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UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria
29 december 2023 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of attacks [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’
26 december 2023 - 19:18:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile strikes including [...] Full text...
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Billions of Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2023 - 06:00:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians are on Monday celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, who they believe [...] Full text...
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South African hostage released in Mali
18 december 2023 - 11:13:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Aid organisation Gift of the Givers has confirmed the release of South African national [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt releases list of public holidays for 2024
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ at deaths from South Africa gas tanker explosion
03 january 2023 - 05:07:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least [...] Full text...
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Kenyan television staff dies from food poisoning
27 december 2022 - 21:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One staff member has died and others have been hospitalized after a food poisoning incident at [...] Full text...
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South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault
27 december 2022 - 11:33:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2022 - 05:38:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians across the world are on Sunday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius publishes list of 15 Public Holidays for 2023
16 july 2022 - 07:45:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds release of detainees
08 january 2022 - 05:16:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 70 per cent vaccination target must be met to ward off Omicron, says WHO
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Road accidents claim 28 lives during Christmas festivities in Ghana
03 january 2022 - 11:54:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Road accidents claimed 28 lives during the Christmas festivities in Ghana, the Motor Traffic and Transport [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees sharp rise in cases
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President Barrow calls on Gambians to build on strengths, work on shortfalls
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South Africa: Archbishop warns of growing distrust in government
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas with calls for strict observance of COVID-19 protocols
25 december 2021 - 08:03:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Saturday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Authorities close all beaches in Greater Accra region
24 december 2021 - 17:19:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All beaches in the Greater Accra region in Ghana are to be closed down during the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Greece announces new measures to curb spread
23 december 2021 - 18:33:46Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece on Thursday introduced a new set of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19's new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns
23 december 2021 - 07:04:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued [...] Full text...
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Ghana's land borders will remain closed – Akufo-Addo
16 december 2021 - 11:08:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo declared here Wednesday the country's land borders would remain closed, as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's land borders to remain closed to reduce importation of virus
16 december 2021 - 04:58:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's lands borders, which were closed in March last year following the outbreak of COVID-19, are [...] Full text...
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French President Macron expected in Bamako on Monday
15 december 2021 - 13:47:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French president Emmanuel Macron will visit Bamako on Monday during which he will meet his host, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 15-17
16 november 2021 - 22:30:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Tuesday gave approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered [...] Full text...
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Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022
20 june 2021 - 11:25:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in [...] Full text...
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Burundi's Muslim community in trouble
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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation
22 january 2021 - 17:27:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court issues 2020 judicial statistics
21 january 2021 - 18:13:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered 261 judgments on a total of 496 cases filed [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO
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Coronavirus: Togo registers record 67 cases in 24 hours
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Coronavirus: Tunisian president proposes health lockdown in hardest-hit regions
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Botswana nationals implored to gear up productivity
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Coronavirus: Botswana extends curfew to curb virus spread
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Togo applies special restrictions for New Year revelers
01 january 2021 - 12:39:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bars and restaurants in Togo are prohibited to serve customers on site during the end of [...] Full text...
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Christmas holiday claims 28 lives in Zambia road crashes
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Ghana's 2020 elections 'transparent, free, fair, credible, safe' - Akufo-Addo
25 december 2020 - 22:20:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said here Friday that the 7 December, 2020, elections conducted [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas despite COVID-19
25 december 2020 - 06:37:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians in the world are on Friday celebrating Christmas to mark birth of Jesus [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition leader describes 2020 as ‘tough year’
24 december 2020 - 20:27:41Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Ousainou Darboe, leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Thursday described 2020 as a tough year when [...] Full text...
