2024 CAF Awards: Nigerian Ademola Lookman wins Men's Player of the Year

17 december 2024 - 12:53:47
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the recipients of the 2024 CAF Awards, a celebration of the best of African [...] Full text...

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CAF awards: 5 outstanding women players on the list

05 december 2024 - 05:28:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the top five nominees in each of the [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Zambia and Nigeria women stumble in football matches

29 july 2024 - 06:42:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The second round of matches in the Paris 2024 Women's Olympic Games football competition saw both [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides additional support to food crisis response in Malawi

27 april 2024 - 13:46:15
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The World Bank is providing immediate support for millions of Malawians severely affected by the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Former Malawian President Banda calls for climate action

22 april 2024 - 14:29:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The former Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has called for a change in the way things [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four former senior Malawi officials for 'significant corruption'

18 april 2024 - 06:42:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has sanctioned four former senior Malawi officials due to their involvement in "significant [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Zambia, Nigeria women qualify for Paris Olympic Games

11 april 2024 - 06:27:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zambian and Nigerian women football teams have secured their tickets to participate in the 2024 Olympics Women’s [...] Full text...

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IMF staff say Malawi still in challenging situation

27 january 2024 - 08:11:11
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s economic position remains challenging, but stabilization efforts continue to get traction, according to an International [...] Full text...

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2023 was 'another exceptional and memorable year for African football': CAF media outlet

01 january 2024 - 10:21:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF's media outlet, CAFOnline, has described 2023 as "another exceptional and memorable year for African football". In a [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Zambia boss Avram Grant names 27 players to fight for title

31 december 2023 - 17:45:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Avram Grant, the coach of Zambia, has named the 27 players who could represent the Chipolopolos [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Awards: Men's and Women's teams

11 december 2023 - 21:20:32
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the men's and women's Africa teams as compiled by FIFPRO Africa released at [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Awards: Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala crowned queen again

11 december 2023 - 20:45:51
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Nigerian icon Asisat Oshoala has been named CAF's Women's Player of the Year for a record [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Awards: Global African stars dominate final shortlist

07 december 2023 - 12:38:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released  the top three [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Awards: CAF releases shortlists of women's categories

28 november 2023 - 05:44:16
Cairo, Egyot (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the shortlists for the [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories

14 november 2023 - 15:59:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...

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IMF First Deputy Managing Director concludes visit to Malawi

05 september 2023 - 15:36:41
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA – A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday commended the Malawian authorities’ efforts [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers: Semi-finalists confirmed

05 september 2023 - 06:34:22
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers have reached fever-pitch, with the four semi-finalists of the [...] Full text...

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2023 WWC: A look at Africa’s performance

22 august 2023 - 12:32:56
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The curtain has officially closed on the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: The five best African players in the group stage

06 august 2023 - 13:12:17
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women's World Cup, Africa had three [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Zambia win against Costa Rica, both teams exit

31 july 2023 - 09:44:01
Hamilton, New Zealand (PANA) - Zambia waited until the last day to make an impact at the 2023 FIFA Women's [...] Full text...

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FIFA lifts Zimbabwe's Suspension, set to Appoint Normalisation Committee

11 july 2023 - 09:18:15
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football governing, FIFA, has lifted Zimbabwe's suspension from international football, a year and a half [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Coach of Zambia women's football team accused of sexual misconduct

10 july 2023 - 08:23:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Coach Bruce Mwape has been accused of coercing players into having sex with him if they [...] Full text...

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FIFA keeps Zimbabwe in suspense

10 july 2023 - 08:19:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The FIFA delegation currently visiting Zimbabwe to find the way forward over the current football crisis, [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Côte d'Ivoire hosts 2023 World Environment Day

05 june 2023 - 06:47:21
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Focusing on solutions to plastic pollution, Côte d'Ivoire is on Monday hosting World Environment Day [...] Full text...

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2021-22 CAF Confed. Cup: List of scorers

21 may 2022 - 07:52:12
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is the list of all goal scorers in the just-concluded 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup, won [...] Full text...

