Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO

11 october 2024 - 06:17:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use [...] Full text...

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CAF mourns late South African Coach, Tshabalala

18 july 2024 - 06:57:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, is saddened by the news [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group debars Ernst & Young LLP, Kenya

26 june 2024 - 18:15:04
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) announced on Wednesday a 30-month debarment of Kenya-based Ernst & Young [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million

06 june 2024 - 09:48:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement [...] Full text...

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US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership

19 april 2024 - 05:05:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United [...] Full text...

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Palestinian request for UN membership moves on to specialised committee

09 april 2024 - 05:44:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday referred the application of the observer State of Palestine [...] Full text...

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Somalia becomes eighth full member of the East African Community

04 march 2024 - 11:49:48
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Federal Republic of Somalia is now officially a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM chairs meeting to monitor management of oncology patients

01 february 2024 - 14:01:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday chaired a [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza

18 december 2023 - 07:21:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...

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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-19 treatment

11 november 2023 - 08:57:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister discusses with new British envoy return of embassy to Tripoli

08 november 2023 - 18:17:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday received the [...] Full text...

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‘Hope Away from Home’: UNHCR launches new global campaign

07 september 2023 - 07:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support [...] Full text...

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FIFA ban: “It has been terrible for 5 years”, Ex-Super Eagles coach bemoans

03 september 2023 - 12:15:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - “It has been terrible for 5 years,” according to former Super Eagles Samson Sia Sia while [...] Full text...

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Electoral laws adopted by 6+6 Commission continues to cause controversy in Libya

15 june 2023 - 18:38:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Controversy continues to rage in Libya since the announcement in Bouznika, Morocco, of a consensus between [...] Full text...

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Thrilling Day 2 Action at CAF African Schools Football Championship

07 april 2023 - 05:14:21
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Morocco's Omar IBN Khatab School and Gambia's Scan Aid on Thursday secured their place in [...] Full text...

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UN, AU and IGAD to get Sudanese political process out of current moving sands situation (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam).

30 march 2023 - 11:21:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians Thursday wound up sessions without issuing recommendations on security and military reform, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Government of The Gambia and Education Above All Foundation launch project to support 66,765 out of school children

16 march 2023 - 15:43:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the Office of the First Lady of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Ghana confirms two cases of Lassa fever

27 february 2023 - 12:49:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that two cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius records one death

01 february 2023 - 16:53:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January. It [...] Full text...

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Children of women married to foreigners to enjoy full citizenship rights

20 october 2022 - 11:52:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity (GNU) is to grant the children [...] Full text...

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UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya

11 october 2022 - 14:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin [...] Full text...

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The organization of elections in Libya remains the greatest challenge to crisis

29 september 2022 - 18:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Unanimously considered as the ultimate and only solution to the crisis in Libya, the organization of elections [...] Full text...

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Kenya restates commitment to Sahrawi Arab Republics independence

18 september 2022 - 23:24:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has reiterated its firm commitment to the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Republic days after [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to amend Immigration Bill

23 july 2022 - 09:08:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth  has said the main object of the Immigration Bill introduced at [...] Full text...

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DR Congo becomes seventh member of East African Community

12 july 2022 - 12:05:06
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finally become a member of the East African Community [...] Full text...

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Guinea detects second case of Lassa fever

05 may 2022 - 12:37:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The locality of Tokounou in the Prefecture of Guéckédou, about 900 km from Conakry, the Guinean capital, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing

22 april 2022 - 05:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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New management of CNC meet media managers in Burundi

15 april 2022 - 15:38:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The new chairperson of the National Communication Council (CNC), a state media regulatory body, Ms. Vestine [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC

09 april 2022 - 01:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...

