Premier League giants gain edge in Osimhen race After Galatasaray's major setback

27 november 2024 - 19:09:23
Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Galatasaray’s financial situation has seemingly ruled the Turkish giants out of the bid to sign Victor [...] Full text...

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Harvard to host South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai

11 november 2024 - 11:53:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai’s will be honoured at the Harvard University Centre for [...] Full text...

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In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people

29 october 2024 - 05:56:39
Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...

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Afcon wins bring 'pride and joy' to war-torn Sudan

20 october 2024 - 15:25:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's victory over Ghana in qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will have [...] Full text...

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Gambia appoint McKinstry as Scorpions coach

22 may 2024 - 16:29:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) The Ministry of Youth & Sports, through the National Sports Council, has annoned the appointment of Johnathan [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso

27 april 2024 - 05:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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South African music legend Zahara dead at 35

12 december 2023 - 08:14:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Multi-award winning South African musician Zahara has died after a long illness. She was [...] Full text...

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South African music legend fighting for her life

11 december 2023 - 11:16:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Singer Zahara is currently unresponsive and fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital. Sources close [...] Full text...

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FIFA, PSG, CAF, fans celebrate magical Jay Jay Okocha at 50

15 august 2023 - 07:17:53
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Paris Saint-Germain, have sent birthday [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, welcomes money boost

14 june 2023 - 07:22:22
Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, believes players will be inspired by the financial rewards FIFA [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Media forgotten in truce agreement; how journalists are faring in war situation (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2023 - 12:35:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Over 500 journalists have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

12 may 2023 - 10:36:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...

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Blinken raises human rights, jailing of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina with Rwandan president Kagame

11 august 2022 - 13:35:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Rwanda on the final leg of his [...] Full text...

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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 july 2022 - 21:32:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...

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Russia’s Wagner group set landmines near Libyan capital - Human Rights Watch

31 may 2022 - 07:01:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

09 may 2022 - 07:26:02
Addis Ababa, Ehiopi a(PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly  condemned the terrorist attack in the Sinai Peninsla that [...] 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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Libyan MPs form 12-member committee to review draft Constitution

08 april 2022 - 21:57:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) has formed a 12-member committee to review the points [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya remains optimistic about meeting between Parliament and High State Council on elections

08 april 2022 - 12:28:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, remains optimistic that Parliament and the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion

26 february 2022 - 00:04:21
New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

04 december 2021 - 09:30:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says his decision to contest the presidential poll rests with 'the people'

16 november 2021 - 13:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says that the decision to contest in the 24 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan gov't rejects suspension of Foreign Minister by the Presidential Council

07 november 2021 - 14:19:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Unity on Saturday rejected the decision of the Presidential Council to [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations

08 september 2021 - 13:45:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa says deadly riots have helped unite South Africa

19 july 2021 - 15:17:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africans for uniting in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations

15 may 2021 - 00:04:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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EBRD, UN Women host high-level virtual round-table on gender approaches for inclusive recovery

12 february 2021 - 13:00:37
London, UK (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UN Women are holding a high-level virtual [...] Full text...

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Rwanda basketball league resumes in empty stands because of COVID-19 restrictions

19 october 2020 - 13:33:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda National Basketball League resumed on Sunday with all matches played without spectators to check further [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s National Basketball League set to resume on 18 October

12 september 2020 - 18:18:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s National Basketball League is poised to resume on Wednesday, 18 October after almost a six-month [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates its call for accountability for crimes targeting women in Libya

26 june 2020 - 14:16:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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Burundian election campaigns kick off amid harassment

27 april 2020 - 15:44:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Political campaigning for the 20 May presidential election has officially kicked off in Burundi against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic

06 april 2020 - 18:40:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face

08 march 2020 - 12:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates international radio day

13 february 2020 - 21:10:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA  - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...

