Libyan Minister of Culture attends Forum of United Cultures in Russia

19 november 2023 - 17:01:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Culture and Knowledge Development, Mabrouka Toghi, Sunday took part in the ninth [...] Full text...

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World Environment Day: Global movement seeks solutions to plastic pollution

05 june 2023 - 10:16:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - More than 150 countries are expected to participate in this year’s World Environment Day [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF U-17 AFCON: Pomp, colour and music usher in tournament

30 april 2023 - 08:28:03
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Short, precise, colourful and entertaining performances marked the opening ceremony of the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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South African artists win Grammy Award

06 february 2023 - 12:35:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musicians Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman and Nomcebo Zikode have won the award [...] Full text...

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Newspaper denounces criticism of operetta costs

01 january 2023 - 17:10:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Sabah" (The Morning), published on Sunday in Tripoli, says Libyans need "a war [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s domestic debt is over US$713,169,000 - Central Bank

09 september 2021 - 18:51:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia's Central Bank Governor Buah Saidy said on Thursday the outstanding domestic debt stock has increased [...] Full text...

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Kenyan woman in Denmark raises US$2.2 million for baby's treatment

02 september 2021 - 00:17:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman resident in Denmark and her Danish husband have raised US$2.2 million to finance [...] Full text...

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Mali to host 4th Wassulu International Festival

26 march 2021 - 16:02:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 4th edition of the Wassulu International Festival (FIWA) is scheduled for 8-10 April in Yanfolila, [...] Full text...

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Initiative to fund African music sector launched

07 september 2020 - 19:01:53
Paris, France (PANA) – The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has announced an initiative that aims to help musicians and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF

10 july 2020 - 18:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeping radio station provides COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in South Sudan

28 march 2020 - 08:44:29
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN Peacekeeping radio stations are playing a vital role – getting information to vulnerable communities [...] Full text...

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French President salutes the memory of Manu Dibango - "a committed voice"

26 march 2020 - 14:36:42
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron praised the memory of famous Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

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Writers’ Association of The Gambia starts campaign against Coronavirus

17 march 2020 - 20:37:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG), in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and [...] Full text...

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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who police said committed suicide laid to rest

22 february 2020 - 21:21:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The famous Rwandan gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo, who police said committed suicide while in their custody, [...] Full text...

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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who died by "suicide" to be buried on Saturday

19 february 2020 - 18:59:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's popular gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who allegedly committed suicide this week while in [...] Full text...

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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police

17 february 2020 - 19:52:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...

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Detained Rwandan gospel musician 'commits suicide' - Police

17 february 2020 - 10:58:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three days after he was arrested while attempting to cross the border to allegedly join rebel [...] Full text...

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Sousse to host international 'Women's Voices' festival

17 february 2020 - 09:56:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Sousse is hosting the international music festival, "Women's Voices", from 11 to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi

14 february 2020 - 15:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a  presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...

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Unesco finances cultural and creative industries in three African countries

13 february 2020 - 17:14:29
Paris, France (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Committee on the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity [...] Full text...

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First edition of international conference "Chocri Belaid des arts" opens in Tunis

08 february 2020 - 17:02:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The first edition of the international conference - Chocri Belaid des arts - started this Saturday [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Giant concert against gender-based violence

08 december 2019 - 14:25:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Nouakchott Olympic Complex Office (OCON) hosted Saturday evening a giant national concert as part of [...] Full text...

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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians

12 november 2019 - 13:35:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...

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Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passes away

19 july 2019 - 09:31:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Guinean musician Kerfala Kanté passed away on Friday at a clinic in the Guinean capital, Conakry, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts the 34th International Festival of El Jem Symphonic Music

05 july 2019 - 03:53:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 34th edition of the International Festival of Symphonic Music in El Jem, Tunisia, will take [...] Full text...

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Congolese diaspora considers Koffi Olomide's 2-year suspended prison sentence as 'a release'

19 march 2019 - 12:12:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The two-year suspended sentence handed down Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomide on Monday by the criminal court [...] Full text...

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14th edition of ‘’Jazz in Carthage’’ scheduled for 4-14 April in Tunis

16 march 2019 - 16:54:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 14th edition of the Jazz festival in Carthage will be held from 4 to 14 [...] Full text...

