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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...
Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Is citizen engagement the heart of project sustainability? World Bank Blog by Dario Zanardi and Hubert Maurice Waterinckx
03 november 2023 - 17:28:56Gitega, Burundi (PANA) - Citizen and community engagement and social accountability are critical to the success and sustainability of development [...] Full text...
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Emerging market economies bear the brunt of stronger dollar: IMF Blog
20 july 2023 - 06:27:12Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US dollar’s strengthening last year to a 20-year high had major implications for the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported
19 july 2023 - 18:31:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...
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UNESCO ‘deeply saddened’ over death of football legend, Pelé
30 december 2022 - 05:33:02Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational, Scientific and cultural organisation Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed sadness at the death on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
15 november 2021 - 10:36:44Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
15 october 2021 - 10:18:41Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Zambia Election: Transparency International concerned about suspicious moves at totalling stations
14 august 2021 - 18:43:51Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has issued a statement saying it is concerned by reports from election [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 55th anniversary of popular uprising
03 january 2021 - 19:38:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Sunday commemorated the 55th anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted its [...] Full text...
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Senegal's new coach convenes 25 players for Afrobasket 2021 qualification
29 october 2020 - 14:29:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese international pivot turned national coach of the 'Lions' of basketball, Boniface Ndong, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Zambian Police investigate death of woman who died at the house of a catholic Priest
04 may 2020 - 17:59:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police in the capital, Lusaka, have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 8,300 people booked for breaching curfew in Mauritius
24 april 2020 - 08:22:39Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr. Krishna Jhugroo, on Thursday said a total of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan pilot who flew last evacuation flight from New York dies
03 april 2020 - 14:20:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Air Force Major Daudi Kibati Kimuyu, arguably Kenya's most experienced commercial jet pilot, has died [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diocese of Port Louis sets up committee to monitor evolution of Covid-19
18 march 2020 - 20:48:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal Maurice E. Piat has set up a diocesan committee to recommend decisions that will be [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Catholic Church takes action to curb spread of coronavirus
03 march 2020 - 15:11:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal Maurice E. Piat, Bishop of Port Louis, on Tuesday asked all priests of the [...] Full text...
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Malian PM launches 6th edition of Bamako Housing Fair
21 february 2020 - 15:35:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé on Thursday launched the 6th edition of the Bamako Housing Fair (Sahaba [...] Full text...
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Gabon Oil Company gets new boss
13 december 2019 - 10:58:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese authorities have appointed Maurice Dikongo as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the state-owned Gabon [...] Full text...
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Port-Louis Diocese issues document to orientate Mauritians on next general election
23 october 2019 - 00:01:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Justice and Peace Commission of the Port-Louis Diocese Tuesday said “that there will be a [...] Full text...
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EU FMs welcome Cameroon's decision to drop case against Maurice Kamto, others
15 october 2019 - 17:56:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of EU Foreign Ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, on Monday "welcomed the decision in Cameroon [...] Full text...
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Bishop of Port Louis wants Mauritians to vote responsibly on Nov. 7
15 october 2019 - 16:50:21Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bishop of Port Louis, Cardinal Maurice Piat, on Tuesday called on Mauritians to use [...] Full text...
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Mauritian Catholic priest to serve 3 years in jail for child sexual abuse
09 october 2019 - 15:35:23Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Catholic priest Joseph Mario Moctee, 61, was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in [...] Full text...
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Human rights chief welcomes release of hundreds of political actors in Cameroon
08 october 2019 - 15:59:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the release of hundreds of [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'encouraged' by release of Cameroon opposition leader, supporters
06 october 2019 - 04:20:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is encouraged by the release of the leader of the main opposition party [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: New members of the Independent Electoral Commission sworn in
27 september 2019 - 14:41:20Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fourteen of the 15 newly-appointed members of the Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) were sworn [...] Full text...
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144 prisoners have their sentences reduced by one month as Pope Frabcis visits Mauritius
09 september 2019 - 17:06:51Port Louis Maurice (PANA) - About 144 detainees received a month's reduction from their sentences from the 1,300 names submitted [...] Full text...