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Burundi Transports ministry calls for respect for automobile driving rules during Christmas, New Year holidays
23 december 2020 - 20:52:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Public transports will be well monitored during the Christmas and New Year holidays when people are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisian authorities extend curfew, ban Christmas and New Year festivities
22 december 2020 - 22:40:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Madhi, Tuesday evening announced the extension of the curfew in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana president urges caution as Christmas approaches
21 december 2020 - 06:55:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghanaians prepare to mark Christmas, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the public to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Government may ban public gatherings as Nigeria registers a record 1,145 new infections Thursday
18 december 2020 - 21:23:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria recorded an unprecedented 1,145 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections Thursday, compelling the federal government to consider [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus:. Africa's efforts to obtain vaccine funding promising - Africa CDC
11 december 2020 - 20:26:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s new infections skyrocket to 550
09 december 2020 - 09:38:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 550 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number since 23 [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa reinstates controversial head of Power Utility
15 september 2020 - 18:04:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reinstated Sydney Gata to his position as executive chairman of ZESA [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Energy Minister, appoints new Agriculture MInister
14 august 2020 - 13:48:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has sacked Energy Minister, Fortune Chasi, for conducts unbecoming, replacing him with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Wuhan soccer team gets stuck in Spain, local residents afraid of spread
01 march 2020 - 09:57:56Madrid, Spain (PANA) - It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the epicenter of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's inflation rises by 0.13 points to 11.98 per cent in December 2019
17 january 2020 - 13:07:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino
16 january 2020 - 22:12:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...
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Internet disruptions reported in volatile Oromia region in Ethiopia
08 january 2020 - 23:51:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Wollega in the vast Oromia region straddling the capital, Addis Ababa, have decried [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's weather department renews alert of heavy rains
08 january 2020 - 10:06:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Meteorological Agency has renewed its alert over heavy rains beginning on Wednesday through Thursday. A weather [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: From Dusit attack to Mandera bus killings, terrorism remained top threat in 2019 (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
31 december 2019 - 15:40:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 15 January 2019, would have passed off easily in the Kenyan calendar of events as [...] Full text...
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ISWAP terrorists burn down church, school in northeast Nigeria
31 december 2019 - 06:53:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's president appeals to citizens not be be divided by execution of 11 Christian hostages by ISWAP terrorists
28 december 2019 - 08:39:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned last Wednesday's execution of 11 Christians in the northeast of [...] Full text...
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Fuel, electricity prices go up in Zambia
27 december 2019 - 10:25:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced increases in fuel and electricity prices. Effective Friday, a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Northeast governor condoles Chibok Council on killing of six persons by Boko Haram
26 december 2019 - 20:19:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The governor of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Thursday expressed condolence to the [...] Full text...
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Road crashes claim 21 lives during Christmas holiday in Zambia
26 december 2019 - 18:42:07Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Twenty-one people died in separate road accidents during the Christmas holiday in Zambia, police here have [...] Full text...
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President Barrow urges Gambians not to allow religious extremism to take roots
26 december 2019 - 16:18:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has warned Gambians about “grave distortions” of religious teachings, saying they can be [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 2020 will see victory over terrorists - Army chief says
26 december 2019 - 13:31:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of Burkina Faso Armed Forces Chief of General Staff, General Moïse [...] Full text...
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Guinea: The "march of ultimatum" of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution postponed
26 december 2019 - 00:04:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A protest march, dubbed “March of the ultimatum”, planned for Thursday by the National Front for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says security agents poised to defeat terrorists and other criminals
25 december 2019 - 18:34:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday warned terrorists, armed robbers, kidnappers and economic saboteurs to retrace [...] Full text...
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Three prominent Christian leaders urge South Sudanese leaders to implement peace deals
25 december 2019 - 17:45:36Vatican City, Holy See (PANA) - Three prominent Christian leaders have sent a Christmas message to the South Sudanese political [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's President Kaboré asks people to remember the victims of terrorism on Christmas Day
25 december 2019 - 14:16:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Wednesday asked his people to remember the victims [...] Full text...
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Forty-eight Boko Haram terrorists killed in Christmas eve attack in northeast Nigeria
25 december 2019 - 10:53:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army and members of a vigilante group successfully on Christmas eve repelled a Boko [...] Full text...
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UN chief sends wishes for ‘peace and a blessed New Year’ to all
25 december 2019 - 09:46:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a blessed New Year, a [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2019 - 02:11:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Wednesday is Christmas, the day on which most Christians in the world celebrate the birth of [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Imams ban Muslims from celebrating Christmas, New Year holidays
24 december 2019 - 21:00:06Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Dressed in shirts with long sleeves that fall on well faded jeans, the hair disheveled, Madinatou [...] Full text...
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Food prices soar on Christmas eve in Burundi - Report
24 december 2019 - 18:10:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The situation in the main markets visited Tuesday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, was [...] Full text...
