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Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees
19 june 2024 - 07:10:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts rules to protect journalists, media providers
26 march 2024 - 12:34:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and [...] Full text...
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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary
15 february 2024 - 18:56:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...
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Libyan media's financial problems on the agenda at a meeting
24 january 2024 - 17:13:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...
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Libyan Media Forum closes with prize-giving ceremony
22 december 2023 - 16:45:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Media Forum, which was held as part of the second edition of the "Tripoli [...] Full text...
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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility
16 september 2023 - 09:25:59Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...
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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM
13 september 2023 - 16:19:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...
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Govt officials discuss ways of improving transparency in publication of Libyan government's financial statements
30 may 2023 - 18:16:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials from the government of national unity Tuesday held a meeting at the Ministry of Finance [...] Full text...
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Libyan State Council approves selection mechanism for candidates for certain government positions
31 january 2023 - 19:14:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High State Council in Libya, a consultative body, Tuesday approved the proposed mechanism to select [...] Full text...
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Libyan Audit Office, Spanish Court of Audit sign cooperation agreement
20 january 2023 - 17:37:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Audit Office in Libya, Khaled Chakchak, signed a cooperation agreement with the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Libya records 4 new cases in one week
16 january 2023 - 14:10:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in a week in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Some 200 Libyan and Tunisian companies exhibit at the Misrata fair
14 january 2023 - 13:18:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 200 Libyan and Tunisian companies will participate in the Libyan-Tunisian Trade and Industry Development Exhibition, [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Tunisian exhibition for dev't of industry and trade scheduled for 16-18 January in Misrata
08 january 2023 - 17:06:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan-Tunisian exhibition for the development of industry and trade under the slogan: "Libya-Tunisia, the gateway [...] Full text...
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Libyan media exhibition 'Tifa Expo 2022' opens
21 december 2022 - 13:28:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday inaugurated the Libyan media exhibition, "Tifa Expo 2022", [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes
19 december 2022 - 13:31:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM announces payment of salary arrears, bonuses for various socio-professional categories in Libya
07 september 2022 - 21:08:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced Wednesday the disbursement [...] Full text...
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Media Content Monitoring Authority releases bi-annual report
19 august 2022 - 18:56:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Thursday oversaw the announcement of the first report of the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli calm after violent clashes between rival armed groups
11 june 2022 - 14:06:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was calm on Saturday after a night of violent clashes between two [...] Full text...
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Libyan electoral, security officials hold meeting to assess preparedness to secure elections
10 june 2022 - 15:08:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan electoral security officials Thursday held a meeting in Tripoli on the state of readiness of [...] Full text...
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Tunis and Nouakchott sign executive programme of cultural cooperation
22 may 2022 - 13:21:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, in charge of relations with the Parliament, Khattar [...] Full text...
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Central Bank of West African States denies devaluation of CFAF against Euro
11 march 2022 - 15:28:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has taken note of an article circulating on [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan High Council of State reaffirms willingness to respond to street pressures, demands
25 february 2022 - 15:13:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled al-Mechri, Friday stressed his institution's willingness to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister-designate calls on Libyans to learn from the past
18 february 2022 - 13:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha has said the Libyan revolution of February 17 is a way [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libya's High State Council says the 14-month deadline to organise elections is justifiable
13 february 2022 - 15:25:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, said that the holding of the [...] Full text...
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Television, radio stations closed down in Tunisia
27 october 2021 - 20:41:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three weeks after the television channel "Zitouna", close to the Islamist movement Ennahdha, two other stations, [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails importance of meeting of security directorates from all regions of Libya
23 october 2021 - 18:08:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says he considers the meeting of the security directorates of all [...] Full text...
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Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
06 october 2021 - 04:56:38Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for a new law to organise data sector in Libya
17 august 2021 - 19:43:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdlehamid al-Dbaiba, has called for the updating of the law regulating the demographic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: European Council supports recovery and transformation of Europe’s media
18 may 2021 - 12:42:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European [...] Full text...
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Tunisia loses one place in world press freedom ranking
20 april 2021 - 23:06:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia moved from the 72nd to the 73rd position out of 180 countries in the world [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS observers arrive in Benin for 11 April presidential election
25 march 2021 - 17:12:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - An election observation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in Benin [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 120 new cases
06 march 2021 - 10:58:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Friday recorded 120 new positive cases of coronavirus after tests carried out on 1,758 [...] Full text...