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Ivorian presidency announces cabinet reshuffle
04 september 2019 - 20:40:27Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian presidency on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle in which two portfolios changed hands [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to mark Pope Francis visit by planting 200,000 trees
20 august 2019 - 15:52:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis' visit to Mauritius on September 9 will be marked by the planting of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese coach names 12 ’Lions’ for Basketball World Cup in China
16 august 2019 - 22:48:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese new coach Moustapha Gaye has named 12 players for the world championship due from 31 [...] Full text...
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Monday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee
12 august 2019 - 11:59:59Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Commercial Bank of [...] Full text...
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Papal visit to Mauritius accorded State status
05 august 2019 - 14:28:44Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said Pope Francis’ visit to the island on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso celebrates 59th independence anniversary
05 august 2019 - 10:46:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 59th anniversary of its independence on Monday, but commemorative activities [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for release of Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto
28 july 2019 - 16:27:28Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Cameroonian authorities to release immediately Maurice Kamto, leader of Cameroon’s [...] Full text...
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Rights group denounces torture of Cameroonian opposition members
27 july 2019 - 15:06:11Paris, France (PANA) - About 60 opposition members arrested on 1 June in the Yaoundé, capital of Cameron, during a [...] Full text...
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3-day conference on drug addiction opens in Mauritius
01 july 2019 - 19:03:44Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Monday that drug addiction is a disease that requires [...] Full text...
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Guinea towards referendum for new constitution
28 june 2019 - 23:59:10Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A few hours after a favorable opinion by Guinea's President Alpha Condé at a weekly council [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Justice and Peace Commission wants a ministry for climate change
07 june 2019 - 14:30:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Port Louis wants the creation of [...] Full text...
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Opposition FNDC kicks against 3rd-term mandate for President Conde
31 may 2019 - 18:57:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea, has warned the international [...] Full text...
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Global investors, UN launch guidance, metrics to help industry assess impacts from climate change
10 may 2019 - 15:10:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Twenty institutional investors from 11 countries convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) on Friday launched [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams Cameroon for denying its researcher entry
02 may 2019 - 05:23:11Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - A human rights watchdog has slammed the Cameroonian government for denying one of its researchers entry [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations continue in Algeria for second consecutive Friday
26 april 2019 - 21:29:42Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Peaceful demonstrations demanding radical change and the departure of all symbols of the system continued for [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Mauritius to pursue private-sector driven economic cooperation
12 april 2019 - 19:44:15Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) — Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mauritian Premier Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, have committed to continue [...] Full text...
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Clean Energy Accelerator Program kicks off in Botswana
10 april 2019 - 17:55:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Mettā Nairobi, in partnership with What Design Can Do (WDCD), Social Enterprise NL and IKEA Foundation, [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian govt. bans opposition protest march
06 april 2019 - 09:26:29Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Cameroonian minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, on Friday banned a planned march by [...] Full text...
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Congo establishes transparency commission for public fund management
02 april 2019 - 16:51:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government on Monday announced the establishment of a transparency commission for the management of [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis to visit Mauritius in September 2019
27 march 2019 - 14:10:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday announced that Pope Francis will visit the Indian [...] Full text...
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CAR president, former DRC president, Joseph Kabila, meet in Kinshasa
19 march 2019 - 18:53:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The president of Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, on Tuesday paid a visit to [...] Full text...
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Port-Louis catholic diocese promulgates new protocol on sexual abuses
13 march 2019 - 16:37:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal Maurice Piat of the Port-Louis catholic diocese on Wednesday promulgated a new protocol to deal [...] Full text...
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EU deplores political repression in Cameroon
13 march 2019 - 10:22:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Common Security (CFSP), Federica Mogherini, [...] Full text...
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Total considering additional investments in Congo
06 march 2019 - 09:34:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - French oil giant Total is considering the possibility of making additional investments in Congo, where it has [...] Full text...
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France expresses concern over detention of Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto
13 february 2019 - 16:48:41Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Wednesday expressed concern over the detention of Maurice Kamto, leader of the Movement [...] Full text...