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Tokyo 2020: Kenya geared up for Olympic qualifiers
24 december 2019 - 14:23:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lack of build up matches ahead of the forthcoming CAVB 2020 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball Qualifiers [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe central bank chief explains efforts to stabilize local currency- Interview with PANA Correspondent
24 december 2019 - 14:09:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's economy is imploding and most of it is due to a devaluing local currency reintroduced [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe police warned against corruption
23 december 2019 - 14:51:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Catholic Church calls for prayers against terrorism
23 december 2019 - 14:01:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - People who take up arms and explosives in Burkina Faso must lay them down and [...] Full text...
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Heavy flooding may disrupt Christmas tourism adventures in Kenya
21 december 2019 - 15:01:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heavy rains and flood waters at Kenya's main wildlife reserves have disrupted the flow of air [...] Full text...
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Stand for peace and harmony says Guterres after meeting with Pope Francis
21 december 2019 - 08:14:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the midst of “turbulent and trying times”, all the world’s people must stand together in peace and harmony, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's deputy minister of Energy blames fuel shortages on Finance ministry
19 december 2019 - 16:28:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development deputy minister, Magna Mudyiwa has blamed her counterparts in the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Five more planes coming to Air Zimbabwe next year - Finance minister
12 december 2019 - 17:04:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has told Parliament that Air Zimbabwe will take off in earnest [...] Full text...
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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms
11 december 2019 - 15:21:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 12 killed in road accident in Niger State
09 december 2019 - 15:37:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that 12 people died in a road [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police accuse unnamed groups of plotting disorder across the country
03 december 2019 - 14:10:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s political and security environment is going to heat up as the secret Police, the Department [...] Full text...
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Nigerian ministers visit main western border with Benin to assess impact of closure
26 november 2019 - 05:39:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian ministerial delegation led by minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Congolese gov't explains increase in prices observed in the country
14 november 2019 - 18:04:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumer Affairs, Claude Alphonse Nsilou, said Thursday that road [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, others, sad as 15 die in oil tanker fire in Southeast Nigeria
17 october 2019 - 17:18:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the anger by citizens of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, over the oil tanker fire in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt approves public holidays for 2020
08 june 2019 - 06:31:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Government of Mauritius has approved a list of 15 public holidays for 2020 at [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers close only safe road to Maiduguri after Boko Haram attacks
09 january 2019 - 11:43:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following persistent attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the last 48 hours in northeast [...] Full text...
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Mauritius fixes 15 public holidays in 2019
05 january 2019 - 08:00:38Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government has approved 15 public holidays for 2019, including the first two days [...] Full text...
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South African film producer to marry rock star's daughter
04 january 2019 - 10:01:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Cape Town model Jacques Naude has found fame by getting engaged to the [...] Full text...
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Sudan security forces raid 'rebel hideout' in Khartoum amid riots
29 december 2018 - 10:22:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Government security authorities on Friday raided a house in a Khartoum suburb and captured a cell [...] Full text...
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Online transactions in Cape Verde up by 12.73% during Christmas period
28 december 2018 - 16:33:36Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Online purchases by Vinti4 Card have increased by 12.73% during the Christmas period (from 15 [...] Full text...
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Sudanese gov't says 19 killed, hundreds injured in recent demonstrations
28 december 2018 - 11:13:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nineteen people died, including two policemen, and hundreds were injured in recent demonstrations that rocked various [...] Full text...
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Acting Mauritian president warns youth against drugs, alcohol
26 december 2018 - 10:02:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Acting Mauritian president Barlen Vyapoory on Tuesday urged his country's youth not to harm themselves by [...] Full text...
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Mauritius archbishop pleads for suffering population on Christmas day
25 december 2018 - 17:14:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Apart from faith and individual opinions, the spirit of Christmas "penetrates the heart of every [...] Full text...
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Archbishop of Dakar calls for peaceful, transparent presidential polls in Senegal
25 december 2018 - 14:08:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Archbishop of Dakar, Benjamin Ndiaye, on Monday called for a peaceful and transparent presidential election [...] Full text...
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Burundian Speaker shares Christmas meal with thousands of villagers
25 december 2018 - 12:56:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The president of the Burundian Parliament, Pascal Nyabenda, on Tuesday shared a Christmas meal with more [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2018 - 05:20:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Today is Christmas, the day on which the most Christians across the globe celebrate the birth [...] Full text...
