2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
05 august 2024 - 18:52:59Paris, France (PANA) - Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
27 july 2024 - 05:30:37Paris, France (PANA) - As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics got under way in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Celebrate sports as vector for positive change, sustainable development - Guterres
26 july 2024 - 07:06:55New York, US (PANA) - As the world prepares to gather in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Senegal's President in France for an international summit on sport
24 july 2024 - 12:56:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, left Dakar on Wednesday for Paris in France, [...] Full text...
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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers
24 july 2024 - 05:32:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al [...] Full text...
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Gambian president calls for stability in Libya to regain its role in Africa
06 may 2024 - 13:03:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has stressed the importance of working to achieve stability and unity in [...] Full text...
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'Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games'
03 may 2024 - 05:47:46Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela [...] Full text...
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Benghazi, capital of Islamic Culture celebrations kick off with inauguration of several bridges
07 january 2024 - 15:22:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The programme of activities to celebrate the city of Benghazi as the capital of Islamic Culture [...] Full text...
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‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears
16 december 2023 - 07:40:46Atlanta, US (PANA) - The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce
22 november 2023 - 05:18:29New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Ministers discuss “One health network”
16 september 2023 - 10:25:03Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Indian Ocean Ministers and representatives of Ministries in charge of health and livestock from the IOC [...] Full text...
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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility
16 september 2023 - 09:25:59Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to ensure continued operations of military base in Diego Garcia
25 december 2022 - 06:35:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has told members of the diplomatic corps that his country and [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean: The IOC launches activities of Governance, Peace and Stability (GPS) project
24 september 2022 - 11:04:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) launched on Thursday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the first activities of the [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission Member States to strengthen regional maritime connectivity
04 august 2022 - 07:04:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime [...] Full text...
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The ocean holds keys to equitable, sustainable development path for all: UNESCO
21 june 2022 - 09:26:01Paris, France (PANA) - The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the [...] Full text...
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Tergat lands Tokyo Olympics Disciplinary Commission seat, gets another 8-year IOC membership
24 july 2021 - 13:30:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Olympics Kenya President, Paul Tergat, has been re-elected as a Member of the International Olympic Committee [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution
11 july 2021 - 09:59:29Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) [...] Full text...
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Libya elected to UNESCO Oceanographic Commission Executive Board
23 june 2021 - 10:06:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was on Tuesday elected as a member of the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic [...] Full text...
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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
09 june 2021 - 05:59:25New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian Ocean Commission donates medical equipment to Mauritius
25 may 2021 - 08:09:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday received medical equipment under the SEGA-One Health Network of the Indian Ocean Commission [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes
07 april 2021 - 10:45:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...
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Kenya Olympic team managers trained on Tokyo 2020 health, safety protocols
23 february 2021 - 15:08:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven Kenyan managers of teams that qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have completed training on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU grants 7.9 million euro to Mauritius to fight the pandemic
18 december 2020 - 13:41:45Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has obtained a 7.9 million euro grant from the European Union (EU) in a bid [...] Full text...
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Russia set to relaunch sport cooperation with Congo
02 december 2020 - 20:53:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ambassador of Russia to Congo, Gueorgui Tchepik, Wednesday expressed the determination of his country to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Seychelles sign MoUs on cyber crime, security and crime combating
30 november 2020 - 13:22:26Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Seychelles on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on cyber crime and [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General
17 july 2020 - 17:22:21Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...
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Dakar Youth Olympics Games postponed to 2026
15 july 2020 - 22:49:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the international Olympics Committee (IOC) Wednesday agreed to postpone to 2026 the Youth Olympics [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic
24 june 2020 - 10:13:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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'COVID-19 disruptions in ocean observations could threaten weather forecast, climate change predictions'
23 june 2020 - 17:29:15Paris, France (PANA) - COVID-19 is threatening to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: International Federations well-placed to stave off bankruptcy - ASOIF
17 june 2020 - 12:25:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) says it does not anticipate international federations will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritian borders to remain closed until 31 August
15 june 2020 - 06:59:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has prohibited the entry of aircraft and ships to the island until 31 August 2020, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer
07 june 2020 - 10:43:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports
17 may 2020 - 12:21:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov't, IOC bail out cash-strapped global sports federations
14 may 2020 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International federations based in Switzerland will be able to access repayable loans part-covered by the International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: French Development Agency helps Indian Ocean islands against pandemic
30 april 2020 - 11:21:15Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a new grant of 2 million euros to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed for one year
24 march 2020 - 13:00:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Wait continues on fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
23 march 2020 - 10:12:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As doubts grow about the holding of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer [...] Full text...
