U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works
29 may 2024 - 11:43:38Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...
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Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...
‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
04 april 2024 - 11:10:32New York, US (PANA) - All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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Celebrated South African artist launches world tour in Cape Town
05 march 2024 - 08:56:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Celebrated South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s finest works are being showcased at an exhibition [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $23.04 million for modern Floating Dock Facility in Ghana
21 june 2023 - 07:50:00Takoradi, Ghana (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$23.04 million loan [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promote African arts and culture
26 may 2023 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Consortium 2023 aimed at promoting African arts and culture in [...] Full text...
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Najla al-Mangouch recalls responsibility to achieve stability in all countries on World Refugee Day
20 june 2022 - 16:24:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch said on World Refugee Day that [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya urges consensus, reconciliation on 11th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution
17 february 2022 - 13:15:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 17 February Revolution, the UN Secretary-General's Special [...] Full text...
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Senegalese transporters express annoyance after ECOWAS sanctions against Mali
05 february 2022 - 13:32:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Actors of the transport sector and of the Senegalese economy expressed on Wednesday in Dakar, their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 35 new positive cases
13 october 2021 - 09:35:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 35 new positive cases of COVID-19, of which 28 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told
03 july 2021 - 06:39:12New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria
05 june 2021 - 08:58:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up Artists Support Plan for cultural, creative sectors
25 april 2021 - 09:35:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will implement a COVID-19 Artists Support Plan 2021 for the cultural and creative [...] Full text...
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More than 200,000 Zimbabweans return home as COVID-19 impacts regional economies
20 april 2021 - 13:25:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – More than 200,000 Zimbabweans have returned home over the past year due to the economic fallout from [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation
16 january 2021 - 08:34:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...
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UN Police ‘vital’ across spectrum of peacekeeping, Security Council hears
05 november 2020 - 06:53:36New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday was briefed on the “vital role” UN Police play across [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief
29 may 2020 - 05:19:05New York, US (PANA) - Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation [...] Full text...
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String of stinging defeats for Haftar’s forces changing military, political picture in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
22 may 2020 - 09:49:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The recent string of defeats suffered by the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Marshal Khalifa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Action Plan to preserve cultural life, support artists
21 may 2020 - 07:21:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Cultural Heritage Ministry has produced a post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says debt, danger facing refugees in Uganda
17 december 2019 - 12:49:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is painting a desperate picture of refugees in Uganda saying they are adopting [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change
23 september 2019 - 05:41:51New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...
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‘Preserve, revitalize and promote’ indigenous languages, or lose a ‘wealth of traditional knowledge’, UN chief says
10 august 2019 - 07:36:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has underscored the urgency to “preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile
07 august 2019 - 15:59:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council again fails to adopt resolution to end Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
02 august 2019 - 11:55:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A draft communiqué initiated by the United Kingdom on Thursday to end the Libyan conflict, after [...] Full text...
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UN envoy in Libya urges Security Council action to end violence
30 july 2019 - 02:45:25New York, US (PANA) - Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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Libya sets up Standing Committee to organize foreign labor
25 july 2019 - 16:37:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government announced on Thursday the establishment of a [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Nelson Mandela's birthday
18 july 2019 - 11:02:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the annual birthday of its greatest son, Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...
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Turkey renovates Niger Press centre
13 july 2019 - 18:46:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Turkish Cooperation Agency (TICA) has renovated the Niger Press House by replacing furniture, air conditioners, [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni chest-thumps about economy in nation-wide address
06 june 2019 - 20:32:11Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Thursday delivered his annual State-of-the-Nation Address, painting a rosy picture [...] Full text...
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Mandela sketch sells for US$112,000
03 may 2019 - 11:10:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A simple sketch by former President Nelson Mandela of his Robben Island prison cell has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius moves to accelerate development
30 november 2018 - 13:59:09Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Yogida Sawmynaden, on Friday said that the age of [...] Full text...
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'Developing Africa’s pharmaceutical sector is crucial' - ECA
02 august 2018 - 14:29:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says there is an urgent need to develop Africa's [...] Full text...
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Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ‘a matter of justice’, UN-backed summit told
25 july 2018 - 06:59:28London, UK (PANA) - Inclusive education, economic empowerment and technological innovations were the focus of discussion on Tuesday as world [...] Full text...
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'Lake Chad Basin areas reclaimed from Boko Haram must be stabilised'
23 march 2018 - 06:29:52Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - It is critical to shore up areas of Lake Chad Basin freed from the grip of [...] Full text...
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Murdered South African artist's wife arrested
28 december 2017 - 10:21:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The wife of top South African artist Walter Meyer has been arrested in connection [...] Full text...