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Buhari "strongly condemns" killing of citizens in northwest Nigeria by bandits
24 december 2018 - 18:12:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday “strongly condemned” the killing of dozens of Nigerians in Birnin [...] Full text...
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Thirteen perish in Kenyan road accident
22 december 2018 - 14:36:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thirteen people were killed on Friday night when a 14-seater minibus collided head on with a [...] Full text...
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French President Macron expected Saturday in Chad
21 december 2018 - 17:12:02Paris, France (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron will make a 48-hour visit to N'Djamena on Saturday where he will [...] Full text...
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Environment watchdog hails UK ban on ivory sales
20 december 2018 - 17:08:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on Thursday welcomed the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso bans explosives during holidays
19 december 2018 - 15:52:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Commerce has banned the sale of firecrackers or explosive toys during [...] Full text...
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Kenya de-registers seven Public Service Vehicles
31 october 2018 - 12:15:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's transport safety regulator has de-registered seven Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators as it enhances road [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Cabinet approves 15 public holidays for 2019
26 may 2018 - 08:29:00Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a list of 15 public holidays for year [...] Full text...
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ISIS affiliate operating in Nigeria - Government says
22 january 2018 - 09:52:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government on Sunday said that the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), an [...] Full text...
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Universities spotlight hands-on approach to integrating refugees
10 january 2018 - 22:44:06New York, US (PANA) – At a special summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York, universities, led by De [...] Full text...
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36 people killed in passenger bus, freight truck head on collission in Kenya
31 december 2017 - 13:50:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 36 people have been killed in a deadly accident involving a passenger bus and [...] Full text...
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Kenyan authorities begin eviction of ethnic Sengwer community from Mau forest
28 december 2017 - 16:29:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A forest-dwelling community in Kenya's Rift Valley region, known as the Sengwer, has accused the government [...] Full text...
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Residents of Zambian town in terror siege
27 december 2017 - 08:22:40Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Residents of Kitwe’s Kwacha township, northern Copperbelt Province of Zambia, spent Christmas eve and night indoors [...] Full text...
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'Africa is an important market for us' - Says Mauritian president
26 december 2017 - 07:17:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mrs. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, said on Monday evening, in her [...] Full text...
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South Africa musician dead at 47
26 december 2017 - 07:06:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for top South African musician Robbie Malinga who died in [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2017 - 05:34:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Today is Christmas, the day on which Christians throughout the world celebrate the birth of Jesus [...] Full text...
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President Barrow declares three holidays in Gambia
22 december 2017 - 19:56:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Friday declared December 25, 26 and January 1, 2018 as public [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates 74 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Niger
15 december 2017 - 06:53:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Thursday night evacuated 74 vulnerable refugees, the vast majority children [...] Full text...
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Many Liberians unhappy with 26 December presidential run-off poll date
13 december 2017 - 18:31:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced 26 December as the date for the presidential run-off [...] Full text...
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Number of families separated by conflict, natural disasters at all time high - ICRC
11 december 2017 - 20:35:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of families being separated by conflict, violence and natural disaster is at a five-year [...] Full text...
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US, UK, raise alarm over alleged terrorist plot to bomb Abuja
03 december 2017 - 14:50:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British and the United States governments have warned their citizens of terrorist groups’ threat to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian military launch special operations against Boko Haram, Biafran agitators
08 september 2017 - 15:49:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force on Friday announced new operations aimed at crushing [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU extends targeted sanctions against Tunisian ex-president Ben Ali
17 february 2017 - 14:04:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union council has extended, by one year until January 2018, the targeted sanctions against [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Christians celebrate Christmas
06 january 2017 - 17:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of Christian churches in Ethiopia have underlined national peace and supporting the needy as [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram leader Shekau appears in new video
29 december 2016 - 17:25:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video to debunk Nigerian government's claim [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 187 people die, 1,000 injured in road accidents during Christmas weekend
29 december 2016 - 14:42:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's road safety agency, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday said a total of [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Nine drown, 21 missing in boat mishap on Uganda's Lake Albert
27 december 2016 - 08:55:52Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Nine people have been confirmed dead and 21 others are missing after a small boat ferrying [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambian president-elect Barrow establishes think-tank
27 december 2016 - 07:25:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow says he has commissioned the establishment of a think-tank to ensure that [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2016 - 06:43:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians throughout the world are on Sunday celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ more than [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Heavy rains forecast over Christmas in Botswana
23 december 2016 - 06:25:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Meteorological Services is forecasting heavy rains with possibility of flooding in Botswana over [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Police warn public to remain vigilant as festive season approaches
21 december 2016 - 14:21:31Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan police on Wednesday reassured the public of their safety and security during the upcoming [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's inflation inches up to 18.48% in November
16 december 2016 - 06:41:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation continued an upward swing in November, reaching 18.48 per cent, up from 18.33 [...] Full text...
