Latest News    16 may 2012
  • Expert: Family planning, the most preventive option against maternal mortality
    16 may 2012 21:51:25
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, has said improved access to voluntary family planning would cut maternal mortality. Full text...
  • IFJ condemns suspension of radio station in DR Congo
    16 may 2012 21:37:42
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The global press freedom body, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on Wednesday condemned the suspension of radio ‘’Liberté’’ and the arrest of 9 of its journalists in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Full text...
  • ECOWAS defence chiefs agree modalities for Mali, Guinea Bissau troop deployment
    16 may 2012 21:24:18
    Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states have agreed details of deployment of troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali to bolster the restoration of constitutional rule after military coups in the two countries. Full text...
  • Senegalese singer urges the world to act on Sahel food crisis
    16 may 2012 20:09:34
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “Nobody should die from hunger in the 21st century,” Senegalese singer Baaba Maal said on Wednesday as he assumed the role of Global Ambassador for international charity Oxfam, amidst a food crisis that threatens 18 million people in the Sahel region of west and central Africa. Full text...
  • Latest forex rates in Nigeria
    16 may 2012 19:54:09
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Nigerian currency, the Naira, against other major foreign currencies, as released Wednesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Full text...
  • SPDC Joint Venture commences repair of Nembe Creek Trunkline in Nigeria
    16 may 2012 19:28:08
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (SPDC) has commenced the repair of Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL) after shutting it down on 2 May because of incessant crude theft activities. Full text...
  • New UN estimates suggest maternal deaths reduced by half 1990-2010
    16 may 2012 19:20:22
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN agencies -- WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank -- on Wednesday released new estimates which suggest that the number of women dying of pregnancy- and childbirth-related complications has reduced by half in the last 20 years. Full text...
  • AfDB to host Africa's top business leaders
    16 may 2012 18:59:25
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gathering some 300 African business leaders, including Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), together with 100 bankers and investors, to seek ways of promoting trade within Africa. Full text...
  • Nigeria, India to cooperate in war against terrorism
    16 may 2012 18:51:24
    Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and India are to cooperate in the fight against insurgency and terrorism through the sharing of specialized training, equipment, strategy and intelligence.Full text...
  • MFWA demands end to hostilities against the media in Mali
    16 may 2012 15:32:34
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ghana-based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Wednesday demanded “an end to hostilities against the media in Mali,” PANA reported from here.Full text...
  • OCHA situation report on Mali paints gloomy picture
    16 may 2012 15:27:57
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - About 3.5 million people are affected by the food security and nutrition crisis in Mali, with 175,000 children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in the West African nation and 385,000 more suffering from moderate acute malnutrition, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest situation report on Mali. Full text...
  • New WHO statistics highlight burden of noncommunicable diseases
    16 may 2012 15:08:05
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A newly-released World Health Statistics 2012 report has put the spotlight on the growing problem of the noncommunicable diseases burden, amid the revelation that 1 in 3 adults worldwide has raised blood pressure, a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease, while 1 in 10 adults has diabetes. Full text...
  • AfDB President to attend 38th G8 summit
    16 may 2012 14:53:12
    Washington DC, US (PANA) - At the invitation of President Barack Obama of the US, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland, US, on 18 and 19 May. Full text...
  • Morocco’s phosphate export increases
    16 may 2012 14:40:07
    Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco earned 4.26 billion dirhams (1 euro = 11.07 dirhams) from phosphate export in the first four months of this year, an increase of 15.7 percent over the 3.68 billion dirhams earned during the same period in 2011, according to the State-owned Foreign Exchange Office (FEO). Full text...
  • Burundi suspends VAT collection on some consumer goods
    16 may 2012 14:25:44
    Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has suspended the collection of the value added tax (VAT) and the administrative charge on consumer food between 15 May and 31 December, 2012, to "alleviate the suffering of the Burundi's population caused by soaring prices," President Pierre Nkurunziza disclosed here on the eve of the celebration of the International Labour Day. Full text...