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Senegal: RWB denounces attacks on press freedom
05 march 2021 - 18:42:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - While Senegal is rocked by clashes and protests following the arrest of the main opponent [...] Full text...
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New Libyan PM vows to improve compatriots’ living conditions
07 february 2021 - 16:55:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The new Libyan Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has said [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Turkish investors discuss cooperation in tourism sector
08 january 2021 - 10:05:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Tourism Authority under the Government of National Accord (GNA), Khaider Bachir [...] Full text...
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More than 14 billion FCFA budgeted for 2021 presidential election in Benin
24 december 2020 - 14:05:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will spend more than 14 billion CFA francs for the organisation of the presidential election [...] Full text...
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Guinea warns against unauthorised publication of presidential poll results
17 october 2020 - 12:04:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 24 hours to go before the Guinea presidential election, pitting incumbent President Alpha Condé against [...] Full text...
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Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako
23 september 2020 - 16:00:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the High Authority for Communication (HAC), Fodié Touré, Wednesday opened a workshop on [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 5th Congress of the National Union of Journalists opens
19 september 2020 - 19:34:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The various attempts aimed at destroying the information sector in Tunisia have all failed, Néji Bghouri, the [...] Full text...
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Malian media regulatory body hails professionalism of journalists
28 august 2020 - 10:47:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Authority for Communication (HAC), the media regulatory authority in Mali, has praised the professionalism [...] Full text...
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Senegal: National football competitions restart on January 2, 2021
27 august 2020 - 14:15:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national football competitions will start on January 2, 2021, as decided by the executive committee [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Leaders of African media associations call on gov’ts for support to work efficiently
28 june 2020 - 14:02:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of African media organisations have called on African governments to empower journalists to work efficiently [...] Full text...
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Tunisia announces gradual resumption of cultural activities
19 may 2020 - 10:39:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued a decree on Monday announcing a phased resumption of activities [...] Full text...
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'More than 300 journalists lost their jobs in Tunisia last year'
04 may 2020 - 06:12:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the National Trade Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), Neji Beghouri, said on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Media workers face difficult time in Tunisia
03 may 2020 - 14:04:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Press workers in Tunisia currently face huge difficulties due to the spread of the new coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 april 2020 - 22:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Benin extends closure of places of worship
06 april 2020 - 15:17:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin announced on Monday the extension of the closure of churches, mosques and [...] Full text...
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Libyan health official highlights strong surveillance networks to fight Covid-19
30 march 2020 - 16:26:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Director General of the Libyan National Center for Disease Control, Dr Badreddine Al-Najjar, has revealed that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo suspends cabinet meetings
23 march 2020 - 05:41:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo Senior Minister, minister of Communication and Media, Jolino Makelele, on Sunday announced that [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records six new cases of contamination to Coronavirus
12 march 2020 - 22:05:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Health, Abdelatif Mekki, announced that six new cases of contamination to coronavirus were [...] Full text...
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Togo's presidential candidate, Komi Wolou, wants a "re-foundation of the Togolese nation"
14 february 2020 - 15:52:39Lomé, Togo (PANA)- Presidential candidate Komi Wolou of Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) will work, if elected, for a true [...] Full text...
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Burundi celebrates international radio day
13 february 2020 - 21:10:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Radio-Television inaugurates 3rd channel
13 february 2020 - 10:11:57Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Television Broadcasting (RTI) on Wednesday inaugurated a third television channel, the "3", in Abidjan, the economic [...] Full text...
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Togo: HAAC announces a 60-minute talk show for each presidential candidate
11 february 2020 - 18:13:47Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), a media regulatory institution, on Tuesday announced the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Public media journos begin 2-day strike
21 january 2020 - 18:08:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The public media in Burkina Faso begins a 48-hour sit-in on Wednesday to demand better [...] Full text...
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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi
18 january 2020 - 19:41:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...
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Mali: The High Communication Authority allocates 159 frequencies to private sound broadcasting services
26 december 2019 - 23:07:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Communication Authority (HAC), a regulatory body in Mali, has granted 159 new frequencies to [...] Full text...
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2018 Press Assistance Fund: More than 185 million CFAF distributed to Nigerien private media
06 december 2019 - 19:14:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 185 million CFA francs were distributed Friday to the Nigerien private press as part [...] Full text...
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Malian government to recruit 800 public workers
22 november 2019 - 22:04:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government will recruit 884 workers of different categories, through direct competition in the public [...] Full text...
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Coalition C14 urges public support for transparent election in Togo
22 november 2019 - 14:12:26Lome, Togo (PANA) - A coalition of opposition parties in Togo on Friday called on the Togolese people to mobilize [...] Full text...