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Egyptian President Sisi emerges as AU Chairman, focuses on peacekeeping

10 february 2019 - 08:55:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emerged the new Chairman of the African Union (AU) on [...] Full text...

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UN Assembly President launches new initiative to purge plastics and purify oceans

05 december 2018 - 04:58:26
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly launched a new global call to action on [...] Full text...

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Inheritance feud clouds anniversary of legend's death

09 november 2018 - 15:09:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Miriam Makeba, the first African [...] Full text...

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Top African musicians to perform at Pan-African Dance Festival in Rwanda

26 july 2018 - 12:51:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least six African countries have confirmed their participation to the week-long 2018 Edition of the [...] Full text...

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Top musicians confirmed for Mandela concert

09 july 2018 - 17:34:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, on Monday confirmed that musical giants Beyonce and Jay-Z [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe crooner calls for release of jailed Zambian musician

21 may 2018 - 14:59:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Legendary and revolutionary Zimbabwean musician, Thomas Mapfumo, has joined global calls to demand freedom and justice [...] Full text...

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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters

01 march 2018 - 14:32:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana's award-winning and globally-acclaimed sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has recorded yet another achievement by being elected [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta mourns South African jazz legend Masekela

23 january 2018 - 19:01:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday mourned South African Jazz legend Hugh Masekela referring to him [...] Full text...

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Kenyan film official salutes world movie industry

21 december 2017 - 10:14:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan film official on Thursday hailed the United States, Indian and Nigerian movie industry for [...] Full text...

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US: UN dedicates annual Peace Day to safety, respect for refugees, migrants

15 september 2017 - 20:14:13
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations in New York on Friday marked the International Day of Peace with [...] Full text...

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UK: Gov'ts 'completely out of touch' with citizens on refugee issues - Survey

29 august 2017 - 06:18:03
London, UK (PANA) - A new survey released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: World Refugee Day gets under way amid record displacement - UNHCR

20 june 2017 - 07:08:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Chefs, muralists, cyclists and even a pop-up orchestra led millions of people around the world in [...] Full text...

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UK: Rights group to organise global musical concerts in solidarity with refugees

20 june 2017 - 06:34:04
London, UK (PANA) - Gregory Porter, Hot Chip, Jessie Ware, Kate Tempest, The Naked and Famous, The National, Oh Wonder, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA-born musician selected for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

24 december 2016 - 08:15:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Musician Trevor Rabin has been selected as the first South African musician to be [...] Full text...

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UK: Angélique Kidjo, African youth activists win Amnesty International award

04 may 2016 - 09:06:05
London, UK (PANA) - World-renowned musician Angélique Kidjo and three inspirational African youth activist movements have been declared this year’s [...] Full text...

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US: 5th annual International Jazz Day celebration ends in Washington

01 may 2016 - 13:46:48
Washington, US (PANA) – The fifth annual International Jazz Day celebration came to a thrilling close on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO highlights power of jazz in building peace, understanding

30 april 2016 - 15:38:28
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Ms. Irina Bokova says [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Musical piracy dominates headlines in Mauritius

30 january 2016 - 15:29:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Musical piracy, whereby unscrupulous vendors copy the works of local artists and sell them to the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina launches programme to support musicians

18 august 2015 - 21:25:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched a programme called "Ten video clips [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Govt. delivers 300,000 housing units in 10 years under ambitious project (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent. Addis Ababa)

31 july 2015 - 10:07:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - It has been only three years since Zewde Birshir won a house under an ambitious [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Why Mandela's legacy continues to grow (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

18 july 2015 - 07:46:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While South Africa continues to grapple with deep divisions, it remains united when it [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office launches website on albinism

05 may 2015 - 20:03:11
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday launched a [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief highlights power of jazz for social integration

30 april 2015 - 17:42:04
New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday said that artists across the globe have been drawn [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges climate action at Earth Day concert

19 april 2015 - 18:53:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared 2015 a year for global action on climate, gender [...] Full text...