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DRC admitted to East African Community

29 march 2022 - 13:15:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday admitted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records eight new deaths

12 march 2022 - 13:46:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it has recorded eight new deaths linked [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records four new deaths

01 march 2022 - 13:22:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced four new deaths linked to the coronavirus and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death, 233 positive cases recorded in Mauritius

23 february 2022 - 14:12:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday the death of a female detainee, Tuesday, in hospital, following [...] Full text...

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Mandela's grandson admits abusing women

27 january 2022 - 11:20:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela's grandson has sparked an outcry by admitting to abusing his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: It's here ‘for the foreseeable future’, warns WHO chief Tedros

25 january 2022 - 05:43:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world must accept that COVID-19 is with us “for the foreseeable future”, even if it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 14 new deaths

20 january 2022 - 13:05:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 14 new deaths linked to COVID-19 and 12,698 new confirmed infections, the Health [...] Full text...

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UN petitioned over 'safety' of Botswana’s former President Khama

07 january 2022 - 08:07:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Lawyers of Botswana’s former President Ian Khama have petitioned the United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on [...] Full text...

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More than 90 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Italy, says UNHCR

26 november 2021 - 11:18:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 93 asylum seekers, who were living in precarious conditions in Libya, were evacuated [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC determines locations for appeals against presidential candidates

24 november 2021 - 19:25:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has announced the locations for receiving appeals against persons who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 188 new positive cases

15 november 2021 - 08:19:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Monday that 188 new contaminations of coronavirus, including [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight race for elections, tensions before Paris Conference

07 november 2021 - 15:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement by some people of their intention to run in Libya's 24 December general elections [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic kills 17 people in Mauritius this week

30 october 2021 - 08:55:51
Port-Louis, D(PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailash Jagutpal here Friday the country recorded 17 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths this [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 20 deaths from Covid-19

16 october 2021 - 10:22:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced here Friday that 20 patients died from coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 174 positive cases

14 september 2021 - 08:28:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 187 new cases

13 september 2021 - 08:28:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they recorded 187 infections of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 14 new deaths

05 september 2021 - 15:41:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 14 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,811 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Cholera Outbreak: 43 dead, 559 infected in Northeast Nigeria

31 august 2021 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Borno State government, Northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday raised alarm of a fresh outbreak of cholera [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 181 new positive cases, two deaths

31 august 2021 - 08:16:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities reported on Tuesday that 181 new positive cases of COVID-19 were [...] Full text...

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Former Chadian President Hissein Habré dies in detention in Dakar

24 august 2021 - 11:21:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former Chadian president, Hissein Habré, died on Tuesday in detention in Dakar, from COVID-19-related ailment, [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma hospitalised

06 august 2021 - 09:45:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects eight new cases

23 june 2021 - 09:01:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight new positive cases of COVID-19  were detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 16 new cases

17 june 2021 - 06:27:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 16 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 77 new cases

14 june 2021 - 06:47:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that they detected 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 16 new cases

09 june 2021 - 08:31:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that 16 new cases of COVID-19 were [...] Full text...

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One dead in fuel tanks explosion in Ouagadougou

02 june 2021 - 11:42:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and another seriously burned, on Tuesday night, in a fire that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Incoming flight from India brought 3 positive cases to Mauritius

15 may 2021 - 08:09:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Three Mauritian passengers who came from India on 6 May, 2021, on Friday tested positive to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new cases

08 may 2021 - 06:40:46
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday they have detected 14 new cases of Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Rabat summons Spanish ambassador over admission of Polisario leader in Spanish hospital

26 april 2021 - 09:42:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan foreign ministry has summoned the Spanish Ambassador, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner, to explain the circumstance under which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports five deaths since second wave on 5 March

19 april 2021 - 08:11:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have, on Monday, reported that the Covid-19 pandemic has killed five patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Mauritius

15 april 2021 - 07:10:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 16 new local cases

29 march 2021 - 07:35:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Monday that they detected 16 new local positive cases of Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 11 new local cases

28 march 2021 - 08:46:04
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius Sunday announced the detection of 11 new local cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three new local cases detected in Mauritius

