WHO launches urgent vaccination in Niger to contain meningitis epidemic

03 may 2024 - 05:23:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region on [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African boxer Dingaan Thobelas dies

30 april 2024 - 13:43:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African boxer Dingaan Thobela died on Monday night after a short illness. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO

12 april 2024 - 22:01:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...

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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export

18 march 2024 - 09:42:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...

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Sino-Libyan talks on return of Chinese companies to Libya

20 december 2023 - 13:48:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - China and Libya have held talks in Beijing to work out mechanisms for the return of [...] Full text...

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CAF 2023 Awards: Nigeria superstar Victor Osimhen crowned 2023 CAF Player of the Year

11 december 2023 - 20:28:10
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been named the 2023 CAF Player of the Year (Men) following his [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Namibia to modernise its railway infrastructure

01 november 2023 - 07:33:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt

26 october 2023 - 09:02:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends vaccine against dengue, meningitis

03 october 2023 - 05:52:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine against dengue for children aged [...] Full text...

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AfDB announces $1 billion to boost access to climate finance for Africa’s youths

06 september 2023 - 16:43:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has announced a new $1 billion fund to accelerate [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)

11 june 2023 - 07:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry, diretors review Tripoli security plan

30 april 2023 - 18:19:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi on Saturday chaired a meeting devoted to the follow-up of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa

17 march 2023 - 17:21:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman hails Sino-Arab summit as opportunity to strengthen stability

09 december 2022 - 19:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, said here Friday the Arab-Chinese Summit opens [...] Full text...

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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns

23 september 2022 - 05:14:24
New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...

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WHO kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa

09 september 2022 - 05:11:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Mandela's famous boxing belt is stolen

13 july 2022 - 10:31:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that a valuable boxing belt owned by former South African President [...] Full text...

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Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children - WHO

25 june 2022 - 11:38:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As of 22 June 2022, 33 countries in five WHO Regions had reported 920 probable cases [...] Full text...

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First ever China-Horn of Africa peace conference opens

20 june 2022 - 12:48:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first ever China-Horn of Africa peace, governance and Development conference kicked off in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Executive issue in Libya threatens outcome of parliamentary consultations in Cairo

14 april 2022 - 18:11:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The launch of talks between Libya's House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council on [...] Full text...

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Libyan political figures agree to form committee to implement roadmap for holding elections

14 march 2022 - 20:51:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting chaired on Monday by the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa moots possible hydrogen partnership with Namibia

08 october 2021 - 11:32:06
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa stands ready to be a major exporter of green hydrogen, President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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WHO's new meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually

28 september 2021 - 16:05:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners on Tuesday launched the first ever global strategy [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province

08 september 2021 - 15:28:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern  province of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)

03 august 2021 - 17:17:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...

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EU helps Sudan improve gum Arabic production

21 june 2021 - 18:34:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan, the European Union (EU) and France have launched a joint project aimed at increasing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s apex business body holds “African Agriculture Day”

28 april 2021 - 20:24:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Cairo-based apex business body, Egyptian African Businessmen Association (EABA), Tuesday organized the maiden edition of [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s apex business body organizes conference

03 april 2021 - 20:18:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Cairo-based apex business body, Egyptian African Businessmen Association (EABA), Saturday organized an online conference which [...] Full text...

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Three jihadists, including a woman, killed by Tunisian special units

02 april 2021 - 09:13:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities announced on Thursday that three jihadists, two Tunisians and a woman of foreign [...] Full text...

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Important security belt deployed around Tunisian Parliament

26 january 2021 - 21:20:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Hundreds of demonstrators Tuesday gathered in front of the Tunisian Parliament in Bardo, a suburb of [...] Full text...

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China offers comprehensive support to kick-start African Free Trade

06 december 2020 - 18:01:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform [...] Full text...

