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2024/25 CAF Champions League: MC Alger clinch quarter-final spot after Yanga stalemate
19 january 2025 - 07:48:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South Africa’s Orlando Pirates delivered a stunning 2-1 defeat to Egypt’s Al Ahly at Cairo Stadium, [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes second review of Ethiopia’s Extended Credit Facility arrangement
18 january 2025 - 08:43:19Washington, DC, United States (PANA) : The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second [...] Full text...
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EU Council approves farmer-focused common agricultural policy:
09 december 2024 - 12:49:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday unanimously approved a set of conclusions on a farmer-focused post-2027 common [...] Full text...
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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns
25 october 2024 - 06:09:26Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...
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AfDB mobilises over 92m euros to support entrepreneurship, job creation in Tunisia
13 august 2024 - 06:03:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package [...] Full text...
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Eswatini’s growth stuck in 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024: IMF
25 july 2024 - 11:09:11Mbabane; Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is poised to remain in the 4.5 to 5.0 percent range in 2024 [...] Full text...
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Six detained for murder of South African football star
10 april 2024 - 09:54:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six people have been arrested in connection with last week’s murder and hijacking of [...] Full text...
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South African football star Luke Fleurs shot dead
04 april 2024 - 08:07:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kaizer Chiefs football star Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a hijacking on the [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet names top 5 young players to watch
08 january 2024 - 14:08:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With the 34th CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to be held in [...] Full text...
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How green innovation can stimulate economies and curb emissions:- IMF Blog (By Zeina Hasna, Florence Jaumotte, and Samuel Pienknagura)
06 november 2023 - 17:13:21Washington DC, USA (PANlA) - Making low-carbon technologies cheaper and more widely available is crucial to reducing harmful emissions, an [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen hat-trick gives Nigeria 6-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe
11 september 2023 - 05:15:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying [...] Full text...
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South African retail giant Raymond Ackerman dies
07 september 2023 - 08:40:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Retail giant Raymond Ackerman died at his Cape Town home on Thursday morning. He [...] Full text...
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Ikwaput hat-trick powers Kampala Queens to winning start
13 august 2023 - 05:40:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A superb hat-trick from striker Fazila Ikwaput inspired Uganda's Kampala Queens to a 3-0 win over [...] Full text...
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AfDB provides $7.88 million grant for African Just Energy Transition programme
06 july 2023 - 07:43:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a US$7.88 million grant [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Morocco hold Italy in pre-World Cup preparation match
03 july 2023 - 07:47:48Ferrara, Italy (PANA) - In their first preparation match for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, Morocco's Atlas Lionesses on [...] Full text...
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US, Mexico announce joint bid to host 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
20 april 2023 - 05:03:25Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, their [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: South Africa seek first title on return to Continental scene
17 april 2023 - 07:15:13Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa return to the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first [...] Full text...
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Champions Crowned at 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final
09 april 2023 - 02:14:38Durban, South Africa (PANA) - CS Ben Sekou Sylla from Guinea and Fountain Gate School of Tanzania have been crowned [...] Full text...
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Mali offers training, awareness for girls in basic education on zero pregnancy
04 april 2023 - 14:32:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training and awareness session "For Zero Pregnancy in the School Environment" organized by the local [...] Full text...
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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank
02 january 2023 - 11:14:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...
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Four bodies of illegal migrants found off the Tunisian coast
15 november 2022 - 18:53:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard on Tuesday found a body of an illegal migrant, bringing to four [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Schools closed reduce from 3,683 in February 2022 to 3,664 on 31 March 2022
20 april 2022 - 23:44:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The number of schools closed in Burkina Faso from February to March 2022, reduced from [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’
22 march 2022 - 05:42:24New York, US (PANA) - The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council vote sets up emergency General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis
28 february 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of [...] Full text...
