Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan

15 may 2024 - 17:36:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...

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New South-South health cooperation initiative launched linking Africa and the Caribbean

19 december 2023 - 17:45:54
Kigali, Bridgetown, Geneva (PANA) - The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Siamfuko, Mulenga not in Zambia's 23-player squad

05 july 2023 - 06:13:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's coach, Bruce Mwape, has left out top players, Esther Siamfuko and Anita Mulenga, from their [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Zambia's draw with Switzerland in pre-Women's World Cup friendly

02 july 2023 - 14:24:47
Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - Zambia's Copper Queens surrendered a 3-1 lead to settle for a 3-3 draw against Switzerland in [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins provision of malaria vaccine around Lake Victoria region

06 march 2023 - 13:50:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is starting the immediate provision of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine to children especially those living [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report

07 august 2022 - 07:47:33
New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...

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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report

23 july 2022 - 06:11:49
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...

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Uganda slammed for activists arrests

07 june 2022 - 00:17:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...

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UN marks World Migratory Bird Day

14 may 2022 - 13:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking action to address a significant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya receives 880,460 doses of Moderna vaccines

23 august 2021 - 13:14:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan has received 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, the first such [...] Full text...

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Mwape names Zambia Women team for Tokyo Olympics

06 july 2021 - 18:46:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Copper Queens Zambia coach, Bruce Mwape, has revealed his final 22-member team for the Tokyo 2020 [...] Full text...

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US wildlife conservationists evacuate nine giraffes from rising tides in Kenya

14 april 2021 - 09:42:55
Baringo, Kenya (PANA) - An international rescue of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been completed from an Island in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's vaccination to start amid public anxiety

03 march 2021 - 21:49:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has received the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine consignment, with the vaccine [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan Health minister distances self from pandemic supplies rip off

31 august 2020 - 13:11:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, on Monday denied having a hand in a US$70,260 coronavirus medical [...] Full text...

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Corruption clampdown dominates newspaper headlines in Kenya

29 august 2020 - 09:00:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan media headlines have been dominated this week by an anti-corruption clampdown in the corridors of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Governor, four children in court over graft

28 august 2020 - 08:34:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Migori County Governor Okoth Obado and his four children were on Thursday arraigned in court [...] Full text...

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Kenyan county governor, children to face $697,440 graft charges

25 august 2020 - 23:29:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migori County Governor Okoth Obado and his four children are to face a $679,440 graft charge, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Catholic bishops raise red flag on Kenyatta succession political bickering

24 may 2020 - 12:08:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Sunday warned politicians against engaging in divisive succession [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya introduces mandatory quarantine for violators of control measures

20 april 2020 - 10:21:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A paramedic who ordered an ambulance crew to help a group of partying youth evade the [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks South Sudan to reform abusive security agency

19 february 2020 - 08:55:21
Juba, South Susan (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that South Sudan's National Assembly should urgently enact reforms of the [...] Full text...

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Magigal Kenya Ladies Open Pro-Am attracts 120 golfers

03 december 2019 - 23:44:26
 Vipingo Ridge, Kenya (PANA) - The Magical Kenya Ladies Open Pro-Am tournament to be held Wednesday at the  PGA Baobab [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court freezes accounts linked to dam financial scandal

08 august 2019 - 20:40:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan court on Thursday ordered the freezing of two bank accounts linked to companies which [...] Full text...

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Kenyan finance minister pleads not guilty to conspiracy to defraud state

23 july 2019 - 15:14:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's finance Ministry Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks provisional squad to 2020 Tokyo Olympics football qualifiers

10 july 2019 - 15:59:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Women National team, Harambee Starlets, is set to report to camp on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta names new cabinet

26 january 2018 - 20:04:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has named journalist Faridah Karoney minister of lands in a new [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Cuba, Tanzania explore new areas of cooperation

12 october 2017 - 11:27:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania and Cuba have pledged to continue putting in place effective strategies for strengthening [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: President Magufuli shuffles cabinet

07 october 2017 - 12:37:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Saturday shuffled his cabinet, increasing ministries from 19 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ethiopian PM Hailemariam starts official tour of Tanzania

31 march 2017 - 11:21:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn arrived in Dar es Salaam on Friday for a [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian President off to Malabo Africa-Arab summit

22 november 2016 - 11:57:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday left for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the Fourth Africa-Arab [...] Full text...