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Biya's regime is suffering from a shortfall of breath - Maurice Kamto
11 february 2019 - 22:45:03Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Mauricio Kamto, leader of the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (Mrc) Monday accused President Paul [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian President Biya urged to release opposition militants
07 february 2019 - 10:57:30Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - A civil society organisation, on Thursday called on president Paul Biya to "immediately and unconditionally" release [...] Full text...
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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV
04 february 2019 - 21:51:15Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...
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RSF and SNJC call for the release of two Cameroonian journalists
30 january 2019 - 22:45:02Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the National Union of Cameroonian Journalists (SNJC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...
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Rights body condemns violent crackdown on peaceful Cameroonian demonstrators
29 january 2019 - 12:21:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protesters detained simply for exercising their right to peaceful [...] Full text...
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Cameroon opposition leader, supporters arrested
29 january 2019 - 12:01:37Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Maurice Kamto, President of the opposition Cameroon Movement for the Renaissance (MRC), and nearly 80 of [...] Full text...
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Burkina PM names new ministers
24 january 2019 - 18:26:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, who took office late on Thursday, has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius archbishop pleads for suffering population on Christmas day
25 december 2018 - 17:14:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Apart from faith and individual opinions, the spirit of Christmas "penetrates the heart of every [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
29 november 2018 - 09:30:15Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
20 november 2018 - 10:14:25Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's elections chief reaffirms commitment to deliver credible 2019 elections
16 november 2018 - 13:05:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon's veteran president Biya reelected
22 october 2018 - 19:17:31Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon's veteran President, Paul Biya, who has been in power since 1982, has been reelected for [...] Full text...
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Cameroon Constitutional Council rejects 16 appeals against presidential poll
17 october 2018 - 10:50:27Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Constitutional Council of Cameroon has dismissed 16 out of 18 appeals to partially or totally [...] Full text...
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Friday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee
12 october 2018 - 11:56:39Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as announced by the Mauritius Commercial [...] Full text...
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African Union calls for restraint after Cameroonian Presidential vote
10 october 2018 - 13:37:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is closely following events in Cameroon, where an opposition party declared [...] Full text...
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Friday's exchange rates for Mauritian Rupee
21 september 2018 - 08:36:32Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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HRW criticises Congolese court for lenient sentences handed down to peacekeepers for murders
07 august 2018 - 11:43:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group has criticised the three-year prison sentences handed down to three Congolese peacekeepers [...] Full text...
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Week-long presentation of films on ECOWAS holds in Cote d’Ivoire
04 july 2018 - 14:59:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Office of the Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s commitment to UN peacekeeping is "service born from sacrifice" (A UN feature)
12 may 2018 - 08:01:12New York, US (PANA) - Over the years, African governments have led the way in contributing troops and police to [...] Full text...
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Upswing in global growth won’t last forever - IMF
17 april 2018 - 21:47:38New York, US (PANA) - While the world economy continues to show broad-based momentum, a new report released on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rwandan police officers under UNMISS get UN medals for outstanding service
19 february 2018 - 18:28:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Female peacekeeping officers have a greater sensitivity than their male counterparts when it comes to [...] Full text...
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Golfers gear up for Kenya Open Championship
26 january 2018 - 13:42:22Nairobi Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Open 2018 Golf Championship is set for 22-25 March at the Muthaiga Golf Club, [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee
26 december 2017 - 09:29:31Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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Rwanda braces itself for cashless economy
16 november 2017 - 17:35:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Thursday launched a one-month public enlightenment campaign before introducing the use of electronic money [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights group flags increased fear in Region of 2007 Kenya election violence
03 july 2017 - 06:48:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday asked the Kenyan authorities to urgently investigate allegations of threats [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nairobi hosts int'l boxing contests
16 february 2017 - 14:22:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boxers from five African countries are in Nairobi for Saturday's Making a Champion (MAC) series non-title [...] Full text...
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Italy: Pope Francis names 17 new Cardinals, three from Africa
09 october 2016 - 17:25:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis at the end of his Angelus on Sunday announced the creation of 17 new [...] Full text...