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Gambian FM assures China of Gambia’s support for multilateralism, win–win cooperation

29 september 2020 - 19:56:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has reassured China, through its Embassy in [...] Full text...

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More than 8000 families affected by floods in northeast Benin

18 september 2020 - 20:40:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Rising water levels in the Niger River has displaced more than 8,000 families in the commune [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China to step up cooperation with Morocco to develop COVID-19 vaccine

01 september 2020 - 17:40:34
Beijing, China (PANA) - China is keen to promote cooperation with Morocco on the development and production of vaccines against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin registers 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections

29 june 2020 - 19:39:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin on Monday recorded 1,187 cases of COVID-19 infections, according to statistics released by the Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 36 new cases of infection

26 june 2020 - 22:19:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded within 24 hours recorded 36 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin reaches 1,000 cases of infection

25 june 2020 - 21:52:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Wednesday reached the line of 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus (COVID -19), according to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 174 new COVID-19 cases

12 may 2020 - 17:46:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded 174 new COVID-19 cases, the highest since the outbreak, bringing the new cumulative [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 102 new cases recorded in Benin

08 may 2020 - 21:23:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Friday recorded 102 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, taking the total number of cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin has 140 confirmed cases so far

07 may 2020 - 19:23:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin has so far recorded 140 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, according to the communiqué issued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 90 cases of infection

01 may 2020 - 22:33:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Friday confirmed 26 new cases of Covid-19 infections, taking the total cases to 90, sources [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin to make chloroquine available to all

26 april 2020 - 17:55:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government says it has decided to subsidise the price of choloroquine and make it available [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives 2 billion CFAF in financial donations for Covid-19 fight

26 april 2020 - 16:29:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin has received more than 1.6 billion CFAF in financial donations and thousands of materials and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin receives medical equipment to counter COVID 19

11 april 2020 - 06:36:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government on Friday received 5 million masks and several other protection materials for fighting [...] Full text...

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COVID 19: Benin reaches 35 cases

10 april 2020 - 21:51:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin Friday reached a total of 35 confirmed cases of COVID 19 infection, with five cured [...] Full text...

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Eritrean cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion wins Tour du Rwanda Stage 4

26 february 2020 - 16:35:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion, 20, on Wednesday took the overall lead yellow jersey after [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Safari Golf Tour to spread wings to Tanzania, Rwanda

26 february 2020 - 12:30:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Safari Tour owners and organizers of the Safari Golf Tour Series will spread wings of the [...] Full text...

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One person injured after truck plunges into Lake Kivu in Rwanda

13 february 2020 - 18:38:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one person was seriously injured when a fuel truck fell into Lake Kivu in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Elyes Fakhfakh's government expected on Friday

12 february 2020 - 15:48:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's newly appointed Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh will present the final list of his government to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight resignation of two state ministers over corruption, assault

08 february 2020 - 11:15:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan papers this week highlighted the resignation this week by the minister of state in charge [...] Full text...

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Authorities move to safeguard Niamey's green belt

27 january 2020 - 17:51:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the accelerated degradation of the green belt of Niamey, the Nigerien government has adopted [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new Prime Minister announces 25-member restricted political government

24 january 2020 - 23:24:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian prime minister- designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, Friday expressed his desire to broaden his government's political [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president again defends border closer; says not meant to punish neighbours

19 january 2020 - 11:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in London again defended the partial closure of the country's [...] Full text...

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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch

14 january 2020 - 18:17:18
New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa meets visiting Chinese Foreign Minister

13 january 2020 - 15:08:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa took another break from his holiday to meet visiting Chinese Foreign minister, [...] Full text...

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President Barrow inaugurates US$50 million conference centre

11 january 2020 - 18:49:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has inaugurated The Gambia's conference venue named after the country's first President [...] Full text...