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France: Orange launches 4th edition of music contest in Africa

01 april 2015 - 11:40:54
Paris, France (PANA) - In order to promote new African music talents, StarAfrica.com, Orange's entertainment portal in Africa, is launching [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: (Update) Pres. Jonathan to run for another four-year term

11 november 2014 - 15:01:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday told his compatriots he would seek a second, four-year term, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Prominent musicians to spread the word on healthier diets

10 november 2014 - 13:27:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of prominent Rwandan artists, who are specialised in playing Afro-Pop, Rap and R [...] Full text...

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UN: UN celebrates 69th anniversary

24 october 2014 - 17:33:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN on Friday marked its 69th anniversary, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saying that as multiple [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Opening of FIFA 2014 World Cup celebrated in Mauritius

12 june 2014 - 17:23:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Thousands of Mauritian football fans Thursday marched on the streets of the capital Port-Louis at midday [...] Full text...

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UN: Officials stress role of social protection in ending child labour

12 june 2014 - 16:44:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Thursday marked the World Day Against Child Labour by highlighting the crucial [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 2014 FIFA World Cup live on television in Mauritius

11 june 2014 - 15:56:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All the 64 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scheduled for 12 June to 13 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: International cultural festival underway in Gambia

12 may 2014 - 16:49:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Roots Festival began on Monday in The Gambia with lots of fanfare and festivities, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Uganda hosts Rotary International meeting

23 april 2014 - 15:48:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A Rotary International meeting opened Wednesday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, with some 1,200 participants from [...] Full text...

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Togo: Lomé to host international music festival

08 april 2014 - 20:10:35
Lomé,Togo (PANA) – The seventh edition of the international music festival dubbed "Africa Rhythms" is expected to be held from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria/FAO: African musicians to African Leaders: "Do Agric, It Pays!"

31 march 2014 - 12:50:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ONE.org has launched one of the continent’s biggest musical collaborations ever, ‘Cocoa na Chocolate’, in support [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ivorian Yaya Toure is 2013 African Footballer of the Year

09 january 2014 - 23:32:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian striker Yaya Toure on Thursday won the 2013 African Footballer of the Year, clinching African [...] Full text...

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Mali to host 'Peace Festival' next month

30 december 2013 - 19:45:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will host the first Peace Festival dubbed "Konna Arts and Culture Festival" from 17-19 January [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Entertainment industry growing (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 15:39:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The launch of a US$ 60 million project by the Manding Morry Academy of Music (MAM) [...] Full text...

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How Madiba influenced the arts

15 december 2013 - 09:09:08
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There could hardly be any other contemporary icon from the arts to politics that every author, [...] Full text...

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50,000 celebrate Mandela at Cape Town concert

12 december 2013 - 07:15:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - An estimated 50,000 spectators Wednesday night attended Cape Town’s official memorial event for fallen icon [...] Full text...

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8th International Creole Festival opens in Mauritius

01 december 2013 - 14:24:29
Grand Baie, Mauritius (PANA) - The 8th International Creole Festival opened Saturday at the international conference centre, Grand Baie, northern [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency honours Congolese nun for humanitarian services

17 september 2013 - 17:13:17
New York, US (PANA) - A Congolese nun, known as 'mother' by women and girls displaced and abused by the [...] Full text...

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Mandela exhibitions holding in Paris, Washington, DC

05 june 2013 - 08:46:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Two major exhibitions celebrating the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela are [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS calls for protection of copyright in sub-region

15 may 2013 - 20:51:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the protection [...] Full text...

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Two musicians detained in Tunisia for "insulting" police

13 march 2013 - 15:37:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two Tunisian rappers have been held in custody for "using threatening and insulting speech" against the [...] Full text...

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Musicians partner with UN on women’s rights

24 february 2013 - 08:23:10
New York, US (PANA) - More than 20 musicians from across the globe are joining forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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Mali cancels festival on the Niger over security concerns

13 february 2013 - 14:47:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2013 edition of the Festival on the Niger, scheduled for 12-17 in Segou, Central Mali, [...] Full text...

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Jill Scott, Cheikh Lo confirmed for South African Int'l Jazz Festival

30 january 2013 - 09:56:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Grammy award-winning American singer Jill Scott has been confirmed as the headline act at [...] Full text...