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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki

29 april 2022 - 16:56:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian President Banda laid to rest

18 march 2022 - 14:54:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda was on Friday accorded a state burial at the Presidential Embassy [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda

16 march 2022 - 15:30:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...

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UN chief mourns late Zambian president Banda

16 march 2022 - 09:20:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the late Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda as "a visionary [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda dies

11 march 2022 - 19:35:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has died at the age of 85. Banda, who was Zambia’s fourth [...] Full text...

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Concrete action essential to fulfil Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor

18 january 2022 - 05:44:36
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to [...] Full text...

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Development partners’ support crucial for addressing humanitarian situation in Malawi: IMF Team

06 november 2021 - 07:40:18
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – As Malawi faces urgent needs to address the humanitarian situation, strengthen public sector governance, restore debt [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Coach Mwase names squad for World Cup qualifiers

23 august 2021 - 20:03:18
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s Flames coach, Meck Mwase, has gone for continuity in naming his 25-member squad for next [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s defeated leader and incoming president hold cordial meeting in Lusaka

17 august 2021 - 14:20:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as HH,  and outgoing President Edgar Lungu held a cordial [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s main opposition leader widens lead in presidential race

15 august 2021 - 14:22:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Hakainde Hichilema, has widen [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s founding father Kaunda laid to rest, Govt. declares 28 April public holiday in his honour

07 july 2021 - 13:30:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s founding father Kenneth David Kaunda who died on 17 June 2021, at 97, was laid [...] Full text...

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Mwape names Zambia Women team for Tokyo Olympics

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

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Confed Cup: Zambia's NAPSA pip Kenya's Gor Mahia

14 february 2021 - 18:26:05
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Odaka scored a lone goal as Zambia's NAPSA pipped hosts Gor Mahia in a CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor concludes visit noting there is more work to do in Sudan

21 october 2020 - 13:01:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has concluded a three day official visit [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda diagnosed with cancer

17 october 2020 - 09:57:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda has been diagnosed with colon cancer, his office announced in a [...] Full text...

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Congo: Three panther skull and skin traffickers arrested in Dolisie in the south of the country

02 september 2020 - 17:07:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Agents of the Departmental Directorate of Forest Economy, elements of the police and gendarmerie on Monday [...] Full text...

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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague

10 june 2020 - 15:07:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based pan-African lender to leverage on technology

05 march 2020 - 17:58:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - New group chief executive officer of Botswana headquartered micro financing company Letshego, Andrew Okai has intentions [...] Full text...

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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion

21 february 2020 - 10:25:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...

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Zambia President Lungu mourns Kenya’s former President Moi

05 february 2020 - 18:16:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has described Kenya’s former President Daniel Arap Moi who died on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe VP Constantino Chiwenga cries foul over court defeat

29 january 2020 - 16:59:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has cried foul over his recent court defeat to his estranged [...] Full text...

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Former Malawian President Joyce Banda tells African leaders they owe their people in terms of counterfeit drugs

18 january 2020 - 09:11:14
Lome, Togo (PANA)  -  Former Malawian President Joyce Hilda Banda says African heads of state owe it to their people [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based pan-African lender appoints new CEO

15 january 2020 - 13:40:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana headquartered micro financing company Letshego has appointed a new group chief executive officer. The Botswana Stock [...] Full text...

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Senior Zambian official to be disciplined for 'alarming the nation' over bridge

20 december 2019 - 08:13:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Secretary to the Cabinet Simon Miti has disclosed that disciplinary action will be taken against [...] Full text...

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ICC: 15 arrest warrant remain on 15 high profile Africans years after issue

24 september 2019 - 06:03:53
New York, USA (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) says outstanding arrest warrants from years ago remain for 15 [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malawi pips Kenya in Olympic football qualifier

29 august 2019 - 17:13:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After losing 3-2 to Malawi in their Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier first-leg tie in Blantyre, Malawi, [...] Full text...