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UN: African leaders, UN agencies to utilise women's potential for economic growth

11 september 2016 - 17:39:46
New York, US (PANA) - African leaders and partners are determined to broaden investments on the African continent by utilising [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed partnership launches fund to end violence against children

12 july 2016 - 22:22:16
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed partnership and fund were launched on Tuesday, in order to achieve the new [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Juba quiet; calls grow louder for arms embargo on South Sudan

12 july 2016 - 17:54:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudan capital, Juba, remained quiet on Tuesday as residents traumatised by several days [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE 3) South Sudan: Juba 'remains tense' but ceasefire appears holding

12 july 2016 - 12:01:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudan capital, Juba, which has seen bloody clashes between troops loyal to President [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE 2) Switzerland: UNHCR calls for open borders for possible South Sudan refugee outflows

12 july 2016 - 09:58:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on all armed parties to ensure safe passage for [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) US: US strongly condemns 'senseless, inexcusable violence' in South Sudan

12 july 2016 - 07:36:55
Washington, DC, US, (PANA) - The United States has condemned "in the strongest terms" the return to violence in South [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian President off to Addis Ababa for AU summit

28 january 2016 - 18:23:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu left Lusaka Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 26th Ordinary [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: President Magufuli names new Tanzanian Cabinet

10 december 2015 - 15:24:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Thursday announced his cabinet retaining only seven ministers [...] Full text...

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UN: UN seeks public help to solve UN Charter mystery

08 october 2015 - 14:30:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a global public appeal via the Social Media for help in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Eye health films launched on World Sight Day to combat blindness in Zambia

08 october 2015 - 09:51:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Marking World Sight Day, non-profit organisation Orbis Africa on Thursday launched Zambia’s first documentary films on [...] Full text...

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Beijing 2015: Kenyan men, women sweep 3,000-metre, 10,000-metre medals respectively

24 august 2015 - 15:02:25
Beijing, China (PANA) - Kenyan endurance runners on Monday claimed at the medals at stake in the men's 3000 Metres [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African Union ready for Obama foreign policy speech

24 july 2015 - 21:32:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it is prepared for the historic speech of the US [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Obama arrives in Kenya on presidential visit

24 july 2015 - 18:24:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US President Barack Obama arrived in Nairobi Friday for a three-day official visit to Kenya, the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Young African girls share experiences on child marriage

16 june 2015 - 20:38:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Five young African activists have shared on the Twitter account of UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), [...] Full text...

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Ghana: National mourning for twin disaster victims, abortive Ebola vaccine trial reported in Ghana

13 june 2015 - 09:14:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A memorial service for victims of the 3 June fire and floods in Accra and hullabaloo [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 'Thousands face starvation in South Susan', warns ICRC

10 june 2015 - 17:54:32
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Wednesday that urgent action needs [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African runners dominate Czech Republic half marathon

07 june 2015 - 15:58:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African runners dominated the Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon in the Czech Republic on Saturday, with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: More countries show interest to support Africa’s bid to have 2 UN permanent seats

07 may 2015 - 15:25:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Mwaba Kasese Bota, says more countries have shown interest [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius approves Australian oil bunkering project in Port-Louis

26 march 2015 - 14:49:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Ashit Gungah on Thursday handed over a letter of intent to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AU joins FAO to mark International Day of Forests

21 march 2015 - 10:26:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA )- As the International Day of Forests is being marked across the world on 21 March, there [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Australia launches Regional Search and Rescue programme in Mauritius

26 january 2015 - 12:36:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Monday in Port-Louis launched a Search and Rescue (SAR) Capability [...] Full text...

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Senegal: IFDC recommends sustainable crops intensification in West Africa

14 january 2015 - 22:01:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The country representative of the International Centre for Fertilizer Development (IFDC) in Senegal, Susan Van Keulen-Cantella, [...] Full text...