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Veteran guitarist arrested with cocaine in Nigeria

06 january 2013 - 11:38:25
Lagos, Lagos (PANA) - A veteran guitarist who played with one of Nigeria's top musicians for about 30 years has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sports festival opens amidst colourful displays

27 november 2012 - 22:24:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s most prestigious sporting festival opened on Tuesday in the commercial city of Lagos amidst [...] Full text...

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Americans react to Obama’s re-election

07 november 2012 - 08:25:42
New York, US (PANA) - A cross section of Americans on Wednesday morning expressed varying reactions to the re-election of [...] Full text...

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Kinshasa agog as African musicians usher in Francophonie Summit

11 october 2012 - 12:37:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Kinshasa, the DR Congo capital, "vibrated" Wednesday evening to the beat of more than 100 [...] Full text...

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Senegalese rally around flood victims

30 august 2012 - 14:08:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The people of Senegal have come together in solidarity with the victims of the massive flooding [...] Full text...

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2 late Nigerian stars, Rasheed Yekini, Giringory, laid to rest amidst encomiums

06 may 2012 - 15:28:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two foremost Nigerian stars -- Rasheed Yekini and Giringory Akabogu -- were laid to rest Saturday [...] Full text...

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UNESCO headquarters to host Jazz Day

26 april 2012 - 22:11:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The stage is set at UNESCO's Paris Headquarters for the start on Friday of celebrations for [...] Full text...

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American musicians in Tanzania for Annual Dar Jazz Event

20 april 2012 - 10:18:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Promoting cultural exchanges among nations is essential to strengthening partnerships, American jazz musician Bobby [...] Full text...

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US dance group to tour 3 African nations

11 april 2012 - 09:37:48
New York, US (PANA) - US dance company Jazz Tap Ensemble is to undertake a tour of three African countries [...] Full text...

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"Festival on the Niger" opens in Mali

17 february 2012 - 10:45:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The eighth edition of the 'Festival on the Niger" opened Thursday in the Malian town of [...] Full text...

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Angolan Reggae musicians remember Bob Marley

03 february 2012 - 13:52:55
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Reggae artistes in Angola, under the Association of Reggae Music Friends (NARA), will organize an international [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Nigerien Diaspora mobilised for MENA's first CAN

21 january 2012 - 16:31:31
Paris, France (PANA) – The Nigeriens in France are mobilising resources to support their national team, the MENA, which is [...] Full text...

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Day 2 of fuel protests quieter, but Nigeria remains paralyzed (Update)

10 january 2012 - 12:56:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the nation-wide strike to protest high fuel prices enters the second in Nigeria Tuesday, the [...] Full text...

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Top Senegalese musician advises colleagues on piracy

23 december 2011 - 12:02:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Switzerland-based Senegalese musician Nana Cissokho has urged other musicians to do everything possible to secure their [...] Full text...

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UN expert tasks Morocco on cultural rights, diversity

17 september 2011 - 17:00:25
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Farida Shaheed, the UN Independent Expert on Cultural Rights, has urged Morocco to further [...] Full text...

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Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso opens Luanda jazz festival

30 july 2011 - 14:04:14
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - With a fusion of blues and funk, Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso, here Friday opened the [...] Full text...

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18 African musicians take part in WOMAD festival in England

29 july 2011 - 10:32:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Eighteen African musicians are among the 56 from all continents that are taking part in the [...] Full text...

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Many African musicians perform at Festival de Thau in France

21 july 2011 - 15:58:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Various African musicians, including Tkien Jah Fakoly of Cote d'Ivoire, and the Malian Mamani Keita, will [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram, labour's impending strike, ministers' list get big play in Nigeria

02 july 2011 - 08:34:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Army's notice of "extinction" to the dreaded Boko Haram religious sect, labour's two-week notice of a [...] Full text...

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Jonathan shocked by death of Nigeria's "Lady of songs"

01 july 2011 - 17:29:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan, attending the 17th Summit of the heads of State and government of the [...] Full text...

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Two Senegalese musicians to perform at Stade de France

08 june 2011 - 21:49:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese musicians Baaba Maal and Coumba Gawlo Seck will on Saturday attend the humanitarian concert [...] Full text...