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Kenya coach faults Olympic boxing qualifier judges
07 march 2020 - 18:03:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Erratic judges are to blame for Kenya boxers' below par performance at the recent 2020 Olympics [...] Full text...
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EU takes aid to Indian Ocean entrepreneurs
06 march 2020 - 20:04:06Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Hamada Madi, and the European Union ambassador, Vincent [...] Full text...
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‘We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers’: WHO chief
04 march 2020 - 07:38:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A shortage of protective equipment is endangering health workers worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Commission announces Coronavirus Emergency Plan
25 february 2020 - 15:59:11Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A mission to support the management of Covid-19, led by the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...
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The threat of Coronavirus a priority for the Indian Ocean Commission
08 february 2020 - 11:52:51Ebony, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 60 human and animal health professionals from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) met here on [...] Full text...
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UN launches global initiative to keep top sports events safe from terrorism
04 february 2020 - 07:35:22New York, US (PANA) - Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...
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Countdown to the YOG 2022 officially begins
27 january 2020 - 14:01:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The official countdown to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2022 was launched with fanfare on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Dakar to host 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022
09 january 2020 - 07:47:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The fourth Youth Olympics Games (YOG) will be held from 22 October to 9 November in Dakar. The [...] Full text...
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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP
14 november 2019 - 17:03:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...
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Senegal 2022 Youth Olympic Games: IOC pledges US$90 million to the Organising Committee
14 november 2019 - 16:48:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - To enable it organize the 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Senegal will receive a huge financial [...] Full text...
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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes
06 november 2019 - 18:33:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...
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IOC President to visit Cape Verde
06 november 2019 - 14:43:50Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, is due in Cape Verde [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission gets new mandate
04 august 2019 - 19:40:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has secured a renewed mandate, following a ministerial conference held on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: High-level meeting discusses future of the Indian Ocean Commission
03 august 2019 - 11:06:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The future of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is being discussed at a high-level meeting which [...] Full text...
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FIFA weighs leaving its glass-and-steel headquarters in Zurich
01 august 2019 - 09:18:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World soccer governing body, FIFA, is weighing a move away from Zurich, its home since 1932, [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean elected permanent member of the International Olympic Committee
28 june 2019 - 15:29:06Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of Cape Verde Olympic Committee (COC), Filomena Fortes, was sworn in Lausanne, Switzerland [...] Full text...
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IOC strips AIBA of its Olympic status
27 june 2019 - 12:35:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Olympic Committee has officially stripped the International Boxing Association (AIBA) of its Olympic status. Consequently, boxing will [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean
21 june 2019 - 15:05:33Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with [...] Full text...
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Contact Group on piracy holds 22nd plenary session in Mauritius
20 june 2019 - 12:50:03Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The 22nd plenary session of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), [...] Full text...
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Maritime security officials conference opens in Mauritius
18 june 2019 - 15:26:41Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - A high officials meeting discussing regional cooperation and preceding the second edition of the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, IOC, EU to organise two conferences on maritime security
06 june 2019 - 11:26:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host on June 18 and 19, two conferences on maritime security. They are the 2nd [...] Full text...
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Gambian President to attend OIC summit in Saudi Arabia
29 may 2019 - 16:51:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, will travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the 14th [...] Full text...
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Senegalese El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ joins IOC athletes commission
15 may 2019 - 21:35:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ has joined the International Olympic Committee (OIC) athletes’ commission, an [...] Full text...
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FED gives 28 million Euros to strengthen port security, navigation in Africa, Indian Ocean
02 may 2019 - 20:49:25Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, Thursday signed a new programme on [...] Full text...
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IOC allays weightlifting Olympic removal fears
28 march 2019 - 13:31:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Weightlifting will remain an Olympic sport, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. According to a report [...] Full text...
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OIC condemns Saturday's terror attack on Mogadishu
24 march 2019 - 14:55:09Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) has strongly condemned Saturday's terrorist attack that killed several innocent [...] Full text...