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Gambia opens inquest into Ambassador's death
24 february 2022 - 10:09:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice has written to request for an inquest into the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM kicks against new transition or parallel government
09 february 2022 - 12:57:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said he will not allow any new transitional stages or [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Attendance at matches capped at 60% and 80% capacity
05 january 2022 - 13:11:35Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Local Organising Committee of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Opposition UDP files election petition at Supreme Court
15 december 2021 - 17:23:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and runner-up of the West African nation December 4 presidential [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA addresses disputed Ghana-South Africa match
23 november 2021 - 11:48:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA has confirmed that it is addressing South Africa’s World Cup qualifier dispute at [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel production ‘dangerously out of sync’ with climate change targets
20 october 2021 - 06:18:14New York US (PANA) - Despite increased climate ambition and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes US' plan to increase refugee resettlement
22 september 2021 - 06:36:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: Nigeria coach predicts positive result against Cape Verde
06 september 2021 - 09:29:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is upbeat the Super Eagles can pull off a positive result as [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate confirms General Yahaya as Army Chief
22 june 2021 - 19:00:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of [...] Full text...
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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya
01 june 2021 - 19:03:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's second seaport opens in Lamu
20 may 2021 - 17:52:14Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – The first berth at Lamu Port, on the East African coastline in Kenya, received its first [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs
17 february 2021 - 20:51:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The screening of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs-designate commenced here Wednesday, as the House [...] Full text...
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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned
07 october 2020 - 06:58:40New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EBRD invests in Egypt-focused private equity fund
01 october 2020 - 12:39:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting the resilience of the financial sector [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Football: Nedbank Cup title completes historical treble for Mamelodi Sundowns
14 september 2020 - 18:56:59Soweto, South Africa (PANA) - The curtains officially came down on the 2019/20 season of South African football, with Mamelodi [...] Full text...
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Mali sets dates for end-of-year exams
14 september 2020 - 15:11:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Education has set exam dates following the end of more than five months [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa
07 september 2020 - 12:59:37Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...
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ES Cap Bon wins Tunisian women's basketball cup
16 august 2020 - 13:02:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian club, ES Cap Bon, on Saturday won the Tunisian women's basketball cup after beating [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan midfielder retires from national football team
13 august 2020 - 16:16:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The current Rwandan national football team 'Amavubi Stars' Central midfielder, Jean Baptiste ‘Miggy’ Mugiraneza, has announced [...] Full text...
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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)
11 august 2020 - 14:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to reopen on August 3
29 july 2020 - 14:59:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will lift the suspension of trading on the main bourse on August 3, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military restates loyalty to President Buhari, civil authority, warns against inciting statements
27 july 2020 - 17:31:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday restated that it is “totally loyal to the President and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius: wants to ensure safe re-opening of its borders
27 july 2020 - 13:31:46Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo on Monday said the tourism sector will not be able [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia introduces new Covid-19 health regulations
24 july 2020 - 19:33:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia is now governed by Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection [...] Full text...
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Nigeria formally deregulates prices of petroleum products
05 june 2020 - 08:17:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has formally deregulated the downstream of the petroleum industry, as it announced that the marketers, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Catholic Church reopens masses in Mali
02 june 2020 - 17:22:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Masses in the Mali's catholic church were relaunched on Sunday following a declaration by the President [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies
28 may 2020 - 19:58:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malian govt. initiates distance education for students at home
16 april 2020 - 16:45:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a mode of distance education to keep students occupied and maintain [...] Full text...
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Former Chadian President Hissein Habré granted leave from prison
07 april 2020 - 11:36:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Chadian President Hissein Habré was granted leave on Monday from the Cap Manuel prison in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana announces social intervention measures to ease virus burden
06 april 2020 - 06:28:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced several social intervention measures to ease the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African cases soar to 116
19 march 2020 - 13:01:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in the [...] Full text...
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Women learners at accelerated schooling centres in western Mali receive USAID kits
01 march 2020 - 16:56:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The USAID-Mali project, entitled "Leadership and Empowerment of Girls through Education," just handed out school kits, [...] Full text...
