Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Africa Liberal Network (ALN) of parties has called for ''a structured dialogue'' in Guinea with a view towards finding a ''consensus on the choice of private election operator'' for the West African nation, PANA reports from here Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday joined the upper Senate in approving the state of emergency imposed on three states in Nigeria's North-east by President Goodluck Jonathan last week. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will address the nation Tuesday night at 1900 Hours local time (18 hours GMT), according to a press statement from the presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, Tuesday said in a statement here that his cabinet was still in tact, denying stories making the round that his defence minister, Mohamed al-Barghiti, had resigned following the ongoing siege on the Justice and Foreign Affairs ministries by armed groups. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Thursday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, appointing a new minister for the education sector, according to a statement issued by the Mauritanian presidency. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A body, calling itself "The coordination of political exclusion", has given the Libyan government a three-day ultimatum to sack all public workers who were loyal to the regime of Mouammar Kadhafi, the local media reported Monday, quoting Adel Gharyan, the organization's spokesperson. Full text...

Washington, US, (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr William Burns, has held out high hopes for Africa's development saying the continent has been making good political and economic progress. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga disagreed Wednesday over an order to all ministers elected to political offices during the 4 March elections to immediately resign. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Friday came down hard on Nigeria over the state pardon granted first Civilian Governor of the South South Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and seven others on Tuesday, according to local media reports which said that through its Diplomatic Mission in Abuja, Washington described the gesture by the National Council of State (NCS) as a setback to Nigeria’s anti-graft crusade. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has appointed Nana Grey-Johnson as his new Minister of Information and Communications Infrastructure, PANA confirmed from here Wednesday. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday urged local authorities to contribute to the promotion of peace in Africa. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, dropping two ministers and appointing two others. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday welcomed the new Government of National Unity in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling on partners to spare no efforts in implementing agreements reached in Libreville, Gabon, early this year. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Seven new ministers in the Burundi's government on Thursday officially took the oath of office at a ceremony attended by president Pierre Nkurunziza and Parliamentarians. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – President Boni Yayi of Benin has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, the Beninese national television reported Wednesday, quoting a 5 February presidential decree. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi Thursday announced a major cabinet reshuffle, marked by the dismissal of seven ministers, according to an official decree issued here. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has clarified that the country's health sector, private businesses, security and other service institutions would be allowed to operate on Fridays once the new work hours and days come into force in February. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Workers, under the Gambia Workers Confederation (GWC), have called on the government not to go ahead with its planned changes in official working hours and days, the GWC said in a statement. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared new work hours and days for the West African country's work force, starting 1 Feb, a statement from the presidency said. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has re-appointed Dr. Njogu Bah as the West African country's Secretary General and head of civil service, the presidency said in a statement received by PANA here on Thursday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to show ''strong leadership at the highest level of government'' in tackling corruption, ending impunity of perpetrators and turning the country around. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party Sunday accused the Administration of President Goodluck Jonathan of engaging in ''governance by deceit'', accusing the government of ''overstating its achievements and making fake promises to Nigerians''. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Deputy Governor of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, Alhaji Muktar Yero, was Sunday sworn-in as the new State Governor following Saturday’s Helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Governor Patrick Yahowa and five others, according to state-run Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda Thursday dropped former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha as energy minister in a mini cabinet reshuffle. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has come under attack from the opposition and the media over its alleged profligacy, following the announcement that a 2.2 billion naira, 150-seat banquet hall will be built at the Aso Rock presidential villa (US$1=150 Naira). Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, on Wednesday sacked his Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Fatim Badjie, a statement from the presidency confirmed. Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has appointed Bala Garba Jahumpa as the country's Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure with effect from last Monday, the presidency said in a statement Wednesday. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The new mayor of Bujumbura, Saidi Juma, on Tuesday took office, taking over from Evrard Giswaswa, who was the top administrator of the city for five years. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has sworn into office two new cabinet ministers, PANA confirmed from here Tuesday. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday effected a minor cabinet reshuffle with the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Hajia Zainab Kuchi, swapping places with the Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Mr. Darius Dickson Ishaku. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Though the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has withheld its prestigious Leadership Award for 2012, the Africa Progress Panel (APP) said Thursday it applauded the many policy successes dotted around the continent. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud must move swiftly to form a governing administration in the port city of Kismayu, whose wealth was used for several decades to fund the activities of rebel groups, a UN Diplomat said Wednesday. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh, on Monday sacked his Minister of Lands, Regional Administration and Traditional Rulers, Lamin Waa Juwara, PANA confirmed from here Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Though governance has been improving in many countries in Africa, countries regarded as regional 'powerhouses' - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa - are lagging behind, according to the sixth Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) published Monday. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following is a brief profile of the new Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zidane Mohammed Zidane, who was elected Sunday evening by the Libyan General National Congress. Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Participants in a workshop on the African Governance Report (AGR III), which ended here Wednesday, have recommended the speedy establishment of a network of African media professionals on governance and diversity. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali leaders have formed a new administration for Kismayu, to replace the ousted Al Shabaab leadership who fled the area after a military offensive by the Kenyan forces under the African Union Mission (AMISOM). Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – The Mo Ibrahim Prize instituted by the Sudanese businessman, Mohamed Ibrahim, to encourage good governance in Africa, will be awarded on 10 November in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, sources close to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation based in London told PANA on Friday. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata Thursday in Lusaka launched a road construction and rehabilitation project expected to cover 8,000 kilometres at a cost of about 28.4 trillion Zambian Kwacha (1US$=K5,000) Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Ogoni people in Nigeria's south-south Rivers State, on Monday met with President Goodluck Jonathan and disassociated themselves from the recent declaration of independence by members of a faction of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP). Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has sacked his Justice Minister Sebastian Zulu. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh, has removed Mambury Njie, his Minister of Higher Education, Research Science and Technology, PANA reported Tuesday, quoting government sources. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday hailed the progress made by his country in its democratisation process, expressing satisfaction over the vitality of Republican institutions. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of Dr. Mamadou Tangara to the foreign affairs ministry, PANA confirmed from here Friday. Full text...

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has reshuffled his cabinet, re-appointing the Vice President and Prime Minister and bringing back top allies who resigned a year ago over a procurement scandal over the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of State Summit. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has lifted the State of Emergency imposed on four States, citing improved security situation in those areas. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for the restoration of military-toppled Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure. Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Prime Minister, Gilbert Fossoun Hougbo, has resigned from the government to President Faure Gnassingbé, according to an official statement issued here Wednesdy. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Michael Sata has split the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism into two, with Given Lubinda continuing as Foreign Affairs Minister and MP Sylvia Masebo appointed Minister of Tourism and Arts. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete reshuffled his cabinet Friday, dropping six ministers and two deputy ministers following their accusation in parliament for being irresponsible in managing public funds either directly in their ministries or in institutions falling under their charge. Full text...