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Togolese wins IOC ‘Women and Sports’ trophy in US
22 march 2019 - 22:22:00Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Former player of the Togolese national volleyball team Nathalie Noameshie was awarded the “Women and Sports” [...] Full text...
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Mauritius offers US$100 000 to Madagascar to fight measles outbreak
11 march 2019 - 12:30:42Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday announced a donation of US$ 100,000 to Madagascar [...] Full text...
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France-Albert René, former president of Seychelle, dies
27 february 2019 - 19:04:20Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The former Seychelles president, France-Albert René, died on Wednesday at the age of 83, according to [...] Full text...
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Seychelles Vice-President Meriton concludes evaluation mission to Comoros
06 february 2019 - 22:21:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles Vice-President Vincent Meriton and current chairman of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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IOC welcomes Rajoelina’s election as Madagascar president
10 january 2019 - 18:06:13Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Thursday congratulated Andry Nirina Rajoelina on his election as [...] Full text...
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IOC sues for dialogue, ahead of run off vote in Malagasy presidential polls
08 december 2018 - 12:46:50Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is suing for dialogue among stakeholders in Malagasy as the country [...] Full text...
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UN recognises role of sport in achieving sustainable development
04 december 2018 - 17:47:48New York, US (PANA) - The power of sport to help make sustainable development a reality and, in particular, the [...] Full text...
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Algerian Mustapha Barraf elected president of ANOCA
30 november 2018 - 14:05:57Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian Mustapha Berraf was elected president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) [...] Full text...
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IOC athletes' body to organize 'biggest ever' forum
28 november 2018 - 10:43:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IOC Athletes’ Commission is set to invite the largest ever contingent of international athlete representatives [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission lauds Malagasy for 'successful' first round presidential vote
19 november 2018 - 09:48:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission has lauded the successful first round of Madagascar's presidential election held on [...] Full text...
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2022 Youth Olympic Games: Senegal wins bid to host Youth Olympics
09 october 2018 - 09:29:15Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - The Fourth Edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games 2022 (YOG) will be held in [...] Full text...
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'IOC puts boxing on notice, may expunge the event from Olympic family'
04 october 2018 - 14:10:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport’s ruling body addresses “grave” concerns [...] Full text...
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IAAF installs first stadium air quality monitor in Monaco
18 september 2018 - 14:42:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF on Tuesday reached a substantial milestone in its campaign to raise awareness of the [...] Full text...
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How to restore the ocean’s oxygen? A New tool for policy makers (A UNESCO Feature)
21 july 2018 - 11:53:23Paris, France (PANA) - Oxygen is declining in the ocean. Since the 1960s, the area of low oxygen water in [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission, EU examine peace, security, climate change
07 june 2018 - 07:37:56Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Delegates from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday discussed peace, [...] Full text...
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Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development - UN
06 june 2018 - 03:42:35Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organised crime, threaten to undermine [...] Full text...
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Botswana, Nigeria among African countries to bid for 2022 Youth Olympics
07 may 2018 - 15:14:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have shown interest in hosting the 2022 Youth Olympic Games [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts Indian Ocean Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security
27 april 2018 - 06:39:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean will [...] Full text...
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IOC secretary general says Islam teaches peace and love
06 march 2018 - 15:40:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr Yousef Bin Ahmed Al Othaimeen, Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (IOC), has [...] Full text...
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IOC suspends former Namibian spinter Frank Fredericks
07 november 2017 - 19:42:20Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday suspended former Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks, who was [...] Full text...
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Mauritian dailies play up cooperation with Seychelles this week
28 october 2017 - 10:22:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles, neighbours of Mauritius, and member countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) were in [...] Full text...
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Kenya athletics body launches anti-doping day
24 october 2017 - 17:14:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb cheating and doping in athletics, Athletics Kenya (AK) has launched its [...] Full text...
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Kenya: New National Olympic Chief promises new area in Kenyan sport
30 september 2017 - 16:46:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ending wrangles, a complete eradication of doping in sports and sound management of national federations are [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Gumel, Nsekera re-elected IOC members
27 september 2017 - 13:20:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long-serving sports administrator, Habu Gumel of Nigeria, and Burundi's Lydia Nsekera were among the 16 International [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC directs Kenya Olympic body to hold all-inclusive polls
15 september 2017 - 14:44:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed its Kenyan affiliate, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Keino opts out of NOCK chair race
07 september 2017 - 10:11:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino says he will not stand for re-election [...] Full text...