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German Development Bank gives Tunisia 27.5 million euros
26 february 2020 - 09:33:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian government and the German Development Bank on Tuesday signed a financing agreement to implement [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s gov’t holds emergency cabinet session following protests
30 january 2020 - 18:40:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Thursday held an emergency cabinet session, presided over by President Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...
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The Gambia’s police charge pressure group ‘3 Years Jotna’ with 3 counts
29 january 2020 - 22:27:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Police in The Gambia commercial city of Serrekunda, 15km outside Banjul, Wednesday charged the pressure group [...] Full text...
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Mali: More than 15,000 teachers to be recruited to avoid blank academic year following teachers’ strike
28 january 2020 - 21:07:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national volunteering promotion center (CNPV) is preparing to recruit 15,000 volunteer teachers including 10,300 [...] Full text...
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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure
28 january 2020 - 17:10:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...
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Senegal public transport company starts service to adjacent countries
23 january 2020 - 14:12:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A bus from the Senegalese national public transport company, Dakar Dem Dikk, left Dakar early Thursday [...] Full text...
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Senegal public transport company to launch service of border countries
21 january 2020 - 17:17:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese public transport company, Dakar Dem Dikk, will Thursday inaugurate services to the capitals of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army sets up panel on alleged extortion against military, other security agencies
07 january 2020 - 16:32:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Headquarters says it is setting up a panel that will carry out “thorough [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories
04 january 2020 - 17:46:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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2020 will be turning point in fight against terrorism, says Niger President
01 january 2020 - 12:32:33Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's head of state Issoufou Mahamadou said on Tuesday that 2020 will be a turning point [...] Full text...
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Congolese opposition calls for postponement of 2021 presidential election
27 december 2019 - 13:02:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala has called for the postponement of the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...
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Can proxy war in Libya lead to direct military confrontation between foreign powers?(A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
19 december 2019 - 23:26:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The complexity of the Libyan conflict, which has gone through more than eight years of armed [...] Full text...
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Kenya approves commercial production of genetically modified cotton seeds
19 december 2019 - 18:40:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of Biotechnologically modified (BT) cotton hybrids, the office of [...] Full text...
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Botswana courts to presides over national election petitions
08 december 2019 - 22:37:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana courts here and the second city of Francistown will preside over national election petitions, an [...] Full text...
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Bank of India in Botswana surrenders license to transact banking business
30 november 2019 - 13:47:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Bank of Botswana announced here Saturday that, pursuant to Section 11(4) of the Banking Act [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 13 Tunisian illegal migrants
29 november 2019 - 13:06:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy late Thursday rescued 13 illegal migrants whose boat had broken down about 60 [...] Full text...
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Botswana High Court confirms receipt of many post-election petitions
25 november 2019 - 21:46:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The High Court of Botswana has confirmed that many petitions for both Parliamentary and Council members [...] Full text...
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AfDB, U.S. DFC team up to mobilise private capital for Africa’s development
12 november 2019 - 12:32:55Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on [...] Full text...
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WAFU Zone A U-20: Gambia to opens title defending against Mali
07 november 2019 - 18:47:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - WAFU Zone A Under-20 champions, the Young Scorpions of The Gambia, will start their title defense [...] Full text...
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Nigerian court stops military's operation for citizens to show "positive identification"
05 november 2019 - 18:31:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday ordered the suspension of [...] Full text...
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Libyans hope for decent living as country commemorates eighth anniversary of fall of Kaddafi
23 october 2019 - 21:50:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) and the high council of state, a consultative assembly, [...] Full text...
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WHO maintains Ebola outbreak in DRC as global health emergency
22 october 2019 - 15:22:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Ebola Virus Disease epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains at the level of [...] Full text...
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EU, Tunisia to sign an electronic interconnection project
21 october 2019 - 17:57:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the Italian Electricity Transmission Company will sign, on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt to pay compensation to Army private dismissed for loss of rifle
14 october 2019 - 15:44:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic [...] Full text...
