Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Union of Mauritanian Workers (UTM), one of the country’s largest unions, has welcomed the decision of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to increase salaries of government workers. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New African magazine, a pan-African current affairs magazine, has unveiled its annual list of 100 Most Influential Africans for 2012, featuring Nigerian State governor, Babatunde Fashola, Musician D'Banj (real name Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo), and South African paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, on the list. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has said it will not sack any of its workers, following a call by Governor Lamido Sanusi Lamido of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that 50% of public servants should be fired to free resources for the nation's development. Full text...

Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The 5th International Policy Dialogue Forum by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education opened in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, Wednesday with over 250 participants, including policy makers and other representatives from African governments, teacher unions, UN and other development agencies. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - About 1,000 youth leaders, government and civil society representatives from almost every country in the world will gather on 4-6 December, 2012, in Bali, Indonesia, for the International Conference on Population and Development Programme Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Banjul court on Monday acquitted and discharged two women rights activists charged with stealing 30,000 euro belonging to a non-governmental organisation. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The theme of the 2012 World Toilet Day, to be observed 19 Nov., is "I give a shit, do you?", according to organisers Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the World Toilet Organisation (WTO). Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in the collapsed shopping centre in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, has climbed to nine, a senior military officer said Thursday. Full text...

Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - ECOWAS has called on member states and other stakeholders to evolve a comprehensive and concerted Action Plan to advance the development of infrastructure programme and projects in the region. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Top US rock band Linkin Park has expressed its "condolences" to the family of a fan who was killed on Wednesday night when a branding tower collapsed in heavy winds outside the Cape Town Stadium where the band held its concert. Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The introduction of Alcohol Levy in Botswana has reduced the level of alcohol consumed in the country, Assistance Minister of Health Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri has told parliament. Full text...

Accra , Ghana (PANA) - At least one person is dead while an unknown number is trapped under the rubble of a collapsed five-storey building in Accra that housed a shopping centre, Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said on Wednesday. Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s motor vehicles figures have doubled on the roads over the past five years, putting immense pressure on the country’s road network, President Ian Khama said here Monday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Highlighting the high unemployment rate in Nigeria, six Doctorate and 704 Master's degrees holders are among the 13,000 people who have applied to work as drivers in the country's largest industrial conglomerate, the Dangote Group. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The International Bar Association (IBA), Organisation for Economic and Cultural Development (OECD) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday hosted anti-corruption workshops in Cape Town, South Africa. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a major actor in the 8th African Development Forum (ADF VIII) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has brought Pan-African artists together in an effort to convey to the wider public the theme of the forum, due to round off Thursday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Residents of Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos are to enjoy free bus rides during the Muslim Eid-el-Kabir celebration Friday, according to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zanzibar is awaiting the arrival of 15 Nigerian science teachers to ease the shortage of academic staff in government-run secondary schools, Education and Vocational Training Minister Ali Juma Shamuhuna, has told the ongoing session of the Isles’ House of Representatives. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Rising tension between big business and trade unions in South Africa have triggered a warning from the leader of the country's biggest trade union federation that the country could face an uprising. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top Muslim cleric and politician Sheikh Mohamed Dhor was charged Thursday with incitement after his weekend remarks calling for the funding of the separatist Mombasa Republican Council (MRC). Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - African leaders, international organisations and civil society representatives Tuesday in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, began a three-day meeting to discuss Africa’s diverse social fabric and how it can serve as an asset for democracy and Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Representatives of 12,000 Anglo American Platinum workers who were fired this weekend Monday confirmed they will lay murder charges after a colleague was killed in clashes with police. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and HelpAge International, released on Monday to mark the International Day of Older Persons, said the number of older persons is growing faster than any other age group, Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Three Zimbabweans arrested in connection with the murder of former heavyweight world boxing champion Corrie Sanders will appear in the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Monday, the police confirmed to PANA here Friday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Millennium Development Goals eminent personalities from the private sector, academia, governments and civil society have urged the international community to intensify efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the final three years until their 2015 target date. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Eight South Africans were among those killed in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber rammed her car into a minivan travelling to Kabul airport, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation confirmed on Tuesday. Full text...

Oru, Nigeria (PANA) - After staying in Nigeria for close to two decades as refugees, many Liberian citizens have opted to return to their homeland under the voluntary repatriation programme of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), PANA reported Monday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is to draft the military to join the police in restoring order at South African mines, after weeks of violence and intimidation involving mine workers and law enforcement agencies. Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The "Asian Football against Hunger" campaign is returning to stadia across the continent for the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC's) Champions League knockout stage matches from 19 September to the final in November. Full text...

Lome, Togo (PANA) – Many people were injured Saturday in Lome in an opposition rally that resulted in clashes between a pro-government militia and opposition activists, PANA reported. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PAAN) - A Zimbabwean court Friday blocked Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's planned weekend wedding to fiancee Elizabeth Macheka, on grounds the Premier was already married to another woman. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian author Ben Okri on Wednesday night delivered a stirring and poignant speech to commemorate the death of leading anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko 35 years ago. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has won a court case in which a woman had petitioned the High Court to block his planned weekend wedding to another woman. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - African Presidents, Heads of Governments, Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors and others from the continent who will attend the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York are to pay homage to their ancestors in Lower Manhattan in New York City, the US-based South African Arts International Ltd said in a statement Tuesday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Wednesday released the latest version of its annual Yearbook, showcasing the world body’s activities in 2008. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The sprawling township of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa will host a major food and wine festival starting Thursday, organisers have announced. Full text...

Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese prosecutor on Sunday explained that former Interior Minister, Pascal Akoussoulèlou Bodjona, is being held for his alleged involvement in a case of fraud. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Determined to highlight the negative consequences of irregular migration in rural Ethiopia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said it is working with the local government authorities in Amhara, Oromia and Tigray National Regional States of Ethiopia on a forum theatre, entitled "Mutach" (The Last One). Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The families of the 34 miners who were gunned down when they failed to heed police warnings outside the Marikana Mine in South Africa's North-west province are to press murder charges against the police. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African miners Monday began returning to work after 44 people were killed last week in a violent strike at South Africa’s Lonmin mine, which is the world’s third biggest platinum producer. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least two persons were killed when two car bombs rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early Sunday as the nation celebrate Eid-El-Fitr, which marks the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan fasting. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the International Youth Day and amidst an economic crisis which has affected young people the most, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for greater and more meaningful inclusion of youth into decision-making processes around the world. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly in Sudan's rebel-held areas of South Kordufan and the Blue Nile region, will now be able to receive humanitarian assistance after being cut off for over a year, the UN office in Khartoum said. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Angry beggars in Nigeria's most-populous city of Lagos Monday stormed the office of the state governor to protest the restriction slammed on them by the government over the areas in which they can ply their trade. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Pamela DeLargy has expressed her "profound shock" at the attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) vehicle in South Kordofan, in which one WFP staff member was killed and another seriously wounded. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Nine people have been convicted for treason after the longest and most costly criminal trial in South African history. Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Around 3 million Syrians are in need of food, crops and livestock assistance, as the fighting between rebel and government forces rages on in the country, according to a recent assessment carried out by the UN and the Syrian government. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Hundreds of Congolese Saturday staged a protest outside the Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels to protest against the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Forum of National Human Rights Organisations (FONADH), an umbrella organisation of about 15 non-governmental organisations, on Friday strongly condemned the repression of a recent peaceful demonstration by workers of the Copper Mining Company of Mauritania (MCM) that led to the death of one worker and injuries to several others. Full text...