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Former African presidents, influential persons to hold high-level dialogue on HIV/AIDS

23 august 2019 - 12:12:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation, a distinguished group of former presidents and influential African leaders committed to [...] Full text...

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Sports Commission in Zimbabwe asks FIFA to suspend ZIFA board

16 august 2019 - 12:54:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Sports and Recreation Committee (SRC) has written to FIFA, the world football governing body, asking [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu fires Sports, Youth and Child Development Minister in mini reshuffle

19 july 2019 - 17:45:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Moses Mawere, in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC recruits political activist Mahere

20 june 2019 - 10:22:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has recruited firebrand lawyer Fadzayi Mahere into [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Tanzania names final squad

12 june 2019 - 12:14:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The head coach Tanzania national football team, Taifa Stars, Emmanuel Amunike, on Wednesday named [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Tanzania's 32-man provisional team

10 june 2019 - 07:08:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following is the provisional team of the Tanzanian national football team, Taifa Stars, who [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta congratulates Malawian President Mutharika on re-election

28 may 2019 - 13:43:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Malawian President Peter Mutharika for winning the presidential election in [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Tanzania’s Taifa Stars to camp in Egypt ahead of finals

26 may 2019 - 15:59:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania national soccer team, popularly known as Taifa Stars, will assemble in Dar [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship

26 may 2019 - 13:10:07
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices up on Nigerien markets

10 april 2019 - 10:02:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The price situation of products on the cereal markets is characterized by a bullish trend like [...] Full text...

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Niger steps up efforts to improve access to electricity

18 march 2019 - 07:37:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Niger authorities have for the past 10 years been mobilising resources to improve access to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon's U23 coach invites 34 players for Sierra Leone clash

01 march 2019 - 08:32:31
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The coach of the Cameroonian U23 football team, Rigobert Song Bahanag, has invited 34 players for [...] Full text...

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International observer groups, UN appeal for calm over postponement of Nigeria elections

17 february 2019 - 05:14:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Heads of international election observation missions and the United Nations have noted the decision of the Independent [...] Full text...

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Niger to set up 20 MW solar plant for power supply in Niamey

21 december 2018 - 14:33:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Council of Ministers on Friday approved a credit agreement worth 23.5 million Euros with the [...] Full text...

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Kenya clinches inaugural Copa Coca Cola Africa U-16 titles

15 december 2018 - 19:28:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya swept the Copa Coca Cola Africa Under-16 Cup tournament at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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African Ministers discuss innovative financing mechanisms to respond to climate change

24 may 2018 - 13:10:49
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Governors of Central Banks from African countries have called for [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA U-20: Shaban brace sees Uganda stun Zambia on opening day match

07 december 2017 - 14:54:55
Kitwe, Zambia (PANA) - Striker Muhammad Shaban scored a brace of goals as the East African guest nation, Uganda, stunned [...] Full text...

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2ND Lead: Mnangagwa to 'hit the ground running' as he takes oath of office

24 november 2017 - 12:13:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday took the oath of office as president of Zimbabwe with a pledge [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe

24 november 2017 - 10:09:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Friday sworn in as President of Zimbabwe at a ceremony at the [...] Full text...

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Zambia marks 53rd independence anniversary

24 october 2017 - 14:02:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday led hundreds of Zambians and foreign dignitaries, including Botswana’s President [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA Wold Cup: Zambia coach unveils 34-member squad for qualifier against Algeria

23 august 2017 - 14:17:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia coach, Wedson Nyirenda, has unveiled his provisional 34-member squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA U-17: Zambia earn gold at the 2017 COSAFA U-17 Championship

31 july 2017 - 13:53:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A late burst from Zambia saw them collect the gold medal at the 2017 COSAFA Under-17football [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian President off to Swaziland on state visit

18 july 2017 - 13:51:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday left for Swaziland on a 2-day state visit, at the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania name squad for COSAFA senior championship

15 june 2017 - 12:56:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania football coach, Salum Mayanga, has named 22 players for the senior COSAFA Cup, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Draw for 2017 U-17 COSAFA CUP unveiled

15 june 2017 - 09:28:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The draw for the Under-17 Championships of the 2017 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations [...] Full text...