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Seychelles: Indian Ocean Islands, East African countries collaborate on responsible fisheries practices
30 june 2017 - 13:09:35Mahe Island, Seychelles (PANA) - Countries from the Indian Ocean Islands and East Africa are cooperating to develop strategies to [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO moves to declare 2021-2030 "Int'l Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development"
26 may 2017 - 12:54:52Paris, France (PANA) - Stakeholders meeting at the UN Ocean Conference in New York, US, from 5-9 June, will be [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Small Island Developing States discuss global programme on food security
05 april 2017 - 17:19:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - High level technicians in food security and nutrition from seven Small Island Developing States (SIDS) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Tergat seeks presidency of Kenya Olympic body
04 april 2017 - 16:39:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat had a major boost to his bid for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Will Issa Hayatou's CAF long reign end at Thursday's election? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
16 march 2017 - 05:42:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will be the setting on Thursday and the occasion is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria awards 2017 crude oil lifting contracts to 39 companies
04 january 2017 - 08:34:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s oil and gas conglomerate, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it has awarded 1.31 million [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya Olympic body finger minister for blocking dialogue
19 november 2016 - 13:04:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) on Saturday asked Sports minister Hassan Wario to rescind his [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambia National Olympic Committee elects new leadership
06 november 2016 - 15:59:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has elected Alhaji Dodou Joof, as its new president at a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC to boost marine and coastal conservation in Indian Ocean
30 september 2016 - 11:11:01Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), through its Biodiversity programme, trained about 30 participants from Seychelles, Mauritius, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan sports Federations ban national Olympic officials fingered in Rio fiasco
10 september 2016 - 17:02:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan sports federations have suspended seven National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) officials over the 2016 [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to meet IOC over disbandment of national committee
29 august 2016 - 17:40:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after disbanding the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), local officials will jet [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: FMD again highlighted by the media this week in Mauritius
27 august 2016 - 12:44:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has been ravaging Mauritian livestock for the past three [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: UN chief lauds Rio Olympics
22 august 2016 - 22:15:35New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday commended the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Regional workshop on "Communicating Scientific Information to Policy Makers" holds in Mauritius
09 august 2016 - 14:18:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 30 participants from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) member states and Eastern African countries are [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: Rio Olympics open in spectacular fashion
06 august 2016 - 08:53:01Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The 31st Olympic Games (Rio 2016) opened on Friday night at the Macarana Stadium [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: UN chief tasks athletes, supporters on peaceful olympics
05 august 2016 - 22:21:18Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged athletes and supporters at 2016 Summer Olympics, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: WADA removes Kenya from non-compliant list
05 august 2016 - 15:15:36Nairobi, Kenya (PAAN) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has removed Kenya from its list of non-compliant countries after the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ welcomes IOC's mechanism on press freedom violations
05 august 2016 - 13:14:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the creation of a press freedom complaints mechanism [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: 31st Olympiad, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins
05 august 2016 - 08:01:40Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The 2016 Olympic Games, the world's biggest sports party, officially begins on Friday in [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: UN chief encourages Team Refugee to win medals
05 august 2016 - 05:40:47Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has charged the 10 refugee athletes competing in the 2016 [...] Full text...
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Kenya: CAS rejects Russian appeals against weightlifting, rowing sanctions
04 august 2016 - 11:59:51Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected appeals filed by the Russian [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC confirms five new sports for Tokyo 2020
04 august 2016 - 11:36:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will be [...] Full text...
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Rio 2016: Team Refugee to compete in athletics, judo, swimming events
31 july 2016 - 17:53:38New York, US (PANA) - Ten refugee athletes under the name: "Team Refugee" will compete in athletics, judo and swimming [...] Full text...
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UN: 10 refugee athletes depart for Rio Olympic Games
29 july 2016 - 22:30:17New York, US (PANA) - Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, have [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for cessation of hostilities during 'Olympic Truce'
26 july 2016 - 06:42:04New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of next month's start of the Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Wada wants Russian athletes to Rio Olympics banned
19 july 2016 - 13:19:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) considers banning all [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian media highlight Chagos issue for second consecutive week
09 july 2016 - 17:35:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The controversy between Mauritius and Great Britain on the issue of the Chagos archipelago was highlighted [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan, Russian athletes face stringent doping tests ahead of Rio Olympics
21 june 2016 - 18:11:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan and Russian athletes will face more stringent anti-doping tests to qualify for the Rio de [...] Full text...
