Poorest economies face toughest conditions in two decades
14 october 2024 - 07:49:01Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d’Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
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Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
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Wednesday’s exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
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Antimicrobial Resistance conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle problem
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Ugandan opposition leader dragged to military court after abduction in Kenya
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
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Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
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2025 AFCON: All 24 countries for Africa’s football fiesta emerge as qualifiers end
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Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...
Nigeria's new coach must reignite Super Eagles' World Cup charge
02 may 2024 - 11:47:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a move that has sent waves of nostalgia and optimism across Nigerian football, legendary winger [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF
05 august 2023 - 05:55:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan's political scene will not be the same when the war of the generals ends (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 10:23:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s political scene will not be the same following the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Second half resurgence lifts Morocco over South Africa
01 may 2023 - 08:33:48Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Second-half goals from skipper Abdelhamid Ait Bouldal and substitute Adam Hanin saw Morocco beat South Africa [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Organisers select Best XI of the group stage
01 march 2023 - 07:04:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the thrilling group stage of the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi
14 december 2022 - 06:08:24Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...
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Initial consultations for collective reparations launched in Mali
13 july 2022 - 13:23:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Trust Fund for Victims ordered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the conviction of Malian [...] Full text...
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ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes
11 may 2022 - 12:11:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed [...] Full text...
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Body of young sub-Saharan man found in west-central Tunisia
02 march 2022 - 13:57:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body of a sub-Saharan man in his 20s, whose identity was not specified, was found [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa to donate 2m vaccines across the continent
17 december 2021 - 08:09:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa on Friday announced it would donate more than two million doses of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to shield population against cybercriminals
10 november 2021 - 08:30:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, on Tuesday, said that the [...] Full text...
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Rabat and Madrid have worked calmly to overcome dispute, says Mohammed VI
21 august 2021 - 15:10:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, revealed here Friday that his country and Spain had worked [...] Full text...
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado could reach one million, UN officials warn
23 march 2021 - 05:57:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to [...] Full text...
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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience
23 september 2020 - 10:38:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...
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25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’
05 september 2020 - 06:33:39New York, US (PANA) - Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)
27 june 2020 - 19:26:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO
15 may 2020 - 17:43:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...
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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion
21 february 2020 - 10:25:50Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Forum for economic and social rights condemns violations of refugee rights
19 february 2020 - 23:17:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights, Abdrahamane Hedhili, Wednesday announced here [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight wave of arrests, deportations of Rwandan nationals from Uganda
30 november 2019 - 11:38:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the latest wave of arrests of Rwandans inside Uganda and [...] Full text...
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Opposition party expels 8 MPs in The Gambia
15 november 2019 - 19:52:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's biggest opposition political party, the Unity Democratic Party (UDP), has expelled eight members representing the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe govt alleges 'external forces' at play in upcoming protests
11 august 2019 - 15:19:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has accused the opposition of employing external machinations under the guise of “peaceful protests” in [...] Full text...
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'Everyone needs to help achieve the 2030 vision in Zimbabwe' - says Health Minister
07 august 2019 - 14:08:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - "Everyone has a role to play in helping Zimbabwe achieve the vision of becoming a middle [...] Full text...
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DR Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms commitment to fight corruption
11 july 2019 - 23:24:04Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...
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Senegal: 238 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil seized in Dakar
26 june 2019 - 18:29:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Customs announced on Wednesday that it seized 238 kilograms of cocaine, concealed in cars aboard [...] Full text...
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Number of military personnel arrested for trial in connection with killing of civilians - Military Council
10 june 2019 - 20:53:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Transitional Military Council said here Monday a number of military personnel had been arrested [...] Full text...
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Ahmadiyya Amir calls for unity in diversity for a better Gambia
04 june 2019 - 14:04:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- If Gambians want to be united in diversity as a nation, for a better Gambia, they should [...] Full text...
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Libyan government completes database on people displaced by Tripoli conflict
31 may 2019 - 11:17:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The emergency committee of the Libyan Government of national accord has completed the compilation of a [...] Full text...
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Barrick Gold now to force Acacia takeover as Tanzania declares its subsidiary ‘unwanted’
23 may 2019 - 12:50:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Canadian miner Barick Gold Corporation is to force a takeover of its subsidiary in [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s opposition leader silenced ahead of ruling on Museveni’s eligibility to extend presidency
18 april 2019 - 13:21:51Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's leading opposition politician, Dr Kizza Besigye, has been forced off a local radio station for [...] Full text...