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Malawi: AI raises red flag on new wave of attacks on people with albinism in Malawi

13 june 2017 - 08:16:00
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - A new wave of killings and attacks targeting people with albinism over the past six months [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Zambia claws back to beat Germany 4-3, reach quarter-finals

31 may 2017 - 14:08:24
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Leading 3-1 with four minutes remaining in regulation time, Zambia faltered when it mattered most, [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Zambia, Portugal reach last 16 after final Group C matches

27 may 2017 - 10:57:36
Cheonan, Korea (PANA) - Zambia topped Group C after the final Group C matches at the ongoing 2017 FIFA U-20 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu extols performance of Zambia U-20 footballers at World Cup

24 may 2017 - 11:10:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has expressed delight at the stunning team spirit and unity of purpose [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-20 WC: Zambia through to knockout stage, South Africa lose again

24 may 2017 - 10:22:48
Jeju, Korea (PANA) - Zambia staged a great comeback on Wednesday to beat Iran 4-2 in their 2017 FIFA U-20 [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF U-20 AFCON: Goalscorers' list

13 march 2017 - 06:40:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 2017 CAF Under-20 AFCON in Zambia on Sunday, here is the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: South African police hunt down Zambian accused of murdering girlfriend, son

09 march 2017 - 13:47:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has sought the help of the Zambia High Commission in [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF U-20 AFCON: Zambia maul Mali 6-1, qualify for World cup

01 march 2017 - 18:22:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia mauled Mali 6-1 in their 2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group A Day [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian police officer kills colleague after mistaking him for a criminal

25 october 2016 - 13:36:55
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Zambian police officer was killed Tuesday while two others are nursing injuries after they were [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu sworn in

13 september 2016 - 13:42:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu and Vice-President Inonge Wina were on Tuesday sworn in following the 11 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Polls open in Zambia's election

11 august 2016 - 08:19:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians started voting on Thursday in the general election and national referendum under the amended Constitution [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Gov't dismisses opposition’s claim of violence ahead of elections

07 august 2016 - 15:07:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has dismissed opposition’s leader Hakainde Hichilema’s claim of political instability [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late president Sata’s son resigns from Zambia's ruling party

03 may 2016 - 17:46:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Mulenga Sata, son of Zambia’s late president Michael Sata, on Tuesday announced his resignation as Minister [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up

19 april 2016 - 13:40:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Aircraft involved in two emergency landings in three days

25 january 2016 - 11:48:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the second time in three days, a passenger jet has been forced to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President assents to Zambian constitution amendment bills

05 january 2016 - 17:58:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday signed the constitution amendment bills giving effect to a new [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Constitution, controversial song on Lungu make headlines in Zambia this week

13 june 2015 - 12:31:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The amendment of the constitution and the controversial politically-charged song allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu, were [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Former Malawi army chief, deputy arrested over 'cashgate'

11 may 2015 - 20:52:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's official corruption-busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Monday arrested former Army Commander General Henry Odillo [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: WB official lauds Mauritania’s role in sub-regional integration

10 april 2015 - 16:59:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The World Bank's Director of Operations for Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, Mrs [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex-President Banda hails outgoing Nigerian leader

03 april 2015 - 11:12:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda has described outgoing Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s acceptance of defeat in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Post newspaper boss, former Justice minister face defamation charge

23 march 2015 - 18:19:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's former Justice minister, Wynter Kabimba, and the independent Post newspaper's managing editor, Fred M’membe, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s ex-President Banda to attend inauguration of new Namibia President

05 march 2015 - 11:46:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has been invited to attend the inauguration ceremony of Namibia’s President-elect [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Fear grips Asian community as abducted businessman is found brutally murdered

04 march 2015 - 13:51:21
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Fear has gripped the Asian community in Malawi as a prominent businessman was abducted and later [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC Appeal Chamber confirms arrest warrant for Sudanese rebel