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WIPO to help West African musicians

08 june 2011 - 20:05:19
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Paris to host night of African music Saturday

06 june 2011 - 13:44:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African music stars, including Mali’s Mory Kante, Senegal's Baaba Maal, and Ivorian Alpha Blondy, are [...] Full text...

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Ivorian reggea star, Alpha Blondy criticizes Ivoirianness

28 april 2011 - 18:23:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - World renowned reggae star, Alpha Blondy of Cote d'Ivoire, on Thursday condemned the concept of "Ivorite" [...] Full text...

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Malian singing couple nominated WFP, EU ambassadors against hunger

13 april 2011 - 15:56:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World-famous Malian singing couple, Amadou and Mariam, have been nominated ambassadors against hunger by the World [...] Full text...

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Popular Senegalese singer dies

31 march 2011 - 17:10:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese singer Marie Ndiaye Ndèye Gawlo died Thursday morning in Dakar after a brief illness, PANA [...] Full text...

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Angolans march for peace

05 march 2011 - 13:11:23
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Hundreds of Angolans on Saturday marched in the capital, Luanda, to demonstrate their support for the [...] Full text...

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Album by 2 Mali musicians wins US Grammy award

17 february 2011 - 13:41:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The album "Ali and Toumani" by Malian musicians Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, won the [...] Full text...

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Artistes from Mali, Benin, South Africa nominated for Grammy Awards 2011

05 february 2011 - 13:13:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Several artistes from Mali, Benin and South Africa are on the final list of the 53rd [...] Full text...

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Malawi musicians rally round stranded South African songstress

02 december 2010 - 14:46:52
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Music Association of Malawi (MAM) has appealed to families in Malawi to 'adopt' the stranded [...] Full text...

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Congo to attend international crafts fair in Ouagadougou

26 october 2010 - 11:10:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congo will attend the 12th edition of the Internatio nal Crafts trade fair in Ouagadougou, Burkina [...] Full text...

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Senegalese choreographer Ndeye Khady Niang dies

30 august 2010 - 09:50:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese dancer and choreographer Ndeye Khady Niang died after an accident at her home in [...] Full text...

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World Orchestra for Peace to promote UNESCO message

03 august 2010 - 19:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) has selected the World Orchestra for [...] Full text...

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Lome hosts 3rd African music festival

26 july 2010 - 16:25:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The third edition of the international African music festiva l, dubbed "Africarythmes", will begin 5 August [...] Full text...

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AU campaigns for conflict-free Africa

15 july 2010 - 15:09:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has named Nobel Peace Priz e winners, leading sports personalities and [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Prices shoot up in Johannesburg ahead of World Cup final

10 july 2010 - 12:25:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) – As Johannesbur-g prepares to host the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: World Cup to close in 'spectacular fashion'

09 july 2010 - 20:23:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The 2010 FIFA World Cup will close in spectacular fashion, with a range of international [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: UN launches '8 Goals for Africa'

11 june 2010 - 21:31:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The UN Group for Development on Friday in Johannesburg,South Africa, launched "8 Goals for Africa", a [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi accuses US of complicity in Israeli attack on flotilla

01 june 2010 - 19:10:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi has slammed the United States for the attack perpetrated by the Israeli [...] Full text...

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Senior Palestinian officials brief Kadhafi on bloody Israeli attack on flotilla

31 may 2010 - 22:33:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA)- â" Two senior Palestinian officials on Monday briefed the Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, on the latest developments [...] Full text...

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Tunisia joins condemnation of Israeli attack on flotilla

31 may 2010 - 20:22:00
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisia on Monday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Israel for attacking a flotilla carrying [...] Full text...

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Libyans demonstrate against Israeli attack on aid convoy

31 may 2010 - 19:30:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan trade unionists, members of other Arab trade unio ns and leagues, as well as Libyan [...] Full text...

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Arab League meets Tuesday to discuss attack on "flotilla of peace"

31 may 2010 - 18:44:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The League of the Arab States on Monday scheduled an extraordinary meeting to adopt a position [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi, Qatari Emir discuss Israeli attack on peace flotilla

31 may 2010 - 18:06:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamed bin Khalifa Al-Thani, he ld telephone talks with Mouammar Kadhafi, [...] Full text...

