The role of language in gender equality: How linguistic structures shape legal norms and reinforce gender biases: World Bank Blog By Pierrick Bruyas and Caroline Perrin

26 october 2024 - 10:44:56
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Globally, women’s rights have expanded significantly over the past decades. By 2023, 162 economies [...] Full text...

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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom

02 october 2024 - 05:39:32
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...

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World must prioritise productivity reforms to revive medium-term growth: IMF Blog By Nan Li, Diaa Noureldin

10 april 2024 - 15:12:53
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The world economy faces a sobering reality. The global growth rate - stripped of cyclical [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt offers jobs, cars and wedding bonuses to 64 residents of social institutions

09 april 2024 - 15:19:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has decided to support [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates rectorate building at Tripoli University

04 april 2024 - 13:56:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday inaugurated the rectorate [...] Full text...

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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap

04 march 2024 - 11:54:55
ATTN EDS: EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL MONDAY, 4 MARCH, 2024, AT 15 GMT. Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global [...] Full text...

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Benin to regularise the situation of 31 academics

17 january 2024 - 15:18:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government is to regularize the administrative situation of 31 teachers at Benin's universities, according to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces start of education system reform process

27 december 2023 - 15:18:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced the [...] Full text...

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Europe’s wage rises aiding recovery but economies face risks: IMF Blog By Chikako Baba, Ben Park, Ippei Shibata, and Sebastian Weber

09 november 2023 - 07:24:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Europe’s economic recovery is getting a much-needed boost from rising wages and higher incomes. But in [...] Full text...

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Growth in mining expected to take Namibia back to pre-pandemic level

03 october 2023 - 17:08:58
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - On the back of sustained mining growth and recovery in tourism, Namibia’s real GDP growth reached [...] Full text...

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Mali begins mobilization of reserve of armed and security forces

15 september 2023 - 15:57:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Wednesday adopted a draft decree in the Council of Ministers, setting out the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian legend Oparanozie retires after distinguished football career

15 september 2023 - 05:23:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian women's football captain, Desire Oparanozie, has announced her retirement from football at the age [...] Full text...

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Onana ends Cameroon exile in surprise international return

30 august 2023 - 09:34:23
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Goalkeeper Andre Onana has ended his self-imposed exile from international duty by accepting a surprise Indomitable [...] Full text...

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Ghana midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, announces retirement

13 august 2023 - 05:33:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Former Ghana midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, has confirmed his retirement from professional football, aged 36. The Berlin-born playmaker, [...] Full text...

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Ghana football legend Asamoah Gyan retires

21 june 2023 - 08:30:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan,  on Tuesday announced his retirement from professional football at the age [...] Full text...

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Social protection policies vital to addressing labour market exclusion in MENA: WB report

08 june 2023 - 09:36:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Labour market exclusion is at the root of poverty and vulnerability in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2023 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: The Trade Union Action Unit condemns violation of freedom to demonstrate in France

20 april 2023 - 15:22:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Trade Union Action Unit, grouping 23 trade unions, condemned on Thursday "the [...] Full text...

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Zambia hope for fairytale run in second appearance at TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON

16 april 2023 - 18:01:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s young Chipolopolo have qualified for the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the second [...] Full text...

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World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme

15 april 2023 - 16:39:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, study finds

17 march 2023 - 08:14:03
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and other research centres, says footballers run [...] Full text...

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Kigali Stadium named after late Pelé of Brazil

17 march 2023 - 06:50:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Nyamirambo Regional Stadium in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, has been named the late Pelé of Brazil. It [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s new VP, from an unqualified teacher to vice president

24 february 2023 - 14:38:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has appointed Muhammad Jallow, an experienced Civil Servant, who served in different [...] Full text...

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South African referee ranked fifth in the world

19 january 2023 - 12:26:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African referee Victor Gomes has been ranked as one of the top five [...] Full text...

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UN report calls for re-thinking social protection as the world ages

13 january 2023 - 06:12:59
New York, US (PANA) - With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s President assures Burundi of ‘brotherly’ support in diverse ways

04 january 2023 - 05:50:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Burundi in diverse ways as [...] Full text...

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UNESCO ‘deeply saddened’ over death of football legend, Pelé

30 december 2022 - 05:33:02
Paris, 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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Ghana government exempts pension funds from Debt Exchange Programme

22 december 2022 - 18:56:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Thursday granted exemption to all pension funds in its Domestic Debt [...] Full text...