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'Failure to broker peace' hinders solutions to displacement, says UN refugee chief
02 november 2017 - 19:49:13New York, US (PANA) – The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday urged global leaders to find [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, adds more int'l awards to his long list
30 september 2017 - 06:32:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Globally-celebrated Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been honoured with the most internationally-prestigious award in art [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Justice minister assures human rights victims of justice
21 july 2017 - 12:05:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Justice on Friday assured victims of human rights violations under former president [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC Chair worried over the rising number of African refugees
20 june 2017 - 14:52:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Painting a gloomy picture of the refugee problems confronting Africa, the Chairperson of the African [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Waterfall tragedy, Water Day reported in Ghana
25 march 2017 - 06:36:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A tragedy at a popular waterfall and a grim warning about a possible water crisis issued [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt launches nine-year basic education programme in Mauritius
13 february 2017 - 17:48:31Beau-Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – A National Water Safety Council will be set up in Mauritius with the aim to sensitise [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana makes case for urgent UN action on Syria
24 november 2016 - 18:50:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has challenged the United Nations Security Council to act on the protracted conflict in Syria, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian artist, Victor Ehikhamenor, inches closer to 2016 Emerging Voices Global Art Prize
11 july 2016 - 13:29:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Victor Ehikhamenor is the only Nigerian artist to make the top 10 list in this year's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Sculptor, El Anatsui, named one of 6 judges for 2016 "Emerging Voices Awards in The Arts" contest
11 july 2016 - 13:12:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been named one of the six international judges chosen [...] Full text...
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UK: Amnesty International warns of global assault on freedoms
24 february 2016 - 06:33:41London, UK (PANA) - International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Media institute warns Information Minister to stop terrorizing Zambian media
22 october 2015 - 17:32:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia has warned Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili to desist [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Rare South African artwork recovered in London flat
23 july 2015 - 10:37:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An extremely valuable painting which was put up for auction in the early 1960s [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO chief highlights power of jazz for social integration
30 april 2015 - 17:42:04New 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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Nigeria: Govt. begins re-engineering of defence, security posture over Boko Haram
17 november 2014 - 15:49:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau Mohammed, on Monday announced that Nigeria had commenced the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN alerts on dire situation in South Sudan
30 april 2014 - 14:39:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, painted a bleak picture of human rights [...] Full text...
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Sudan: NGO warns, safety of South Sudanese people rapidly deteriorating
22 april 2014 - 14:53:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The safety of seven million people in South Sudan is rapidly deteriorating, an international organization operating [...] Full text...
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International book, film Festival opens in Brazzaville
15 february 2013 - 12:24:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International book and film festival was launched Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo's capital, with the participation [...] Full text...
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Mauritius organizes campaign on energy efficiency
20 september 2012 - 16:28:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government is to organize a one-week campaign on energy efficiency from 24-30 September with [...] Full text...
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Fresh race row over Zuma cartoon
09 july 2012 - 13:33:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just weeks after a derogatory image of South African President Jacob Zuma sparked a [...] Full text...
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South African painting fetches US$2m
12 june 2012 - 09:05:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The magnificent portrait “Arab” by celebrated South African artist Irma Stern sold for R17 [...] Full text...
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Zuma accused of violating Constitution
31 may 2012 - 12:00:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There was chaos in the South African National Assembly in Cape Town on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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CPJ condemns harassment of SA paper over painting
31 may 2012 - 09:19:46New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the campaign of harassment and intimidation against [...] Full text...
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Zuma painting defaced ahead of court hearing
23 may 2012 - 10:08:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The controversial painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma’s exposed genitals has continued to [...] Full text...
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Zuma painting "an attack on African culture"
21 may 2012 - 10:43:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The outcry over a controversial painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma’s exposed genitals [...] Full text...
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Zuma outraged by graphic portrait
18 may 2012 - 10:32:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma could be heading back to court, this time over [...] Full text...
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"Festival on the Niger" opens in Mali
17 february 2012 - 10:45:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The eighth edition of the 'Festival on the Niger" opened Thursday in the Malian town of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: DRC refugee children in Tanzania learning basics of art
01 february 2012 - 20:43:41New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) on Wednesday said refugee pupils from the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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100,000-year-old "toolkit" discovered near Cape Town
14 october 2011 - 08:21:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An ochre-rich mixture, possibly used for decoration, painting and skin protection 100,000 years ago, [...] Full text...
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Niamey to host 8th Int'l African Fashion Festival 23-27 Nov
27 july 2011 - 14:28:02Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The eighth International Festival of African Fashion (FIMA) will be held 23-27 November, 2011, in Niamey, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese artist, wrestling promoter Mbassou Niang dies
27 june 2011 - 11:42:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Manager of Senegalese musician Baaba Maal, Oumar Niang, popular known as Mbassou, died Sunday evening in [...] Full text...