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Uganda may grant al-Bashir asylum – Minister
16 april 2019 - 18:33:35Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The deposed leader of Sudan, Omar al-Bahir, can be granted asylum in Uganda if he applies [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kamwororlook forward to retaining NY Marathon title
02 november 2018 - 19:27:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya will be hoping for a sweet sense of deja vu [...] Full text...
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Mali’s president gives heartfelt thanks for UN’s help in bringing stability
27 september 2018 - 07:02:56New York, US (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, whose West African country has benefitted from a 15,000-strong United [...] Full text...
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'Humanity cries for justice', says ICC President says
25 september 2018 - 06:33:43New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a slew of high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, [...] Full text...
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MSF calls for end to arbitrary detention of refugees, migrants disembarked in Libya
25 july 2018 - 10:38:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for an end to the arbitrary detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Croatia stun England 2-1 after extra time to reach final
11 july 2018 - 21:15:13Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Croatia on Wednesday stunned England 2-1 after extra time in their semi-final match in the 2018 [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition politician slams 'racist' Indians
18 june 2018 - 10:45:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Firebrand politician Julius Malema has sparked a fresh race row by insulting South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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African Stars win Namibia FA Cup
20 may 2018 - 16:28:32Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African Stars FC edged University of Namibia (UNAM) 1-0 to win the Debmarine Namibia Cup final [...] Full text...
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Many Liberians unhappy with 26 December presidential run-off poll date
13 december 2017 - 18:31:58Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced 26 December as the date for the presidential run-off [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Golfing legend Tshabalala dead at 75
05 june 2017 - 10:32:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African golfing legend Vincent Tshabalala has died at his Johannesburg home after suffering [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Bangladeshi Army chief, Nigerian Vice President discuss fight against terrorism
25 april 2017 - 17:18:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday received the visiting Bangladeshi Chief of Army Staff, General [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt adopts measures to reduce price of food items
08 february 2017 - 17:15:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government said on Wednesday that it has adopted some measures to reduce the [...] Full text...
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DRC: Rights group asks DRC to rescind order to block social media sites
15 december 2016 - 20:58:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the order to internet firms by the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Navy arrests 22 for militancy, other crimes, impounds 3 vessels, 80 boats
19 october 2016 - 15:40:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy said here on Wednesday that it has arrested 22 suspects involved in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, Germany meet in Abuja to discuss development cooperation
06 october 2016 - 19:44:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Germany began a consultation on development cooperation in Abuja on Thursday with Nigeria's Minister [...] Full text...
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US: Burundi rejects ‘purposefully and politically exaggerated’ UN human rights report
25 september 2016 - 06:28:00New York, US (PANA) - Burundi has rejected "deliberately politicised or falsified reports" on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 5 separatist group members die in clashes with security agents in Nigeria
31 may 2016 - 14:50:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Five members of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were killed, eight others wounded [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Woman rescued alive from collapsed Nairobi building
05 may 2016 - 13:22:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A woman has been rescued alive after surviving six days buried inside the collapsed building in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Quarrel between two ministers hits the headlines this week in Mauritius
16 april 2016 - 16:45:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The virulent outburst from Foreign Affairs Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo against his cabinet colleague, the Financial Services [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Freedoms of religion, expression ‘twin rights’ in fighting intolerance – Report
10 march 2016 - 09:05:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The freedoms of religion and of expression are not contradictory but complementary, as both rights are [...] Full text...