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Workers in Ghana warn of indefinite strike from 27 December over bonds in debt echange

19 december 2022 - 18:48:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Organised labour in Ghana on Monday warned of an indefinite strike from 27 December over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing of face mask no longer mandatory in public transport in Mauritius

11 november 2022 - 14:01:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The wearing of face mask will no longer be mandatory in public transport, in Mauritius, including [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Deputy President dares Kenyatta in nasty pre-election rivalry

29 july 2022 - 22:38:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop threats against his family [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes resumption of oil production, announces wage increases

20 july 2022 - 14:14:11
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday welcomed the resumption [...] Full text...

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Gambia government to prosecute ex-President Jammeh

25 may 2022 - 17:12:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow has declared that ex-President Yahya Jammeh and officials of his government  [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders Finance Ministry to pay increases of pensions

24 april 2022 - 18:58:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM visits Tripoli popular markets to check prices of essential commodities

16 april 2022 - 14:00:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Friday visited a number [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines CEO quits after overseeing four-fold growth in a decade

23 march 2022 - 20:24:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down from the company to focus on [...] Full text...

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Burundian govt expresses concern about living conditions of pensioners

20 february 2022 - 19:31:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian cabinet last week adopted two bills, one aimed at improving the living conditions of [...] Full text...

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Six Trade unions kick against high cost of living in Benin

18 february 2022 - 20:42:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six Beninese Trade unions and centres, rose from a giant meeting on Friday in Cotonou to [...] Full text...

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535 Guinean police officers to retire

10 november 2021 - 12:54:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday had 535  police officers in line for retirement, according to a decree signed [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian President Taylor files suit in ECOWAS Court over non-payment of pension benefits

26 october 2021 - 15:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Charles Taylor of Liberia has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court here over [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints ‘Swazi’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President

14 october 2021 - 12:34:33
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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High-profile delegation to address South Africa's coal retirement plan

27 september 2021 - 18:44:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Climate envoys from the European Union on Monday arrived in South Africa to address [...] Full text...

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ILO decries lack of income protection for poor workers forced to defy lockdowns

02 september 2021 - 01:52:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world’s poorest workers were forced to defy the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to go out [...] Full text...

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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses

01 september 2021 - 20:35:34
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 165 new positive cases

13 august 2021 - 16:19:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced, Friday evening, that they have detected 165 new positive cases for Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)

03 august 2021 - 17:17:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's State House administers oath of secrecy to staff

27 july 2021 - 20:26:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's State House Tuesday administered the Oath of Secrecy and Declaration of Secrecy to 42 of its [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Zambia’s first President Kaunda

02 july 2021 - 13:38:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday led foreign heads of state and other dignitaries in the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone retires No. 5 jersey in honor of late legend, Sesay

10 june 2021 - 19:28:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - During a Premier League match between Mighty Blackpool and Wusum Stars at the Siaka Steven [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer

07 june 2021 - 19:18:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...

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Uganda name squad to face South Africa in soccer friendly

31 may 2021 - 18:37:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FIFPRO to provide health support to recently-retired footballers

29 may 2021 - 17:00:03
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are [...] Full text...

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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff

28 may 2021 - 07:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...

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Reformed Defence sector will end insecurity in Nigeria, says Defence Minister, Gen. Magashi

28 april 2021 - 18:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, on Wednesday received the report of the [...] Full text...

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Uganda star Captain, Onyango, retires from international football

13 april 2021 - 17:51:19
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Hours after helping Mamelodi Sundowns beat Chippa United 2-1 in South African Premier League, Uganda Cranes [...] Full text...

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Mali govt., main trade union sign agreement to improve workers' living conditions

06 february 2021 - 15:05:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government, the National Employers' Council of Mali (CNPM) and the National Union of Workers [...] Full text...

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2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive year -President Barrow

31 december 2020 - 22:13:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday 2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma gets 'Idiot of the Year' award

30 december 2020 - 11:32:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sunday Times – South Africa’s biggest selling weekend newspaper – reserves a section [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president announces 10 social measures on 60th anniversary of independence

28 november 2020 - 12:29:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Saturday announced 10 measures for the most vulnerable segments of [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000 for rights violation

10 november 2020 - 17:02:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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Former head of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development passes on

21 october 2020 - 15:29:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The immediate past President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Mr. Bashir Mamman [...] Full text...