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Arts exhibition opens in Kigali
21 june 2011 - 20:53:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A week-long exhibition by young Rwandan painters and other craftsmen has opened in Kigali to mobilize [...] Full text...
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Boeing to deliver new 777-300ER aircraft to Angola
13 may 2011 - 14:58:24Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, will deliver a new 777-300ER airplane to Angola Airlines (TAAG) on 14 June, the [...] Full text...
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Mills' state of the nation address highlighted in Ghana media
19 february 2011 - 08:24:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Evans Atta Mills’ third state of the nation address on Thursday in which he [...] Full text...
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Opposition says ruling party wants to "sink" Nigeria
19 december 2010 - 14:10:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's most-vocal opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has raised an alarm over the [...] Full text...
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Greek firm to build aluminium-processing plant in Congo (Corrected)
16 december 2010 - 13:11:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Greek company ISAKOS Soft, a world leading specialists in aluminum, will soon build an aluminum [...] Full text...
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Greek firm to built aluminium-processing plant in Congo
16 december 2010 - 11:56:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Greek company ISAKOS Soft, a world leading specialists in aluminum, will soon build an aluminum [...] Full text...
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Malawi promoters arrested for duping South African gospel songstress
01 december 2010 - 18:58:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, Wednesday arrested three officials of a cultural arts group for [...] Full text...
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UN report outlines measures to check environmental hazards
12 november 2010 - 18:11:00New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report said losses caused by natural disasters across the world could triple to [...] Full text...
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Libya commemorates National Youth Day
21 august 2010 - 11:42:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) â" Libya on Friday evening c-elebrated National Youth Day in Tripoli that brought together some 170 young [...] Full text...
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Kadhafi arrives N'Djamena for 12th CEN-SAD summit
20 july 2010 - 17:21:00N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is the chair of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), arrived [...] Full text...
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Portugal: We're confident in Angola's leadership of CPLP
20 july 2010 - 00:06:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) will be a milestone in [...] Full text...
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Libya commemorates international day against drugs
26 june 2010 - 20:02:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya on Saturday commemorated the commemorated Internat ional Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking under [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: 'Swiss pain for highly-rated Spain'
16 june 2010 - 19:41:00Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- The jinx that often afflicts Spain in their World Cup history came alive again on [...] Full text...
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Somaliland security forces detain journalists
07 june 2010 - 12:51:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Last week's detention of three journalists in b reakaway Somaliland capital Hargeysa has raised [...] Full text...
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Sudan not abridging women's rights (feature)
26 april 2010 - 14:07:00Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Journalist Lubna Hussein elicited unprecedented interna tional attention when she allegedly challenged traditional African and Islamic [...] Full text...
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Africa international womenâ?s museum and arts centre opens
16 february 2010 - 23:13:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" The Gambia's first Mama A-frica International Womenâ?s Museum and Arts Centre in Batokunku, Kombo South, was [...] Full text...
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UN to help Guinea set up army
01 february 2010 - 22:18:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The special United Nations' envoy in West Africa, Saأ¯d Djinit, on Monday called upon the [...] Full text...
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Chissano to be guest of honour at abolition of slavery anniversary
23 january 2010 - 10:35:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano will be the guest of honour of the Mauritian government during [...] Full text...
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Malabo bids to host 2013 Francophone Games
30 september 2009 - 18:49:00Beirut- Lebanon (PANA) -- Equatorial Guinea has submitted its bid to host the 201 3 Francophone games in place of [...] Full text...
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48 countries for 6th Francophone Games in Beirut
27 september 2009 - 13:03:00Beirut- Lebanon (PANA) -- A total of 48 countries are featuring in the 6th Franco phone Games, which opened Sunday [...] Full text...
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Egyptian womenâ™s organization fight child molestation
10 august 2009 - 11:50:00Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The Egyptian Centre for Womenâ™s Rights (ECWR) has launch ed a new campaign that uses a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media highlight appointment of new Police Chief, retirements at NNPC
25 july 2009 - 12:35:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The appointment of Mr. Ogbonnaya Onovo as the new Inspec tor General of Police (IGP) [...] Full text...
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African Finance ministers end crucial meeting in Abuja
16 july 2009 - 20:23:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- African Ministers of Finance rose from their meeting in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital city, Thursday, painting [...] Full text...
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Douala commercial motorcyclists on strike
15 june 2009 - 15:17:00Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Commercial motorcyclists, known as "Bendskineurs", Monday embarked on a strike action in Douala, Cameroon, PANA reported [...] Full text...
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Kenyan fresh water mass under threat
11 may 2009 - 17:04:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Human activities around the only fresh water mass in Ken ya’s central region is threatening its [...] Full text...
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Italy rehabilitates Mozambican institutes
12 february 2009 - 18:35:00Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Italian government has granted about US$ 386,000 for the rehabilitation of the Boane Agriculture Institute [...] Full text...
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