South African arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, with [...]
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South Africa: Durban launches Africa's longest promenade
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Decades after Cape Town built the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the city’s decaying harbour, Durban has launched the [...]
South Africa: Durban launches Africa's longest promenade
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Decades after Cape Town built the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the city’s decaying harbour, Durban has launched the [...]
Mandela's widow seeks to block 'sensitive information' on late president
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graça Machel, is attempting to block his former physician from revealing sensitive information about his final [...]
US disappointed over Sudanese peace talks postponement
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States government has expressed dismay over the postponement of the Sudanese peace negotiations which were scheduled to resume in Juba, [...]
EU agrees security, defence policy to support CAR security sector reform
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted a crisis management concept for a new civilian Common Security and Defence [...]
Cargill Group to invest 60 billion CFAF to expand cocoa plant in Cote d'Ivoire
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - US food conglomerate, Cargill, is to invest nearly 60 billion CFA francs to expand its cocoa processing plant in Yopougon, a [...]
Hamdouk restates need for achieving peace in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, who returned from a rare visit to the restive region of Darfur said he would be [...]
Serious concerns over Sahel require ‘urgent action’: Senior UN Africa official
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Sahel region continues to be “of serious concern and urgent action is needed”, a high-level United [...]
Qatar airways’ direct Botswana service to boost tourism
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways will start a direct service into Botswana that will boost the country’s tourism sector. This was highlighted at a Botswana Tourism Destination Presentation Session at the Hospitality Qatar 2019 on Wednesday at Doha Exhibition and [...]
'Empower African women to empower the continent', says African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the opening of "She Trades Global 2019", an event dedicated to celebrating the talent of women in the economy and trade, the Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission, Mr Albert [...]
CEN-SAD countries call on Libyan warring parties to end military escalation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The extraordinary Summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has called on all Libyan parties to immediately cease military escalation in the country. Heads of State and Government of the CEN-SAD on Sunday announced the transfer [...]