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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers

18 october 2020 - 12:50:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said  he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...

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Libyans working in civil service take 58% of State resources

20 september 2020 - 13:28:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plethora of civil servants in Libya's public administration represents one of the greatest challenges facing [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Dismissed employees of Int'l security company demand unpaid 2-year salaries

09 september 2020 - 17:41:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 200 Mauritanian workers, former employees of "G4 S", an international security company with headquarters in [...] Full text...

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Football: Former Nigerian defender, Babalade, dies

06 september 2020 - 16:26:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria defender, Ajibade Babalade, passed away on Friday (4 September 2020) after suffering a cardiac [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan midfielder retires from national football team

13 august 2020 - 16:16:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The current Rwandan national football team 'Amavubi Stars' Central midfielder, Jean Baptiste ‘Miggy’ Mugiraneza, has announced [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: John Kiester returns as Leone Stars coach

13 august 2020 - 14:25:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone has appointed former midfielder, John Kiester, as Head coach of the Leone Stars [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: National Assembly approves bill modifying retirement age

24 july 2020 - 18:08:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a bill to repeal and replace certain provisions of [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July

24 july 2020 - 17:13:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...

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President Barrow, Gambians honor soccer legend Biri Biri in state burial

22 july 2020 - 21:04:32
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on Gambians to be proud of Alhaji Momodou Njie Biri Biri who [...] Full text...

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Ayegba, Nigeria's breakthrough goalkeeper (A CAF portrait)

21 july 2020 - 16:01:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria's Rachael Aladi Ayegba made a huge success in Europe by winning the Finnish Naisten Liiga [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate asks Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs to resign over insecurity

21 july 2020 - 15:19:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move in the history of Nigeria since independence on October 1, 1960, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania to review retirement age

17 july 2020 - 00:17:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has examined and adopted a draft bill amending and replacing several portions of [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director names Kenyan Ceda Ogada as Secretary of the Fund

16 july 2020 - 11:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has announced her intention to [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese football referee, Badara Sene, passes on

23 june 2020 - 17:23:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of former referee, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79

19 june 2020 - 19:13:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...

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Ms Powers named Catholic Medical Board CEO

18 june 2020 - 15:35:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mary Beth Powers as [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences

16 june 2020 - 17:05:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Newly elected president signs book of condolence for late-head of state

13 june 2020 - 15:40:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president-elect, Evariste Ndayishimiye signed here Saturday the book of condolences opened for former head [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new Police chief

04 june 2020 - 07:00:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mr. Khemraj Servansingh has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police of Mauritius, police sources [...] Full text...

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Senegalese intl' striker, Souleymane Camara, retires after 13-year spell at Montpellier

19 may 2020 - 18:51:54
Paris, France (PANA) - After over a decade at Stade de la Mosson, the ex-Senegal international, Souleymane Camara, has decided [...] Full text...

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WB releases more than 156 billion CFAF for West African states

30 april 2020 - 20:37:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Thursday approved a financing package of 273 million dollars or about 159 billion [...] Full text...

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Dean of Malian press dies

30 april 2020 - 17:17:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Aïssata Cissé, dean of the Malian press, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Libyan government of national accord opts for lifting of oil subsidy

13 april 2020 - 22:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday opted for the lifting of oil subsidy to [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army refuses candidacy of its officer to head Burkina football federation

13 march 2020 - 17:49:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF) president Sita Sangaré is barred "for reasons of service" in [...] Full text...

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Congo signs deal with Danish firm to revive river transport

08 march 2020 - 12:44:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding has been signed in Brazzaville between the Congolese government and the Danish [...] Full text...

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Congo: Social security fund pays CFAF 58 billion in social benefits in 2019

04 march 2020 - 14:42:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Director-General of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), Evariste Ondongo, announced on Tuesday that the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt criticises police use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators

21 february 2020 - 11:45:33
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) – Sudanese Council of Ministers has condemned excessive use of force in handling a demonstration that took place [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde approves permanent residence status for foreigners

10 january 2020 - 18:36:00
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government has approved the creation of a differentiated status for holders of [...] Full text...

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Ivorian teachers demand retirement incentive

24 december 2019 - 11:25:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Public Primary Education Union on Monday demanded an appropriate retirement incentive for its members. At [...] Full text...