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2014 AWC: Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire advance to semi-final

17 october 2014 - 19:26:42
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire, from Group A, Friday qualified for the semi-final of the ninth African [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF report says violence against children universal

04 september 2014 - 19:24:16
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on Thursday said violence against children is universal, [...] Full text...

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US: Obama issues memorandum to spur trade, investment in Africa

05 august 2014 - 18:01:55
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a Presidential Memorandum, entitled: 'Establishing a Comprehensive Approach [...] Full text...

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US: Rice meets Libya, Mauritius PMs

05 august 2014 - 15:15:00
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US National Security Adviser, Ms. Susan Rice, on Tuesday in Washington DC, met with Libya's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius, US hold talks on Chagos Archipelago

05 august 2014 - 12:02:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who is currently attending the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC, [...] Full text...

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US envoy provides US$300K to help young Kenyan women start businesses

22 november 2013 - 11:53:14
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert F. Godec has pledged US$300,000 to support a partnership that helps at-risk [...] Full text...

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UNICEF tasks countries on child protection

20 november 2013 - 16:07:54
New York, US (PANA) – Drawing a direct link between violence against children and poverty, the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony [...] Full text...

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President Jammeh sacks Foreign Minister

04 november 2013 - 12:21:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sacked Foreign Affairs Minister Susan Waffa-Ogoo and replaced her with Aboubacar [...] Full text...

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SA Deputy President returns home after trip to woo investors

18 september 2013 - 09:29:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday returned home following a brief working [...] Full text...

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President Sata leads Zambian delegation to AU Summit

23 may 2013 - 08:09:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata was due to leave Lusaka Thursday for Ethiopia where he will his [...] Full text...

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Popular Nigerian music star, Goldie, dies

15 february 2013 - 09:47:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria's most popular hip hop music stars, Susan Harvey, better known by her stage [...] Full text...

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Major African mining conference kicks off in SA

04 february 2013 - 10:43:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s battered multi-billion-dollar mining industry will be in the global eye with the [...] Full text...

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2 new Gambian ministers sworn into office

06 november 2012 - 16:19:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has sworn into office two new cabinet ministers, PANA confirmed from here [...] Full text...

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SA cabinet lifts moratorium on controversial gas exploration method

10 september 2012 - 12:08:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane's announcement over the weekend, that the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President pays tribute to ''illustrious son of Africa'', Meles

03 september 2012 - 09:28:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Calling him an ''illustrious son of Africa'' and a ''truly visionary African leader'', Nigeria's President [...] Full text...

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(Roundup) Ethiopia’s PM laid to rest, hailed for intellectual revolution

02 september 2012 - 16:14:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was laid to rest at the Trinity Cathedral [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Meles at state funeral

02 september 2012 - 11:17:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders attending the first state funeral in Ethiopia in nearly a century in the nation's [...] Full text...

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UNESCO headquarters to host Jazz Day

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

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UN Security Council demands unconditional end to Sudan/South Sudan fighting

13 april 2012 - 08:01:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called for an immediate end to the fighting between Sudan [...] Full text...

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Church "bribe", mass rape, oil spill compensation, new tax policy reported in Nigeria

07 april 2012 - 08:17:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration that he did not commit any crime over the "gift" of a [...] Full text...

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Egyptian national awarded 2012 Innovation Prize for Africa

27 march 2012 - 08:20:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Egyptian professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Mohamed Sanad, has been awarded [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to set human development on more sustainable path

20 february 2012 - 06:33:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Top scientists are urging governments to replace GDP as a measure of wealth, end [...] Full text...

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Mauritius-based company to provide solar energy to 33 million Africans, Asians

16 february 2012 - 21:16:09
New York, US (PANA) - A Mauritius-based company announced on Thrusday that it will provide access to low-cost solar energy [...] Full text...

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Nigerian club owner stabbed to death by boyfriend, who then jumps to his death

12 february 2012 - 13:21:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A double tragedy was recorded in Nigeria's economic capital city of Lagos on Friday, when a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian regulator threatens to ground distressed airlines

31 january 2012 - 08:29:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is currently carrying out a financial audit of two [...] Full text...