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Benin: Akon Lighting Africa unveils its strategy in Benin, ends road show
07 august 2015 - 11:51:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Akon Lighting Africa concluded its African road show last night in Benin, with the three co-founders [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria appoints Sunday Oliseh as coach
15 july 2015 - 13:58:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Wednesday formally unveiled former national team captain Sunday Oliseh as head [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Al Shabaab army base attack reveals al-Qaeda cells still active in Lamu
16 june 2015 - 08:10:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 11 Al Shabaab operatives, including top Commanders, during a Sunday raid on a [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals need trillions of dollars'
24 march 2015 - 19:31:25New York, US (PANA) - Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a vast financial challenge likely to run into [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more global action to deal with wildlife crime
03 march 2015 - 20:08:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says illegal wildlife trade undermines rule of law, degrades ecosystems and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo accuses President Jonathan of planning to rig election
15 february 2015 - 08:25:28Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday accused President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the candidate of [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Fire sweeps through Ghana's main drug warehouse
13 january 2015 - 19:52:19Tema, Ghana (PANA) - Fire on Tuesday swept through the main warehouse of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) consuming a [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban, UN officials condemn attack on French magazine
08 january 2015 - 08:20:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the ''appalling and cold-blooded crime" committed by terrorists [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritians celebrate Christmas under heavy rains
25 december 2014 - 07:46:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians are celebrating Christmas under heavy rains which started on the island Tuesday and is expected [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Athletics facing difficult times, say Bubka, Coe
09 december 2014 - 14:17:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lord Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka, presidents-elect of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), have [...] Full text...
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South Africa: National football team back with a bang (Sports Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Cape Town)
22 november 2014 - 12:35:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - What a difference a year makes. When the South African Football Association (SAFA) axed [...] Full text...
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UN: Eritrea human rights probe tackles 'long list of alleged abuses'
20 november 2014 - 19:55:41New York, US (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council has condemned what it calls a widespread and systematic violation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese agree on new govt. structure
01 october 2014 - 13:19:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese warring factions have settled on a federal government structure but are still holding [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: I struggled against death, it gave up - Ebola survivor says on Humanitarian Day
20 august 2014 - 12:19:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saa Sabas contracted the Ebola virus while caring for his sick father in Southern Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ fears for DRC Journalists ahead of elections
12 august 2014 - 14:23:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has released a statement, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: MTN launches cloud computing services in Rwanda
06 august 2014 - 14:59:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – With the core objective of helping businesses in Rwanda reduce cost and improve productivity, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Sata dispels rumours that he is unwell
29 may 2014 - 15:26:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has dismissed rumours that he is unwell and has been evacuated to [...] Full text...
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South Africa celebrates 20 years of democracy (A PANA feature by Craig Urquart)
26 april 2014 - 12:55:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Sunday celebrates 20 years of freedom and democracy. Its roller coaster [...] Full text...
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Mali: Police chiefs from ECOWAS member states to meet in Bamako
10 april 2014 - 20:19:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Police chiefs from ECOWAS member countries will meet on 16-17 April in Bamako, together with different [...] Full text...
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South Africa: ANC reeling in the wake of latest Zuma scandal (A PANA feature by Craig Urquart)
22 march 2014 - 10:00:13Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – With less than two months before South Africa’s general elections, President Jacob Zuma has been [...] Full text...
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Libya: Neighbouring countries to discuss border security in Tripoli
09 march 2014 - 15:12:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya is to host a meeting of neighbouring countries to discus problems regarding security of their [...] Full text...
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Special Security: ''Thowars'', stumbling block to Libya's stability
23 january 2014 - 16:42:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan "Thowars", mainly civilians who took up arms during the 2011 uprising against Mouammar Gaddafi's [...] Full text...
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Nigerian parliament moves to help stem oil theft in Niger Delta
11 december 2013 - 18:54:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian House of Representative Wednesday began moves to help address the incessant and unbridled theft [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Advance of four African teams a record
27 october 2013 - 15:12:08Dubai, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - The fact that all four African representatives at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 World [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Tit-bits, notebooks
26 october 2013 - 05:56:06Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Tit-bits from the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), [...] Full text...
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It's a new dawn for Nigeria, says new opposition party
31 july 2013 - 14:48:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's newly-registered main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), has described its emergence as the dawn [...] Full text...
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Minister bemoans rising unemployment cases in Nigeria
07 july 2013 - 09:50:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Bemoaning the rising cases of unemployment in the country, the Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian dailies awash with stories on tax loopholes
22 june 2013 - 07:27:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tax payment, tax evasion and transparency in government spending caught the attention of Tanzanian [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA Conf. Cup: Will Uruguayan victory mean early exit for Nigeria? (News Analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
21 june 2013 - 08:37:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fulfilling their pre-match prediction, Uruguay on Thursday defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a Group B match in [...] Full text...
