2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba

17 june 2024 - 06:58:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen [...] Full text...

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African Union raises stakes in cyberspace diplomacy

17 april 2024 - 13:45:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has kicked off a campaign to raise awareness on the need [...] Full text...

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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity

11 november 2021 - 06:54:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Cotonou ahead of CAF Confed. Cup final on Saturday

08 july 2021 - 18:38:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Through its history, architecture and atmosphere, Stade de l’Amitie has over the years become an essential [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football

22 july 2020 - 17:15:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Guinea's Horoya qualify for quarterfinals

27 january 2020 - 15:14:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Horoya of Conakry defeated Bidvest Wits of South Africa 2-1 on Sunday on the 5th day [...] Full text...

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Beninese football federation lifts sanction of 11 referees

20 january 2020 - 14:49:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese football federation will reinstate eleven referees suspended on suspicion of corruption and lightness during [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau

09 november 2019 - 11:37:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis [...] Full text...

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Security Council 'deeply concerned' over political developments in Guinea-Bissau

05 november 2019 - 07:07:59
New York, US  (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau government dismissal is not reversible' - President Jose Mario Vaz

04 november 2019 - 14:53:49
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's President José Mário Vaz said at the weekend in Pitche, in the country's interior, that [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Horoya geared up for Bandari

01 november 2019 - 13:50:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Horoya Conakry of Guinea are in Nairobi for their forthcoming 2019-20 CAF Confederation play-off second-leg match [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau: The causes of dismissal of prime minister Aristides Gomes

29 october 2019 - 22:04:39
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  - Guinea-Bissa President José Mario Vaz late Monday evening dissolved the government chaired by Aristide Gomes through [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election

15 october 2019 - 14:49:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the [...] Full text...

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Interpol issues arrest warrant against Bissau-Guinean and Colombian for drug trafficking

07 october 2019 - 17:10:19
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Interpol has issued international arrest warrants for a Luso-Guinean and a Colombian man suspected of drug [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: National football team to take on Gabon in Paris

03 october 2019 - 15:28:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Kamou Malo, on Thursday called 26 players to face [...] Full text...

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JS Kabylie of Algeria beat Horoya of Guinea

30 september 2019 - 14:48:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Algeria's Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK) on Sunday beat Horoya of Guinea 5-4 goals in a [...] Full text...

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Presidential election in Guinea-Bissau starts on bad note

12 september 2019 - 22:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The first round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election will be held on November 24th, subject to last-minute [...] Full text...

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FIFA Days: 27 Burkinabé players selected for Morocco game on September 6

23 august 2019 - 13:58:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - New Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo on Friday released a list of 27 players to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso international Aristide Bancé joins Horoya AC of Guinea

29 may 2019 - 15:44:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe international Aristide Bancé has signed a two-year contract with Guinea's  Horoya AC, which becomes [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns excessive use of force at protests in Sudan

17 may 2019 - 15:29:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  – A UN human rights expert on Friday condemned reports of excessive use of force this [...] Full text...

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‘Democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people’ must be met urges Guterres

12 april 2019 - 05:16:58
New York, US (PANA) - The democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people must be realised through “an appropriate and inclusive transition [...] Full text...

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Coach names 24 Burkina players for CAN 2019 qualifier versus Mauritania

14 march 2019 - 14:35:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's coach for Stallions, Paulo Duarte, on Thursday released a list of 24 players [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Aristide Bancé returns home to national championship

08 february 2019 - 16:54:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe striker Aristide Bancé, 34, after playing for 15 years abroad, has decided to play [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON U-23 Qualifiers: Cameroon invite 35 players for Chad match

25 october 2018 - 11:18:37
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The new coach of Cameroon’s national U-23 football team, Rigobert Song Bahanag, has invited 35 players [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert raises concerns about violence against women in Sudan

24 april 2018 - 17:15:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on Sudan has expressed concern about reports that the security forces were [...] Full text...

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CAF releases shortlisted players for awards

28 november 2017 - 18:17:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted players for the African Player of [...] Full text...

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CAF releases list of African Best Players

01 november 2017 - 16:53:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football, on Wedndesday released the names of nominees for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coach picks players for Burkina Faso vs South Africa match

22 september 2017 - 17:04:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Paulo Duarté, on Friday named 24 players to play [...] Full text...

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Sudan: EU closely monitoring human rights situation in Sudan

31 may 2017 - 13:24:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has warned that it is closely monitoring the human rights situation in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Human rights expert assesses human rights situation in Sudan

21 may 2017 - 18:58:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At the end of his 11-day visit to Sudan to assess the human rights situation in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for improved human rights situation in Sudan

22 february 2017 - 18:59:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite positive developments in the situation of human rights in Sudan since April last year, there [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: List of goal scorers

06 february 2017 - 06:46:35
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Here is a list all the goal scorers at the just-ended 2017 AFCON in Gabon, won [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: Egypt beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties to reach 2017 AFCON final

01 february 2017 - 22:04:39
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Veteran Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot kicks as the North African country beat [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: Burkina Faso down Tunisia to reach semi-finals

28 january 2017 - 18:25:32
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Burkina Faso reached the semi-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Gabon on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma expresses condolences after Haiti disaster

09 october 2016 - 11:09:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed his condolences to the government and people [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts urge Sudan to drop charges against six human rights activists

31 august 2016 - 17:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Sudanese authorities to drop charges [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Coach names 25 players for Comoros clash on 4 June

20 may 2016 - 15:56:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coach of the Burkina Faso national football team, Paulo Duarte, has released a list [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert says fresh violence displaces thousands in North Darfur

05 february 2016 - 17:22:24
New York, US (PANA) - A new escalation of violence has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC qualifier: Burkina coach names 26 for Benin match

28 october 2015 - 11:32:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coach of the Burkina Faso national football team, Gernot Rohr, has named the 26 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts urge Sudan to overturn 'outrageous conviction' for indecent dressing

29 august 2015 - 15:38:27
New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN human rights experts have expressed concern after a female Sudanese student [...] Full text...