03 march 2015 - 17:54:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Court jails former Mines Minister for abuse of office

27 february 2015 - 13:32:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Magistrate Court in Lusaka has sentenced former Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale, to 12 months in [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC Appeals Chamber to deliver judgement on arrest warrant for Sudanese rebel

26 february 2015 - 17:47:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver judgment on 3 March [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Zambian President Banda to co-lead election observer mission to Nigeria

05 february 2015 - 17:01:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda has been appointed by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) of the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President-elect Lungu inaugurated in Lusaka

25 january 2015 - 10:24:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Edgar Lungu on Sunday took the oath of office as President of Zambia in Lusaka becoming [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Defence Minister Edgar Lungu wins presidential election

24 january 2015 - 20:47:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Defence Minister Edgar Lungu has been elected as Zambia’s President, according to results announced on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Madonna leaves Malawi

02 december 2014 - 13:33:19
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva, Madonna, who has spent the thanksgiving holiday in Malawi, Monday afternoon left the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Madonna meets Malawi President Mutharika

28 november 2014 - 17:10:40
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva Madonna, spending her third day in Malawi, Friday met the southern African [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Madonna launches first paediatrics ICU in Malawi

27 november 2014 - 17:02:19
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva Madonna, who returned to Malawi Wednesday for the first time since her acrimonious [...] 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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Zambia: Late President Sata’s wife to contest for party's nomination

19 november 2014 - 19:22:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s widow Dr Christine Kaseba Sata has filed her nomination papers to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex President Banda to contest Jan. presidential elections

19 november 2014 - 11:34:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has suspended its president, Nevers Mumba, and announced [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Vicious power struggle ensues in Zambia’s ruling party (News analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

18 november 2014 - 13:27:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party is embroiled in a power struggle following the death of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: African leaders pay tribute to Zambian late President as he is laid to rest

11 november 2014 - 15:41:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is also chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Requiem mass for late Zambian President Sata held at parliament buildings

10 november 2014 - 11:53:29
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A requiem church service for Zambian President Michael Sata, who died on 28 Oct., was held [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s former first lady Thandiwe Banda diagnosed with cancer

04 november 2014 - 16:55:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former First Lady, Thandiwe Banda, has been diagnosed with cancer, her husband former president Rupiah [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Junior civil servant who nicked US$70m in 'cashgate' gets 9 years

04 november 2014 - 12:13:28
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Victor Sithole, the Malawi Government Accounts Assistant, who became the second convict in 'cashgate - the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Malawi diplomat haunted by Mugabe 'idiot' remarks

03 november 2014 - 12:25:11
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A Malawian diplomat, who dubbed the veteran Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "an idiot" several years ago, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia's poor see their hopes dashed in passing of President Sata (Analysis by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

02 november 2014 - 18:08:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – He was a visionary leader, a true patriot, a firm supporter of equality and his tolerance [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Zambian leader advises acting President Scott to seek God’s hand

30 october 2014 - 17:51:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has advised acting President Guy Scott to seek God’s guidance as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Sata was passionate competitor,' says Zambian ex-president Banda

29 october 2014 - 15:56:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has described the late Zambian President Michael Sata as a passionate [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians mourn President Sata as country gets first white leader

29 october 2014 - 15:21:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians have received the death of President Michael Sata who passed away in a London hospital [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Ruling party loses seat in Parliament

28 october 2014 - 20:43:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, on Tuesday struck a blow to the ruling [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media salute Zambia’s 50 years of peace, unity

25 october 2014 - 11:47:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The spotlight in local newspapers this week was on the commemoration of Zambia’s 50 years of [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Ex-Malawi deputy police chief arrested in 'cashgate' scandal

23 october 2014 - 20:26:52
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Nelson Bophani, who used to head 'cashgate' investigations, was himself [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s ex-president says independence anniversary 'time for new dreams'