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Jermaine Jackson stages concert in Gambia, honours late brother Michael

29 may 2010 - 19:37:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Famous American celebrity, Jermaine Jackson is Saturday staging a music concert in The Gambia as a [...] Full text...

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UNDP, African musicians team up against poverty, hunger

15 may 2010 - 15:00:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has teamed up with eig ht renowned African musicians to [...] Full text...

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Angolan music star performs in Paris

30 march 2010 - 11:36:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan singer Yuri da Cunha was due to joining Italian music star Eros Ramazzotti to perform [...] Full text...

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Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour tours France

23 march 2010 - 14:24:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour on Tuesday begins a tour of France with a concert in the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan national ballet music to be perform at World Cup

22 march 2010 - 23:04:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Rwandan national ballet music â?Urukerezaâ?, a nat ional selection of artistes, musicians and traditional dancers [...] Full text...

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EU MPs to propose free movement with long duration visa

08 march 2010 - 21:03:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- European MPs are to propose for the adoption by the m ember states a long duration [...] Full text...

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Jammeh resumes controversial HIV/AIDS treatment programme

12 february 2010 - 14:42:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has resumed his controver sial Presidential Treatment Programme with a batch of [...] Full text...

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Angolan musicians wax song for Haiti earthquake victims

06 february 2010 - 19:28:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan musicians have recorded a song, entitled "Muxima love" in Luanda to express solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese musician, Mauritanian partner to build recording studio

24 january 2010 - 13:01:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Senegalese musician, Demba Dia, popularly ca lled Rock M'balakh, and his Mauritanian partner, Dey Ould [...] Full text...

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Critics challenge Jammeh's HIV/AIDS treatment claims

18 january 2010 - 15:02:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh, has sparked a new wave of criticisms by celebrating his controversial [...] Full text...

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Senegal hosts int'l Blues of River Festival

25 december 2009 - 16:46:00
Podor- Senegal (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the international Blues of the Riv er Festival ends Saturday in Podor, [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian Music festival starts Tuesday

11 december 2009 - 14:05:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the Cameroonian Music Festival ( JCM) will start here Tuesday, an informed [...] Full text...

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Salim stresses good governance, transparency in Africa

15 november 2009 - 11:19:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The former Secretary-General of the defunct Org anisation of Africa Unity (OAU), Salim Ahmed [...] Full text...

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DR Congo pays tribute to late popular musician, Franco

12 october 2009 - 16:19:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The Minister of Culture and Arts of the DR Congo, Es dras Kambale, Sunday called [...] Full text...

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Africa displays cultural splendour in Panaf

10 july 2009 - 09:42:00
Oran- Algeria(PANA) -- From the small Senegalese village of Thionk Essyl to the S avannah of Zimbabwe and Zambia, Africa [...] Full text...

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Mali for Pan African culture festival

02 july 2009 - 12:28:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali will take part in the 2nd edition of the Pan African culture festival (PANAF) due [...] Full text...

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Togolese female singer hails improvement of African women

27 may 2009 - 23:29:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Togolese female singer Afiwavi Mawulana Missohou, alias Afia Mala, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction about the improvement [...] Full text...

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Zuma sworn in as South African President

09 may 2009 - 13:27:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's fourt h democratically-elected President at a [...] Full text...

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African artists invited to chorus festival

12 march 2009 - 00:19:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A number of African artists and artists of African origi ns have been invited to the [...] Full text...

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Africa's largest culture event planned to boost continent's image

17 february 2009 - 15:43:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Algeria is to host a Pan-African Culture Conference in Algiers for the first time in [...] Full text...

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Saint-Louis international jazz festival planned for May in Senegal

31 january 2009 - 15:41:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The 17th edition of the International Jazz Festival of S aint-Louis (Saint-Louis Jazz) has been scheduled [...] Full text...

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4 die in Gambian GSM musical concert stampede

03 january 2009 - 16:52:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambia’s Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Sulayman Secka, Saturday confirmed to PANA that investigation [...] Full text...

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