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Tunisia finally gets new government

02 january 2020 - 18:46:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The prospective head of the Tunisian government, Habib Jemli, announced here Thursday his cabinet, following  several [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Announcement of new government postponed to Thursday

01 january 2020 - 20:44:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  After long political negotiations, Habib Jemli, the new head of the Tunisian government, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Hostile reactions in Tunisia following decision of Tunisian PM to dismiss political parties from government

24 december 2019 - 20:29:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The decision of Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Habib Jemli to dismiss ministers from political parties from his [...] Full text...

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Togolese drivers to take blood alcohol test on road from Monday

12 december 2019 - 23:30:21
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  Togolese drivers will from Monday 16 December take blood alcohol test, the minister in charge of [...] Full text...

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Niger ratifies African Charter on Road Safety

10 december 2019 - 05:16:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger government has ratified the African Charter on Road Safety, which is a strategic framework [...] Full text...

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Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians than Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists in 2018 - Report

21 november 2019 - 08:02:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2019 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) says that attacks from armed Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians [...] Full text...

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WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 05:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be protected against measles and meningitis through [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Mexico and Brazil: A shared tradition of U-17 excellence

17 november 2019 - 04:49:10
Gama, Brazil (PANA) - On Sunday at the Estadio Bezerrao in Gama, either Mexico or Brazil will add another FIFA [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests

14 october 2019 - 19:30:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average cereal prices dropped in Niger during the month of October due to the availability of [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya rising stars of in world trade – Survey

30 september 2019 - 14:34:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya are in the Top 10 countries with strong potential in the [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in road accident in northwestern Senegal

25 september 2019 - 09:53:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Nine people were killed and two others seriously wounded in a collision between two cars on [...] Full text...

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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent

23 september 2019 - 08:18:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...

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Fifth Investing in Africa Forum opens in Brazzaville

10 september 2019 - 12:24:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) –  The 5th Investing in Africa Forum opened on Tuesday in Brazzaville, in the presence of five [...] Full text...

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Buhari receives Chinese President's envoy, pledges counterpart funding for all agreements between the 2 countries

05 september 2019 - 16:35:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday met with Mr Yang Jiechi, the Special Envoy of the [...] Full text...

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Chinese top foreign policy official emphasises Beijing's resolve to promote infrastructure, trade with Kenya

04 september 2019 - 20:44:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Chinese Special Envoy, Yang Jiechi, Beijing's top foreign policy architect, has emphasised steps to improve [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, violence turn Nigeria into ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed - UN rights expert

03 september 2019 - 20:32:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in road crash in southern Senegal

26 august 2019 - 12:15:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A collision between a truck and a seven-seater public transport vehicle killed six people nd one [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches vaccination campaign for front-line health workers against Ebola

14 august 2019 - 18:21:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday kicked off a vaccination campaign Ebola Virus Disease [...] Full text...

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Libya extradites Hachim al-Obeidi, brother of the author of Manchester bombing to UK

17 july 2019 - 15:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity in Libya, recognized by the international community, on Wednesday extradited to [...] Full text...

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Civilian seriously injured in Tunis suicide bombing dies

04 july 2019 - 12:40:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A civilian, who was seriously injured in last week's suicide bombing in Tunis, succumbed to his [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Alleged terrorist killed Tuesday was "the head" of the attacks perpetrated in Tunis

03 july 2019 - 17:58:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The alleged terrorist killed on Tuesday night by Tunisian security units in the Al Intilaka neighborhood, [...] Full text...

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African leaders hold mini summit on the margins of the G20 Summit

28 june 2019 - 12:40:13
Osaka, Japan (PANA) - Three African leaders on Friday had a  mini-summit in Osaka, Japan, on the margins of the [...] Full text...

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COMESA ministers discuss Dar es Salaam-Durban highway link

20 june 2019 - 18:14:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers in charge of infrastructure development, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) are meeting in [...] Full text...

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UK govt places travel ban on its citizens to 21 of 36 States of Nigeria

18 june 2019 - 18:05:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued fresh warning advisory to its citizens [...] Full text...