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2020 Togo presidential election: Opposition political parties quit dialogue with government
19 november 2019 - 23:51:38Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Opposition political parties in Togo have withdrawn from a dialogue with the government, shortly after the [...] Full text...
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Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends
09 november 2019 - 11:51:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual [...] Full text...
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139 applicants take forms for presidential candidacy in Algeria
11 october 2019 - 14:18:50Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - At least 139 hopeful candidates for Algerian presidential election on 12 December had until Thursday taken [...] Full text...
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Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) now a reality in Niger
13 august 2019 - 22:11:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The migrating to digital terrestrial television (DTT) has now become a reality in Niger since 21 [...] Full text...
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Public media journalists in Burkina Faso to go on general strike if .....
15 july 2019 - 14:51:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe journalists have announced a 24-hour general strike, effective on Wednesday, to demand the transfer [...] Full text...
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National IFAP Committee of Eritrea introduces digital libraries to disadvantaged communities
05 july 2019 - 15:06:53Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - With the commitment to leave no one behind, the newly-formed National IFAP Committee of Eritrea has [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Music Library to be established in Brazzaville
03 july 2019 - 11:00:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An-African music library estimated at 55 million euros, will be set up in Brazzaville to serve [...] Full text...
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UN formally asks Tunisia to release official
16 may 2019 - 09:58:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations asked the Tunisian authorities on Wednesday to release an official of the world [...] Full text...
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Hughes Richard Sama best journalist of the year 2019 in Burkina Faso
12 may 2019 - 11:31:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Hugues Richard Sama, a 24-year-old journalist from the Observateur Paalga (private newspaper), won the ‘Super [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to reward best journalists Saturday
07 may 2019 - 22:18:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the "Night of Galian", which rewards the best journalistic productions, will [...] Full text...
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Mauritania adopts a new General Tax Code
18 april 2019 - 14:02:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has adopted a bill on the General Tax Code (CGI), during [...] Full text...
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Military offensive against Tripoli changes the deal in Libya
08 april 2019 - 07:53:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military operation conducted since Wednesday by the Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar in [...] Full text...
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African Broadcsting Union ends 12th General Assembly in Marrakech
29 march 2019 - 17:43:25Marrakesh Morocco (PANA) - The 12th Ordinary Session of the General Assembly of the African Broadcasting Union (UAR) ended on [...] Full text...
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Togo media regulator suspends publication of bimonthly newspaper
27 march 2019 - 11:55:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) has withdrawn the licence for the publication of [...] Full text...
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RSF calls on President Paul Biya to release detained journalist
25 march 2019 - 23:23:50Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - Reporters Sans Frontière (RSF) Monday asked Cameroonian President Paul Biya to use his good offices to [...] Full text...
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Survey says denominational radio have better audience in Côte d'Ivoire
18 march 2019 - 17:55:20Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The "denominational radios" in the Ivorian media landscape are getting better listening audience than conventional [...] Full text...
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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures
23 february 2019 - 15:28:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...
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26th edition of FESPACO opens on Saturday in Burkina Faso
21 february 2019 - 20:58:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of the largest African film [...] Full text...
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French MPs call for release of Cameroonian journalist
21 february 2019 - 13:01:48Paris, France (PANA) – Several French Members of Parliament and Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) attended a news conference at the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President calls for dialogue to find a solution to the StarTimes - Excaf conflict
20 february 2019 - 22:34:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall Wednesday expressed the hope that leaders of the Senegalese Professional Football League [...] Full text...
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Ecomedia project launched in Burkina Faso
29 january 2019 - 12:19:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso National Union of Faso Free Audiovisual Media (UNALFA) on Monday launched in [...] Full text...
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Algeria to sponsor Miriam Makeba Prize at Fespaco 2019
17 january 2019 - 19:20:30Paris, France (PANA) - A Miriam Makeba Prize, sponsored by Algeria, will be awarded for the first time at the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gov't solicits economic model for African cinema at FESPACO 2019
17 january 2019 - 18:55:08Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoum Karim Sango, has called on African film professionals and their [...] Full text...
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Fespaco selects films for screening at Ouagadougou festival
16 january 2019 - 19:58:22Paris, France (PANA) - The management of the Pan-African Film, Television and Audiovisual Festival (Fespaco), on Wednesday announced the official [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè Culture Minister in Brussels to whip up interest in Fespaco 2019
15 january 2019 - 18:30:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, Abdoul Karim Sango, is due in Brussels for [...] Full text...