23 october 2014 - 18:43:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s 50th independence anniversary is time for all citizens to dream new dreams and embrace each [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests two more over Malawi's 'cashgate' scandal

21 october 2014 - 18:11:36
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA)- Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday arrested two more persons to face criminal charges related to the so-called [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Former Malawi budget director arrested on 'cashgate'-related charges

18 october 2014 - 14:35:30
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA)- Malawi;s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday arrested former Ministry of Finance Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo on ‘cashgate’-related charges. Mphwiyo [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malawi: Court convicts second suspect in Malawi's 'cashgate' scandal

17 october 2014 - 16:40:57
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A magistrates' court in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, Friday convicted the second suspect in what is now [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s debt worries opposition

14 october 2014 - 10:07:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has described Zambia’s foreign debit of US$4.7 billion [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former Zambia Air Force Commander jailed for misuse of public funds

10 october 2014 - 16:28:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Former Zambia Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Andrew Sakala was Friday sentenced by a Lusaka magistrate [...] Full text...

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Malawi: First 'cashgate' convict gets 3-year jail term

07 october 2014 - 15:44:02
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday sentenced former Tourism Principal Secretary Treza Senzani, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: First 'cashgate' sentencing shifted again to Tuesday

06 october 2014 - 19:16:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - High Court Judge Ivy Kamanga on Monday shifted the much-awaited sentencing of Malawi's 'cashgate' first convict [...] Full text...

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Malawi: First 'cashgate' case sentencing shifted to Monday

01 october 2014 - 14:25:33
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Sentencing in the first cashgate case has been shifted to Monday, 6 October. High Court judge Justice [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Zambia’s malnutrition levels embarrassing', says opposition

24 september 2014 - 17:10:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has noted with concern the UN 2013 [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Nation's first 'cashgate' sentencing slated for 2 October

15 september 2014 - 18:40:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - High Court judge Ivy Kamanga in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, Monday set 2 October as the day [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC issues arrest warrant against Sudanese

11 september 2014 - 18:03:30
New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant [...] Full text...

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Malawi: President Mutharika rules out war with Tanzania over disputed lake

12 august 2014 - 16:45:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has ruled out going to war with neighbouring Tanzania over the disputed [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Shooting victim in Malawi 'cashgate' testifies in court

06 august 2014 - 18:23:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, whose shooting on 13 September 2013 led to the unravelling [...] 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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Zambia: Govt urged to safeguard citizens from Ebola threat

05 august 2014 - 17:25:19
Zambia: Govt urged to ward off Ebola virus outbreak Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Worried by the local inability to deal with [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Chief 'cashgater' released on bail

23 july 2014 - 16:55:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In Malawi, a magistrates' court in the capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday released on bail businessman Oswald Lutepo, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 'Cashgate' chief suspect fails to appear in court

21 july 2014 - 12:51:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Businessman Oswald Lutepo, the chief suspect in 'cashgate', the systematic plunder of government money, did not [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Chief suspect in Malawi major financial scandal re-arrested after exposé

20 july 2014 - 15:06:54
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in the central Malawi district of Kasungu Sunday arrested Oswald Lutepo, the chief suspect in [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mysterious fire guts electoral body warehouse as recount fight rages on

15 july 2014 - 13:04:32
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A mysterious fire in the wee hours of Tuesday gutted a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition casts doubts on President Sata’s latest pictures released to media

15 july 2014 - 12:56:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has questioned the authenticity of the still pictures [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC to open Banda's trial 18 November

14 july 2014 - 16:25:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday scheduled the opening [...] Full text...

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Malawi; President Mutharika fires army chief

25 june 2014 - 12:21:31
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President Peter Mutharika has fired the head of the Malawi Army, Gen. Henry Odillo, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika picks editor as Press Secretary

24 june 2014 - 17:22:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President, Peter Mutharika, has named the country's oldest weekly Malawi News editor, Frederick Ndala, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: President Mutharika to wed ex-legislator Saturday

20 june 2014 - 15:57:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - All roads Saturday lead to the Ndata Farm in the Malawi tea-growing district of Thyolo, some [...] Full text...