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UN: UNHCR welcomes announcement of refugees' team for Rio Olympics
03 june 2016 - 22:16:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed Friday's announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 23 athletes face IOC bans for infringing anti-doping rules in 2012
27 may 2016 - 11:56:33Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday that reanalysis of the “A” samples from 23 [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 31 athletes face IOC bans for infringing anti-doping rules
17 may 2016 - 17:46:19Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board at a special session on Tuesday announced that up [...] Full text...
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Canada: WADA Board declares Kenyan Anti-Doping Organization non-compliant
13 may 2016 - 07:09:19Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The Foundation Board of the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared the Kenyan Anti-Doping Organisation [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief welcomes first-ever refugee team to compete in Olympic Games
30 april 2016 - 15:22:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in the [...] Full text...
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US: IOC says Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be a success
14 april 2016 - 15:29:08New York, US (PANA) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission Chairman, Ms. Nawal El Moutawakel, said Brazil and the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC develops regional climate plan for 2016-2020
29 march 2016 - 09:27:38Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) will soon adopt an action plan to implement its regional climate [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Malagasy President to be chief guest at Mauritius National Day
03 march 2016 - 11:11:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Madagascar Mr Hery Rajaonarimampianina will be the chief guest of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: President’s pension hits headlines this week in Mauritius
27 february 2016 - 14:02:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to organize Indian Ocean Island Games 2019
23 february 2016 - 09:12:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will organize the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in 2019, PANA [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Stakeholders review migration, health strategy for South West Indian Ocean region
15 december 2015 - 14:04:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Stakeholders met Tuesday in Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital, to review and endorse an International Organization [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC introduces audit to fight graft
15 december 2015 - 11:56:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) slapped a full suspension on [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IAAF suspends top Kenyan officials
01 december 2015 - 09:13:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ethics commission has slapped a six-month ban on two top [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya athletics officials accused bribe taking
17 november 2015 - 09:20:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - NIKE, the American sports kit company, is accused of having corruptly given money to officials of [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO moves against doping in sport
30 october 2015 - 13:20:09New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO is hosting the fifth session of the International Convention against Doping in Sport at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to host 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games
21 october 2015 - 11:22:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 10th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in 2019, which is a multi-sports [...] Full text...
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Congo: 11th All-Africa Games begin Friday
03 september 2015 - 08:11:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 4-19 Sept All-Africa Games, beginning on Friday in Brazzaville, Congo, marks the 50th anniversary of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Diack, Gabriel step down from IAAF
17 august 2015 - 17:40:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack and secretary general Essar Gabriel will leave [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Media dominated by two major events in La Réunion
01 august 2015 - 11:07:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Two major events - the 9th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) that opened Friday in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Documentaries on management of tuna in Indian Ocean produced
16 july 2015 - 08:38:11Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has produced, under the "SmartFish" programme funded by the European Union, [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean: IOC launches call for proposals for biodiversity project
09 july 2015 - 09:11:20Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a call for proposals under the project of biodiversity [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritians march for renewable energy
08 july 2015 - 10:08:33Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 100 people on Wednesday accompanied President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim during a street march in the capital, [...] Full text...
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Seychelles: Seychelles authorities launch initiative to protect sharks
26 june 2015 - 18:12:30Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Authorities in Seychelles Friday launched an initiative dubbed 'The Shark Fin Soup Project' to raise public [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Launch of Vanilla Alliance of airlines set for 18 June in Madagascar
12 june 2015 - 16:59:05Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A cooperation agreement of at least four airlines in the Indian Ocean region will be signed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean airlines launch 'Vanilla Alliance' network in June
26 may 2015 - 17:59:25Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – In a bid to improve air links, air companies of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) member [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC to improve regional digital connectivity in Indian Ocean
19 april 2015 - 09:45:30Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – Member-countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) have agreed to launch an ambitious [...] Full text...