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ICC: CAR's justice minister seeks ICC cooperation on investigations

03 july 2015 - 22:33:39
New York, US (PANA) - The Minister of Justice of the Central African Republic (CAR), Mr. Aristide Sokambi, has called [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: New UN independent expert begins visit to Sudan Wednesday

12 may 2015 - 20:58:03
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The new UN independent expert on human rights, Aristide Nononsi, on Wednesday begins a 15-day [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Justice Minister admits possibility of rights violations in war zones

07 march 2015 - 18:48:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Justice Minister Mohamed Bushara Dousa has admitted the existence of human rights violations, attributing this [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: Notebook, factfile after quarter-final matches

04 february 2015 - 08:00:22
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Here are notebooks and fact file at the end of quarter-final matches at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: Equatorial Guinea, Congo reach quarter final

25 january 2015 - 20:08:42
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Hosts Equatorial Guinea and Congo reached the quarter finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Acting authorities praise memory of martyrs of popular uprising

02 december 2014 - 21:50:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, on Tuesday praised the memories of the martyrs who [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Factfile on teams, players

20 november 2014 - 11:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are statistics for teams and players following Wednesday's final group phase matches in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Five to die for armed robbery, illegal bearing of weapons of war

31 march 2014 - 22:24:32
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - A military court in Douala, Cameroon, Monday sentenced to death five people who were found guilty [...] Full text...

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France: World Bank urges Senegal to use resources efficiently

24 february 2014 - 22:37:10
Paris , France ( PANA) - The Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, on Monday urged [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC playoff: Burkina Faso snatches 3-2 first-leg win over Algeria

12 october 2013 - 18:13:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After a barren first half and five goals scored in the second, hosts Burkina Faso defeated [...] Full text...

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2014 WC Qualifier: Burkina Faso beats Congo 1-0

15 june 2013 - 16:39:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso beat Congo 1-0 in their Group E 2014 World Cup qualifying match played in [...] Full text...

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2014 WC Qualifier: Burkina Faso leads Congo 1-0 at half time

15 june 2013 - 15:35:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso is leading Congo 1-0 in their Group E 2014 World Cup qualifying match being [...] Full text...

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Is Bozize in South Africa?

06 june 2013 - 11:14:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A storm is brewing over whether former Central African Republic (CAR) President Francois Bozize [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to train more cardiologists

14 may 2013 - 21:40:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The chairman of the Senegalese Cardiology Association, Serigne Abdoul Ba, on Tuesday has described cardiovascular diseases [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Minnows' classification shaken off, Burkina, Ethiopia set to thrill

25 january 2013 - 09:56:14
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - They were listed as minnows and given little or no chance to advance from Group [...] Full text...

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3 Pakistanis repatriated from UN mission in Haiti for sexual abuse

15 march 2012 - 07:52:16
New York, US (PANA) - Three Pakistanis serving in the UN mission in Haiti have been repatriated following a Pakistani [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian editor charged with criminal libel

23 march 2011 - 08:05:34
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the prosecution of Cameroonian journalist, Jean-Marie Tchatchouang, [...] Full text...

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Aristide anxious to end SA exile

20 january 2011 - 10:01:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Ousted former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has said he is ready to return to [...] Full text...

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Sven Eriksson releases provisional list of 33 'Elephants' for World Cup

07 may 2010 - 21:39:00
Abidjan- C?´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The newly appointed football coach of C?´te d'Ivoire, Sven Goran Eriksson, has short-listed 33 players, [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010

24 december 2009 - 20:13:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has publis hed the list of 23 players for the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010

24 december 2009 - 01:37:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has publis hed the list of 23 players for the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010

23 december 2009 - 16:41:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has published the list of 23 players for the 2010 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso names 23-man squad for 2010 CAN

07 december 2009 - 17:17:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coach of Burkina Faso national football s quad, Paulo Duarte, named a 23-man squad [...] Full text...

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Kidney diseases, a silent threat, says Senegalese doctor

03 december 2009 - 19:46:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The head of the Nephrology Department of Aristide Le Dan tec Hospital, in Dakar, Senegal, Professor [...] Full text...

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2010 ACN/WC qualifiers: Burkina Faso invites 29 against Cote d'Ivoire

15 june 2009 - 13:02:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Manager of Burkina Faso's national soccer team Paulo Duarte has invited 29 players ahead of [...] Full text...

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2010 CAN/WC: Côte d'Ivoire names squad against Guinea Conakry, Burkina Faso

20 may 2009 - 20:02:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The managing staff of Côte d'Ivoire's national f ootball squad, the Elephants, named a 31-man [...] Full text...

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15 candidates will run for Guinea Bissau president in June

29 april 2009 - 15:01:00
Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Fifteen candidates, including former president Ku mba Yalla, and former chair of the national assembly, Malam [...] Full text...

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G/Bissau opposition wants international inquiry into president's murder

10 april 2009 - 17:29:00
Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea Bissau's main opposition party, the Social Renovation Party (PRS), declared Thursday that investigations into [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire names squad for CHAN

13 february 2009 - 16:21:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Hosts Cote d'Ivoire has named a 23-man national squad, the Elephants, that will take participate [...] Full text...

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