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Sudan rejects calls for safe haven to transpot relief items

20 january 2012 - 20:33:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has strongly rejected an American call for the creation of safe haven to transport relief [...] Full text...

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Zuma slams UN over Libya

13 january 2012 - 13:02:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has slammed the UN Security Council's handling of last [...] Full text...

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South African, Indian companies to provide banking services to rural dwellers

15 december 2011 - 18:51:36
New York, US (PANA) - Two companies from South Africa and India on Thursday announced their commitment to provide banking [...] Full text...

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Former US President Bush to visit Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia

23 november 2011 - 14:08:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Former US President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush will travel to Tanzania, Zambia [...] Full text...

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Libyan Premier says new cabinet will be unveiled Tuesday

21 november 2011 - 19:35:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelrahim al-Kib, announced Monday that the composition of the new government will be [...] Full text...

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East African defence ministers resolve to fight Al Shabaab

15 november 2011 - 21:30:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African Defence Ministers on Tuesday called for a comprehensive approach that targets terrorists and [...] Full text...

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Sudan foreign ministry lashes out at US, South Sudan NGOs

12 november 2011 - 18:01:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign ministry has accused the US Representative to the UN Security Council, Dr Susan Rice, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN/AU Coordination Group gives pass mark to UNAMID

26 september 2011 - 15:03:39
New York, US (PANA) - A tripartite coordination group of the UN and the African Union (AU) said the joint [...] Full text...

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Somali pirates seize German cargo ship off Oman coastline

08 april 2011 - 16:13:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali pirates have hijacked a German merchant vessel, MV Susan K, as it sailed to Port [...] Full text...

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CPJ seeks clarification of Jammeh's comment over missing Gambian journo

22 march 2011 - 08:01:52
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia to [...] Full text...

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ICC deferral: UN Security Council summons Kenyan president

12 march 2011 - 14:13:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has invited Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki to New York to discuss [...] Full text...

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UN/AU task force to join forces in push for Somali peace

04 february 2011 - 11:40:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A top-level joint UN-African Union (AU) task force has agreed to form a joint commission [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council appeals for calm in Cote d'Ivoire

03 december 2010 - 15:58:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called for calm in Cote d' Ivoire amid reported violence [...] Full text...

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Gambia opens 3 new diplomatic missions

02 december 2010 - 11:03:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Georgia and the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for united action against hunger

15 october 2010 - 18:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for a united stand against hunger, saying [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for credible referendum in Sudan

15 october 2010 - 14:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Twenty-four hours after returning from a visit to Sudan, m embers of the UN Security [...] Full text...

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FAO appoints Celine Dion, others as Goodwill Ambassadors

15 october 2010 - 09:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) was Friday d ue to appoint Italian actor Raoul Bova, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council worries over Darfur violence

09 october 2010 - 18:04:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council has expressed grave concern over the increasing violence in Sudan's [...] Full text...

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UN chief stresses need to meet global sustainability challenge

20 september 2010 - 15:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued a challenge to the newly-created High-Level Panel on Global [...] Full text...

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Global Funds, partners tackle HIV/AIDS scourge with US$ 150m

01 june 2010 - 18:48:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) – The Global Fund’s largest private--sector contributor, PRODUCT-RED, has approved a funding of US$ 150 million to [...] Full text...

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Motlanthe visits Turkey

25 may 2010 - 07:35:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe Monday arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day [...] Full text...

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Zuma to attend meeting of Algeria/South Africa Bi-national Commission

24 may 2010 - 07:21:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Monday left South Africa for Algeria to attend the [...] Full text...

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Ban stresses need to curb mobile phone use while driving

19 may 2010 - 18:49:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for national governments to enact "strict [...] Full text...

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New report shows 'shocking pattern of rape' in eastern Congo

15 april 2010 - 12:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- An extensive study of rape victims in the Democratic Rep ublic of Congo (DRC), commissioned by [...] Full text...

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Namibia broadcaster suspends managers over irregularities

09 april 2010 - 09:45:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Two senior employees of public broadcaster Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) have been suspended over [...] Full text...

