Nigeria: UNICEF Condemns Bandits Abduction Of 287 Kaduna Students, Says ‘Nigerian Children Deserve To Learn In Peace'

08 march 2024 - 18:03:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned Thursday’s attack and abduction of primary and secondary [...] Full text...

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Morocco drives transformative impact for higher education, scientific research with World Bank support

15 december 2023 - 06:47:13
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a US$300 million Programme-for-Results loan to support the [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Atlas Lionesses shellshocked after six-goal mauling by Germany

24 july 2023 - 14:54:36
Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - Morocco's hopes of a dream Women's World Cup debut descended into a disappointment as the Atlas [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Full house for Cameroon as Aboubakar, Siliki hit camp

04 january 2022 - 11:19:35
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have a full squad of 28 players in camp following the [...] Full text...

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2017 heroes headline Cameroon 40-man AFCON provisional squad

12 december 2021 - 10:55:52
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon coach António Conceiçao has named a provisional squad for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: More relief initiatives for businesses in Botswana

12 may 2020 - 13:57:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – As part of efforts to cushion both formal and informal businesses, authorities in Botswana have embarked [...] Full text...

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Minister notes role of SMEs in Botswana's economic diversification

17 december 2019 - 18:26:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Acting Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Karabo Socraat Gare, has lauded the International Trade Centre [...] Full text...

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Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry to invest on Export, SME development

20 august 2019 - 20:30:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is looking forward to concentrating on the Small and [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA WWC: Germany beat Nigeria 3-0 to reach quarter-final

22 june 2019 - 17:45:40
Grenoble, France (PANA) - Germany on Saturday sailed into the quarter finals of the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz in Tunis

30 march 2019 - 19:42:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott late Saturday morning for Tunis (Tunisia) to [...] Full text...

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2016 FIFA U-20 WWC: Scorers' chart at the end of group games

22 november 2016 - 06:21:34
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) - The following is a list of all the goal scorers as at the [...] Full text...

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Angola: UNDP, Global Fund sign grant to strengthen Angola’s response to HIV/AIDS

05 august 2016 - 19:46:28
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund on Friday signed a US$30 million grant [...] Full text...

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Botswana: UK's AAT trains finance professionals in Botswana

29 june 2016 - 10:17:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - UK’s leading qualification and professional body for vocational accountants, Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), intends to [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana govt. tasks entrepreneurs on job creation, growth

21 april 2016 - 21:34:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government on Thursday urged small to micro medium entrepreneurs (SMMEs) in the country to use [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: ECOWAS commends Nigerians for commitment to democracy

28 march 2015 - 14:50:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) and former Ghanaian president, John Kufuor, has [...] Full text...

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Union Sportive Douala recruits Turkish national as new coach

16 december 2013 - 16:00:49
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian football club, Union Sportive Douala, is set to recruit Turkish national, Vladal Tomic, as [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS commits to free, fair, credible elections in West Africa

22 october 2013 - 16:36:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission is irrevocably committed to working for free, fair and credible elections in Member [...] Full text...

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Malian government condemns kidnapping of Frenchman in western Mali

23 november 2012 - 21:40:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government has strongly condemned the kidnapping on 20 November in the city of Diéma, [...] Full text...

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Electoral Chiefs agree plan to improve polls in ECOWAS region

24 october 2012 - 19:54:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West Africa’s election management bodies have agreed an Action Plan to improve electoral processes to facilitate [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC: France beats North Korea 7-6 to take title

13 october 2012 - 17:39:04
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - France Saturday won the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup on penalties against North Korea after a [...] Full text...

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KPL holds memorial service for Kenya stadium stampede victims

02 november 2010 - 15:37:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A memorial service for those who died at the Gor Mahia v s AFC Leopards Kenyan [...] Full text...