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Gas to Power Plant on the cards in Zimbabwe

19 december 2019 - 22:12:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Invictus Energy Limited (IEL) Thursday announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local energy [...] Full text...

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Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019

18 december 2019 - 00:02:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari decries slow pace of justice under democracy

17 december 2019 - 20:06:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed unhappiness about democracy’s ‘slow’ method of dispensation of justice, expressing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates Human Rights Day

10 december 2019 - 13:04:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African anti-Apartheid hero dead at 92

09 december 2019 - 21:22:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in for South African liberation hero Ben Turok who died here [...] Full text...

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President Barrow refutes statement about former President Jammeh return

08 december 2019 - 15:23:09
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Sunday categorically stated as fatally false widespread and conflicting reports that he had assented [...] Full text...

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Former coach of Mali 'Eagles' passes on

25 november 2019 - 15:48:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's former coach of the Eagles, nickname of the national football team, Molobaly Sissoko, died on [...] Full text...

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Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia resigns

25 october 2019 - 17:02:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Mr. Nathaniel R. Patray, has resigned [...] Full text...

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IMF evaluation mission in Gabon ends

04 october 2019 - 12:02:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – President Ali Bongo Ondimba has received an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Mr. Boileau [...] Full text...

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Slaheddine Jemmali, figurehead of Tunisian diplomacy, dies

14 september 2019 - 18:38:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A prominent figure in Tunisian diplomacy, Slaheddine Jemmali, died here Friday after a long illness at [...] Full text...

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Togo: Former IMF official among the presidential candidates of 2020

10 september 2019 - 19:09:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Pierre Ekué Gamessou Kpodar, a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official, has declared his candidacy for [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s first president Sir Dawda Jawara dies aged 95

27 august 2019 - 15:23:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  First Gambian  president, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, died   at his home in Fajara, Banjul, on Tuesday   [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. to introduce Workers Rights Bill Tuesday in Parliament

10 august 2019 - 06:54:58
Port- Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Labour and Industrial Minister, Soodesh Callichurn, will Tuesday introduce for the second reading, [...] Full text...

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Old and forgotten, social protection for Zimbabwe's pension -Analysis by PANA Correspondentclines

06 august 2019 - 13:47:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As the Zimbabwe dollar continues to devalue, pensioners are slowly coming to terms with the reality [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire establishes two social security schemes for self-employed workers

17 july 2019 - 20:54:25
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Self-employed workers in Côte d'Ivoire will benefit from two social security schemes, following the adoption [...] Full text...

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Burundians doubt Nkurunziza's decision to leave power in 2020 (Analysis)

21 june 2019 - 18:22:01
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The promise by Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, not to run in 2020 for a fourth consecutive [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants $175 million to Tunisia

15 june 2019 - 20:11:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The World Bank has granted Tunisia two loans totaling $ 175 million to finance digital transition [...] Full text...

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Former President Ian Khama's retirement benefits: Gifts for a man who has everything - Chronicled by PANA

12 june 2019 - 21:10:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Ian Khama Seretse Khama, received enough gifts to last him his [...] Full text...

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Former junta leader, Gen. Djibo Salou, denies signing a "deal" with current authorities

22 may 2019 - 17:25:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The former head of the military transition 2010-2011, retired Gen. Salou Djibo, on Tuesday denied negotiating [...] Full text...

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Congolese pensioners claim 15 months ' pension arrears

27 april 2019 - 09:41:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Retirees of the Congolese public service rose from a general meeting of the national coordination of associations [...] Full text...

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Bashir and his senior aides held at Kober central prison in Khartoum

21 april 2019 - 19:57:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Head of the Transitional Military Council, Lt. Gen.   Abdul Fatah Al Burhan on Sunday officially [...] Full text...

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Tribunal convicts Nigerian Chief Justice of corruption, banned from public office for 10 years

18 april 2019 - 15:05:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s non-bank financial institutions regulatory authority releases 2018 statistical bulletin

27 march 2019 - 00:34:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) Tuesday released its 2018 Statistical Bulletin, officials said here. The [...] Full text...

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UN ‘comes together in sadness, solidarity’ to honour staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines flight

15 march 2019 - 20:41:07
New York, US (PANA) - Ceremonies were held at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva on Friday to remember [...] Full text...