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UEMOA countries pledge to conserve their audiovisual heritage
03 december 2018 - 18:26:02Paris, France (PANA) - Eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have committed to the [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges use of film to spur economic growth, social cohesion in Africa
22 november 2018 - 17:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world is increasingly becoming aware of the increasing power of film to spur economic [...] Full text...
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PANAPRESS to be transformed into multi-media institution
25 october 2018 - 12:45:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Board of Directors of PANAPRESS has announced a new direction for the Pan-African News Agency [...] Full text...
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IAAF CEO resigns
05 march 2018 - 16:44:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF announced on Monday that Olivier Gers has resigned as CEO. Gers joined the organization [...] Full text...
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Egypt: CAF says reports of Hayatou investigation by Egyptian prosecutors are 'false information'
05 january 2017 - 18:45:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has described reports on the president of Africa's football [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO chief tasks public, private entities on archival safeguard
27 october 2016 - 17:34:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Ms. Irina Bokova, on Thursday urged [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Global Forum calls for renewed commitment to create inclusive societies
28 april 2016 - 17:49:26New York, US (PANA) - The global conference convened by the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) concluded on Thursday, with [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO calls for safeguard of world’s endangered archives
27 october 2015 - 18:28:35New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a large share of the world’s audiovisual heritage already lost forever, [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AMI, FEPACI partner to promote African film industry
26 may 2015 - 18:09:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Media Initiative (AMI) and the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) Tuesday forged partnership [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Media to mourn Charlie Hebdo victims Wednesday
13 january 2015 - 14:31:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Following an appeal by the National Union of Burkina free audiovisual (UNALFA) and the association [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition militants plan nationwide demos for political reform in Togo
11 january 2015 - 17:14:07Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese opposition militants and civil society activists will on 13 January take to the streets in [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition postpones planned massive demonstrations
06 january 2015 - 12:52:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The massive demonstrations across Togolese cities, scheduled to begin Monday and planned by the opposition and [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition call for demo to demand constitutional reform
02 january 2015 - 18:57:44Lomé,Togo (PANA) - Opposition parties in collaboration with the civil society in Togo have called for a public demonstration on [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Newspaper editors bemoan poor working conditions
03 december 2014 - 14:25:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Newspaper editors in Mauritania have raised the alarm about the "catastrophic" condition under which they work, [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition plans massive demonstration in favour of political reforms
11 november 2014 - 11:38:42Lomé,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Opposition, which has regrouped under a new organisation called "Combat pour l’Alternance Politique en 2015 [...] Full text...
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Togo: Togolese media professionals opt for competence
03 july 2014 - 20:17:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The three-day national forum on the Togolese media has ended with media professionals deciding to give [...] Full text...
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Togo: Nationwide media talks open
30 june 2014 - 20:59:13Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Prime minister, Kwesi Séléagodji Ahoomey-Zunu, on Monday launched a three-day nationwide talks on the [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition demands political reforms in Togo
23 june 2014 - 16:52:25Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The group, "Save Togo", which includes several opposition parties and Human Rights organizations, announced here Monday [...] Full text...
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Togo: Opposition ANC blames ruling party for breakdown in political dialogue
04 june 2014 - 16:57:20Lome, Togo (PANA) – The opposition party in Togo, the National Alliance for Change (ANC), has blamed the ruling majority [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan to host int'l confab on audiovisual communication regulation
30 may 2014 - 14:48:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – An international conference on the regulation of satellite audiovisual communication and the new broadcasting guidelines [...] Full text...
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Burundi: '96% of Burundians have easy, regular access to radio'
28 may 2014 - 21:41:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Almost all Burundians of nine years and above have easy access to radio, as against 60% [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: World Bank launches Journalism Development prize
16 may 2014 - 21:51:47Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The World Bank office in Côte d’Ivoire has launched a competition for Journalism Development awards, [...] Full text...
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Benin: Govt. splashed 150 million CFAF on private media in 2012
20 april 2014 - 10:57:50Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – As part of its programme to assist the private media, the Beninese government granted over 150 [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Mediterranean annual audiovisual conference opens in Tunis
10 april 2014 - 20:59:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – About 100 participants on Thursday began the 21st colloquium and 20th conference of Mediterranean audiovisual organs [...] Full text...