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India offers to buy US$1.2b Zim diamonds

25 october 2010 - 11:27:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Indian diamond buyers Monday offered to purchase US$1. 2 billion worth of gems from Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Think-tank urges Ghana government to be vigilant over debt

19 october 2010 - 22:07:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA), a Ghanaian non-gove rnmental think-tank for good economic management and [...] Full text...

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UN calls for united action against hunger

15 october 2010 - 18:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for a united stand against hunger, saying [...] Full text...

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FAO appoints Celine Dion, others as Goodwill Ambassadors

15 october 2010 - 09:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) was Friday d ue to appoint Italian actor Raoul Bova, [...] Full text...

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Preparatory commission for Afro-Arab summit meets in Tripoli

03 october 2010 - 18:35:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The preparatory commission for the 2nd Afro-Arab summit in Tripoli Sunday held its 7th meeting, dedicated [...] Full text...

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Zuma hopes EPA to be concluded with SADC late 2010

30 september 2010 - 10:08:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has expressed the hope that an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) would [...] Full text...

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CAF team inspects Libya's facilities for CAN 2013

25 september 2010 - 18:51:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- In continuation of its visit to Libya to inspect facilit ies for the CAN 2013, the [...] Full text...

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Mugabe calls on West to lift sanctions on Zim

25 september 2010 - 13:08:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday called on the West to lift unilateral sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...

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NGOs, agencies task world leaders on Sudan referendum

24 september 2010 - 17:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A group of NGOs and aid agencies on Friday urged world lea ders to take [...] Full text...

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UN probes outbreak of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria

21 september 2010 - 18:24:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has sent a five-member team [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for more investments to achieve MDGs

20 september 2010 - 15:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged world lea ders to provide the necessary investment, [...] Full text...

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Presidential pardon to Islamists dominates front pages in Mauritania

19 september 2010 - 13:21:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's pardon grant ed to 35 Islamists and 166 non-political prisoners in [...] Full text...

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Sfaxien maul FUS Rabat, Zanaco draw with El-Hodoud in CAF Cup

29 august 2010 - 10:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two-time winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia whipped FUS Rabat of Morocco 3-0 Saturday to book a [...] Full text...

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Top Russian club chases Kenyan midfielder

26 august 2010 - 12:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Belgium-based Kenyan midfielder Victor Mugabe is on the verge of joining top Russian side CSKA Moscow. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media highlight President's 3 new jets, INEC and 2011 polls

14 august 2010 - 08:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Council approval for President Goodluck Jonathan to purc hase three new jets and the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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Summit to adopt 2011-2015 African-Arab Action Plan

13 august 2010 - 22:36:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Various preparatory meetings for the Second Arab-African summit have been refining the joint 2011-2015 African-Arab Action [...] Full text...

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Preparatory meeting for 2nd Arab-African summit begins in Tripoli

08 august 2010 - 18:13:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The 5th preparatory meeting for the 2nd Arab-African summit scheduled on 10 October in Libya began [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Top teams maintain winning streak

02 august 2010 - 08:53:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Former champions Esperance of Tunisia and J. S. Kabylie o f Algeria consolidated their lead [...] Full text...

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Situation in Sudan's Kalma IDPs camp remains tense

29 july 2010 - 11:39:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said Thursday the situation in Kalma camp [...] Full text...

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AU rejects fresh genocide charges against Bashir

17 july 2010 - 14:59:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission President Jean Ping has rejected fresh genocide charges against Sudanese President [...] Full text...

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Washington boosts security of Guinean Presidency

11 july 2010 - 17:41:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama offered his Guinean counterpa rt, General Sأ©kouba Konate an armoured car to [...] Full text...

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Trans-border crimes threaten ECOWAS' success - Jonathan

02 july 2010 - 16:25:00
Sal- Cape Verde (PANA) -- ECOWAS Chairman and Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonath an warned Friday that the successes recorded by [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader condoles with Wade over death of religious leader

02 july 2010 - 15:55:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sent a condolence mes sage to his Senegalese counterpart, Abdoulaye Wade, [...] Full text...