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Niger mourns death of journalist-cum-businessman Ali Moussa

05 march 2019 - 15:05:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Retired Nigerien journalist and prominent businessman, Ali Moussa Chaweye (62) passed away on Monday night at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host conference on pension funds and alternative investments Africa

20 february 2019 - 08:36:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the Pension Funds and Alternative Investments Africa Conference on 20-21 March, AMETrade Ltd, an [...] Full text...

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World Bank assesses agricultural support programme in Congo

14 february 2019 - 11:38:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A World Bank supervision mission, led by Joanne Gaskell, has arrived in Congo to assess the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parties intensify campaigns ahead of Saturday's elections (News Analysis by Madu Onuora, PANA correspondent)

12 february 2019 - 09:39:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With just a few days to Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria, the two [...] Full text...

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Chadian Ambassador Delegate to UNESCO dies in Paris

27 january 2019 - 13:59:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Chad's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Mahamat Saleh Adoum Djerou, died on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso assures security for all at FESPACO festival

18 january 2019 - 15:44:47
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Culture Abdoul Karim Sango has reassured security at the 26th edition of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Catholic Bishops' Conference Chairman installed Archbishop

12 january 2019 - 18:41:53
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – The Chairperson of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Kenya, Bishop Philip Anyolo, has been installed the [...] Full text...

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Malian workers launch 3-day strike as salary, job negotiations with gov't fail

09 january 2019 - 11:23:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's largest labour union, the National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM), on Wednesday began a 3-day [...] Full text...

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Ex-US soldier joins Gambia’s citizenship debate

04 january 2019 - 16:44:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dawda Rowsey, a retired American soldier on Friday reacted to President Adama Barrow’s remarks on the [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't to solve pensioners' problems

19 december 2018 - 11:18:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has pledged to implement recommendations of the National Forum on Retirement in Congo [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis appoints new Archbishop of Kigali

19 november 2018 - 17:36:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Antoine Kambanda of the Catholic diocese of Kibungo in eastern [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates International Day of Older Persons

11 october 2018 - 15:52:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday hailed the vast contribution made by the elderly in [...] Full text...

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Kofi Annan laid to rest with full military honours

13 september 2018 - 14:14:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, was given a state burial on Thursday with full military [...] Full text...

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2019 men's AFCON: Nigerian coach names squad for qualifier against Seychelles

30 august 2018 - 14:13:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's trainer, Gernot Rohr, has named a squad of 24 players for next month’s qualifier away [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Victor Moses quits int'l football

17 august 2018 - 13:59:44
London, England (PANA) - Saying that he wants to develop his club career, Chelsea and Nigeria's winger, Victor Moses, on [...] Full text...

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Controversial DR Congo politician Bemba to return home next week

25 july 2018 - 11:53:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Controversial DR Congo politician Jean-Pierre Bemba has announced that he will return home on 1 August. He [...] Full text...

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Malawi football legend Chamangwana dies

09 may 2018 - 15:04:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi football coach and captain, Jack Chamangwana, died in the commercial capital Blantyre on Sunday. Chamangwana, [...] Full text...

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IMF cautions Tunisia on rising inflation, public and external debt

15 april 2018 - 08:24:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Opposite trends continue to characterize the Tunisian economy in early 2018, according to a report by [...] Full text...

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South Africa's struggle hero Zola Skweyiya dead at 75

11 april 2018 - 11:13:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Liberation hero Zola Skweyiya died in Pretoria in the early hours of Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Barrow congratulates first Gambian Catholic Bishop

03 february 2018 - 19:11:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has congratulates the Catholic community in The Gambia on the ordination of the [...] Full text...

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Gambian Bishop returns to take over Catholic Diocese

04 january 2018 - 14:14:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The newly-appointed Bishop of Banjul, Rev Gabriel Mendy, returned home Wednesday to take over as the [...] Full text...

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Retired public servants demand improved pension scheme

24 november 2017 - 15:25:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired public servants in Kenya want an improved pension package and recognition from the Government for [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights experts slam new EU policy on boat rescues

17 august 2017 - 19:46:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two [...] Full text...