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Senegal hold Brazil with 1-1 draw in friendly
10 october 2019 - 14:44:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa's runners-up Senegal held five-time world and current South American champions Brazil to a draw in [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Kenyan legislators quash moves to repeal interest rate cap
11 september 2019 - 18:25:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Finance and National planning parliamentary committee has opposed a move to repeal the interest rate [...] Full text...
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Barclays Bank spells growth in strident operating environments
10 september 2019 - 19:56:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The soon-to-be Absa Botswana, the Barclays Bank, is celebrating a steady growth in income across the business [...] Full text...
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Illegal deposit-taking activities worry Bank of Botswana
28 august 2019 - 01:45:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Bank of Botswana Tuesday expressed worry over escalating illegal money-taking schemes being practiced by a [...] Full text...
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Bank of Botswana revokes license of another Bureaux de Change
09 august 2019 - 18:04:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Bank of Botswana says that in line with powers enshrined in Section 30(1) of the [...] Full text...
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Mine liquidator in Botswana fired
05 august 2019 - 19:25:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The liquidator of the BamaNgwato Concession Limited (BCL) mine and BamaNgwato Concession Limited Investments (BCLI) which [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s ex-junta bail application rejected
15 july 2019 - 18:45:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s High Court judge, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has rejected the bail application of ex-Gambian junta member [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Sables call-up 8 debutants ahead of Zambia tie
12 july 2019 - 10:03:03Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe national rugby team, Sables, have announced eight debutants in their squad for their ‘Battle of [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s ex-junta forced by High Court to take plea of ‘not guilty’
08 july 2019 - 20:01:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A high court here presided over by justice Ebrima Jaiteh Monday forced ex-Gambian junta member and [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't launches Environmental Management Plan, Check List for small scale miners
04 july 2019 - 15:02:43Kadoma, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Environment, Tourism and Hospitality (METHI) minister, Priscah Mupfumira, launched an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Portugal release 470 million dollars for Cape Verde
03 july 2019 - 23:33:02Praia, Cap-e Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have released an amount of 470 [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s ex-junta member charged with murder
02 july 2019 - 22:31:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Retired Captain Yankuba Touray, a member of the defunct Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) that [...] Full text...
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Illegal deposit taking schemes worry central bank in Botswana
12 june 2019 - 14:23:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Botswana’s reserve bank on Wednesday cautioned the public against illegal deposit taking activities takers. “We advise the public [...] Full text...
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Bank of Botswana revokes bureau de change licence
04 june 2019 - 16:16:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Bank of Botswana has revoked, with immediate effect, the licence of a local bureau de [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Treasury orders govt departments and parastatals to stop pricing in US dollars
03 june 2019 - 13:13:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Treasury has ordered government departments and parastatals to stop pricing goods and services in US [...] Full text...
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1,933 schools closed due to insecurity in Burkina Faso
23 may 2019 - 18:53:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Education, Stanislas Ouaro, said on Thursday that as of 17 May [...] Full text...
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Uganda military court convicts regime loyalist on charges of illegal possession of firearms
13 may 2019 - 22:16:17Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A man who, until two years ago, was a leading enforcer for the regime in Kampala [...] Full text...
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ECOMIG troops to begin wearing brown berets
10 may 2019 - 17:21:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia (ECOMIG) force commander, Colonel Flugence Ndou, on Friday announced that [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants $14.5 million to Fund Climate Resilience in Niger
09 may 2019 - 17:35:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday allocated $14.5 million (CFAF 8.5 billion) to Niger to finance climate [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding
19 april 2019 - 15:16:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...
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Top court allows Uganda's long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021
18 april 2019 - 23:54:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s apex court, by a verdict of 4-3, Thursday ruled that the country’s parliament had legally [...] Full text...
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Top court allows Uganda’s long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021
18 april 2019 - 19:03:34Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s topmost court has, by a verdict of 4 to 3, ruled that the country’s parliament [...] Full text...