25 march 2021 - 07:27:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that three new local cases of Covid-19 have been detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases

23 march 2021 - 07:26:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 14 new positive cases have been detected in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ghana opposition leader says he is bound by court's verdict upholding victory of President Akufo-Addo

04 march 2021 - 20:08:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's opposition leader and former President John Dramani Mahama, says he is legally bound by Thursday's [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar first vice-president dies

17 february 2021 - 14:53:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Zanzibar’s vice president, Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, died on Wednesday at the Muhimbili National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 43 new deaths

09 february 2021 - 09:54:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 43 new deaths linked to the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to reopen schools, universities in January 2021

12 december 2020 - 16:36:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Schools and universities in Kenya will resume fully on 4 January 2021 for on site learning [...] Full text...

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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR

10 december 2020 - 08:23:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater vigilance in Africa as holidays near

19 november 2020 - 22:21:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday urged countries to be on high alert for a possible [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings passes on

12 november 2020 - 14:09:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, the Ghanaian reported on Thursday. The former military civilian [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former Prosecutor General released from Police custody

03 november 2020 - 15:30:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's former Prosecutor General, Jean Bosco Mutangana, has been released a few days after his  arrest [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former Prosecutor General arrested over forged documents

28 october 2020 - 19:34:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's former Prosecutor General, Jean Bosco Mutangana, has been arrested over forged judicial documents, the Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Finance minister Ncube dismisses high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe

05 october 2020 - 12:54:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has dismissed high poverty levels prevailing in the country arguing that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurates its first solar panel assembly plant

23 september 2020 - 15:10:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, inaugurated here Tuesday the country's [...] Full text...

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Six members of youth football team in Ghana die in road accident

20 september 2020 - 08:00:50
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Six members of a youth football team in Ghana, aged between 12 and 16 years, died [...] Full text...

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Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

18 september 2020 - 14:11:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 54 new cases; active cases decline to 564

16 september 2020 - 16:45:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 54 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing the cumulative total to 45,655, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's confirmed cases go up by 288 to 44,129

04 august 2020 - 07:12:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have reached 44,129 with the 288 new infections recorded on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 386 new infections bringing total to 43,537

02 august 2020 - 11:58:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 386 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Saturday bringing the total confirmed cases to 43,537. Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 481 new infections bringing total to 42,689

31 july 2020 - 09:18:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 481 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, bringing confirmed cases to 42,689, just as the [...] Full text...

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France accepts to receive young Guinean migrant admitted at Sciences Po

22 july 2020 - 23:57:53
Paris, France (PANA) - A young Guinean migrant, Amadou Diallo, in asylum in Greece where he obtained his baccalaureate at [...] Full text...

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Pressure mounts on Ghana minister to resign for firing a gun at voters' registration centre

22 july 2020 - 11:22:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Pressure is growing on Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to resign from [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Deaths in Zambia rise to 128

20 july 2020 - 15:45:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 178 new coronavirus cases out of 959 tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's infections now 34,854

17 july 2020 - 08:28:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Thursday recorded 595 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases to bring the total to 34,854, as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot

15 july 2020 - 14:10:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record of 992 new cases in single update as death toll increases to 129

07 july 2020 - 08:43:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday night announced a record increase of 992 new COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavius: Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister resigns for breaching protocols

03 july 2020 - 10:56:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer

02 july 2020 - 21:18:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Doctor warns Ghana is 'going in a worse direction'

02 july 2020 - 18:26:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday warned that data on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise to 18,134; claims the life of senior ruling party member

02 july 2020 - 08:16:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's case count of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has increased by 393 to 18,134, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's Health Minister Agyemang-Manu tests positive

13 june 2020 - 19:43:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) and is on admission at [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president condoles Burundi after the death of President Nkurunziza

11 june 2020 - 11:37:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday offered his "emotional" condolences to the people of Burundi following [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital applications offer hope for post-lockdown banking in Africa

28 may 2020 - 15:42:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Banking and financial services in most of Africa have been affected deeply with the coronavirus-induced economic [...] Full text...