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Union of Arab League countries to be set up

29 june 2010 - 08:40:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The five-member committee of the Arab League, at the clo se of its proceedings on Monday [...] Full text...

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Union of Arab League countries to be set up

28 june 2010 - 23:28:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The 5-member committee of the Arab League, at the close of its proceedings on Monday in [...] Full text...

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NFF refutes Kanuâ?s retirement claim

27 june 2010 - 15:57:00
Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied c laims that skipper Nwankwo Kanu is retiring [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to promote Refugees welfare

20 june 2010 - 15:33:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As the world refugee day is being marked across the worl d Sunday, African countries should [...] Full text...

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Nigerian finance minister lists government's priority areas

05 june 2010 - 13:45:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, has l isted power generation, job creation, increased productivity, [...] Full text...

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Angola grants generous tax incentives to investors

26 may 2010 - 21:30:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola has granted generous tax incentives to private co mpanies that invest in several regions seen [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Secretary General visits Rwanda

17 may 2010 - 09:58:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro wa s due in Kigali Monday for a three-day [...] Full text...

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Champions League : Esperance de Tunis beats Al Merrikh of Sudan 3-0

23 april 2010 - 23:11:00
Rades- Tunisia (PANA) -- Esperance de Tunis on Friday took a giant step to qualif y for the next stage [...] Full text...

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15 million children take the worldâ?s largest lesson, '1 GOAL'

20 april 2010 - 14:07:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Some 15 million children are Tuesday expected to sit in classrooms in over 100 countries to [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi's clarification on Nigeria comments stokes more anger

30 march 2010 - 08:49:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi's attempt to clarify his earlier comments on Nigeria has triggered more angry [...] Full text...

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22nd Arab Summit opens in Libya

27 march 2010 - 13:30:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The 22nd summit of the League of Arab States (LEA) opened Saturday in Sirte, central Libya, [...] Full text...

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UN disappointed over failed decade to cut African poverty

09 march 2010 - 18:46:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African countries must move away from their depen dence on mineral wealth, including copper, gold [...] Full text...

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International bodies kick off discussion on gender parity in Africa

04 march 2010 - 07:37:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Millennium Campaign, Femnet and Oxfam GB announce d here Thursday the commencement of a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition hails military for shunning coup calls

02 march 2010 - 13:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress (AC) Tuesday s howered the Nigerian military with accolade for shunning [...] Full text...

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Arab Maghreb general secretary promises coordination between members

17 february 2010 - 22:31:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The general secretary of the Union of Arab Maghreb (UAM) , Mr. Habib Ben Yahya, [...] Full text...

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Violence looms as Burundi gets ready for second democratic polls

14 february 2010 - 09:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Fearing a relapse into civil conflict, the International Crisis Group (ICG), which specializes in conflict resolution, [...] Full text...

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Nigerians react to Acting President's broadcast

10 february 2010 - 12:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerians have called on Acting President Goodluck Jonat han to ensure the unity, progress and development [...] Full text...

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Uganda to host 3rd East African Community Investment conference

04 february 2010 - 19:33:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Uganda will host the third East African Communi ty (EAC) Investment conference whereby the [...] Full text...

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Documentary recounts dark side of Kenyan local politics

04 february 2010 - 07:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A documentary on post-election violence in custody of th e International Criminal Court (ICC) that exposes [...] Full text...

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Kenyan footballer finally secures UK work permit

02 february 2010 - 18:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Following the intervention of Kenyan Prime minister Rail a Odinga, Italy-based professional midfielder, Macdonald Mariga, was [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi pleads for governance that protects Africans' interest

02 february 2010 - 07:45:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, has said tha t the only way Africa will make [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi says AU has not made headway since inception

31 january 2010 - 19:20:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is also the outgoing A frican Union (AU) chairman, has said [...] Full text...