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World Bank foresees economic growth decline in Kenya
09 april 2019 - 17:30:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has foreseen a marginal economic growth deceleration in Kenya, from 5.8% in 2018 [...] Full text...
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Maliian gov't, potato sector stakeholders agree on a price cap for producers and consumers
30 march 2019 - 20:02:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In April, the potato will be bought at the producer price of 150 CFA F/kg and [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's new currency not constitutional - Veritas
24 march 2019 - 12:00:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Legal think tank Veritas, has said Zimbabwe’s new currency is not constitutional as Statutory Instruments (SI) [...] Full text...
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Uganda's ruling party endorses Museveni to extend 35-year rule
20 february 2019 - 10:05:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s president of 33 years, Gen Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday had his chances of continuing in [...] Full text...
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2020 polls a crucial test for Ghana’s fiscal discipline - IMF
12 february 2019 - 09:34:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees Ghana’s 2020 elections as a crucial test for the country’s [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Bomb experts discover unexploded devices at Nairobi terror hotel site
17 january 2019 - 19:45:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Bomb experts, combing through the site of the Riverside terror attack site, have uncovered four unexploded [...] Full text...
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England football legend, Ferdinand, to tour Kenya
06 december 2018 - 14:00:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, is due in Kenya on 13 December, ahead of a [...] Full text...
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Online newspaper launched in Mauritius
06 december 2018 - 11:34:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Consumer Advocacy Platform (CAP), consumer rights NGO in Mauritius, on Thursday launched an online newspaper Consom'Acteur [...] Full text...
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Kenya's private sector proposes setting up of SME-friendly bank
22 may 2018 - 12:47:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has proposed the immediate establishment of Biashara Bank which will [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South African president, Ramaphosa, flies economy class
30 march 2018 - 13:20:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two months after taking office, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa remains in the [...] Full text...
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Lesotho’s fiscal sustainability depends on reduction of high public wage bill - IMF
24 february 2018 - 08:49:31Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) – While Lesotho has grown faster than its regional peers over the last decade, partly driven by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa's President Ramaphosa proves he's fit for office
20 february 2018 - 11:10:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after taking office, President Cyril Ramapohosa on Tuesday demonstrated his common touch [...] Full text...
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Human rights groups condemn arrest of Gambian activist for comment on national security
01 february 2018 - 18:10:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Article 19 West Africa, also [...] Full text...
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Trump’s first year in White House sets back human rights
18 january 2018 - 18:34:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The first year of US President Donald Trump’s administration was marked by a sharp regression [...] Full text...
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Survey reveals Cape Town has highest property property prices in Africa
14 november 2017 - 17:17:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town is still the most expensive city in Africa to buy prime residential [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegal's new international airport opens in December
05 october 2017 - 15:47:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Presiden Macky Sall has directed the government to take "all the necessary steps" for the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Rights body asks Uganda to stop threats against media
27 september 2017 - 14:28:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must stop threatening to close media outlets simply for doing their job, said Amnesty [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council approves toughest resolution yet against DPR Korea
12 september 2017 - 06:58:21New York, US (PANA) – The Security Council on Monday unanimously agreed to impose tighter sanctions on the Democratic People’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari arrives back in Abuja
19 august 2017 - 18:04:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari arrived back home from the United Kingdom on Saturday to a warm welcome [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Former int'l implores Gyan to win AFCON for Ghana before retiring
21 july 2017 - 06:15:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Ghana international Godwin Attram has urged Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan to win the Africa [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Nigeria: Buhari says he may need further medical checks 'within some weeks'
10 march 2017 - 15:03:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja expressed his gratitude to Nigerians for their prayers [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army to probe human rights violations by troops in war against Boko Haram
08 march 2017 - 17:53:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday set up a seven-member “Special Board of Inquiry’’ to probe alleged [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition calls for demonstration on Saturday to 'defend democracy'
08 march 2017 - 12:16:31Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese opposition umbrella, Fight for Political Change in 2015 (CAP 2015), which brings together several opposition [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Ghana, South Africa to make World Relays debut
06 march 2017 - 14:19:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa and Ghana are among the four African countries that will make their debut in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IAAF freezes nationality switch
07 february 2017 - 13:42:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Council has frozen all new transfers of allegiance in athletics by exercising its powers [...] Full text...