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UN: UN anti-crime agency unveils new partnership to tackle match-fixing, sports betting
15 april 2015 - 21:11:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday announced a new partnership with [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC renews its regional fishing, aquaculture strategy for 2015-2020
25 february 2015 - 18:41:05Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Representatives of the five member countries of the Indian Ocean Commission who met in Mauritius during [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: International community to support Indian Ocean food security projects
21 february 2015 - 07:20:23Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has said that the two-day Antananarivo conference on food security that [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: Indian Ocean food security sponsors conference opens in Madagascar
19 february 2015 - 17:18:38Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – Malagasy President Hery Rajaonarimampianina on Thursday opened a two-day Indian Ocean Food Security Sponsors Conference in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Edmonton's withdrawal from Commonwealth Games bid brightens Durban's chances
16 february 2015 - 12:45:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The prospect of the South African city of Durban to host the first Commonwealth Games in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC seeks role in AU maritime strategy
12 february 2015 - 09:40:18Ebony, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has expressed its willingness to work closely with the African Union [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius donates US$ 200,000 to support polls in Comoros
23 january 2015 - 18:41:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government will contribute US$ 200,000 to support the holding of elections in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC trains field epidemiologists in Indian Ocean
16 january 2015 - 11:34:50Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), based in Mauritius, has started a two-year training of a dozen [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: IOC expresses solidarity with France over magazine shooting
08 january 2015 - 11:11:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), of which France is a member, has expressed its profound emotion [...] Full text...
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US: IOC expresses concern over plight of muslims in CAR
01 january 2015 - 19:53:04New York, US (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Thursday said it was gravely disturbed by the recent [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa gearing to host another mega sporting event (By Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
20 december 2014 - 06:41:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Four years after hosting the FIFA World Cup, South Africa is readying a bid [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Athletics facing difficult times, say Bubka, Coe
09 december 2014 - 14:17:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lord Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka, presidents-elect of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), have [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns bomb attacks in Nigerian north-eastern city
27 november 2014 - 22:33:10New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr Iyad Ameen Madani, has strongly [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Gumel elected NOC President
20 november 2014 - 23:40:26Asaba, Nigeria (PANA) - Habu Gumel was on Thursday elected President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). Gumel, Nigeria's member of [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Govt. reopens Gambia's Olympic Committee office
22 october 2014 - 15:00:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has reopened the offices of the Gambian National Olympic Committee (GNOC), after seven [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Port-Louis Climate Change Centre to become information hub for Eastern Africa
27 august 2014 - 14:46:55Bagatelle, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister Deva Virahsawmy, Wednesday said that the Climate Change Centre in Port-Louis is set [...] Full text...
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Cote d’Ivoire: IOC throws weight begins Mauritian in OIF secretary general race
25 august 2014 - 15:00:50Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Heads of State and governments of members countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) have [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Commission moves to guarantee its future
24 august 2014 - 08:15:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Indian Ocean Heads of State and of Government, meeting at the fourth Summit of the Indian [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian candidate Jean-Claude de l'Estrac campaigns in Senegal
13 august 2014 - 12:22:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Senegalese Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne Tuesday received the Mauritian candidate for the post of Secretary General [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Fourth IOC Summit to be held in Moroni
12 august 2014 - 21:42:14Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), which [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean leaders' summit adjourned
25 july 2014 - 15:52:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The fourth summit of the heads of State and government of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 4th IOC Summit opens Saturday in Comoros
24 july 2014 - 14:55:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The fourth Summit of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) opens Saturday in Moroni, capital of Comoros [...] Full text...
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Mauritious: IOC Summit scheduled for 26 July in Comoros
17 july 2014 - 19:20:02Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The 4th Heads of State and Governments Summit of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is scheduled [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Experts meet in Mauritius on marine, coastal management
23 june 2014 - 15:37:43Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister Deva Virahsawmy Monday, said climate change is having serious repercussion on the economic [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to host conference on environment in Africa
19 june 2014 - 20:50:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday host a meeting on the management of environment and security in Africa [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces 'Freight Subsidy Scheme' for exports to Africa
13 june 2014 - 08:14:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has introduced a Freight Subsidy Scheme for exports to Africa that consists of a 25 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'Small Islands States should unite against natural catastrophes'
03 june 2014 - 13:46:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Philippe Boullé, technical adviser on sustainable development to the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), said Tuesday that [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Islands raise voice on Sustainable Development
27 may 2014 - 16:35:08Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Jean-Claude de L'Estrac, said Tuesday that the IOC [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Platform created to assist women on sustainable development, food security
19 may 2014 - 17:51:44Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – A "Women, Sustainable Development and Food Security” Platform has been launched in Seychelles to support women [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Four countries jostle to host Maritime Centre
11 may 2014 - 18:04:49Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - Four countries have announced their willingness to host the Maritime Information Fusion Centre that will soon [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC chieftain slams 'shambolic' Rio 2016 preparations
01 may 2014 - 14:40:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates, has slammed Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC, UN join forces in historic partnership
01 may 2014 - 14:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has signed a “historic” agreement with the United Nations (UN) aimed [...] Full text...