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SERAP wants ICC to probe crimes against humanity in Nigeria city

31 january 2010 - 09:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Acc ountability Project (SERAP), has petitioned Luis Moreno-Ocampo, [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights priorities for AU summit

28 january 2010 - 07:19:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday in New York said that development, climate change and [...] Full text...

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Africa warned against slowing down mobile phone revolution

27 january 2010 - 11:48:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The increasing levels of taxes levied against int ernational mobile phone operators in Africa could [...] Full text...

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Deby commends Kadhafi's security, peace role in Africa

22 january 2010 - 19:53:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Chadian President Idriss Dأ©by, Friday commended the lea dership role of the Libyan leader and chairman [...] Full text...

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Malawi govt. urges NGO to reject funds to fight for gay rights

21 january 2010 - 19:09:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government has expressed concern over repor ts that some local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have [...] Full text...

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Italy's offer to pacify Somalia excites Uganda

19 january 2010 - 19:06:00
Kampala- Uganda PANA) -- Following Italy's offer to fund the struggling Africa Un ion (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anxiety mounts as National Assembly decides on Yar'Adua Tuesday

11 january 2010 - 08:31:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Anxiety is mounting and the week promises to be a most c rucial one for Nigeria [...] Full text...

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AU declares 2010 'African Year of Peace'

10 january 2010 - 18:22:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has declared the Year 2010 the African Year of Peace, reiterating [...] Full text...

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Police call for total security at CAN 2010

07 january 2010 - 22:52:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA)- â" A senior Angolan police officer has stressed that secu rity during the African Cup of Nations, [...] Full text...

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Seedy Kinteh re-elected Gambian Football Association President

03 january 2010 - 08:31:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA)-- Mr. Seedy Kinteh was Saturday re-elected president of the Gambian Football Association (GFA) for another four-year [...] Full text...

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Happy new year? Not yet in Ethiopia

01 january 2010 - 09:05:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- No dazzling lights on the streets, no fireworks i n major squares and no official [...] Full text...

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Guinea coalition demands CNDD's withdrawal from governance

11 december 2009 - 14:37:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), a coal ition of political parties, has called [...] Full text...

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No acting junta leader yet in Guinea

05 december 2009 - 13:48:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Following the assassination attempt on Guinea junta lea der, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, and his subsequent [...] Full text...

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Gambian court rules case against opposition leader must continue

24 november 2009 - 16:54:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian magistrate Joseph Ikpala, has ruled that the cas e of holding a political rally without [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe faces severe flood threat

24 november 2009 - 11:29:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Weather experts in Zimbabwe said Tuesday large parts o f the country were facing threats of [...] Full text...

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AU Chair charges Malagasy political leaders over crisis

03 november 2009 - 17:37:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- AU Chairperson Jean Ping Tuesday called on the fo ur Malagasy political leaders here to [...] Full text...

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Belgium cancels licences for arms exportation to Libya

30 october 2009 - 18:34:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Belgium Council of State has cancelled licences f or the exportation of arms to Libya, [...] Full text...

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Kenya wants Sudan Peace Agreement implemented

29 october 2009 - 16:52:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The full implementation of the South Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) will greatly boost efforts aimed [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Sad Burkinabes refuse to leave pitch after New Zealand draw

28 october 2009 - 19:21:00
Enugu- Nigeria (PANA) -- Apparently saddened by the 1-1 draw they played against New Zealand in group D of the [...] Full text...

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Libya's maritime show 'LIMEX 2009' begins

14 october 2009 - 19:20:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The second edition of the Libyan maritime show, "LIMEX 2 009", was flagged off Tuesday at [...] Full text...

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Opposition charges Nigerian govt on electoral reform

07 october 2009 - 11:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's most vocal opposition party, the Action Congre ss (AC), has called on the Federal Government [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt moves to rehabilitate repentant oil militants

05 october 2009 - 17:06:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As the amnesty granted Nigerian oil militants expired mi dnight Sunday, the country's federal government said [...] Full text...