thread Sports
2016 Women's AFCON: Ghana beats South Africa 1-0 in third-place match
02 december 2016 - 20:00:44Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Ghana on Friday claimed the bronze medal at the ongoing 2016 Womem's AFCON in Cameroon after [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Nigeria: Govt. approves 8 new private universities
03 november 2016 - 05:37:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government has given provisional licences for the establishment of eight new private universities in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian government rejects call for fuel price hike
05 september 2016 - 19:13:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government Monday said it will not increase the pump price of petroleum products despite [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana citizens warned against enlisting in foreign military service
05 july 2016 - 09:05:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has warned its citizens against enlisting in the military of other countries without first obtaining, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army says 38 officers were compulsorily retired
13 june 2016 - 07:30:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Monday said 38 officers were compulsorily retired in the purge of its [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges meaningful action to protect oceans' health
08 june 2016 - 14:31:48New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for meaningful action to protect future [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN urges greater action to protect world's marine ecosystems
07 june 2016 - 14:38:51New York, US (PANA) - To highlight growing concern for the health of the world’s marine ecosystems, the UN will [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ethiopia: Africa to present common position at World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
22 may 2016 - 11:16:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will present a Common African Position (CAP) on Humanitarian Effectiveness at [...] Full text...
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Botswana - Government approves uranium project in Botswana
18 may 2016 - 17:31:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana government has given green light to the country’s first uranium project – Letlhakane Uranium Project. Australia-based [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN: UN agency laments Europe's restrictive measures on refugees, asylum-seekers
23 february 2016 - 15:53:23New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it is [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Two Rwandan peacekeepers killed in Haiti buried with police honours
03 february 2016 - 16:40:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Rwandan female peacekeepers killed on 29 December 2015 while serving on a peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzania cuts fuel prices
03 february 2016 - 10:17:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With effect from Wednesday, motorists in Tanzania are paying less for petrol and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Nigeria says will not sell iconic National Theatre
28 december 2015 - 17:48:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Federal Government assured on Monday that it will not sell the iconic National Theatre, purposely [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Nigeria: Ruling party hails ECOWAS, Pres. Buhari on Burkina Faso
24 september 2015 - 15:39:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pope Francis to visit Kenya on pontificate African tour
18 september 2015 - 16:36:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Kenya on 25-27 November at the start of his maiden African [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief stresses need for 'bold' climate agreement in Paris
27 august 2015 - 13:47:15New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended France’s exemplary leadership on efforts to tackle climate change, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Cape Verde: Cape Verde agricultural census set for October 2015
19 august 2015 - 18:34:39Praia, Cap Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has set aside 4.9 million Euros for conducting the fifth general census of [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Zambia: JCTR opposes govt’s plan to increase debt ceiling from K38 billion to K60 billion
19 june 2015 - 15:38:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has opposed the Zambian Government’s plan for an upward [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria: Buhari's presidential inauguration dominates front pages in Nigeria
30 may 2015 - 09:01:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media were awash with stories and pictures from Friday's inauguration of retired Gen. Muhammadu [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria: Senate passes Tobacco Control Bill
14 may 2015 - 14:04:52Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Tobacco Control Bill has been passed by Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, to regulate [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria Decides 2015: Muhammadu Buhari, opposition candidate, takes one last shot at Nigeria's presidency (A profile by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Nigeria)
27 march 2015 - 07:52:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian politician Muhammadu Buhari has apparently imbibed the dictum that if at first you don't succeed, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Land redistribution, a burning issue 20 years after the collapse of Apartheid (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
28 february 2015 - 06:29:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 20 years after the collapse of Apartheid and the liberation of South [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South Africa: Land ownership debate back in the spotlight
24 february 2015 - 13:40:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Land Affairs Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Tuesday stoked South Africa’s land ownership debate by [...] Full text...