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US: UN, IOC sign formal agreement on sport for development, peace
28 april 2014 - 22:44:33New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief, Mr. Thomas Bach, on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: IOC condoles with Nigeria over Abuja bombing
17 april 2014 - 20:45:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach Thursday condoled with Nigeria over Monday's bomb blast that [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's top sports administrator bags IOC appointment
04 april 2014 - 10:48:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s top sports administrator Habu Gumel has been appointed into three key commissions of the International [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian PM leaces for 4th EU-Africa Summit
01 april 2014 - 12:57:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam Tuesday left for the 4th EU-Africa Summit which will be start [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Madagascar Contact Group dissolves after protracted transition
29 march 2014 - 16:06:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Contact Group on Madagascar has dissolved after completing a protracted political transition which [...] Full text...
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Rio 2016: IOC issues preparations warning
26 march 2014 - 12:04:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stressed that a “constant, concerted and integrated effort” is needed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius puts up de l’Estrac for Francophonie chairmanship
21 march 2014 - 20:53:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, on Friday officially proposed the candidacy of Jean-Claude de l’Estrac, current [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: African Ocean Scientists meet in Mauritius
06 march 2014 - 16:13:36Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - African scientists are meeting Thursday and Friday in Quatre-Bornes, 20 kilometres south of Port-Louis, the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde: Filomena Fortes elected president of the Cape Verdean Olympic Committee
25 february 2014 - 20:24:18Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Filomena Fortes is the new president of the Cape Verdean Olympic Committee, having unseated incumbent [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Sugar export to Europe dominates headlines in Mauritius
15 february 2014 - 09:39:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Sugar exports to the European Union (EU) dominated the headlines in Mauritius this week following the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOC lifts ban on India
12 february 2014 - 15:45:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted the ban it placed on the Indian Olympic Association [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rio 2016 preps need constant supervision - IOC
10 february 2014 - 09:16:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has made significant [...] Full text...
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Kenya: China's Zaiqing succeeds Bach as IOC VP
10 february 2014 - 08:36:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China's Zaiqing Yu was elected Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the weekend, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Blatter wants IOC age limits scrapped
08 february 2014 - 16:24:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sepp Blatter, the president of football’s global governing body, FIFA, has called for the International Olympic [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Power struggle "killed" sports (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)
30 december 2013 - 17:45:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The year 2013 saw Gambian sports embroiled in power struggles, including allegations and counter-allegations at The [...] Full text...
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IOC welcomes peaceful elections Madagascar
23 december 2013 - 09:48:27Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has said last Friday's runoff of general elections in Madagascar was [...] Full text...
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German Thomas Bach elected IOC President
10 september 2013 - 18:52:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - German Thomas Bach of Germany was Tuesday elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic [...] Full text...
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IOC votes to add wrestling to 2020 Olympics
08 september 2013 - 19:06:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday voted to add wrestling to the 25 core sports for [...] Full text...
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3 sports may be included in 2020 Olympics
08 september 2013 - 12:15:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was due to vote later Sunday to determine whether or not [...] Full text...
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Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Summer Olympics
07 september 2013 - 21:56:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on Saturday won the bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria rewards 4x400m Sydney Olympic gold medallists, 13 years on (Correcting award date)
24 july 2013 - 12:56:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of Nigeria's gold medal-winning 4x400-metre men's team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics were decorated with [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Palenfo, Nigeria's Gumel re-elected into ANOCA executive
13 july 2013 - 09:02:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Lassana Palenfo and Nigeria's Habu Gumel have been re-elected as President and Treasurer-General respectively [...] Full text...
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