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Several associations denounce dismissal of a Congolese BBC journalist

13 february 2020 - 17:05:31
Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations have strongly denounced the dismissal, for alleged "serious misconduct", of the Congolese journalist, Jacques [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Amilcar Cabral on the list of world's top 20 leaders

08 january 2020 - 23:23:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, Monday  stressed the need for Cape Verde [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge to defend London Marathon title

16 december 2019 - 12:58:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed that he will defend his London Marathon title in April 2019. This ends [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s rugby captain nominated for top award

11 december 2019 - 12:55:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There could be a cherry on top of South Africa’s rugby captain Siya Kolisi’s [...] Full text...

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UAE ‘responsible’ for deaths of dozens of migrants in Libya - confidential report

07 november 2019 - 14:27:05
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - A foreign country is reportedly involved in the missile attack on the reception centre for illegal [...] Full text...

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Mali to host the 2nd round of play-offs for the African Cup of champions clubs

16 october 2019 - 14:01:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will host, from October 22-27 in Bamako, the second round of qualifiers for the African [...] Full text...

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BBC, others in joint effort to fight fake news

09 september 2019 - 16:27:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new joint effort to deal with fake news has been put in place by [...] Full text...

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Dozens of NGOs call for renewal of mandate of Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

08 august 2019 - 20:12:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Forty-one national, regional and international civil society organizations have sent a letter to members of the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president's younger brother questioned by investigators over bribery case

10 july 2019 - 20:30:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Aliou Sall, the young brother of Senegalese president Macky Sall was heard Wednesday by investigators from [...] Full text...

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Brother of Senegalese president resigns gov't job over alleged corruption

25 june 2019 - 05:55:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, younger brother of the Senegalese president, on resigned Monday from his position as director [...] Full text...

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Senegalese judiciary launches inquiry into alleged bribes paid to president's brother

12 june 2019 - 21:39:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Attorney General at the Dakar Court of Appeal, Serigne Bassirou Guèye, said here Wednesday he [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice to investigate BBC revelations incriminating President Sall's brother

10 june 2019 - 21:23:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Senegalese ministry of justice has appealed to the Attorney General of the Dakar Court of [...] Full text...

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Demos held against French media "who roll for the enemies of Burundi"

08 june 2019 - 16:50:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Radio France Internationale (RFI), TV5 Monde and the newspaper Le Monde were on Saturday the targets [...] Full text...

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Senegalese gov't prepares bill on the distribution of oil revenues

07 june 2019 - 17:47:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has asked the government to prepare a bill on the distribution of [...] Full text...

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Authorities warn media outlets against tarnishing Burundi's image

03 may 2019 - 17:10:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The celebration of the international press freedom day in Burundi was marked on Friday by the [...] Full text...

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Military escalation in Libya, what if the keys for solutions were abroad? (Asks Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

16 april 2019 - 15:57:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The armed clashes in Libya continued on Tuesday, the tenth day of the offensive launched by [...] Full text...

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Only withdrawal of Haftar's troops, ceasefire will usher peace in Libya - says Ghassan Salamé

15 april 2019 - 19:54:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Only the withdrawal of the Libyan national army, led by led by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, from the [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities withdraw BBC's operating licence

29 march 2019 - 17:20:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for Communication (CNC) on Friday announced the withdrawal of the operating licence of [...] 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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Kenya BBC director, other investigative journalists arrested in Uganda, says RSF

09 february 2019 - 16:58:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Kenyan BBC director Mohamed Kassim and Godfrey Badebye, cameraman for the local NBS channel, as well [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court to deliver verdict on journalist facing terrorism charge

18 december 2018 - 14:35:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's intermediate court at Nyarugenge in the capital, Kigali, has set Friday to deliver [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Salah retains BBC African Footballer-of-the-Year award

16 december 2018 - 13:43:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool and Egypt striker, Mohamed Salah, ended a sparkling 2018 performance for club and country by [...] Full text...

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US Senators urge Gambian Truth Commission to investigate journalist Manneh case

20 november 2018 - 18:36:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six US Senators have urged Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to investigate the case of [...] Full text...