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Key oil militant embraces amnesty in Nigeria

01 october 2009 - 19:24:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- With just three days to the end of the 60-day amnesty pr ogramme for Nigerian oil [...] Full text...

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UN official voices hope on climate change talks

10 september 2009 - 16:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN official, Janos Pasztor, on Wednesday said the high-l evel UN climate change summit [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi receives King Mohamed's envoys

09 september 2009 - 21:52:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) â" A Moroccan delegation tha-t attended the 40th anniversa ry of the Libyan revolution on Tuesday delivered [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS extra-ordinary summit on Niger postponed

03 september 2009 - 10:20:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The extra-ordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and G overnment on the crisis in Niger, [...] Full text...

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President Compaorأ© sympathises with flood victims

02 september 2009 - 21:28:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso's president, Blaise Compaorأ©, o n Wednesday sympathised with victims of Tuesday's floods in [...] Full text...

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World Cup qualifier: Kenyan strikers Wanga, Oliech in for Mozambique tie

31 august 2009 - 16:47:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan strikers Allan Wanga and Dennis Oliech arrived in Nairobi on Monday ahead of this weekend's [...] Full text...

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Malian Muslims reject new family code

23 august 2009 - 11:59:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- More than 50,000 Muslims in Mali on Saturday protested aga inst the new family code adopted [...] Full text...

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Foreign leaders in Mauritania for president-elect's inauguration

05 august 2009 - 12:28:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several foreign dignitaries have arrived in Noua kchott to attend the inauguration of new Mauritanian President [...] Full text...

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Police take stock of victims, calm returns to Nigerian state

01 august 2009 - 11:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Calm was gradually returning to Maiduguri, the besieged capital of Nigeria's northern Borno state, Saturday as [...] Full text...

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Fate of Nigerian radical Islamists leader unknown after military operation

29 july 2009 - 09:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian military has destroyed the headquarters of the radical Islamist sect that has spread violence [...] Full text...

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Kufuor is Global Ambassador against hunger

20 july 2009 - 10:34:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Former Ghanaian president John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was M onday named Global Ambassador against Hunger for [...] Full text...

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Malawi to teach NAM how to feed the world

14 july 2009 - 17:37:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika has said the Summi t of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), beginning [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

WHO forms network on noncommunicable diseases

08 july 2009 - 13:42:00
Geneva- Switzerland (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday annou nced the launch of a network of leading organizations [...] Full text...

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CANWC: Kenyan striker Taiwo due in Nairobi for Mozambique match

15 june 2009 - 18:06:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- US-based Kenyan striker Taiwo Atieno is due in Nairobi M onday night for Saturday's FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Douala commercial motorcyclists on strike

15 june 2009 - 15:17:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Commercial motorcyclists, known as "Bendskineurs", Monday embarked on a strike action in Douala, Cameroon, PANA reported [...] Full text...

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Bongo’s death dominates Malian press

13 june 2009 - 12:38:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian press was this week dominated by the announceme nt on Monday of the death [...] Full text...

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Kenya expresses concern over Darfur

04 june 2009 - 18:48:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The collapse of the ongoing mediation on Darfur could im pact negatively on the fragile peace [...] Full text...

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ASKO leads halfway through Togo's football championship

25 may 2009 - 15:38:00
Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- With 30 points in the kitty, ASKO football club took the lea d in Togo's national [...] Full text...

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Somali insurgency ringleader arrested in Kenya

22 may 2009 - 14:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A senior Somali militant leader, Abbas Abdikadir, was ar rested and held in Kenya on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Malawi Polls: Muluzi gives up, congratulates Mutharika, Tembo cries foul

21 may 2009 - 16:47:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi, who was backi ng opposition leader John Tembo in Tuesday's polls, [...] Full text...