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Egypt: President Sisi ratifies law establishing Egypt's National Electoral Commission

07 august 2017 - 15:52:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday ratified a law creating the country's National Electoral Commission (NEC) [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Remittances from Moroccans in diaspora hit US$6.8 billion in 2016

03 august 2017 - 15:59:15
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Head of the Moroccan government has revealed that remittances from the Moroccans living overseas reached [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Parliament removes Gambian presidential age

26 july 2017 - 17:13:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Parliament on Wednesday amended the country's 1997 Constitution removing the presidential age limit of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former int'l implores Gyan to win AFCON for Ghana before retiring

21 july 2017 - 06:15:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Ghana international Godwin Attram has urged Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan to win the Africa [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana’s former president Masire passes on

23 june 2017 - 08:44:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire has passed on, following his admission at the [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Indomitable Lions, 3rd time outing at this level

15 june 2017 - 12:20:13
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Cameroon will be making their third FIFA Confederations Cup appearance at Russia 2017, having graced the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta signs new anti-torture law

13 april 2017 - 09:25:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to a law that gives effect to provisions of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tergat seeks presidency of Kenya Olympic body

04 april 2017 - 16:39:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat had a major boost to his bid for [...] Full text...

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US: UN body discusses changing population age structures, sustainable devt

04 april 2017 - 06:39:56
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations advisory body on issues related to population and development on Monday kicked [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari hails Saudi, Nigeria relations

30 march 2017 - 15:17:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia is a mutually beneficial one, which should grow stronger [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Central Bank governor resigns

30 march 2017 - 06:50:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, has resigned the state-owned Graphic newspaper [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ahmad dethrones Issa Hayatou from CAF plum job (News analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

16 march 2017 - 16:28:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With 34 votes to 20, the youthful Madagascan Football Federation Chief, Ahmad Ahmad, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Will Issa Hayatou's CAF long reign end at Thursday's election? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

16 march 2017 - 05:42:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will be the setting on Thursday and the occasion is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army warns of “campaign of calumny” against it

18 february 2017 - 19:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Personnel who feel bad about professionalization of the Nigerian Army should voluntarily retire from service, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo names acting Chief of the Defence Staff

10 february 2017 - 09:45:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Major-General Obed Asamoah Akwa as the acting Chief of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana's president names new police chief

25 january 2017 - 17:05:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday named David Asante-Apeatu as the new Inspector-General of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan candidate for AU post winds up campaign in Guinea Bissau

23 january 2017 - 19:01:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amina Mohamed, was [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Congolese authorities to release journalist

14 january 2017 - 09:29:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Congolese authorities should immediately release Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba, the editor of the privately-owned newspaper, Talassa, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President’s inauguration, transition challenges, cabinet highlighted in Ghana media

14 january 2017 - 07:39:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week had a huge feast of stories with the inauguration of President [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media highlight transition challenges

17 december 2016 - 07:32:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week featured president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo's meetings with various groups and organisations, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kipchoge, Cheruiyot scoop best Kenya athletes titles

08 december 2016 - 11:07:54
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Rio Olympics long distance gold-winning athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot on Wednesday night scooped the 2016 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Finance Minister ordered to appear in court

11 october 2016 - 11:40:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been rocked the National Prosecuting Authority’s announcement that Finance Minister Pravin [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Finance Minister refuses to report for questioning

25 august 2016 - 12:22:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has defied an order to present himself to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army announces purge of officer corps over corruption, partisanship

11 june 2016 - 08:12:57
Abuja, Nigeria - (PANA) The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced a purge of its officer corps over alleged professional misconduct. Saying [...] Full text...

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US: IMF's Africa Department director retires, receive accolades for achievements

08 june 2016 - 15:04:47
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Permanent Residence Scheme attracts 36 foreigners to Mauritius

26 april 2016 - 13:35:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth told Parliament on Tuesday that his Office has received 36 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda buries former minister killed in Burundi jail

15 april 2016 - 15:35:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in mysterious circumstances last week while in detention in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Former Rwandan minister's funeral to take place Friday in Kigali

13 april 2016 - 13:56:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Funeral services for the former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in unexplained circumstances while in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Former Rwandan minister's body flown home from Burundi

06 april 2016 - 10:46:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in unexplained circumstances, last week, while [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama names new Governor of Bank of Ghana

04 april 2016 - 18:40:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku as Governor of the Central Bank, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Body of Rwandan minister in Burundi jail to be repatriated

04 april 2016 - 15:57:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of former Rwandan minister, Jacques Bihozagara, who died in mysterious circumstances last week while [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Deportation of 3 South Africans, retirement of Central Bank Governor reported in Ghana