thread Society
Zambia: Media applaud President Lungu’s mediation in South Sudan
07 february 2015 - 12:05:59Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local press this week commented, among other issues, on the invitation of Zambian President Edgar [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Togo: UN official visits Togo ahead of March elections
04 february 2015 - 12:32:02Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The UN deputy Secretary General for political affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, who has begun a visit to [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition militants plan nationwide demos for political reform in Togo
11 january 2015 - 17:14:07Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese opposition militants and civil society activists will on 13 January take to the streets in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Global falling prices of oil trigger drop in Tanzanian fuel cost
03 december 2014 - 08:22:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fuel prices at filling stations throughout Tanzania markedly dropped effective Wednesday as a result [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mali: Media highlight national team's qualification for AFCON 2015
22 november 2014 - 11:41:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The qualification of Mali's senior national football team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Togo: Opposition plans massive demonstration in favour of political reforms
11 november 2014 - 11:38:42Lomé,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Opposition, which has regrouped under a new organisation called "Combat pour l’Alternance Politique en 2015 [...] Full text...
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Congo: New Congolese party seeks diaspora's role in management of public affairs
10 november 2014 - 17:08:32Paris, France (PANA) - Congo's newly formed political party, African Congress for Progress (CAP) regards involvement of the Congolese diaspora [...] Full text...
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Nigeria; Fed. govt. sues Coca-Cola for 'criminal breach of consumer law'
27 october 2014 - 13:37:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has sued the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited and Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Ensuring long-term viability of sugar industry
25 september 2014 - 16:58:51Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Satish Faugoo said Thursday that African, Caribbean and Pacific [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Botswana: Survey beam spotlight on Botswana’s ICT
12 august 2014 - 14:07:58Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has kicked off a nationwide information and communication technology (ICT) survey, targeting 2,440 households. Lillian [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
2014 FIFA WC: Mikel Obi hails Yobo on his 100th cap
30 june 2014 - 09:10:46Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Super Eagles' midfielder John Mikel Obi has congratulated team captain Joseph Yobo who will attain 100 [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Togo: Opposition demands local polls before presidential vote
27 june 2014 - 18:24:08Lome,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition has, after two days of protests in Lome, the Togolese capital, demanded the organization [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Wingless Eagles fail to fly
16 june 2014 - 22:53:07Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles, against all expectations, on Monday failed to fly as they were battled to [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Economy, World Cup reported by Ghana media
14 june 2014 - 09:40:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Economic issues and the opening of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil were among stories [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria: Court bars Police from preventing rallies by #Bring Back Our Girls' campaigners
11 june 2014 - 18:06:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian court in Abuja Wednesday ruled that the Police lacked the powers to outlaw rallies [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Govt. closes killer brews company
09 may 2014 - 14:54:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has ordered the closure of a company linked to the manufacture of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Political heavyweights boycott June presidential polls
09 may 2014 - 14:38:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly all the political heavyweights, most of whom had unsuccessfully run for president in the past, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party calls for boycott of presidential poll
02 may 2014 - 19:55:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian opposition party, Union of Forces of Progress (UFP), on Friday appealed for the boycott [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde: '12,000 Cape Verdians left their country over the past 5 years'
01 may 2014 - 17:53:55Praia, Cap Verde (PANA) – Some 11,931 Cape Verdians, 49.3% of them men and 50.7% women, have migrated over the [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana revokes bureau de change licence
28 april 2014 - 14:17:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s central bank has revoked a trading licence for one of the country’s bureau de change [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritania: Mauritanian media highlight 21 June presidential election
26 april 2014 - 13:35:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week highlighted preparations for the first round of the presidential election [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Mauritania: Opposition parties, civil society withdraw from political dialogue
03 april 2014 - 18:10:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a group of 17 political parties called "the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Radical opposition, civil society demand direct dialogue with gov't