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US: Emerging markets well prepared for US Fed rate increase
09 october 2016 - 15:58:50Washington D.C., US (PANA) - Emerging market countries are well prepared to handle any fallout from a Federal Reserve interest [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: IMF cuts global growth forecasts on Brexit, warns of risks to outlook
19 july 2016 - 15:48:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecasts for global economic growth this [...] Full text...
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France: UN launches communications campaign to support SDGs' implementation
24 june 2016 - 12:00:23Cannes, France, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday launched a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest [...] Full text...
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US: 'Global economy falters from too slow growth for too long' - IMF Survey
12 april 2016 - 17:47:06US, Washington, D.C. (PANA) - Global growth continues, but at a sluggish pace that leaves the world economy more exposed [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Composition of Burkina Faso's new government
13 january 2016 - 10:47:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Paul Kaba Thiéba, on Wednesday made public his government. It includes [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Composition of new Ivorian government
12 january 2016 - 15:36:13Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Ivorian presidency, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, on Tuesday made public the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Co-op Bank, SimbaPay partner in Diaspora remittances
03 november 2015 - 12:50:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has partnered with SimbaPay, a digital money transfer provider, to offer [...] Full text...
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Italy: Madagascar signs financing agreement with IFAD to boost food security
21 october 2015 - 15:36:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Madagascar and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed an agreement Wednesday aimed at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tuesday's forex rates for Rupee
29 september 2015 - 08:45:39Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) -The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 16 of 22 candidates cleared to run for 11 Oct. presidential election in Burkina Faso
31 august 2015 - 14:36:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso has cleared 16 of the 22 candidates who applied [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian media dominated by the Indian Ocean Islands Games
08 august 2015 - 16:34:51Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) – The media in Mauritius was this week dominated by the 9th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: International Cooperatives Day celebrated in Mauritius
04 july 2015 - 19:23:32Réduit, Maurice (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Saturday said that the economic model based on [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Black Stars' captain Asamoah Gyan in rape, sodomy allegations
26 june 2015 - 09:59:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Captain of Ghana's senior national football team Asamoah Gyan is at the centre of rape and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tuesday's exchange rates for Rupee
23 june 2015 - 09:40:26Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee: Currency [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Experts suggest ways to end xenophobia in SA
23 april 2015 - 10:45:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - International relations experts in Nigeria have proffered solutions to the recurrent wave of xenophobic attacks in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Experts caution Nigeria, Morocco over diplomatic spat
13 march 2015 - 09:46:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Political and international relations experts have cautioned the Nigerian and Moroccan governments not to allow the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'Govt. maintains current petroleum prices to fund water supply'
21 january 2015 - 12:36:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government has announced that despite the decrease in oil prices on the world market, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: How Toure emerged 2014 African Player of the Year
09 january 2015 - 11:52:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Coaches of national associations affiliated to African soccer's governing body, CAF, voted overwhelmingly to make Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Thursday's forex rates for Mauritian rupee
08 january 2015 - 12:13:28Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Zida promises a transition "within constitutional framework"
03 november 2014 - 19:00:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Lt.-Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida, head of the transition in Burkina Faso, on Monday promised a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to attain 35% of renewable energy by 2025
01 october 2014 - 14:19:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius aims to produce about 35% of its electricity needs from renewable sources, supported by several [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi's biggest cash heist foiled (Correcting amount in para 1 to US$1.25 million)
04 september 2014 - 19:52:37Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.25 million) was recovered in the wee hours of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi's biggest cash heist foiled
04 september 2014 - 16:00:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.5 million) was recovered in the wee hours of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Mauritian candidate for OIF top job campaigns in Cote d'Ivoire
16 august 2014 - 17:45:16Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Seeking the post of Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF), Mauritian candidate, Jean-Claude [...] Full text...