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Rwanda launches US$38 million flood control program

14 june 2019 - 18:14:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government  on Friday launched a first-ever flood control project to address the overflow of water [...] Full text...

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'I was whipped repeatedly with a rubber fan belt' - Zimbabwe teacher

09 june 2019 - 12:49:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The President of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Association of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Obert Masaraure has alleged that [...] Full text...

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53 terrorists killed by Nigerien Armed Forces

04 june 2019 - 15:43:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Fifty-three terrorists were killed on Sunday by the Nigerien Armed Forces in the Multinational Joint Task [...] Full text...

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AU envoy calls for energy investment to support Africa's industrial growth

30 may 2019 - 21:42:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High Representative for Infrastructure, Raila Odinga, has called for rapid investments in [...] Full text...

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Former Uganda international boxer Franco Wanyama laid to rest

11 may 2019 - 16:22:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The curtains have fallen on Franco Wanyama, a man upon whose death in the United Kingdom [...] Full text...

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More people displaced inside their own countries than ever before, says NRC

10 may 2019 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, [...] Full text...

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More than 13% of road accident victims in Senegal are less than 18 years old

08 may 2019 - 17:06:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Most accident victims in Senegal are less than 18 years old, representing more than 13% of [...] Full text...

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Chinese President Xi meets Kenyatta for trade deal signatures in Beijing

25 april 2019 - 22:59:00
Beijing, China (PANA) – Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, signing [...] Full text...

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Egyptian leader receives Chinese Defence minister

25 march 2019 - 19:24:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, on Monday received the Chinese minister of Defence, General Wei [...] Full text...

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Niger health authorities warn of fake meningitis vaccines

18 march 2019 - 09:23:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Niger public health ministry sounded the alarm on Sunday on the presence of fake meningitis [...] Full text...

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Some 6 million children to be vaccinated against meningitis in Niger

06 march 2019 - 11:32:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Some six million children, aged between 1 and 7 years, will be vaccinated against meningitis A [...] Full text...

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Colombian Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas wins stage 4 of Tour du Rwanda

27 february 2019 - 12:13:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Colombian road and track cyclist Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas from Israel Cycling Academy snatched his first [...] Full text...

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AU applauds peaceful conduct of Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections

25 february 2019 - 16:37:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Monday said the Nigerian presidential and national assembly elections held last Saturday [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Zarika gears up for Zambia's Phiri in WBC Superbantam belt re-match

07 february 2019 - 14:17:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika of Kenya is gearing up for [...] Full text...

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Regional unveils dyke to check flooding in Mopti

23 january 2019 - 16:45:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The governor of Mali's Mopti region, Gen. Sidi Alassane Touré, on Tuesday inaugurated a dyke in [...] Full text...

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Road injuries leading cause of death for the young, despite safety gains: UN report

07 december 2018 - 21:31:46
Geneva, Switzerland (ANA) - Latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that 1.35 million people die on the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy hosts UK Prince Charles in Lagos

07 november 2018 - 16:57:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday hosted visiting Prince Charles of Wales in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM pledges support for Africa's push for UN Security Council seats

05 november 2018 - 15:44:18
Shanghai, China (PANA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, has pledged his country's support to Africa's push for the reform [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on China to provide tax-free status to African exports into China

05 november 2018 - 10:56:30
Shanghai, China (PANA) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has requested the Chinese to offer preferential treatment to goods from Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Cameroonian troops kill 5 Boko Haram terrorists in joint operation

19 september 2018 - 18:41:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian and Cameroonian troops on Wednesday announced the killing of five Boko Haram terrorists during a [...] Full text...

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“Africa is the place to be,” AfDB President tells Chinese business leaders

06 september 2018 - 14:55:03
Beijing, China (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has urged Chinese business leaders [...] Full text...