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Togo: Government, opposition discuss political reforms
13 march 2014 - 21:13:24Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Opposition political parties in Togo on Thursday had separate meetings with Prime minister Arthème Kwessi Ahoomey-Zunu [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Media coverage of Quran's desecration deplored
05 march 2014 - 18:36:18Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian High Authority of the Press and the Audiovisual (HAPA) has deplored the coverage, by [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Judge allows partial broadcast of Pistorius trial
25 february 2014 - 12:24:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The North Gauteng High Court Tuesday ruled that media houses will be permitted to [...] Full text...
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UN report: Creative economies boost growth, social, cultural development
14 november 2013 - 20:18:40New York, US (PANA) – A UN report says in addition to economic benefits, the creative economy, which includes audiovisual [...] Full text...
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Togo media observe blackout to protest tough media law
12 march 2013 - 21:02:03Lomé,Togo (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of the Togolese media on Tuesday observed a blackout to protest against the law [...] Full text...
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Mauritania gets 3 new TV stations
12 march 2013 - 20:28:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian communication minister, Mr. Hamdi Ould Mahjoub, on Tuesday approved applications for the creation of three [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian body accuses local media of being conduits for terrorists
21 january 2013 - 16:32:48Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's regulatory Supreme Media and Audiovisual Authority (HAPA) has accused two media organisations in the country [...] Full text...
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Angolan film festival to feature 35 films
14 november 2012 - 15:58:35Luanda, Angola (PANA) - About 35 films, 12 of them produced by Angolans, will be screened at the fifth edition [...] Full text...
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'Almost all Cameroonian radio, TV organizations operate illegally'
23 october 2012 - 18:51:55Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Almost all audiovisual media in Cameroon operate without licence, the country's Minister of Communication, Issa Bakary [...] Full text...
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DRC journalists warned over disclosure of military secrets
08 september 2012 - 19:48:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Superior Council of the Audiovisual Communication (CSAC), the regulatory organ for the media in [...] Full text...
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IFJ condemns suspension of radio station in DR Congo
16 may 2012 - 21:37:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The global press freedom body, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on Wednesday condemned the suspension of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese presidential run-off: Regulatory body wants equal coverage for candidates
08 march 2012 - 16:04:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese National Audiovisual Regulatory Council (CNRA) on Wednesday urged public and private media to comply [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012: Malian television to show all matches
12 january 2012 - 11:34:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's official broadcaster, ORTM, will broadcast all the 32 matches of the 28th edition of the [...] Full text...
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French MPs support RFI striking staff
09 december 2011 - 17:02:17Paris, France (PANA) - Several French Socialist and Communist elected representatives have declared support for the strike action that was [...] Full text...
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Radio France International workers to start indefinte strike on Monday
26 november 2011 - 13:47:12Paris, France (PANA) – Workers of Radio France International (RFI) will begin an indefinite strike on Monday, trades union sources [...] Full text...
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Angola's Int'l Cinema Festival begins
18 november 2011 - 13:16:13Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The fourth edition of the International Cinema Festival (FIC-Luanda), whose objective is to promote Angolan and [...] Full text...
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Angola's Int'l Cinema Festival begins Friday
17 november 2011 - 16:11:41Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The fourth edition of the International Cinema Festival (FIC-Luanda), whose objective is to promote Angolan and [...] Full text...
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Algeria offers 20 scholarships to Malian students
25 october 2011 - 21:29:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty Malian students benefiting from Algerian scholarships leave Bamako on Tuesday for Algeria to further their [...] Full text...
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Mauritania to construct radio, TV stations
15 september 2011 - 22:38:25Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Supreme Press and Audiovisual Authority (HAPA) in Mauritania is inviting tenders fot the establishment of [...] Full text...
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DRC politician caught on tape threatening journalist
26 august 2011 - 18:48:07New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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3 Mauritanian opposition parties to dialogue with government
25 august 2011 - 14:05:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Three Mauritanian opposition parties have decided to open a dialogue with the government from next week, [...] Full text...
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Mali to recruit more than 1,000 civil servants
11 august 2011 - 21:39:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The government of Mali is to recruit more than 1,000 public service agents through direct competitive [...] Full text...
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French Development Agency to bail Guinean Press Agency
24 june 2011 - 18:53:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The regional director of the French Development Agency (FDA), based in Dakar, Stéphane Barbier, Friday described [...] Full text...
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Mauritania to restructure govt. radio, television
26 may 2011 - 17:24:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government plans to restructure the audiovisual media sector (radio and television) under state control [...] Full text...