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UN urged to declare World Mycotoxins Day
29 april 2013 - 12:26:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria, Dr. Olusegun Atanda, has called on the UN to [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition party petitions govt over 'rights atrocities'
26 december 2012 - 18:04:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The opposition Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) party has petitioned the ruling government over alleged ''human rights [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists remember slain editor Hydara
12 december 2012 - 16:03:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Journalists, under the umbrella of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), will next Sunday (16 December) [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s former refugee wins 2012 Nansen Refugee Award
18 september 2012 - 16:25:12Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 2012 Nansen Refugee Award has been won by Hawa Aden Mohamed, the founder and director [...] Full text...
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'Over 2.6 million people are illiterate in Lagos'
08 september 2012 - 20:10:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A senior government official in south West Lagos state has said that over 2.6 million people [...] Full text...
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Africa's info, communications ministers meet in Sudan
05 september 2012 - 15:18:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday called on African countries to close ranks in the field of communication to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian runner Gabreselassie meets Austrian President
16 april 2012 - 12:58:08Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ethiopian long distance running legend Haile Gabreselassie, who won a chase race against British World Marathon [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition calls declining educational standard 'national emergency'
01 april 2012 - 13:59:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Alarmed at the results of Nigeria's national examinations held recently, the main opposition Action Congress of [...] Full text...
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AU peace, security council meeting begins Tuesday in Mali
19 march 2012 - 19:01:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial meeting of the peace and security council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), designed [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: Nigerians urged to protect rights of women
08 march 2012 - 20:16:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As activities marking the 2012 International Women’s Day is gradually drawing to a close in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists remember slain colleague
15 december 2011 - 16:45:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU), in collaboration with the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) and the [...] Full text...
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CAF Confed. Cup: MAS of Morocco beats Tunisia's Club Africain to lift trophy
05 december 2011 - 08:24:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - MAS of Morocco has won the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup, after beating Club Africain of Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Senegal urges Africa to continue fight against illegal migration
23 november 2011 - 20:51:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese minister of foreign affairs, Madické Niang, on Wednesday urged African countries to keep fighting illegal [...] Full text...
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22nd session of ACP-EU parliamentary assembly opens in Lome
21 november 2011 - 21:43:52Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The 22nd session of the joint African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-European Union (EU) joint parliamentary assembly [...] Full text...
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Kenya's new election body unveiled
09 november 2011 - 18:18:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s newly-formed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was formally unveiled following the appointment of its [...] Full text...
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Kadhafi buried in Libyan desert
25 october 2011 - 12:55:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Libyan authorities buried the remains of ousted Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi in a secret [...] Full text...
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Fuel subsidy removal, Jonathan's job-creation initiative highlighted in Nigeria
15 october 2011 - 09:45:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Plans by the federal government to end the regime of subsidizing petroleum products and president Goodluck [...] Full text...
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Past ghosts haunt Mutharika as Malawi hosts COMESA Summit
14 october 2011 - 13:49:32Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - Heads of State and Government from the 19 countries making up the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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2 Nigerians arrested with hard drugs in Cotonou
12 october 2011 - 13:47:11Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese police have arrested two drug traffickers, said to be Nigerians, with more than 3,000 [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader continues ‘fertility treatment’
01 october 2011 - 11:56:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is continuing his “fertility treatment” with the admission of the 8th batch [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader ends nationwide tour
01 august 2011 - 13:01:25Senegal, Dakar (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh ended his “meet-the-people tour” over the weekend with a rally in Banjul, [...] Full text...
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Government, activists clash in Malawi media
05 march 2011 - 12:53:16Blantyre, Malawi (PANA)- Going by this week's Malawian newspaper headlines it is clear that there is no love lost between [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media report passage of anti-money laundering bill, labour's threat over minimum wage, politics
05 march 2011 - 10:39:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tuesday's passage of the anti-money laundering Bill by the Senate, labour's no-minimum-wage, no-election threat, fascinating political [...] Full text...
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Nigerian opposition slams ruling party for celebrating corruption
27 february 2011 - 11:53:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has slammed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for celebrating [...] Full text...
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News feature: Whither Africa's common values?
27 january 2011 - 14:29:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The freedom struggle in pre-independence Africa was fuelled by common values of the people under [...] Full text...
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State rights body faults Kenyan govt's bid to shield ICC suspects
17 january 2011 - 20:16:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has criticized government’s plan to finance the legal [...] Full text...