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China backs AU goal to silence guns in Africa by 2020

05 september 2018 - 18:31:25
Beijing, PR China (PANA) – President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on Wednesday reaffirmed his country’s support [...] Full text...

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China backs AU goal to silence guns in Africa by 2020

05 september 2018 - 18:28:05
Beijing, PR China (PANA) – President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on Wednesday reaffirmed his country’s support [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, China to sign US$328 million agreement on ICT

01 september 2018 - 17:02:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing on Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum [...] Full text...

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Signs of democratic progress in West Africa, Sahel amid ‘devastating’ violence - UN

18 july 2018 - 06:39:18
New York, US (PANA) - There have been “positive developments” when it comes to democratization across the vast West Africa [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds four sites to World Heritage List

02 july 2018 - 12:42:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At the World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama, Bahrain, since 24 June, UNESCO has inscribed a [...] Full text...

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Australian firm abandons bid in Tanzania over Mbengué Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire

26 may 2018 - 11:41:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Manas Resources Limited, an Australia Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed gold company has announced the termination [...] Full text...

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Exploit demand for gum arabic, UNCTAD urges Africa

26 april 2018 - 10:32:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gum arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development [...] Full text...

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Kenya aims at 15 percent forest cover by 2022

07 march 2018 - 18:58:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya government on Wednesday launched an ambitious project aimed to extend the country’s forest cover from [...] Full text...

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'Belt tightening' continues in Botswana

05 february 2018 - 09:40:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana economy remains in the woods, the finance minister has reiterated ahead of the new fiscal [...] Full text...

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Road crashes hold back economic growth in developing countries - WB report

09 january 2018 - 18:13:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reducing road traffic deaths and injuries could result in substantial long-term income gains for [...] Full text...

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WHO raises red flag of meningitis outbreak in West Africa (A WHO feature)

26 december 2017 - 10:12:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As bacterial meningitis season begins in West Africa this year, a convergence of factors is threatening [...] Full text...

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Army confirms death of 4 civilians, six terrorists in Boko Haram ambush of UN food convoy

18 december 2017 - 14:03:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Monday confirmed that four civilians and six Boko Haram insurgents died when a [...] Full text...

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'China-African forum will boost Nigeria, China partnership'

02 november 2017 - 18:43:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Zhou Pingjian, Tuesday said that the upcoming Forum on China-African [...] Full text...

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US: South-South cooperation key to overcoming inequalities - UN deputy chief

13 september 2017 - 06:46:21
New York, US (PANA) – Underscoring the importance of South-South cooperation, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged sustained [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Miners pour more into copper exploration in Botswana

01 september 2017 - 20:30:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - London Stock Exchange (LSE) Metal Tiger and its joint venture partner MOD Resources have budgeted approximately [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Storm at Electoral Commission, late President Mills’ anniversary reported in Ghana

29 july 2017 - 06:45:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The explosive disagreements among the top management personnel of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the fifth [...] Full text...

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Sudan: AfDB, FAO take "Desert to Power Initiative" to Sudan, 10 other countries

26 july 2017 - 06:09:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In a collaborative initiative, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: China gives IOM US$1 million for Somalia work

16 may 2017 - 11:58:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - William Lacy Swing, Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) has signed an agreement [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO, partners worried by high adolescent deaths from preventable causes

16 may 2017 - 11:43:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania prepares to set up helium production company

18 april 2017 - 10:42:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Plans are afoot for the Tanzanian government to establish a specialised firm to handle [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO, partners provide vaccines to control meningitis C in Nigeria

15 april 2017 - 07:45:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A vaccination campaign is underway in Nigeria to contain an outbreak of meningitis C, a strain [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed aid plan needs US$310 million for IDPs in Cameroon

04 january 2017 - 18:07:04
New York, US (PANA) - A US$310 million humanitarian response plan, backed by the UN, has been launched to provide [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: American Timothy Rugg wins stage 3 of 2016 Tour du Rwanda

16 november 2016 - 11:46:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American road racing cyclist Timothy Rugg on Wednesday emerged from a pack of his contenders to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army rescues 85 persons, kill 5 Boko Haram terrorists

06 november 2016 - 12:35:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops in Southern fringes of the Lake Chad Basin rescued 85 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army says its troops killed 7 militants in Cross River State

30 september 2016 - 14:40:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army said its troops from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar, in [...] Full text...