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US: US Commission on Religious Freedom condemns Egypt's terrorist attack
15 december 2016 - 18:22:03New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned Sunday's brutal attack at Cairo’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian military says fleeing Boko Haram terrorists disguising themselves
13 december 2016 - 18:34:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Tuesday warned Nigerians that Boko Haram terrorists escaping from their enclave are [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. approves 15 public holidays for 2017
21 may 2016 - 07:50:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Friday approved a total of 15 public holidays for 2017, PANA learnt [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Workers demonstrate against high utility tariffs, fuel price hikes
20 january 2016 - 11:54:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Thousands of workers across the country, mainly in the public sector, on Wednesday staged demonstrations in [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Body of footballer Steve Gohouri to arrive in Abidjan Wednesday
12 january 2016 - 15:29:39Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The body of Ivorian international footballer, Steve Gohouri, found dead in the Rhine, near Düsseldorf, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media play up energy issues, voters’ register, New Year message
02 january 2016 - 08:38:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Dramatic developments in the energy sector that culminated in the resignation of Power minister Kwabena Donkor [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Oxfam says weather, war put humanitarian system under unprecedented strain
30 december 2015 - 06:54:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The effects of a super El Niño are set to put the world’s humanitarian [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Recent unusual weather worldwide calls for urgent preventive action' - UN official
29 december 2015 - 18:47:20New York, US (PANA) - Extreme tornadoes in the US over Christmas, abnormal snowfalls in Mexico, and heavy flooding in [...] Full text...
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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...
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Ghana: Domestic airlines advised to suspend flights as harmattan intensifies
28 december 2015 - 07:02:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With harmattan conditions reducing visibility to only a few hundred metres in Ghana, the Ghana Meteorological [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari's 2016 budget proposal, "defeat" of Boko Haram highlighted in Nigeria
26 december 2015 - 08:25:08Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's 2016 budget of 6.08 trillion naira (about US$ 30.4 billion), unveiled on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Police put death toll from Nigeria gas fire at 8
25 december 2015 - 13:43:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria police said Friday that eight people died from the Christmas Eve gas plant explosion [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Mahama thanks God for continuous blessings on Ghana
25 december 2015 - 10:55:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has on Christmas Day thanked God for his continuous blessings and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari greets Nigerian Christians at Christmas
25 december 2015 - 10:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Nigerians, especially his Christian compatriots, as they celebrate their [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Many feared dead in Nigeria gas explosion
25 december 2015 - 10:21:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Many people are feared dead and injured in a gas explosion that rocked Nnewi in Nigeria's [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2015 - 06:15:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians throughout the world are on Friday celebrating Christians, the birth of Jesus Christ more than [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian President releases 502 prisoners
24 december 2015 - 17:15:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has released 502 convicted prisoners to commemorate Christmas Day. The State House said [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights body condemns Angolan activists' house arrest
19 december 2015 - 16:32:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision by authorities to move 15 Angolan human rights activists from detention to house arrest [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Debutant Kenenisa Bekele targets Dubai marathon trophy
14 january 2015 - 15:01:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With less than a week to go, Olympic legend Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia is leaving [...] Full text...
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Congo: Congolese archbishops kick against constitutional amendment
09 january 2015 - 14:56:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese archbishops are against any change in the 20 January constitution, which would enable current [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: IMO worried about dangers facing migrants in the Mediterranean
07 january 2015 - 14:41:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The bodies of five illegal migrants from Algeria were discovered Wednesday off the Spanish coasts, the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: 50% reduction in accidents during 2015 New Year celebrations
03 january 2015 - 15:52:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia recorded about 50.4 percent reduction in the number of accidents during the 2015 New Year [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Workers talk tough in election year
01 january 2015 - 10:53:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With many federal workers as well as their state counterparts in 11 of the 36 states [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Work resumes in Nigeria after Christmas holiday
29 december 2014 - 14:20:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Workers across Nigeria resumed Monday after the two-day Christmas holiday, declared last week by the government. PANA [...] Full text...