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Fare thee well, Biava Seshie (Tribute to the late Biava Seshie, Editor-in-Chief of PANAPRESS, by Kennedy Abwao)

17 november 2018 - 07:27:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The saying adversity is the mother of invention applied best for Biava Seshie, who was the [...] Full text...

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Best FIFA Football Award winners to be announced on Monday

24 september 2018 - 13:08:20
London, UK (PANA) - The world's best male and female footballers will be named at the Best FIFA Football Awards [...] Full text...

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Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture and execution: UN investigators

27 june 2018 - 22:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - In Burundi, opponents of constitutional reform supported by the Government have faced torture and execution [...] Full text...

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Rights group says run-up to Burundi's referendum 'tainted by violence'

17 may 2018 - 06:57:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As the polls open on Thursday in a constitutional referendum in Burundi that could extend the [...] Full text...

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'Attacks on journalists reach alarming levels in West and Central Africa'

03 may 2018 - 07:44:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Journalists across West and Central Africa are facing intimidation and harassment and being targeted with arrest [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's new Basketball coach, Maxime Mwiseneza, pledges reforms

11 april 2018 - 16:16:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly-appointed head coach of the national Basketball team, Maxime Mwiseneza, on Wednesday pledged to improve [...] Full text...

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Liberia's media union confirms BBC correspondent seeks safety in US

05 april 2018 - 17:35:23
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Liberia correspondent, Jonathan Paye-Layleh, has confirmed he is in the United [...] Full text...

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MFWA hails Gambia’s decision to comply with ECOWAS court ruling on journalists

06 november 2017 - 19:25:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Monday hailed the Gambia government’s decision to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Two Rwandan clubs for Zone 5 basketball club championship in Uganda

29 september 2017 - 19:19:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Rwandan clubs will leave Kigali on Saturday for Kampala, Uganda, to participate in the 2017 [...] Full text...

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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

01 january 2017 - 12:57:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ decries mounting press freedom crisis in Burundi

26 october 2016 - 15:50:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed alarm about the ''deteriorating situation for the media'' [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Amnesty International calls for speedy probe of ex-Burundi minister's murder

14 july 2016 - 17:21:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global human rights body Amnesty International on Thursday called for a thorough and speedy probe of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian artist, Victor Ehikhamenor, inches closer to 2016 Emerging Voices Global Art Prize

11 july 2016 - 13:29:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Victor Ehikhamenor is the only Nigerian artist to make the top 10 list in this year's [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Djibouti for expelling BBC journalists ahead of elections

07 april 2016 - 13:08:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Djibouti should ensure that journalists can report on presidential elections without harassment or fear of expulsion, [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Khama endorses new FIFA president

01 march 2016 - 16:05:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s president Ian Khama endorsed the newly-elected president for the world football governing body, FIFA. “I welcome [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian Press Union launches memorial lecture series for slain journalist

16 december 2015 - 14:25:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Wednesday launched a memorial lecture series in honour of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari tasks Africa's broadcasters as continental broadcast meeting opens

26 november 2015 - 12:43:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged public broadcasters in Africa to pay attention to the creation [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Gambia to disclose whereabouts of radio manager

10 july 2015 - 17:43:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Gambian authorities to disclose the whereabouts, health, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda Media Commission boss quits

12 may 2015 - 21:46:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of Rwanda Media Commission (RMC), Fred Muvunyi, on Tuesday announced his resignation citing personal [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Journalist assaulted, others detained in DR Congo

18 march 2015 - 13:54:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that a freelance Belgian reporter, Alexis Bouvy, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CPJ tasks Nigerian authorities over denial of visas to journos seeking to cover elections

04 february 2015 - 09:50:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With over 40 journalists yet to secure their visas to Nigeria for the 14 and 28 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says DRC stops internet access, cellphone services amid protests

23 january 2015 - 15:25:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has revealed that authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US supports Kenya's Livestock sector

04 november 2014 - 12:55:04
Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Kenya, Robert F. Godec, and Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda suspends BBC broadcasts over controversial documentary