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Ghana says 245 citizens deported from Kuwait arrive back home

24 may 2020 - 05:50:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities on Saturday announced the arrival in Accra on board a special flight of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 13 new COVID-19 cases

04 may 2020 - 17:09:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19 from 811 tests conducted in the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Finance minister reveals economy near collapse with 20 percent contraction expected (A PANA News Analysis)

01 may 2020 - 06:01:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract by a whopping 20 percent this year as it barrels [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopia records third death, nine new cases

10 april 2020 - 22:30:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A 65-year-old Ethiopian woman has died of coronavirus, becoming the third person to succumb to [...] Full text...

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COVID 19: Gambian health official says 195 people tested negative

09 april 2020 - 22:02:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A Gambian health official Thursday disclosed that 195 tests that were conducted all proved negative, with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu wishes British Prime Minister quick recovery

07 april 2020 - 23:03:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu said here Tuesday it was sad to hear of Prime Minister Boris [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe records its second COVID-19 death

07 april 2020 - 21:08:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care Ministry Tuesday announced the country's second coronavirus- related death, the southern [...] Full text...

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AI denounces impunity of authors of the civilian victims of the American strikes in Somalia

03 april 2020 - 14:05:43
Paris, France (PANA)  - Amnesty International (AI) Friday strongly denounced the increase in the number of civilians killed by US [...] Full text...

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Kenya's enforcement of social distance more lethal than coronavirus (News feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA corespondent)

01 april 2020 - 10:16:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The use of lethal force to enforce social distancing against coronavirus in Kenya has become deadlier [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus epidemic deepens deadlock in resumption of political process in Libya

20 march 2020 - 20:07:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The raging Coronavirus is stalling the political process aimed at finding a solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's education minister tests positive

20 march 2020 - 09:56:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's education minister Professor Stanislas Ouaro says he has tested positive for coronavirus. "Following various [...] Full text...

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Gambian minister says tourism is key development determiner of government

13 february 2020 - 23:02:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has described tourism as one of the [...] Full text...

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UNHRC says 'tremendous gap’ persists between needs and spaces on offer

06 february 2020 - 06:16:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only [...] Full text...

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South African couple arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport

06 january 2020 - 17:00:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African couple - Morné Burger, 33 years and Christal Angelique Bekker, 36 years, was [...] Full text...

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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda

29 december 2019 - 13:53:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian graphite developer gets approval for note listing on Mauritius stock exchange

27 december 2019 - 15:23:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian-focused flake graphite developer Volt Resources Limited announced on Friday that Volt Graphite Tanzania [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Libyan airlines should not fly foreigners without a visa issued by Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 19:13:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ministry of Communications of the National Unity [...] Full text...

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'25-year-olds can now seek admission into Mauritanian universities'

07 november 2019 - 17:04:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government, bowing under intense pressure from high school graduates, on Wednesday announced the provisional [...] Full text...

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WHO says risk for Ebola resurgence still high in Eastern DR Congo

01 november 2019 - 14:33:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- Although there is no evidence of onward transmission of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in several parts [...] Full text...

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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed

12 september 2019 - 12:51:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home

11 september 2019 - 16:53:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] Full text...

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First Global Refugee Forum set for December 2019 in Geneva

22 august 2019 - 12:39:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Government of Switzerland will jointly host in Geneva a [...] Full text...

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Burundi's bid for SADC membership rejected

19 august 2019 - 11:41:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundi's bid to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been rejected once again after [...] Full text...

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SADC Summit addresses recurrent drought, food insecurity

18 august 2019 - 17:04:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The 39th ordinary Summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African [...] Full text...

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NOC and ENI announce increased gas production in Libya

01 august 2019 - 12:50:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italy's ENI oil group have announced an increased gas output from [...] Full text...

