabu Ley PANA Brussels, Belgium – The body of the Congolese world-renowned singer Rochereau Tabu Ley will be repatriated to the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, according to the funeral programme issued by his family in Brussels. The family … Read More
Information Minister Labaran Maku PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has approved the construction of what will become the deepest Deep Sea Port in West Africa with a depth of 300 metres at the cost of US$1.354 billion. The … Read More
President Joyce Banda PANA Blantyre, Malawi – The European Union (EU) delegation in Lilongwe and the Malawi mission to the EU in Brussels have denied reports that President Joyce Banda cancelled her trip to Brussels last week because she was … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Botswana leads the list of the 10 least corrupt nations in Africa while Somalia remains at the top of the continent’s most corrupt, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 released Tuesday by the global anti-corruption … Read More
PANA Nairobi, Kenya – A Kenyan High Court has barred a tribunal appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to investigate six Judicial Service Commissioners from commencing its probe. High Court judge George Odunga also directed the six commissioners to remain in … Read More
1 2 … 6 ► By Isseu Diouf Campbell Applause Africa Magazine will host its third Annual African Diaspora Awards on November 30, 2013 at the Gerald Lynch Theater in Manhattan. Applause Africa’s co-founders Michael Ikotun and Debo Foloruncho launched … Read More
Norbert Zongo Memorial in Burkina Faso PANA Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will hold a two-day public hearing next week on the alleged 1998 assassination of Burkinabe journalist Norbert Zongo and three … Read More
Dr. Benedict Oramah, Executive Vice-President of the African Export-Import Bank PANA Douala, Cameroon – African businesses must equip themselves in order to compete effectively in the new environment resulting from the adoption of open account systems in many markets across … Read More
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon PANA New York, US – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on people to wear the colour orange to mark the International Day to End Violence against Women, which is marked on 25 November. A … Read More
Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission PANA Kuwait City, Kuwait – African and Arab leaders rose from a two-day Summit on boosting economic cooperation Wednesday, with a declaration to pump more funds into Arabian financial institutions to … Read More
Actor Malik Yoba with Célia and Hélène Faussart of Les Nubians at Shared Interest’s New York City screening of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” By Isseu Diouf Campbell Shared interested, a New York-based nonprofit social investment fund which mission is to … Read More
Alicia Keys at the 10th Annual Black Ball in Manhattan By Isseu Diouf Campbell & Winston Rodney A few months after her visit in Harlem, Keep A child Alive Global Ambassador Alicia Keys hosted the 10th Annual Black Ball, on … Read More
Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly PANA Khartoum, Sudan – The United Nations/African Union Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has tasked traditionally male-dominated communities to involve women in local administration, saying less than 1 percent of women are involved in such processes. In … Read More
Photo: environment.gr PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Following the scourge of piracy, oil theft and shut-ins by crude oil producers that has negatively affected government income, the Nigerian government withdrew a total of US$1 billion from the nation’s Excess Crude Account … Read More
Photo: KAREL PRINSLOO/AP/SIPA The Africa Report A Nairobi tarpaulin manufacturer has a plan to help local companies win aid contracts that usually go to Asia. When international agencies in Nairobi put out tenders for items such as buckets, blankets and … Read More
Photo: http://ucanr.edu PANA New York, US – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says food systems will need to change significantly to tackle severe nutrition problems that currently afflict more than half of the world’s population. FAO’s Director-General, Mr. … Read More
Photo: guardianlv Sowetan Live It is one of the biggest threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans across the continent, yet diabetes continues to be a grossly underestimated threat. This is largely because many sufferers are completely unaware that … Read More