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Zuma to visit UK

01 march 2010 - 08:18:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma, at the invi tation of Queen Elizabeth II and [...] Full text...

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African mining meeting kicks off

01 february 2010 - 11:16:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Miners, project developers, mining analysts, fu nd managers, investment specialists, ministers and governments reconvened [...] Full text...

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UN extends mandate, beefs up security in Cote d'Ivoire

28 january 2010 - 20:49:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously decided on Thursday to extend the UN peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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UN sanctions Eritrea over Somalia role

24 december 2009 - 20:35:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council Wednesday san ctioned Eritrea for its role in backing opponents [...] Full text...

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UN sanctions Eritrea over Somalia role

24 december 2009 - 12:33:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council Wednesday sanctioned Eritrea for its role in backing opponents of [...] Full text...

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Hockey: Telkom Kenya holds Nigeria's Heartland to a draw

15 december 2009 - 14:03:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan team Telkom Orange scored late Monday to escape d efeat from defending champions, Imo Heartland [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for measures to check drug trafficking

09 december 2009 - 17:01:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has called for greater internation al cooperation in fighting drug trafficking. [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council seeks "full access'' for Darfur peacekeepers

01 december 2009 - 14:00:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has called for ``full access'' for peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns violence in Guinea

30 september 2009 - 20:54:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday expressed "utmost concern" over the violence in the West [...] Full text...

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Obama says Africa `vital' to US interests

23 september 2009 - 19:00:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama, says a prosperous and peaceful Africa is vital to US interests. [...] Full text...

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Obama to meet African leaders in New York

16 september 2009 - 23:27:00
New York- US (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama will meet some African leaders o n the sidelines of next [...] Full text...

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Zuma to visit Angola

17 august 2009 - 09:47:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma will undert ake his first state visit to Angola [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank sacks 5 bank MDs, boards

15 august 2009 - 11:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday fired the manag ing directors and executive directors of [...] Full text...

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UN experts begin review on ``negative actions'' against women

20 july 2009 - 18:51:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Twenty-three UN experts on Monday in New York began a 17-d ay meeting to review [...] Full text...

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PM's accident dominates press coverage in Zimbabwe

14 march 2009 - 17:56:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A road accident in which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangi rai narrowly escaped death dominated press coverage [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM buries wife

11 march 2009 - 17:51:00
Buhera- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Susan Tsvangirai, the late wife of Zimbabwe's Prime Mi nister Morgan Tsvangirai, was buried here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mugabe consoles Tsvangirai, urges unity in Zimbabwe

10 march 2009 - 13:43:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Tuesday he was committed to a power-sharing deal with Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Tension high in Zimbabwe as PM wife's funeral starts

10 march 2009 - 09:11:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Emotions were expected to run high on Tuesday (10March ) at the funeral of the wife [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM's statement on accident 'calms tension'

09 march 2009 - 13:51:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The statement by Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsva ngirai on Monday, in which he ruled out [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM says no foul play in accident

09 march 2009 - 12:35:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday ruled out any foul play in a car crash [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Zimbabwe PM returns home from Botswana

09 march 2009 - 11:13:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai returned h ome Monday from Botswana, where he had gone for [...] Full text...

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PM wife's death puts IMF, WB mission to Zimbabwe in doubt

09 march 2009 - 09:51:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A joint mission by the International Monetary Fund (IM F) and the World Bank to Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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South African leaders console Tsvangirai on wife's death

09 march 2009 - 09:29:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- South African leaders from across the political divide on Monday consoled Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM expected home early for wife's burial

08 march 2009 - 18:56:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, nursing c ar crash injuries in neighbouring Botswana, is expected back [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe PM to be released from hospital

07 march 2009 - 13:00:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Doctors treating Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsva ngirai, who was injured in a car crash which [...] Full text...

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Darfur peacekeeping mission to achieve full deployment in October

19 january 2009 - 19:13:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping For ce for Darfur will not meet its full deployment [...] Full text...

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UN revives interest on robust Darfur peacekeeping force

19 january 2009 - 17:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations has called for an urgent compl etion of the full deployment of [...] Full text...

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