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China: China launches development company for African infrastructure

07 september 2016 - 12:19:27
Guagzhou, China (PANA) - China on Wednesday announced the start of operations of a new company to help solve Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN launching yellow fever vaccination campaigns on Angola-DRC border

30 june 2016 - 05:40:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela and Ali's special bond remembered (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, South Africa)

04 june 2016 - 12:37:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As millions of South Africans mourn the death of boxing giant Muhammad Ali, they [...] Full text...

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UN: 2 million people face hunger in Sahelian belt - WFP warns

31 may 2016 - 22:05:12
New York, US (PANA) - About two million people, or half the population, in the Sahelian belt of Chad face [...] Full text...

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Botswana: SADC challenged to improve agriculture

16 may 2016 - 11:39:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has challenged Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to unite towards [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Troops engage Boko Haram in serious gunfight inside Sambisa forest

14 may 2016 - 16:40:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army troops and special forces on Saturday battled Boko Haram terrorists inside the sprawling Sambisa [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Newsroom drama over coverage of Mandela's death continues to make headlines

12 may 2016 - 12:34:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The former editor of the Cape Times newspaper who was fired for the [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO stresses need for immunization for healthy societies

21 april 2016 - 21:17:13
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced that during World Immunization Week 2016, which begins [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kanu set to tour Kenya

17 march 2016 - 11:34:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Nigeria and Arsenal superstar, Nwankwo Kanu, will be the chief guest during the StarTimes Seven-a-side [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan vows to purse new environment roadmap

16 march 2016 - 05:53:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have agreed to pursue a new environment roadmap, focusing on reducing the use of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan shops for waste water recycling plants to irrigate green belt

15 march 2016 - 13:43:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists have proposed investments into waste water recycling plants to irrigate the Khartoum Green Belt, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum Green Belt allows Sudan access to UN Climate finance (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

14 march 2016 - 06:24:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Local communities around Khartoum stand to benefit from international trade in carbon once the government completes [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Top environmentalists in Sudan launch Greenbelt Initiative

13 march 2016 - 09:04:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top environmentalists have gathered in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to attend the landmark launch of an [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Intl conference assesses Khartoum's green belt project

12 march 2016 - 20:03:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international conference seeking to rally support for developing a green belt around Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Gory road accident, President’s Iran visit reported in Ghana

20 february 2016 - 06:36:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A gory accident on Wednesday night that claimed the lives of 61 passengers, President John Dramani [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Islamic State claims responsibility of Tunis terror attack

25 november 2015 - 21:55:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's terrorist attacks on a Tunisian presidential security bus [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says affordable vaccine brings Africa near elimination of meningitis A

11 november 2015 - 14:05:20
New York, US (PANA) - Scientists have found that 90 per cent of individuals vaccinated with a meningitis [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Affordable vaccine has led to control and near elimination of meningitis A'

10 november 2015 - 12:33:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five years after an affordable meningitis A vaccine was introduced, its use has led to the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Experts strategize on data base for Sahel States

08 september 2015 - 13:16:54
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Experts from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently meeting in Lome, Togo, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius introduces speed cameras to curb road accidents

05 september 2015 - 08:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - In a bid to curb speeding offences, Mauritius has mounted 25 roadside speed cameras which [...] Full text...