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Former president of Constitutional Court of Guinea passes on

28 july 2019 - 11:25:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Kelefa Sall, a 61-year-old magistrate and former president of the Constitutional Court of Guinea, passed away [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi dies

25 july 2019 - 11:43:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi died on Thursday morning at the military hospital in Tunis, where [...] Full text...

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Food situation very worrying in conflict-affected areas in Africa - experts

01 july 2019 - 22:39:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The food and nutrition situation remains "very worrying" in conflict-affected areas in Africa, warned specialists [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president admitted to hospital following "serious malaise"

27 june 2019 - 13:38:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, was early Thursday rushed to the military hospital in Tunis  [...] Full text...

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Two remaining incarcerated civil society leaders freed in Zimbabwe

10 june 2019 - 13:53:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women’s rights activist, Stabile Dewa, and director of the Female Prisoners Support Trust, Dr. Rita Nyampinga, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt loses faith in its own currency

31 may 2019 - 18:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some government departments and parastatals have adopted a two tier pricing model to include US dollars [...] Full text...

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Beninese 8th National Assembly inaugurated

16 may 2019 - 17:04:02
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The deputies of the eighth term of office of the Benin National Assembly were installed on [...] Full text...

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South African woman arrested with drugs at Mauritius airport

09 may 2019 - 13:09:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African lady hairdresser, who was arrested last Friday at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Libyan army under government of national accord gets new spokesperson

06 april 2019 - 12:54:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, appointed [...] Full text...

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Accelerating efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2019 - 16:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings have intensified in recent weeks in Libya to accelerate the search for a political solution [...] Full text...

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Guinean government allays fears of outbreak of Lassa fever

25 february 2019 - 22:08:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The director of Guinea’s National Agency for Health Security (ANSS), Dr. Sakoba Keita, Monday allayed any [...] Full text...

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Kenya's first Olympian passes on

25 february 2019 - 12:00:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's first ever Olympian, Nyantika Maiyoro, passed away on Sunday night, aged 88. He was the [...] Full text...

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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report

24 february 2019 - 23:26:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...

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UN bemoans inadequate resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide

20 february 2019 - 05:40:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a [...] Full text...

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11 feared killed in mining pit explosion at Gbane in Ghana's Upper East region

23 january 2019 - 22:42:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eleven small-scale miners were feared killed and 15 others seriously injured following a mining pit explosion [...] Full text...

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Kenya Prosecution chief wants concerted effort in war on extra-judicial killings

08 december 2018 - 15:03:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, wants all stakeholders to redouble their efforts in the [...] Full text...

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EAC heads of state postpone ordinary session

30 november 2018 - 19:33:56
Arusha, Tanzan8a (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State that [...] Full text...

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EAC Summit seeks to fasttrack political federation, remove trade barriers

27 november 2018 - 14:13:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State [...] Full text...

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AU calls on Italian deputy Premier to withdraw 'slave' remark over African migrants

18 september 2018 - 19:04:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Italian deputy Premier Matteo Salvini to [...] Full text...

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11 killed in continuing herdsmen/farmers' clashes in Northcentral Nigeria

03 september 2018 - 15:57:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Monday said that 11 people were killed in another round of attacks [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR Special Envoy calls for more support for refugees in Eritrea

09 july 2018 - 07:23:42
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) – The Special Envoy for the Somali refugee situation, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, at the weekend led [...] Full text...

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All Ghana football officials involved in rot uncovered in video to step aside

10 june 2018 - 10:27:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has ordered all its officials shown to have allegedly committed various [...] Full text...

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Ghana football chief resigns

08 june 2018 - 19:01:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The embattled president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, has resigned. A press statement [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thanks Commonwealth for readmitting Gambia

20 april 2018 - 12:44:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has thanked the Commonwealth for re-admitting his country into the fold of [...] Full text...