02 april 2016 - 09:41:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deportation of three retired South African policemen brought into Ghana by the main opposition New [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kigali seeks Burundi's explanation of former minister's death in detention

31 march 2016 - 18:06:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda wants Burundi to provide official explanation about the circumstances surrounding the death of former minister [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Ex-Rwandan minister dies in detention in Burundi

30 march 2016 - 16:37:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A former Rwandan government minister died Wednesday while in detention in neighbouring Burundi, apparently a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Governor of Ghana's central bank retires

30 march 2016 - 07:37:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Henry Kofi Wampah, is taking an early retirement, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Large gender gaps remain across global labour market - ILO

08 march 2016 - 07:12:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite some modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground [...] Full text...

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South Africa: IMF slashes SA's economic growth forecast

20 january 2016 - 09:56:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa, which is still reeling following the massive devaluation of the local Rand [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt.’s priorities for 2016 reported in Mauritius

19 december 2015 - 14:34:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The announcement by Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth that the priorities of his government for 2016 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's ex-minister arrested in Burundi on spying charge

09 december 2015 - 14:33:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Authorities in Burundi are holding a former minister of the Rwandan government on allegations of being [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama names new acting police chief

09 november 2015 - 21:28:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has appointed Commissioner of Police John Kudalor as acting Inspector General of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Long-time number 1 goalie, Enyeama, quits Super Eagles

08 october 2015 - 14:24:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Vincent Enyeama, long-time number one goalkeeper for Nigeria's senior national team, Super Eagles, has quit international [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ex-Minister kidnapped on 77th birthday

21 september 2015 - 16:19:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A former Nigerian government minister, Mr. Olu Falae, was kidnapped by yet unknown persons from his [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report resumption of work by doctors, recruitment of Muslims by ISIS

29 august 2015 - 05:57:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The resumption of work by doctors in public hospitals and the shock revelation that young Muslims [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President appoints new Chair for federal tax office

20 august 2015 - 17:27:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Dr. William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Obama takes credit for refining US foreign policy on Africa

26 july 2015 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting US President Barack Obama has defended the US foreign policy on Africa at talks with [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief refutes deputy's resignation over child abuses in CAR

24 july 2015 - 16:00:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Zeid Al-Hussein, on Friday said questions over the UN's handling [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AfDB president heads delegation on official mission to China

21 july 2015 - 17:48:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa and China need to take their cooperation to the next level with regard [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB outgoing CEO bids farewell to Kenyatta

25 june 2015 - 18:37:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Outgoing African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka said Thursday the ‘infrastructure big push’ in Africa [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Exams scandal, parliamentary primaries of opposition party reported in Ghana

20 june 2015 - 07:09:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A widespread leak of several papers in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) conducted by the [...] Full text...

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Togo: Ecobank appoints Ade Ayeyemi as new Group CEO

08 june 2015 - 13:02:13
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Ade Ayeyemi [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Insurance firms eye higher growth prospects

05 june 2015 - 13:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan insurance firms sounded upbeat on the industry’s growth prospects on Friday ahead of Treasury’s presentation [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Former executive of African liberation committee passes on

27 april 2015 - 09:03:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Tanzanian icon in the African liberation struggle, Brig.-Gen. Hashim Mbita, died on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Appointment of new EC boss, IMF advice reported in Ghana

18 april 2015 - 06:44:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Discussions on who becomes the new chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) and implementation of a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cape Town ravaged by massive fire

02 march 2015 - 14:58:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A devastating fire is sweeping through the mountains surrounding Cape Town, destroying several homes [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea: National team captain retires from international football

18 february 2015 - 11:18:41
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The captain of the Equatorial Guinea national football team, Juvenal Edjogo Owono Montalban, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says newspaper fined 1 million CFA in Cote d'Ivoire

06 february 2015 - 15:46:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ivorian authorities have imposed a fine of one million CFA francs on La Refondation SA, [...] Full text...

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UN: Guinea-Bissau situation remains 'fragile'

06 february 2015 - 11:35:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau Miguel Trovoada said despite the efforts of Guinea-Bissau authorities to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan says moles within military sabotaging war against Boko Haram

14 january 2015 - 17:04:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday publicly admitted the existence of moles within the ranks of the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Botswana: IAAF mourns Botswana's VP

14 january 2015 - 13:45:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday expressed its condolences to Botswana on the [...] Full text...

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