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Study deplores low coverage of sub-regional news by Burundian media
20 may 2011 - 19:31:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coverage of sub-regional current events on Burundi's National Radio and Television (RTNB) is about 37 [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian state TV gets new MD
05 may 2011 - 20:48:39Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Dieh Ould Sydati, computer engineer, has been appointed Director General of Mauritanian Television (TVM), [...] Full text...
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Beninese journalists march against police brutality
12 april 2011 - 18:14:20Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Media practitioners in Benin on Tuesday took to the streets in Cotonou to protest against the [...] Full text...
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HAAC condemns police violence against Benin journalist
31 march 2011 - 16:56:15Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The High Authority of Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) of Benin has condemned the police violence against [...] Full text...
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Nine newspapers banned in Benin
11 march 2011 - 22:14:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) in Benin has suspended nine newspapers for "insults, [...] Full text...
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Ivorian crisis: Gbagbo govt using media regulation to censor critics - CPJ
12 february 2011 - 06:54:08New York, US (PANA) - Incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has moved to silence critical media under the guise of [...] Full text...
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Ivorian crisis: Gbagbo cancels UN Radio’s broadcasting licence
10 february 2011 - 16:12:35Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The regime of outgoing Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has cancelled the radio broadcasting licence of [...] Full text...
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President Yayi Boni guns for re-election in Benin
30 january 2011 - 18:06:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The President of Benin, Yayi Boni, said here Saturday that he would take part in the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese linguist links Africa's development to use of local languages
13 december 2010 - 22:37:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A Senegalese linguist said on Monday that communication in national languages is a sine qua non [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog asks Cote d'Ivoire to lift ban on French-based broadcasters
04 december 2010 - 08:15:49New York, US (PANA) – US-based media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday asked the Ivorian authorities to [...] Full text...
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7th cinematographic meetings hold 26-30 Nov
31 july 2010 - 13:25:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The 7th edition of the Bamako Cinematographic Meeting (RCB) and the International Festival of Nyamina (FINA) [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional French news agency set up in Mauritania
26 april 2010 - 17:43:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Owners of Sahara Media, an online news site in A rabic, have decided to transform the [...] Full text...
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Mali to hold referendum on constitution review
19 april 2010 - 22:09:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) â" Mali will hold a referendum- in the last quarter of this year to review the country's [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean conference on audiovisual opens Thursday in Paris
06 april 2010 - 17:31:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Op erators (COPEAM) will run from Thursday to Sunday in [...] Full text...
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Libya moves to improve own optical fibre network
20 november 2009 - 19:10:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan government has said the signing, early in Nov ember, of the third phase of [...] Full text...
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121 die in road accidents in Mauritius
20 november 2009 - 12:01:00Port-Louis- Maurice (PANA) -- A total of 121 people have been killed in road acci dents since the beginning of [...] Full text...
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UNESCO mourns popular French anthropologist
04 november 2009 - 15:49:00Paris- France (PANA) -- Outgoing UNESCO Director-General, Koأ¯chiro Matsuura, Tue sday expressed his sorrow over the death of eminent French [...] Full text...
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Anti-drug campaign launched in Libya
16 october 2009 - 16:04:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Kadhafi Foundation for Development (FKD) on Thursday launched its first anti-drug campaign, entitled "Wake up, [...] Full text...
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International Organisation of Francophonie supports Albert Londres Prize
13 may 2009 - 19:20:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) plans to make the Albert Londres Prize the most [...] Full text...
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French journalist wins award for Mugabe article
13 may 2009 - 12:30:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The Albert Londres award for the year 2009 has been awarded to French journalist Sophie Bouillon [...] Full text...
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Togo govt lifts suspension on radio 'talk shows'
27 april 2009 - 17:39:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- – The Togolese government has lifted suspension on ‘talk s hows’, recently slammed on radio and television [...] Full text...
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Moroccan king flies to Equatorial Guinea
16 april 2009 - 22:44:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Moroccan King Mohamed VI left Fez, east of Rabat, on Th ursday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, [...] Full text...
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Beninese still waiting for Boni’s promises
10 april 2009 - 00:11:00By Thérèse Isséki- PANA Correspondent Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -- Three years after Benin's head of state came to power, m [...] Full text...
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Benin journalists elect representatives into regulatory body
17 march 2009 - 16:23:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Journalists in Benin will 16 May elect representatives i nto the High Audiovisual and Com Authority [...] Full text...
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MFWA, Danish embassy to empower media in Benin
16 march 2009 - 16:50:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- In their drive to expand democratic space and freedom wi thin the West Africa sub-region, the [...] Full text...
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