24 october 2014 - 20:24:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has suspended the broadcasts of BBC Radio programmes in national [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandans demonstrate against BBC documentary on Rwandan genocide

23 october 2014 - 08:26:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Thousands of Rwandans, mainly university students, Wednesday demonstrated on the streets of Kigali against a British [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Washington must stop encouraging abuses by Zambia’s ruling party, says CDDR

06 august 2014 - 14:52:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR) in Zambia has called on the US [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO mourns spokesman killed in Malaysia plane disaster

18 july 2014 - 19:29:02
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday mourned one of its staff, Mr. Glenn Thomas, [...] Full text...

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US: CPJ seeks probe of French journalist's death in CAR

14 may 2014 - 10:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an immediate investigation into the death [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media mourn legendary football commentator Dennis Liwewe

26 april 2014 - 08:54:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian newspapers this week expressed sympathy at the passing of football commentator, Dennis Liwewe, noting with [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama leads Ghana to say farewell for broadcaster Komla Dumor

22 february 2014 - 14:50:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday led the country to say farewell to broadcaster, Komla Afeke [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report strike over missing stillborn baby, challenges in water, power supply

22 february 2014 - 07:42:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A week-long strike by the doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana’s [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Africa Progress Panel gets new deputy director

28 january 2014 - 16:30:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Africa Progress Panel (APP) Tuesday named Max Bankole Jarrett as its new Deputy Executive Director, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight advice of medics on cardiac ailments after death of popular broadcaster

25 january 2014 - 08:43:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week highlighted the advice of medical doctors on avoiding heart attacks following [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA mourns BBC's Komla Dumor

21 january 2014 - 13:01:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has expressed sadness at the sudden death of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AUC Chairperson underscores strong relationship with PRC

21 january 2014 - 12:51:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana Zuma has stressed the need for a strong [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Newspapers mourn broadcaster Komla Dumor

20 january 2014 - 08:57:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian newspapers on Monday mourned broadcaster Komla Dumor, who passed away last Saturday in London from [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AU Commission Chairperson mourns Ghanaian broadcaster

20 january 2014 - 08:32:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has received with “shock and disbelief” news [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama leads broadcaster Komla Dumor tributes

19 january 2014 - 08:01:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has led the country in paying tribute to broadcaster Komla Dumor who [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor dies

18 january 2014 - 19:10:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor has died, Joy FM, the Accra-based radio station he worked for before [...] Full text...

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Unveiling Malawi’s child literary prodigy; writing her way to the future (By Raphael Tenthani, PANA Correspondent)

02 november 2013 - 13:32:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - She’s is only 19 but she has just published a book. OK, several years ago Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Malawi FA officially complains to FIFA over Nigerian coach's racist remarks

27 august 2013 - 16:37:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has officially lodged a complaint with the football world governing [...] Full text...

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Malawi Institute honours journalists, slain girl

23 july 2013 - 15:56:03
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Free Expression Institute (FEI), a Malawian non-profit making organisation which seeks to promote freedom of [...] Full text...

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Gambian government urged to stop harassing journalists

03 may 2013 - 20:14:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian journalists on Friday asked the government to stop harassing them, saying this does not only [...] Full text...

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Emirates launches as-it-happens on board tv viewing

18 february 2013 - 12:19:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has launched live television viewing as part of [...] Full text...

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CPJ seeks release of BBC journalist in Somalia

27 november 2012 - 13:15:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali authorities must immediately release Ibrahim Mohamed Adan, a correspondent for the Somali service of the [...] Full text...

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Correspondent of BBC and AP in Togo passes away

26 november 2012 - 22:12:27
Lomé,Togo (PANA) – The correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and of Associated Press(AP) in Togo, Ebow Godwin, is [...] Full text...

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Bob Marley's wife, Rita, to be honoured in Malawi

15 november 2012 - 17:56:20
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Legendary Jamaican reggae heroine, Rita Marley, wife of the legend himself, Bob Marley, will be in [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Breweries boosts TFF

26 may 2012 - 14:35:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzanian football will receive Sh170 million a year, for five years, from the Tanzanian Breweries Limited [...] Full text...