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Barrow addresses UK gathering on Gambia

18 april 2018 - 22:21:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday addressed a gathering in London, UK, on Gambia’s future. According to [...] Full text...

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Patient recuperating after mistaken brain surgery in Kenya

02 march 2018 - 06:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A patient at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Kenya is recovering after wrongfully undergoing a [...] Full text...

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ICRC decries Libya triangle of tragedy

16 february 2018 - 17:50:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is relentlessly [...] Full text...

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Fewer candidates qualify for Kenyan university admission

20 december 2017 - 19:41:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fewer Kenyan candidates qualified for university entrance from the 2017 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education [...] Full text...

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Army captures 235 Boko Haram insurgents in Northeast Nigeria

16 december 2017 - 09:04:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops captured 235 Boko Haram insurgents fleeing their enclaves [...] Full text...

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Process to impeach President Mugabe begins

21 november 2017 - 14:22:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The process to impeach President Robert Mugabe began on Tuesday with the Speaker of Parliament Jacob [...] Full text...

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Former vice-president Mnangagua wants President Mugabe to resign

21 november 2017 - 11:00:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stepped into the political crisis in the country asking [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets 600 scholarships from Senegal, Nigeria

01 november 2017 - 14:29:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has received some 600 scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies from the governments [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU may impose sanctions on actors impeding Mali’s peace process

28 september 2017 - 14:15:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council said Thursday it has transposed into legal acts the provisions of United Nations [...] Full text...

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US: One year on, UN officials take stock of efforts to address large movements of refugees, migrants

20 september 2017 - 22:39:37
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations officials on Wednesday highlighted the need to continue working together towards more equitable [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Free secondary education dominates Ghanaian media

16 september 2017 - 06:53:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The commencement of free second cycle education in Ghana dominated the media this week with the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Fresh calls for Zuma to step down

15 september 2017 - 10:44:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is growing pressure on President Jacob Zuma to resign following an admission by [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana president launches free secondary school programme

12 september 2017 - 12:23:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched his government's flagship free second cycle education [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mid-year fiscal review, war against illegal mining highlighted in Ghana

05 august 2017 - 09:12:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The mid-year fiscal policy review of the 2017 budget, presented to Parliament on Monday by finance [...] Full text...

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Ghana: ECOWAS body to study impact of power reforms in Member States

29 july 2017 - 15:02:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ERERA, the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) and regulator of regional cross-border trade in electricity [...] Full text...

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Morocco: CAF drops Zanzibar 4 months after admitting it as 55th member

22 july 2017 - 05:38:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has dropped Zanzibar as its member, saying that Zanzibar's admission [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR to host meeting on large movements of refugees

07 july 2017 - 11:23:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) leads a process to develop a Global Compact on Refugees, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit opens amid renewed debate over budget financing options

03 july 2017 - 10:10:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 29th African Union Summit opened in Addis Ababa on Monday, with calls for the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN refugees chief urges more solidarity with Italy

02 july 2017 - 07:06:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, is urging solidarity with Italy and international reaction as [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Supreme Court rulings played up in Ghana media

24 june 2017 - 05:47:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A series of landmark rulings by the Supreme Court and outdooring of a post-election report by [...] 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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Switzerland: UNHCR welcomes admission of Syrian refugees by Morocco

22 june 2017 - 09:39:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Thursday welcomes the decision by Morocco to admit a group [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Retired Nigeria diplomats resist attempts to admit Morocco into ECOWAS

15 june 2017 - 08:26:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR urges governments to take in refugees

13 june 2017 - 05:49:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Against the backdrop of increasing refugee numbers around the globe, fuelled by crisis and insecurity, and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Zanzibar in fresh bid for FIFA membership

07 june 2017 - 07:20:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has formally submitted an application for Zanzibar to become [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Waterfall tragedy, Water Day reported in Ghana