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Malawi: President Mutharika to deal with "cashgate" indicted individuals

17 june 2014 - 16:41:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President, Peter Mutharika, says his administration has formulated a comprehensive action plan to decisively [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Opposition legislator elected Malawi Speaker of Parliament

16 june 2014 - 17:18:24
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President, Richard Msowoya, has been elected Speaker of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: New Malawi president, Mutharika, to wed ex-legislator

13 june 2014 - 17:04:30
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President, Prof. Peter Mutharika, will marry his long-time lover and confidante, Gertrude Hendrina Maseko, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: FA president comes under scrutiny over alleged Qatar bid bribe (Sports Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

09 june 2014 - 00:21:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The recent revelations by the Sunday Times of London implicating Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Ex-IMF guru back as Malawi Finance Minister

06 june 2014 - 15:12:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The new Malawi President, Peter Mutharika, has appointed veteran economist, Goodall Gondwe, as the new Finance, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UN honours 2 fallen Zambian peacekeepers

02 june 2014 - 17:10:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United Nations has honoured two fallen Zambian peacekeepers with the Dag Hammarskjöld medal for their [...] Full text...

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Malawi: New leader extends olive branch to Banda

02 june 2014 - 14:28:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Newly-elected Malawi president, Peter Mutharika, has extended what he called an "olive branch" to his predecessor [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AUC hails Malawi over successful polls

02 june 2014 - 08:50:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated the people of Malawi [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma salutes Mutharika on Malawi election victory

01 june 2014 - 10:30:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma, has congratulated Peter Mutharika, on his successful election as [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges continued calm in Malawi

31 may 2014 - 16:35:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all parties in Malawi to continue to call for [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika sworn in as President, as Banda concedes (Correcting inauguration date)

31 may 2014 - 15:20:23
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Africa's second female President Joyce Banda, smarting from a crushing defeat at the hands of her [...] Full text...

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Malawi: One killed, 3 police officers injured in post-election violence

30 may 2014 - 15:19:13
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - One person has been confirmed dead while three police officers were injured, one of them seriously, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: More drama in Malawi elections as judge disqualifies self in decider case

29 may 2014 - 15:17:47
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The release of the results of Malawi's long-overdue May 20 elections results remains uncertain as the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Results of controversial election out Friday

28 may 2014 - 19:42:02
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will announce the results of last Tuesday's closely-fought [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 2 legal bodies address Sudanese death sentence, Malawi polls

27 may 2014 - 15:35:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two South African legal bodies on Tuesday addressed two major African issues – the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Announcement of election results to be deferred

26 may 2014 - 20:08:33
Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - The Malawi Electoral Commission will seek a 30-day extension of the eight-day deadline for announcing the [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges calm, respect for election results tallying process in Malawi

25 may 2014 - 15:02:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has called on all candidates, political parties and state institutions in [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Court nullifies Malawi president's suspension of elections

24 may 2014 - 18:48:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) -The High Court in Blantyre has set aside President Joyce Banda's proclamation to nullify Tuesday's closely fought [...] Full text...

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Malawi: State-run radio, television chief on "forced leave"

23 may 2014 - 13:48:38
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - State-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General, Benson Tembo, has been sent on "forced leave" for [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika calls for calm, not ready to claim victory

22 may 2014 - 21:14:54
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Peter Mutharika, the Washington State University constitutional law professor, who is front-runner in Malawi's Tuesday presidential [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Pres. Banda demands manual vote recount, alleges 'massive rigging'

22 may 2014 - 12:18:01
Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda, facing a possible defeat at the polls, Thursday demanded a manual recount [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Late president's brother takes early lead in Malawi polls

21 may 2014 - 17:46:57
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Peter Mutharika, candidate for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Tuesday's Malawi presidential elections, could [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former first lady wins defamation case against Times of Zambia

21 may 2014 - 15:10:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Former first lady Thandiwe Banda, has won a case in which she sued the government-controlled Times [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Violence erupts in Malawi over electoral irregularities