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Fired Malawi police Chief 'not bitter'

03 may 2012 - 19:45:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In a first media interview since he was sacked 9 April, Malawi Inspector General of Police [...] Full text...

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Ghana media play up controversies on funding of education, gas plant location

17 march 2012 - 10:22:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Two controversial subjects – claims of the main opposition party’s presidential candidate that he would make [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition claims member's arrest over fuel price

10 january 2012 - 19:32:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) claimed on Tuesday that its former National Secretary. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police dismiss Boko Haram ultimatum to southerners

03 january 2012 - 09:43:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria police has described as 'empty and baseless' the purported ultimatum issued to southerners residing [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian midfielder 'Dede' Ayew wins BBC African Footballer of the year 2011

16 december 2011 - 17:36:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian midfielder Andre 'Dede' Ayew was Friday voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year after [...] Full text...

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Gay rights, ‘whites only’ restaurant highlighted in Ghanaian media

05 november 2011 - 08:02:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gays wriggled their way back to the front pages of Ghana’s newspapers again this week as [...] Full text...

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Mubarak trial bad for Africa's image, says Obasanjo (Corrected)

04 august 2011 - 14:59:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Thursday called for dignified treatment of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, [...] Full text...

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Mubarak trial bad for Africa's image, says Obasanjo

04 august 2011 - 14:38:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Thursday called for dignified treatment of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubak, [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for global support for UN's work

14 july 2011 - 15:05:20
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged people and professionals around the world to support [...] Full text...

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Abuja bomb explosion dominates Nigeria media

18 june 2011 - 07:50:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Thursday's fatal bombing of the Police headquarters in Abuja, the Nigerian Federal capital city, MKO Abiola [...] Full text...

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World champ Chebet skips Bupa Great Edinburgh

29 december 2010 - 19:39:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's world champion Emily Chebet will contest two races on Spanish soil next month as she [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan wins BBC African Footballer

17 december 2010 - 22:07:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan was on Friday voted by fans as BBC African Footballer of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia laments BBC's partial apology over aid diversion

05 november 2010 - 13:24:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian government has regretted the failure by the British Broadcaster Corporation (BBC), to offer [...] Full text...

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(Corrected) Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judges named

05 october 2010 - 20:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judgesd named

05 october 2010 - 20:36:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition slams BBC over Lagos documentary

26 april 2010 - 08:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main opposition party, the Action Congress (AC ), has condemned the â~Welcome to Lagosâ? documentary, [...] Full text...

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AI demands release of human rights activist held by Somali Al-Shabaab group

21 april 2010 - 07:30:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Somali armed opposition group Al-Shabab must im mediately free a human rights defender it [...] Full text...

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Somalia journalists condemn rebels’ shutdown of radio station in Mogadishu

15 april 2010 - 12:33:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Thursday condemned the order issued by an [...] Full text...

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Harassment, threats against journalists increase in South Africa

13 april 2010 - 08:19:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Press freedom is becoming a matter of concern i n South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...

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BBC journalist expelled from ANC press conference in S/Africa

10 april 2010 - 10:02:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist, Jonah Fisher was Thursday expelled from a press conference [...] Full text...

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Somali insurgents ban BBC

10 april 2010 - 09:38:00
New York- US (PANA) â" Al--Shabaab insurgents in Somalia have banned all BBC bro adcasts from the areas they control [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition warns Acting President against abridging rights

18 february 2010 - 10:09:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress (AC) party Thu rsday warned Acting President Goodluck Jonathan against any [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate passes resolution to end leadership crisis

09 february 2010 - 14:57:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Senate Tuesday passed a resolution empowering Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to act as President, [...] Full text...