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US: US condemns Christmas day attack on AU base in Mogadishu
27 december 2014 - 15:37:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the Christmas Day attack on the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 1,250 illegal African migrants rescued by the Italian navy
27 december 2014 - 14:56:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 1,250 illegal African immigrants have been rescued and the remains of five others brought ashore [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop calls for new struggle against inequality
26 december 2014 - 08:21:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called for a "new struggle" in South Africa against [...] Full text...
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Togo: Former judge appointed Ombudsman in Togo
25 december 2014 - 20:53:07Lome, Togo (PANA) - A former appeal court judge, Mrs Awa Nana Daboya, has been appointed Ombudsman of Togo [...] Full text...
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UN: Post Offices expect to deliver over 7 million letters to Santa
25 december 2014 - 15:32:50New York, US (PANA) - Post Offices around the world are expecting to receive more than 7 million letters to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritians celebrate Christmas under heavy rains
25 december 2014 - 07:46:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians are celebrating Christmas under heavy rains which started on the island Tuesday and is expected [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Govt. calls for campaign break during Christmas holidays
24 december 2014 - 20:30:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian government has appealed to all parties in the country observe "a break" in their [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan urges Nigerians to pray for victims of insurgents
24 december 2014 - 16:02:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, has called on all Nigerians to remember and offer special prayers "for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Preparations for christmas reach fever pitch
24 december 2014 - 14:58:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – As last minute preparations for this year’s Christmas reach their climax in Nigeria, there are strong [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Renewed South Sudan fighting overshadows peace talks
18 december 2014 - 14:00:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese talks resumed Thursday, amid renewed fighting blamed on the government, with delegates from [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian authorities release intercepted Russian aircraft
08 december 2014 - 18:26:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Monday announced the release of a Russian Antonov 124 aircraft seized in Kano on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Togo: Authorities ban importation, sale of fireworks during Christmas holidays
04 december 2014 - 12:22:09Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese authorities have banned the importation, sale and use of fireworks during the Christmas holidays, [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council blacklists Boko Haram
23 may 2014 - 17:09:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has added Boko Haram, the Nigerian militant group that has claimed [...] Full text...
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US: Nigeria requests UN Security Council to blacklist Boko Haram
21 may 2014 - 20:22:56New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria has requested the UN Security Council to blacklist the terror group, Boko Haram, following [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2 Ethiopians head women's elite field in Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
08 january 2014 - 14:53:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two of Ethiopia’s leading marathon talents, Meselech Melkamu and Meseret Hailu, will be competing at the [...] Full text...
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3,075 Cameroonian nationals repatriated from CAR
28 december 2013 - 11:20:27Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Some 3,075 Cameroonians have been repatriated from the Central African Republic (CAR), Joseph Beti Assono, head [...] Full text...
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Presidential brickbats, war against terrorism highlighted in Nigeria
28 december 2013 - 09:19:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The war of words between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo as well as [...] Full text...
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More than 80,000 displaced persons in North-Kivu cry for help
27 december 2013 - 20:37:44Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 80,000 people trapped in the latest fighting between the DR Congo Armed Forces [...] Full text...
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UNICEF urges action to prevent child malnutrition in CAR
27 december 2013 - 16:52:18New York, US (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has voiced "extreme concern" that recent violence in the Central [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Work resumes after Christmas holiday
27 december 2013 - 12:10:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Work resumed throughout Nigeria Friday after the two-day public holiday declared by the federal government to [...] Full text...
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Mauritian President seeks more sacrifice from citizens in 2014
26 december 2013 - 09:59:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian President Kailash Purryag has urged his compatriots to be ready for more sacrifices in 2014 [...] Full text...
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AU, IGAD reiterate call for immediate ceasefire in South Sudan
25 december 2013 - 19:42:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) group on Wednesday renewed their [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Muslim group felicitates with Christians at Xmas
25 december 2013 - 09:21:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has felicitated with Christians in the country [...] Full text...