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Congo: Govt seeks 370b CFAF for 2015 All-Africa Games
11 august 2014 - 11:32:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has asked the Parliament to approve 370 billion CFAF (US$754 million) in extra [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kipkoech shines in Brazil meet
11 august 2014 - 10:55:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - John Kipkoech of Kenya clocked 7 minutes and 56.36 seconds to win the men's 3000-metre [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritians celebrate Eid ul Fitr Tuesday
28 july 2014 - 16:18:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Islamic religious festival Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan will be celebrated Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritian PM appeals for clean energy
29 may 2014 - 14:20:37Bambous, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, pleaded Wednesday in favour of clean energy, saying the island should [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: African, SIDS countries discuss fossil fuel, renewable energy in Mauritius
12 may 2014 - 14:52:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 26 policy makers from 10 island-States, mostly from the Indian Ocean, are participating in a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ‘African countries need to collaborate in fighting terrorism’
22 april 2014 - 10:17:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - All hands must be on deck across Africa to put an end to the rising waves [...] Full text...
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Gabon: Composition of new Gabonese government
28 january 2014 - 21:31:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon's president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, on Tuesday announced the composition of a 32-member government led by [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tuesday's exchanges rates for Rupee
21 january 2014 - 11:22:17Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are the foreign exhange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ICRC facilitates transfer of three POWs released in Darfur
05 january 2014 - 15:01:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has facilitated the transfer of three [...] Full text...
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Kossi Agassa is Togo's best footballer in Europe
29 december 2013 - 17:13:38Lome, Togo (PANA) - Kossi Agassa, the France-based Reims goalkeeper, has been voted the most valuable Togolese player in [...] Full text...
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Mauritian rupee gains over Euro, Pound Sterling
05 december 2013 - 08:55:50Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee appreciated against the Euro and the Pound Sterling but depreciated against the US [...] Full text...
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Mauritian gains over euro, loses to dollar, pound sterling
02 september 2013 - 11:37:14Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - The Mauritian rupee appreciated against the euro but lost ground to the pound sterling and the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Malawian man arrested for insulting President Banda
23 july 2013 - 17:39:48Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A Malawian man in the northern city of Mzuzu has been arrested for calling President Joyce [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritians receive bins to promote compost-making
20 june 2013 - 15:35:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Maurice Ile Durable (MID) Fund in Mauritius has distributed a total of 12,000 bins across [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria to be represented at enthronement of worldwide head of the Anglican church
19 march 2013 - 18:03:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has constituted a delegation, to represent Nigeria in London at the formal [...] Full text...
thread Society
Catholic faithfuls in Mauritius hail election of new Pope
14 march 2013 - 18:33:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Catholic faithfuls in Mauritius Thursday greeted with joy the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cameroon’s senatorial polls due on 14 April
28 february 2013 - 12:51:52Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon will organize its first senatorial polls on 14 April, 2013, according to a decree released [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mauritius to set up national cancer institute
06 february 2013 - 22:21:36Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) – Mauritius will soon set up a national cancer institute in an effort to better understand the [...] Full text...
thread Health
Tuesday’s forex rates for Mauritian rupee
05 february 2013 - 11:25:11Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30.19 32.14 Canadian Dollar [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Curepipe Starlight maintains lead in Mauritian football league
04 february 2013 - 10:45:23Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Curepipe Starlight FC retains its lead in the Mauritian first division football league after beating [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Congo, Mauritius company sign agreement for Investment Promotion Agency
08 january 2013 - 16:50:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo and Mauritius Board of Investment on Tuesday signed a contract in Brazzaville for the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius to assist Congo to set up investment promotion agency
08 january 2013 - 12:50:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Government of Congo Brazzaville and the Board of Investment (BOI) of Mauritius have concluded [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Regional Indian Ocean Dialogue on Green Economy opens in Mauritius
04 october 2012 - 13:37:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Regional Dialogue on Green Economy for the Western Indian Ocean Island States opened Thursday [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cameroon's ex-minister heads new political party
30 september 2012 - 13:08:18Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's former junior Minister for Justice Maurice Kamto is to head the Movement for the Renaissance [...] Full text...