25 march 2017 - 06:36:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A tragedy at a popular waterfall and a grim warning about a possible water crisis issued [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 18 dead in Ghana waterfall accident

20 march 2017 - 09:16:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 18 students are dead in an accident at a popular waterfall in Ghana's Brong [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana media report controversy over funding of free second cycle education

18 february 2017 - 07:18:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A loud controversy over the source of funding for the government’s flagship free public Senior High [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies task EU on saving migrants, refugees' lives

02 february 2017 - 19:46:36
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of a meeting of the European Council, the UN refugee and migration agencies have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Morocco makes pledge to bolster bilateral ties after AU re-admission

31 january 2017 - 16:06:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco has pledged to avail its vast mineral resources to the benefit of African countries [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: AU readmits Morocco

30 january 2017 - 17:24:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit took a decision on Monday to readmit Morocco as a member [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Gambia's power transfer dominates AU Summit opening session

30 january 2017 - 16:41:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The peaceful transfer of power in The Gambia and the role played by the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Guinean President assumes AU Chairmanship

30 january 2017 - 11:52:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde has assumed the rotational Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) during [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Leaders arrive for AU Summit to discuss youth progress

28 january 2017 - 19:00:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders are arriving in Addis Ababa, the venue of the 28th Heads of State [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Saharawi agrees conditional peace negotiation with Morocco

27 january 2017 - 17:17:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saharawi Republic, which has been protesting the illegal occupation of its territory, has declared readiness [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Death toll in Ghana LPG filling station climbs to 11

26 december 2016 - 11:17:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll last Thursday night's fire at a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling station in [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR reports over 5,000 persons perish in Mediterranean Sea crossing

23 december 2016 - 19:15:13
New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting that the number of casualties in the Mediterranean Sea this year has crossed 5,000 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Death toll in Ghana LPG filling station fire climbs to 9

23 december 2016 - 14:25:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in Thursday night's fire at a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling station in [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA commander faces 70 war crimes charges - ICC

29 november 2016 - 16:02:08
New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. approves 8 new private universities

03 november 2016 - 05:37:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government has given provisional licences for the establishment of eight new private universities in [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands: ICC jails jihadist 9 years for destroying Mali historic, religious buildings

27 september 2016 - 11:45:03
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday jailed Ahmad Al Faqi Al-Mahdi, a senior member [...] Full text...

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US: Protecting cultural heritage from combatants promotes human rights - Ban

23 september 2016 - 06:33:41
New York, US (PANA) - Safeguarding cultural property that combatants aim to damage encompasses part of larger endeavours to defend [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC delivers judgement on Mali's Al Mahdi 27 September

20 september 2016 - 16:22:13
New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber VIII of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said it will deliver [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Activist beams spotlight on Botswana human rights

29 august 2016 - 14:05:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Seasoned political activist, Michael Dingake, has challenged Botswana to improve its human rights record. Speaking here on [...] Full text...

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US: ICC to deliver judgement on Mali's Al Mahdi 27 September

24 august 2016 - 15:18:59
New York, US (PANA) - The Trail Chamber VIII of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday said it will [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Gambian opposition party demands cause of death of senior member in custody

23 august 2016 - 16:40:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) says its lawyers have been consulted and will act [...] Full text...

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UN: Mali's Al Mahdi admits guilt - ICC

22 august 2016 - 13:55:41
New York, US (PANA) - Malian rebel, Ahmad Al Mahdi, on Monday admitted guilt in the destruction of historical and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI reacts to ICC's trial over destruction of cultural property in Mali

22 august 2016 - 13:45:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) on Monday said the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s trial over destruction of cultural [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Rights group says Lomin fails to improve ‘appalling’ housing for workers

15 august 2016 - 11:22:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says British platinum mining giant Lonmin Plc is still failing [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC to commence trial of Mali's Al Mahdi

11 august 2016 - 17:01:34
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said the trial of Malian rebel, Ahmad Al [...] Full text...

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