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Burundian govt urges moderate Xmas, New Year celebrations
24 december 2013 - 10:48:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Amid security concerns, the government of Burundi has urged the citizens to engage in moderate celebrations [...] Full text...
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Budget, life jail for Boko Haram chieftain, poor WAEC results highlighted in Nigeria
21 december 2013 - 07:57:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The national budget, presented Thursday by the Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, life jail term for [...] Full text...
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Donkeys in Botswana get Xmas gift
17 december 2013 - 08:59:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The London-based NGO Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) Tuesday announced a project to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian doctors begin five-day warning strike from Wednesday
15 december 2013 - 17:29:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian doctors, under the aegis of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday announced that they will [...] Full text...
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‘Malawi is my friend’ A PANA Feature by Raphael Tenthani
08 december 2013 - 12:13:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - I arrive in Dar es Salaam at around 2am. Ordinarily the weather is supposed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's slide in global corruption rating rankles civil society group
04 december 2013 - 13:48:36Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's slide in the 2013 global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) issued by Transparency International has confirmed [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. panel members, 40 Boko Haram elements meet in Abuja prison
09 may 2013 - 19:44:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of government's move to resolve the security challenges in northern Nigeria, all the 25 [...] Full text...
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Profile of late Nigeria writer, Chinua Achebe
22 march 2013 - 14:57:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in the US Thursday night at the age of [...] Full text...
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Priest’s murder, national examination results hit headlines in Tanzanian dailies
23 february 2013 - 08:12:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Fears grew of a return to sectarian violence in parts of Tanzania this week [...] Full text...
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EU FMs discuss Mali
15 january 2013 - 16:46:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The political crisis in Mali, which has escalated into military combat between Malian regular troops, backed [...] Full text...
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Mahama promises to place Ghana on 'enormous development path' (Update)
07 january 2013 - 15:34:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Monday took office for his first four-year term with a promise [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama sworn in
07 january 2013 - 13:22:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama was Monday sworn in for his first four-year term, with tens of [...] Full text...
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New MPs for Ghanaian parliament sworn in
07 january 2013 - 07:59:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's new parliament and Speaker were sworn in on Monday morning for a four-year term, as [...] Full text...
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Suspected UN House bombers, others arrested - Nigerian President
02 january 2013 - 12:13:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The suspects behind the deadly bombing of the UN building and the Nigeria police headquarters, both [...] Full text...
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'88 die in Nigeria road crashes during Christmas, New Year celebrations'
01 january 2013 - 09:43:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 88 people died while 323 others were injured in various road crashes in Nigeria 22-31 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 'foils' plots to ruin Christmas, New Year celebrations
30 december 2012 - 12:07:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has foiled plots by the insurgents in the northern part of the country [...] Full text...
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Election result challenge, Bishops’ concern about Christmas reported in Ghana
29 december 2012 - 12:35:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 7 December election result challenge in court by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian dailies focus on peace, religious tolerance
29 december 2012 - 12:19:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Calls to the Tanzanian public to stay committed to the values of peace and [...] Full text...
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Kenyan annual inflation stable at 3.25% in December
28 december 2012 - 10:42:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's annual inflation remained stable at 3.25% this December, a slight change over November's 3.20% due [...] Full text...
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Mandela discharged from hospital
27 december 2012 - 08:33:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - World statesman Nelson Mandela was discharged from a Pretoria hospital on Wednesday night, the [...] Full text...
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Developing Story: Firecracker warehouse explodes in Lagos
26 december 2012 - 11:37:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A warehouse packed with firecrackers has exploded in Nigeria's economic capital city of Lagos, but casualty [...] Full text...
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Catholic church in Nigerian state 'forgives' Boko Haram over attacks
26 december 2012 - 10:54:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In the spirit of Christmas, the Catholic Church in Nigeria's northern Kaduna State said it had [...] Full text...
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President Zuma visits Mandela in hospital
26 december 2012 - 08:04:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former President and global icon Nelson Mandela received Christmas Day visits in [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama spikes kidney transplant rumours
25 december 2012 - 18:05:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama Tuesday dismissed rumours on social media platforms that he has undergone [...] Full text...
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Lighting restored to runway at Nigeria's main airport after 5 yrs
25 december 2012 - 12:17:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After half a decade, lighting was restored to the runway at the domestic wing of Nigeria's [...] Full text...
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