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Graft: Kenya Youth Fund chief fired

20 may 2009 - 16:18:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan authorities Wednesday sacked the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), Umuro [...] Full text...

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Madagascar’s Rajoelina leaves Tripoli after talks with Kadhafi

19 may 2009 - 22:10:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA)- – Madagascar’s leader, Andry Rajoelina, left Tripoli on Tues day after two rounds of talks with the [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi’s strategy for Africa occupies front pages of Libyan newspapers

16 may 2009 - 19:21:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the new African strategy unveiled by the current president of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyans condemn white farmer's sentence

14 may 2009 - 18:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The eight-month sentence handed to British aristocrat To m Cholmondeley for killing a poacher on his [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mauritius opens Child Cancer Unit

08 may 2009 - 15:58:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Health Ministry has opened a new u nit dedicated to the care of children [...] Full text...

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Mini reshuffle in new Senegalese government

04 may 2009 - 21:50:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The new Senegalese government appointed last Friday unde rwent a mini reshuffle on Monday with the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military study tour team calls on Gambian VP

04 may 2009 - 20:11:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A military team of officers from Nigeria's Command and S taff College, led by Brigadier-General L. [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian army general, 39 others detained over assassination plot

01 may 2009 - 15:52:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia has detained an army general and 39 serv ing and retired military officers, accused [...] Full text...

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‘Malaria a major public health problem in The Gambia’

22 april 2009 - 22:49:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) – The Deputy Programme Manag-er of the National Malaria Con trol Program, Mrs Adam Jagne-Sonko, has said [...] Full text...

thread Health

Talks on constitutional reform deadlocked in Comoros

13 april 2009 - 09:41:00
Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- The leaders of the three autonomous islands of the Como ros have failed to agree on [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire postpones football league over Abidjan tragedy

01 april 2009 - 12:31:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Association (FIF) has annou nced the postponement of third round matches in [...] Full text...

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Communist Party backs govt over Dalai Lama ban

24 march 2009 - 10:34:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African Communist Party (SACP) has t hrown its weight behind the government [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian junta, Qatari emissary hold talks in Nouakchott

18 march 2009 - 19:39:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian head of State, General Mohamed O uld Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday held talks with [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host African volleyball championship

15 march 2009 - 15:03:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Volleyball Federation said Sunday it would nee d an additional Shs 5 million to [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi, Abdelaziz lay foundation stone of Al-Fateh Hotel

12 march 2009 - 10:09:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi and Mauritian lea der General Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz laid the foundation stone [...] Full text...

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FAO, Euro footballers join hands to fight hunger

11 march 2009 - 16:30:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Over 200 professional football clubs, 100 stadiums and m illions of football fans will be involved [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition leader tasks Kadhafi on conflicts in Africa

09 february 2009 - 17:20:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Opposition party strongman in Mali, Mr. Halifa Sallah, has tasked Libya’s President Muammar Kadhafi to [...] Full text...

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UN chief insists Sudanese leader must face war crime charges

02 february 2009 - 18:56:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has asked the Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to cooperate fully [...] Full text...

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President Yar'Adua submits census 2006 final report to National Assembly

22 january 2009 - 15:44:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The final report of Nigeria's 2006 national population c ensus placed Kano State as the most [...] Full text...

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UN condemns Sudan air bombing in Darfur

17 january 2009 - 08:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations has called for an end to hostilities in the Darfur region of [...] Full text...

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Soldier detains cameraman in Conakry

14 january 2009 - 21:36:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Alpha Bah, a Guinean freel-ance cameraman, was recently a rrested and detained by a member of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Premier roots for communal soccer clubs' revival

09 january 2009 - 18:12:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Thursday night decrie d the falling standards of football in the [...] Full text...

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France to help hold elections in Guinea in 2009

04 january 2009 - 20:11:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The French Secretary for Cooperation and Francophonie, Alain Joyandet, revealed here Sunday, in a news conference, [...] Full text...

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