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UN: UN health officials highlight role of emergency preparedness in Ebola fight

13 august 2015 - 20:05:51
New York, US (PANA) - The deadly Ebola outbreak which ravaged West Africa for more than a year has demonstrated [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Preparation of 40-year development plan, doctors’ strike reported in Ghana

08 august 2015 - 06:58:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The launch of a process to produce a 40-year development plan and yet another strike by [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies, partners warn on 'acute shortage' of meningitis vaccines in West Africa

28 july 2015 - 21:08:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and leading public health organizations have warned that West Africa is at risk [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission tasks Obama, Buhari on rising violence in Nigeria

17 july 2015 - 21:50:57
New York,US (PANA) - The 20 July meeting in Washington DC between US President Barack Obama and Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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France: Paris condemns N’Djamena terror attack

30 june 2015 - 19:27:31
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Tuesday condemned the terror attack perpetrated Boko Haram elements which killed more than 10 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief lauds progress on Ebola, but still a pressing challenge

17 april 2015 - 20:41:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday in Washington DC, US, said although there has been [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA accuses police of assaulting two journalists in Ghana

20 february 2015 - 16:51:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Friday said two Ghanaian journalists were assaulted by [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission on Religious Freedom tasks Nigerians on upcoming elections

02 february 2015 - 22:46:12
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday called on Nigeria’s political parties [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan govt. to fully probe death of opposition leader's son

08 january 2015 - 15:48:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday his government would establish what caused the death of Fidel [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Gone but not forgotten', as FIFA remembers departed greats

01 january 2015 - 12:14:13
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A number of historic figures from the worldwide football family passed on in 2014, a year [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Dangerous' terrorist killed in Tunisia

31 december 2014 - 13:57:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A man described as a dangerous terrorist has been killed by the Tunisian special forces combating [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Three terrorists killed in Algeria's Boumerdas region

23 december 2014 - 18:18:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Algerian armed forces late Monday eliminated three terrorists in the city of [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges more potent fight against transnational crime, terrorism

19 december 2014 - 20:50:54
New York, US (PANA) - Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria establishes agency to implement continental afforestation programme

26 november 2014 - 10:49:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has established the Agency of the Great Green Wall (GGW) to facilitate the successful implementation [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Sahel facing insecurity, humanitarian challenges'

20 november 2014 - 08:11:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Robert Piper has said insecurity is on the [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says good harvests drive international food prices down

09 october 2014 - 20:10:32
New York, US PANA) - Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian road safety agency warns against overloading of cars, buses with commutters

25 august 2014 - 18:04:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an effort to control the transmission of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in the nation’s [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ebola, disastrous World Cup performance probe reported in Ghana

16 august 2014 - 09:11:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week gave extensive coverage to measures being implemented to check the spread [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana warns citizens not to travel to Ebola affected countries

14 august 2014 - 18:04:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Thursday warned its citizens not to travel to Liberia, Sierra Leone and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama orders release of more money to fight Ebola

14 august 2014 - 11:32:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the release of 6 million Ghana cedis (about US$2 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disease reduces Nigerian cocoa prices

13 august 2014 - 13:37:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian cocoa farmers are being offered lower prices as mould induced by heavy rainfall has reduced [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana orders postponement of tertiary institutions to check Ebola

12 august 2014 - 20:08:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Education minister, Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has directed heads of tertiary institutions to delay [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security forces arrest three Boko Haram suspects

30 july 2014 - 20:12:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian security forces on Wednesday arrested three suspects including two women believed to be members [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says editor attacked in Guinea

24 july 2014 - 18:42:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional press freedom watchdog, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Thursday disclosed that [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Car jackings involving children rattle SA

21 july 2014 - 10:06:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has been shaken by two separate car hijackings involving children, with police [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Argentina chasing third win, Germany fourth (A preview)

12 july 2014 - 14:30:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The 2014 FIFA World Cup final match here Sunday will certainly maintain the tradition [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Hot weather worries Super Eagles

30 june 2014 - 08:58:44
Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles are worried about the hot weather in Brazil's capital city, Brasilia, venue of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major relief as crippling strike ends

24 june 2014 - 08:25:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s battered and bruised business leaders are relieved that the news that the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Copper mine raises production

08 may 2014 - 09:06:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s first copper-silver concentrator, Boseto Mine, in the country’s Kalahari copper belt, has reached 2,000 tonnes [...] Full text...