  • Gateway Communications steps up African terrestrial network initiative
    16 may 2012 14:17:23
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Pan-African telecoms service supplier, Gateway Communications, announced Wednesday that it had brought additional capacity from submarine cable SAT-3 to landlocked Botswana via South Africa, under its Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) initiative. Full text...
  • Forex rates for Central African CFA on Wednesday
    16 may 2012 14:07:54
    Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the CFA, issued here Wednesday by the bank of Central African States (BEAC). Full text...
  • Latest forex rates in Mauritania
    16 may 2012 14:04:05
    Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank: Full text...
  • Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for Zambian kwacha
    16 may 2012 13:58:37
    Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Zambian kwacha, as released by the Bank of Zambia Tuesday. Full text...
  • Ex-Nigerian labour leader, Bafyau, dies at 65
    16 may 2012 13:38:19
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former President of the umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Pascal Bafyau, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday aged 65, the local media reported Wednesday. Full text...
  • Japan donates 17,500 tons of rice to Senegal
    16 may 2012 13:03:24
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Japanese Ambassador in Dakar, Mr. Hiroshi Fukada, Tuesday handed over to the Senegalese government 17,500 tons of rice worth FCFA 5.3 billion (US$10.6 million), the embassy said in a statement made available to PANA. Full text...
  • Nigeria set to airlift 'logistics' to UNAMID
    16 may 2012 12:54:44
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government is set to airlift arms, beddings, utility vehicles and other 'logistics' to Sudan to upgrade Nigeria's Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) for the nation's over 3,300 peacekeepers and 450 police officers currently serving under the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Full text...
  • Libya's Army chief hails support of civil society
    16 may 2012 11:56:21
    Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Army Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Yousef Al-Mangouch, has welcomed the appeal by the civil society for the rebuilding of the country's Army. Full text...
  • ASECNA, ICAO sign technical assistance pact
    16 may 2012 11:47:26
    Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed a technical assistance agreement under which the agency will acquire material for air traffic management at the cost of FCFA 25 billion (US$50 million). Full text...
  • Wednesday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee
    16 may 2012 11:30:59
    Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Full text...
  • Sudanese referees for Nigeria/Namibia World Cup qualifier
    16 may 2012 10:21:26
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has named Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman to preside over the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Namibia next month. Full text...
  • CAF Champions League: Draw for league phase
    16 may 2012 10:15:31
    Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - CAF Champions League title holder Esperance of Tunisia will start its campaign in the group phase of the prestigious competition with an away match to Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars, according to the draw for the league phase. Full text...
  • WFP food vouchers help hungry families in Somalia
    16 may 2012 09:59:57
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet due to an innovative World Food Programme (WFP) initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders, a WFP statement made available to PANA here Wednesday said. Full text...
  • UN envoy seeks support for Somali transition
    16 may 2012 08:54:09
    New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, has called on the international community to boost their efforts to help Somalia through its peace and national reconciliation process. Full text...
  • UN report advises sub-Saharan Africa on how to eliminate hunger
    16 may 2012 08:45:10
    New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN has called for new approaches to empower local communities to ensure food security in Africa. Full text...
  • UN official pays tribute to anti-slavery personalities
    16 may 2012 08:28:09
    New York, US (PANA) - President of the UN General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has paid tribute to the men and women who rebelled against the cruelty of slavery, saying the world must continue to reaffirm its commitment to preventing servitude. Full text...
  • SA's presidential residence to be renamed
    16 may 2012 08:21:36
    Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday rename Kings House Presidential Residence in Durban after the highly regarded educationist, journalist and first President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Dr John Langalibalele Dube. Full text...
  • WB study shows global trade logistics performance slows down amid recession
    16 may 2012 08:17:46
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Progress in trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but countries that pursued aggressive reforms continued to improve their performance, according to the World Bank’s latest survey on trade logistics. Full text...
  • Tanzania's forex rates on Wednesday
    16 may 2012 08:09:34
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling: Full text...



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