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Mauritius and Congo sign economic cooperation agreement
18 september 2012 - 22:28:09Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Congo on Tuesday signed a partnership agreement in Mauritius for the establishment of the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius hosts Private Equity Conference on Africa
17 september 2012 - 15:01:54Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The 2012 edition of the Private Equity Conference on Africa, organised by the Mauritius Board of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Thursday's exchange rates for Mauritian rupee
23 february 2012 - 09:34:48Port Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29.80 31.88 Canadian [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Good governance in Africa: Mo Ibrahim ranks Cape Verde second
11 october 2011 - 19:35:32Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde was ranked second by the 2011 Mo Ibrahim index for Good Governance, which [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Religious, charity groups wage joint battle against legalized abortion in Mauritius
15 september 2011 - 13:40:11Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Religious and charity organisations in Mauritius have formed a common front to wage a battle [...] Full text...
thread Society
CAF Confed Cup: Team's routing stuns Kaduna United coach
12 september 2011 - 09:52:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kaduna United of Nigeria's chief coach Maurice Cooreman says he is stunned by his team's 4-1 [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Libya's transitional authorities warned against human rights abuses
02 september 2011 - 20:47:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya's rebel National Transitional Council (NTC), now widely regarded as the legitimate authorities in the north [...] Full text...
thread Politics
7 shot dead in widespread anti-government protests in Malawi
20 july 2011 - 22:00:40Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - At least seven people have been confirmed dead and more than 10 others injured in the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
One killed, several shot in Malawi day of rage
20 july 2011 - 20:33:36Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - One person has been confirmed dead while several others were injured during nationwide demonstrations in Malawi, [...] Full text...
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EU grants Mauritius 3m euros to combat sea piracy
14 july 2011 - 15:43:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted Mauritius 3 million euros to enable it address the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ouattara forms cabinet
02 june 2011 - 13:05:39Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, has formed a 36-member cabinet. Here is the list of the cabinet [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Latest forex rates for Mauritian rupee
31 march 2011 - 09:31:57Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued here Thursday. Currencies [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Church leader arrested at ex-minister's controversial funeral
21 august 2010 - 09:50:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in the northern city of Mzuzu on Friday night arrested the Rev. Levi Nyondo, [...] Full text...
thread Social
Eagles' World Cup woes, lawmakers' fisticuffs get big media play in Nigeria
26 june 2010 - 08:14:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's ouster from the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa, the “show of shame” [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigerian Senate confirms new electoral boss
24 june 2010 - 16:22:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, Thursday confirmed the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega as [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria's President to drop partisan nominees from electoral body
18 june 2010 - 08:51:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a rare move, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan ha s succumbed to the criticism of his [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria's President to drop partisan nominees from electoral body
18 june 2010 - 08:23:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a rare move, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has succumbed to the criticism of his appointees [...] Full text...
thread Politics
'Nigeria's new Electoral Chief needs more than good pedigree to succeed'
09 june 2010 - 15:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Reacting cautiously to the nomination of Prof. Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of Nigeria's electoral [...] Full text...
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Nigerians hail appointment of new electoral boss
09 june 2010 - 07:52:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian stakeholders have reacted favourably to the nom ination of an academic, Prof. Attahiru Jega, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria nominates University don as electoral boss
08 june 2010 - 17:18:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A University don, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has been nominated as Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National [...] Full text...
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Nigeria reiterates determination to work with Cameroon
27 may 2010 - 18:49:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed the commitmen t of Nigeria to work closely with Cameroon in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AC to President Jonathan: Donâ?t appoint Akunyili electoral umpire
23 may 2010 - 13:36:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Opposition Action Congress (AC) party has said it will be a mistake of epic proportion [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Euro, British Pound, US Dollar up against Mauritian Rupee
04 may 2010 - 13:09:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- The Euro, British Pound and the US Dollar appreciated against the Mauritian Rupee, according to the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria media report resentment against Babangida, Senator's marriage to minor
01 may 2010 - 09:52:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Resentment against former Nigerian Military President I brahim Babangida's declaration of interest in the 2011 presidency, [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
CPJ decries death threats to 4 Nigerian journalists
01 may 2010 - 08:20:00New York- US (PANA) -- Four Nigerian journalists who reported the recent dismissa l of the electoral commission chairman on [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria gets acting electoral chief
30 april 2010 - 14:45:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Philip Umeadi, the national commissioner in charge of in formation at Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission [...] Full text...