02 april 2014 - 19:45:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), an umbrella of a dozen “radical” opposition parties, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ACBF signs MOU with Nigerian Institute on training
29 march 2014 - 12:39:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Harare based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has signed an agreement with the Nigerian National [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU, Tunisia sign agreement on movement of populations
03 march 2014 - 19:28:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and Tunisia on Monday signed an agreement on the movement of populations [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian President criticises EU
17 february 2014 - 13:33:32Mont Ida, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag has sharply criticised the plan by the European Union (EU) to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Senegal: Hissène Habré rejects competence of special trial court
14 february 2014 - 00:02:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Chadian leader Hissene Habre, who made his first appearance before the Extraordinary African Chambers set [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan sends list of 12 ministers for Senate confirmation
21 january 2014 - 16:42:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday sent a list of 12 nominees to the Senate for [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Club WC finale: Will local Raja continue giant-killing tradition? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
21 december 2013 - 08:10:47Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - With victories over Auckland City FC in the play-off for quarter-finals, Club de Futbol Monterrey in [...] Full text...
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Two energy companies boost supply to Africa's remote islands
05 december 2013 - 21:17:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, and DONG Energy, one of the leading energy [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts task Kenyan govt on proposed legislation
03 december 2013 - 22:37:57New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged the Kenyan Government to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s first e-ticketing transport system launched in Lagos
30 july 2013 - 21:01:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first electronic ticketing payment system for transport fare in Nigeria Tuesday came on stream in [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian official lauds additional funding for Somali
20 july 2013 - 17:41:51New York, US (PANA) – The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, has said that an [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Conf. Cup: Will Uruguayan victory mean early exit for Nigeria? (News Analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
21 june 2013 - 08:37:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fulfilling their pre-match prediction, Uruguay on Thursday defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a Group B match in [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Confed Cup: Tit-bits from the tournament
16 june 2013 - 19:59:34Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - The following are tit-bits from the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup which began Saturday in Brazil. Neymar’s [...] Full text...
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CAN U-17: Nigeria seeks revenge against Cote d’Ivoire in final match
27 april 2013 - 08:30:28Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - On paper, Nigeria's Golden Eaglets, two-time winners of the African Under-17 Football Championship, should have it [...] Full text...
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Kenyan stars line up for London marathon
19 april 2013 - 17:25:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A galaxy of Kenyan star marathoners will Sunday take to the streets of the English capital [...] Full text...
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Africa Carbon Forum scheduled for Cote d’Ivoire
16 april 2013 - 14:22:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A three-day forum, organised by UN agencies - the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the [...] Full text...
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'Food insecurity remains high in S/Sudan despite harvest increases'
01 march 2013 - 14:56:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 4.1 million people in South Sudan are likely to be food insecure this year, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS hails Sierra Leoneans on 1st post-war peaceful polls
24 february 2013 - 14:02:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has congratulated Sierra Leoneans for their commitment to democracy as demonstrated by their first post-war [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Cape Verdean coach says 'We are fired up' (Preview)
27 january 2013 - 09:12:44Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Encouraged by their opening two draws against football Giants and former champions South Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's telecoms regulator slashes cost of SMS
24 january 2013 - 14:45:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reduced the cost for all domestic off-net short messaging [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Niger must not stop our march to quarter-finals - DRC Coach
24 january 2013 - 13:06:40Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - When DR Congo meets Niger Thursday in their second group B match at [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Tit-bits on Group B action
20 january 2013 - 00:27:19Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - When Ghana takes on DR Congo Sunday in the opening group B match of [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Seydou Keita, crisis-torn Mali eye gold (Preview)
18 january 2013 - 10:02:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Malian skipper Seydou Keita has set his eyes on the ultimate - Trophy - at the [...] Full text...
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