20 may 2014 - 17:43:19
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police fired several rounds of teargas to disperse frustrated voters who vented their anger on electoral [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Voting opens

20 may 2014 - 11:41:52
Malemia, Malawi (PANA) - Voting has opened in Malawi's fifth elections since the advent of multi-party politics in the country [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian veteran politician refutes reports linking him to Malawian elections

14 may 2014 - 16:46:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian veteran politician, Vernon Mwaanga, has refuted media reports linking him to the forthcoming Malawian general [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Strike shuts down Malawi courts

09 may 2014 - 16:30:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With slightly over a week before crucial general elections, all courts in Malawi were Friday shut [...] Full text...

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Zambia: The continuing woes in former ruling MMD party in Zambia (News feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent)

29 april 2014 - 16:07:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Controversy and confusion in the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has deepened as the leadership [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania marks 50 years of progressive merger

26 april 2014 - 09:40:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians celebrated on Saturday the Golden Jubilee of the union which, 50 years ago, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Former president Banda off to Tanzania for 50th anniversary celebrations

25 april 2014 - 15:31:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Former Zambian president, Rupiah Banda, on Friday left for Tanzania to attend the 50th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex-president Banda pays tribute to Kenneth Kaunda on his 90th birthday

25 april 2014 - 15:13:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – On the occasion of his 90th birthday and as the country celebrates Zambia's founding father and [...] Full text...

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Malawi: EU deploys 80-member observer mission to Malawi

25 april 2014 - 14:30:46
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has deployed an 80-member observer mission to Malawi ahead of the 20 [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC postpones Darfur crimes trial

16 april 2014 - 22:59:38
New York,US (PANA) - The Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday decided to vacate the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 'Runaway' vice-presidential running mate throws Malawi elections in disarray

15 april 2014 - 22:13:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Congress for National Unity (CONU) president, Rev. Sylvester Chabuka, who last week shocked the six-party Malawi [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media highlight campaign to fight corruption

12 april 2014 - 08:35:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The media this week highlighted the need to fight corruption as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Runaway prisoner killed, inmates claim he was "shot twice"

25 march 2014 - 22:35:33
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Mystery surrounds the death of an inmate at Zomba Maximum Prison in Malawi's eastern city of [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Banda 'shocked' as two die in political violence

17 march 2014 - 20:12:43
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda has expressed shock at acts of political violence that occurred when her [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Malawi Pres. comes under attack in opponent territory

16 march 2014 - 19:42:31
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda's convoy came under attack Sunday when she took her re-election campaign to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Tension over govt's delay in releasing draft constitution (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

11 march 2014 - 15:00:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - As tension rises over the delay by the Zambian government in releasing the country's draft constitution, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Forensic report reveals US$30m was siphoned from Malawi govt. coffers

24 february 2014 - 14:26:17
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A British-funded forensic audit into the massive plunder of the Malawi government coffers has uncovered that [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex-president’s son faces additional charges

19 february 2014 - 18:04:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Andrew Banda, the son of Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda, who was last week convicted and [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Ex-president Banda’s son, Andrew, jailed for corruption

14 february 2014 - 17:00:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Andrew, the son of Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment [...] Full text...

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UK: Ghana's President Mahama calls for local production of AIDS drugs

13 february 2014 - 22:10:22
London, UK (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday made a strong case for African nations, and the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika picks marketer as running mate for May polls

10 february 2014 - 13:05:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi's 20 May elections, Prof. [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 'Cashgate' court cases begin

29 january 2014 - 13:50:40
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The first two out of the 70 defendants appeared in court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 2 top govt. officials arrested over massive government looting

27 january 2014 - 16:37:13
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara and the Principal Secretary in the Office of the President [...] Full text...

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Malawi: President Banda's trusted political ally, senior minister quits

24 january 2014 - 19:40:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Muhammad Sidik Mia, Malawi Transport Minister and a trusted political ally of Malawi President Joyce Banda, [...] Full text...

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