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Worldwatch Institute releases report on State of the World 2011
12 january 2011 - 18:12:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Worldwatch Institute Wednesday released its report which provides a roadmap for food security and agricultural [...] Full text...
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Christmas shopping, more Wikileaks reported by Ghanaian media
25 december 2010 - 09:31:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s media this week reported the hassle of last minute Christmas shoppers which brought the business [...] Full text...
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Survey says AQMI terrorists could be upto 300 combatants
22 december 2010 - 22:53:13Paris, France (PANA) – Members of the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), are estimated at between 200 and [...] Full text...
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Guillaume Soro demands Gbagbo’s departure, urges civil disobedience
22 december 2010 - 11:02:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Guillaume Soro, the Prime Minister appointed by Alassane Ouattara following his victory in Cote d'Ivoire's [...] Full text...
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Russia, Qatar are good choices for FIFA World Cup, says Roger Milla
07 december 2010 - 18:30:55Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian football legend, Roger Milla, hailed the choice of the World Football Governing body (FIFA) [...] Full text...
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Uganda's presidential candidates open campaign 28 Oct
26 october 2010 - 17:17:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Five Ugandan presidential candidates, including incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, are expected to officially hit the campaign [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to combat illegal fishing
24 september 2010 - 22:15:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A fisheries expert on Friday urged African countries to come together and combat illegal, unreported and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
No vuvuzela at world basketball championships
03 august 2010 - 13:41:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Players of the three teams representing Africa at the wo rld basketball championship in Turkey 28 [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Study finds African broadband market near tipping point
27 april 2010 - 13:11:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- After years of slow growth and outright despair at whether broadband would ever take [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Somali Islamist group orders commercials, entertainment off air
14 april 2010 - 07:43:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Fourteen private radio stations in and around t he Somali capital Mogadishu were Tuesday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ministerial nominees, car-plane collision get big media play in Nigeria
03 april 2010 - 08:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Senate clearance of 38 ministerial nominees for appo intment into the federal cabinet and the [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Over 150 feared killed in renewed Nigeria violence
07 march 2010 - 16:32:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- At least 150 people have been killed in a renewed ethno- religious crisis on the outskirts [...] Full text...
thread Society
European NGOs seek EU observer mission to Rwandan poll
11 february 2010 - 07:59:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- EurAc, a network of European NGOs concerned wit h central Africa, Thursday expressed concern [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Armed robbery on Lake Victoria grabs media attention
23 january 2010 - 08:10:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- News of an attack by heavily armed robbers on a fishing island village in [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Nigeria to buy, deploy 10 3-D body scanners at 4 airports
13 january 2010 - 16:59:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesda y approved a contract for the procurement and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Jammeh resumes HIV/AIDS treatment programme
03 november 2009 - 19:32:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) â" Gambian President Yahya J-ammeh will resume his 'contro versial treatment programme' for carriers of the HIV/AIDS [...] Full text...
thread Health
Jammeh vows to sack more government officials
06 october 2009 - 23:52:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambian, President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday vowed to sac k more government officials saying he is [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria opposition AC mourns Fawehinmi
05 september 2009 - 12:22:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) â" Nigeria's opposition Acti-on Congress has described the death in Lagos of Gani Fawehinmi, the eminent Nigerian [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria may review peacekeeping operations - Defence Minister
10 august 2009 - 20:06:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Defence Minister, Maj. Gen. Godwin Abbe (rtd. ) Monday said the global economic [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Algiers International Cinema Festival to become an annual event
08 july 2009 - 15:13:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Head of the department of Cinema in Algeria, Moura d Aït Oumeziane, announced here on [...] Full text...
thread Culture
FIFA gets U-17 World Cup hosting guarantee, gives Nigeria more time
13 june 2009 - 17:55:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's federal government on Saturday assured world f ootball governing body FIFA that the country would [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Guinea junta leader lashes out at German ambassador
10 june 2009 - 22:40:00Conakry- Guinea (PANA) – Guinea’s military junta l-eader, Captain Moussa Dadis Ca mara, on Wednesday lashed out at the German [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Alleged drug traffickers arrested in Guinea
09 february 2009 - 12:02:00Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Some 17 alleged drug traffickers, including seven soldiers, were arrested and detained in Guinea at the [...] Full text...
thread Society