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Sack of Nigeria's electoral chief gets huge media play
29 april 2010 - 07:59:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President's decision to send on terminal leave the Chair of the countryâ™s Independent National [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Massive media play for Nigeria Ag. President's US visit
13 april 2010 - 09:55:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The visit of Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonatha n to the US, his first trip outside [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Changes imminent in Nigeria's electoral commission
12 april 2010 - 19:03:00Washington- US (PANA) -- Nigerians' clamour for change in the highest echelon of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senator loses seat almost 3 years into tenure
25 march 2010 - 17:30:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A Nigerian ruling party Senator has lost her seat in the upper legislature after a court [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media focus on electoral timetable, ministers' sack, Jos killings
20 march 2010 - 08:23:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a week of a mixed grill of events, featuring the good , the bad and [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria gets date for 2011 general elections
16 march 2010 - 15:09:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INE C) Tuesday announced that the 2011 general elections would start [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria opposition re-states call for sack of electoral chief
14 march 2010 - 09:47:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) Sunday renewed its call on the federal government to fire the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigerian electoral body to release timetable for 2011 elections Tuesday
11 march 2010 - 19:59:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commi ssion (INEC) in Nigeria, Professor Maurice Iwu, announced [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria's labour union plans rally for removal of electoral boss
08 march 2010 - 08:29:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Ahead of the 2011 general elections, the umbrella Nigeri a Labour Congress (NLC) is to organise [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition renews call for sack of electoral chief
21 february 2010 - 14:02:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's much-bashed electoral umpire Maurice Iwu is un der fire again, after the country's main opposition [...] Full text...
thread Politics
2010 pastoral lecture in Mauritius focusses on Education
17 february 2010 - 13:24:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- In his pastoral lecture to mark the 2010 lenten p eriod in Mauritius, the Catholic Bishop [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigerian court ruling may invalidate governorship election Saturday
05 february 2010 - 10:36:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A court ruling in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, may invalidate the governorship election in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius offers US$ 500,000 to Haiti earthquake victims
15 january 2010 - 17:38:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Mauritius announced Friday that US$ 500,000 have be en raised to help Haiti after Tuesday devastating [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Latest exchange rates in Mauritius
07 january 2010 - 13:24:00Port-Louis. Maurice (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mau ritian rupee against some major foreign [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Police block anti-Mutharika protests in northern Malawi
31 december 2009 - 17:57:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Heavily-armed police officers Thursday used tear-gas a nd road blocks in the northern Malawi city of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Kenya to meet Tanzania in African women's cricket event
14 december 2009 - 16:55:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan national cricket team will face Tanzania Tues day here as the Africa Women's Cricket [...] Full text...
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Arrested Mutharika critic freed on bail, accuses President of intolerance
01 december 2009 - 17:56:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Harry Mkandawire, Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika most senior northern region political ally-turned-bitter critic, has accused [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Latest exchange rates in Mauritius
30 november 2009 - 11:15:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of the Maur itian rupee against some foreign currencies, as [...] Full text...
thread Economy
121 die in road accidents in Mauritius
20 november 2009 - 12:01:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- A total of 121 people have been killed in road acci dents since the beginning of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mauritian budget aimed at building green Island, says minister
18 november 2009 - 18:33:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Finance Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen o n Wednesday presented the Islandâ?s 2010 national budget, saying the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria opposition insists on removal of electoral chief
16 november 2009 - 10:35:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party Monday r epeated its call for the removal of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's opposition AC condemns â?muffledâ? government voice on Guinean crisi
04 october 2009 - 11:10:00s Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Nigeria's opposition T-he Action Congress (AC) has accu sed the federal government of undermining the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius mobilises against chikungunya fever
15 september 2009 - 22:36:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Mauritius health minister, Rajesh Jeetah, has decla red that about 1,600 people have been deployed across [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria opposition seeks probe of 'contract bazaar' by electoral body
13 september 2009 - 09:52:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party has aske d the federal government to ''urgently probe'' a [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigerian opposition party seeks investigation into over aged U-17 team
23 august 2009 - 09:24:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Nigeria's opposition Acti-on Congress (AC) on Sunday ca lled for an urgent investigation into the report [...] Full text...