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US: UN Humanitarian chief meets CAR refugees

06 may 2014 - 20:09:42
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Valerie Amos, UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on Tuesday visited a transit site [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN body asks Nigeria's neighbours to aid in fight against Boko Haram

14 march 2014 - 16:44:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Office on Human Rights (UNHR) has called on Nigeria's neighbours to collaborate with [...] Full text...

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UN: Expert calls for good governance in Nigeria

28 february 2014 - 22:26:18
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Rita Izsak, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, says good governance is essential [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegal’s absence at Sahel summit irks former FM

17 february 2014 - 14:00:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's former Foreign Affairs Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio has expressed surprise at his country's absence from [...] Full text...

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Group canvasses true federalism in Nigeria

31 december 2013 - 10:37:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the 100-year treaty that led to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Nigeria Protectorates [...] Full text...

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UN chief says Sahel region threatened by terrorism, crimes

12 december 2013 - 20:33:41
New York, US (ANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday warned that terrorism, trafficking in arms, drugs and people, [...] Full text...

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‘Malawi is my friend’ A PANA Feature by Raphael Tenthani

08 december 2013 - 12:13:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - I arrive in Dar es Salaam at around 2am. Ordinarily the weather is supposed [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for more int'l cooperation to tackle challenges in Sahel

05 november 2013 - 20:41:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reaffirmed his solidarity with the people and Government of [...] Full text...

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UN chief, World Bank President to jointly visit Sahel region

01 november 2013 - 19:35:27
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim on Friday [...] Full text...

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Malawi's new cabinet

15 october 2013 - 21:53:40
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The following is the full list of new cabinet ministers announced on Thursday by Malawi president [...] Full text...

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Ban on efforts to tackle humanitarian, security needs in Sahel region

26 september 2013 - 18:31:29
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for collective efforts to address urgent humanitarian needs [...] Full text...

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US agency tasks Obama on Nigeria's sectarian violence

23 september 2013 - 22:37:16
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday sent a letter to President [...] Full text...

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UN committed to Mali's political process - Ban

22 august 2013 - 19:00:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed the organisation's commitment to continue supporting the political process [...] Full text...

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Mauritania launches campaign to plant 5,000 trees

02 august 2013 - 22:12:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Some 5,000 fruit and non-fruit trees will be planted in Mauritania as part of activities marking [...] Full text...

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Nigerian farmers get cassava varieties to fight vitamin A deficiency

15 july 2013 - 23:25:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Farmers across the cassava planting belt in Nigeria, particularly those in rural households, have started receiving [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges more efforts to tackle instability, security issues in West Africa

10 july 2013 - 19:31:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy presents integrated strategy on Sahel

27 june 2013 - 06:03:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mr. Romano Prodi, has called on the UN [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian senate approves creation of Great Green Wall agency

27 may 2013 - 15:22:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian senate on Sunday approved a bill authorizing the government to ratify the convention for [...] Full text...

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Third African Vaccination Week to be celebrated 22-28 April

20 april 2013 - 14:08:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The third African Vaccination Week (AVW), organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region, will [...] Full text...

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US organization slams Abuja's inadequate response to religious-related violence

15 april 2013 - 19:05:12
Washington D.C., US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the ongoing attacks and retaliations [...] Full text...

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Kenya to achieve 10% forest cover by 2030

15 april 2013 - 13:21:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya can meet the UN's requirement of a 10 percent forest cover even before the set [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Expert Meeting on Climate Change Education opens in Mauritius

20 march 2013 - 13:24:23
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The three-day UNESCO Expert Meeting on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development opened Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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