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Earthquake rumours, fire at oil refinery dominate Ghanaian newspapers

23 january 2010 - 08:42:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Wild rumours of an imminent- earthquake in Ghana on Sunda y night which drove millions of [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua's continued absence still making front pages in Nigeria

16 january 2010 - 15:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The story of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's absence fro m Nigeria, 55 days this Saturday, continued [...] Full text...

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Nigerians want Yar'Adua to transfer power to deputy - poll

14 january 2010 - 10:56:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Majority of Nigerians who participated in a recent surve y by NOI Polls have asked President [...] Full text...

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Nigerian court rules VP can act as President

13 january 2010 - 14:26:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A federal court in the capital city of Abuja ruled Wedne sday that Vice President Goodluck [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parliament to send delegation to ailing President

12 january 2010 - 18:26:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's lower House of Representatives Tuesday resolve d to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to [...] Full text...

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No respite for Nigerian leader despite breaking 50-day silence

12 january 2010 - 14:27:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The clamour for Nigeria's ailing leader to step down or transfer power to his deputy intensified [...] Full text...

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2010 World Cup: Tanzania eyes tourist advantage

31 december 2009 - 13:21:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania is preparing to cash in on the 2010 FI FA World Cup finals [...] Full text...

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Niger to review state of media in February

30 december 2009 - 19:52:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The general state of Niger's press will be reviewed in Fe bruary, Communication Minister and government [...] Full text...

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Kenya police nab man with 80,000 bullets

08 december 2009 - 18:30:00
Nairobi (Kenya) PANA -- Police in Kenya have arrested a man who was armed with a bout 80,000 bullets and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia’s Great Run to feature famous athletes

20 november 2009 - 16:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- About 33,000 people, 200 of them from overseas, have registered to take part in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Usain Bolt in Kenya on environmental conservation mission

30 october 2009 - 16:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- World's track super-star Usain Bolt of Jamaica has arr ived in Kenya on his first African [...] Full text...

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Senegal holds â?Africa Talks Climateâ? round table

24 october 2009 - 11:57:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- â" British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) World Service T rust has released research findings on â?Africa Talks Climateâ? [...] Full text...

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MFWA decries "mayhem" in Conakry

01 october 2009 - 16:28:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Accra-based rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday decried "the mayhem on [...] Full text...

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MFWA decries â?mayhemâ? in Conakry

01 october 2009 - 15:06:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Accra-based rights body, Media Foundation for West A frica (MFWA), on Thursday decried â?the mayhem [...] Full text...

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Ghana celebrates Nkrumah

19 september 2009 - 12:53:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" In life and in death one Af-rican has stood tall for his vision, nationalism and Pan-Africanism [...] Full text...

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Museveni, Mugabe lash out at the media

28 july 2009 - 23:24:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Stung by what they described as negative publicity, Uga nda leader Yoweri Museveni and his Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Another Gambian journalist arrested

18 june 2009 - 16:50:00
Bamjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The news editor of The Point newspaper, Abba Gibba, was arrested Thursday in his office by [...] Full text...

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Sudanese President puts death toll from Darfur crisis at 10,000

14 may 2009 - 21:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has put the total deat h toll from six years of fighting [...] Full text...

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Island Dispute: Kenya MPs enraged by Museveni

13 may 2009 - 18:49:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Angry Kenyan legislators on Wednesday demanded explanati on and answers from the government following remarks they [...] Full text...

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Museveni complicates Kenya-Uganda island dispute

12 may 2009 - 19:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni added a new dimension to the disputed Migingo Island Tuesday when he [...] Full text...

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6 US Senators want missing Gambian journalist released immediately

23 april 2009 - 18:32:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Senator Richard Durbin, leading a group of six American Se nators, has called for the [...] Full text...

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Halliburton bribe-for-contract scandal dominates Nigerian media

19 april 2009 - 10:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The unfolding saga in the Halliburton bribe-for-contract scandal dominated the pages of Nigerian newspapers during the [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo's volte face on probe readiness fill Nigerian press

21 march 2009 - 10:42:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The volte face of Nigeria's erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo of his readiness to make himself available [...] Full text...

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