thread Sports
All Men's 100m, 200m records up to Usain Bolt's dazzler in Berlin
21 august 2009 - 14:54:00Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Following is the evolution of the men's 100 and 200 met res world records after Jamaican [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Nigeria opposition slams electoral chief
07 july 2009 - 12:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) Tuesday slamme d the Chairman of the country's Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cameroon's national junior football team to train in Germany
29 june 2009 - 15:20:00Yaoundé- Cameroon (PANA) -- Cameroon's national junior football team will undergo a training course in Frankfurt, Germany, from 6 to [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Environmental education for Mauritian schools January 2010
05 june 2009 - 16:53:00Bambous- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Education and Culture Minister Vasant Bunw aree announced Friday that environmental education would be introduced [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Islamic association to demonstrate in Mauritius Friday
27 may 2009 - 17:50:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- An Islamic association based in Mauritius, Hizb-ut- Tahrir, announced that a peaceful demonstration would be held [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria opposition unimpressed by President's election probe directive
13 may 2009 - 14:56:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) Wednesday dism issed as ''too little, too late'' President Umaru Yar'Adua's [...] Full text...
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Yar'Adua orders probe into alleged violence, bribery at poll re-run
12 may 2009 - 19:47:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered a probe i nto allegations of electoral fraud, violence and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt condemns post-election violence
07 may 2009 - 08:43:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's federal government has condemned the post-elec tion violence in the South-west state of Ekiti, where [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Opposition AC rejects INEC’s announcement on Ekiti re-run
03 may 2009 - 15:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's most vocal opposition party, the Action Congre ss (AC), has rejected the announcement by the [...] Full text...
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Governorship re-run in Nigerian state dominates papers for 2nd week
02 may 2009 - 07:56:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second week running, the governorship re-run in South West Ekiti State dominated the Nigerian [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Kenya cricketers through to World Cup
17 april 2009 - 21:08:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A fifth wicket stand of 113 runs between Collins Obuya and Thomas Odoyo powered Kenya to [...] Full text...
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Mauritian Bishop backs Pope's comments on condoms
20 march 2009 - 16:50:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Bishop Maurice Piat of Port-Louis has said he app roved of the position of the Head [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition condemns plan to deploy troops for election
19 march 2009 - 15:25:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress (AC) party Thursday warned against plans to deploy soldiers to help [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to launch environment awareness campaign
10 march 2009 - 09:51:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- Mauritius has announced plans to launch a campaign, tagged 'Mauritius, sustainable island', this week to help [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria labour union wants electoral chief sacked
27 february 2009 - 15:02:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked President Umaru Yar'Adua to fire the Chairman of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria labour union wants electoral chief sacked
25 february 2009 - 10:46:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked President Umaru Yar'Adua to fire the Chairman of [...] Full text...
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Senegal, China sign 5 cooperation agreements
14 february 2009 - 10:22:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegal and China Friday signed five agreements as part of the two-day official visit of Chinese [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition pushes for credible elections in 2011
08 february 2009 - 12:12:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Reeling from the fallouts of the 2007 general elections, described as the worst in Nigeria's history, [...] Full text...
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Curepipe Starlight still tops Mauritian 1st division football championship
28 january 2009 - 15:31:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Despite drawing 1-1 with PAS Mates, Curepipe Star light SC maintained its lead on the elite [...] Full text...
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Nigerian opposition draws inspiration from Ghana polls
08 january 2009 - 11:56:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Apparently drawing inspiration from the success of Ghana's opposition in the recently-concluded parliamentary and presidential polls, [...] Full text...
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