Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language
31 december 2023 - 14:15:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Economic and Social Council reports on money laundering
23 february 2021 - 18:11:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Tuesday received the public report [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition party 'supports' gov't candidate in presidential vote
03 june 2019 - 11:11:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Messaoud ould Boulkheir, leader of Progressive Popular Alliance (APP), a party calling itself the moderate opposition, [...] Full text...
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Brazilian arrested in Cape Verde with 9.3 kilos cocaine
02 may 2019 - 14:35:52Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A 30-year-old Brazilian has been in pre-trial detention since Tuesday in Cape Verde, after being [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Political heavyweights boycott June presidential polls
09 may 2014 - 14:38:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly all the political heavyweights, most of whom had unsuccessfully run for president in the past, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Seven candidates to take part in June presidential election
08 may 2014 - 17:48:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Seven candidates will contest the June presidential election in Mauritania, whose first round is set for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU calls on international community to assist Madagascar
28 january 2014 - 22:29:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has called on the international community to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: Madagascar regains AU membership
27 january 2014 - 13:15:56Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Madagascar is back at the African Union (AU) after the Peace and Security Council (PSC) Monday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria salutes Madagascar’s new leader
21 january 2014 - 09:04:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has congratulated Hery Rajaonarimampianina on his election as the new [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: AU lauds Madagascar’s successful political transition
18 january 2014 - 19:07:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed AU’s [...] Full text...
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Contact group on Madagascar welcomes end of sanctions
09 september 2013 - 13:22:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) has welcomed the African Union (AU) decision to [...] Full text...
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AU appeals for humanitarian aid to Madagascar
06 september 2013 - 09:39:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has appealed to the [...] Full text...
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Health agents pass out
04 november 2011 - 20:24:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A group of 18 health agents from several African countries on Friday received their diplomas in [...] Full text...
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Ivorian council urges Gbagbo to relinquish power
01 april 2011 - 12:03:16Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The chairman of the Ivorian Economic and Social Council (CES), Laurent Dona-Fologo, has asked incumbent [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian official calls for measures against coups
12 december 2010 - 19:08:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Mauritanian Minister Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba, a former official of the National Pact for Democracy [...] Full text...
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Divergent views on 50 years of self rule in Africa (Feature)
09 november 2010 - 11:32:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As 17 African countries out of the continent's 53 nation s this year celebrate half a [...] Full text...
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OIF urges Ivorian presidential candidates to accept election results
03 november 2010 - 16:07:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The international francophone orgorganizationIF) on Wednesday urged candidates in the Ivorian presidential elections, held on [...] Full text...
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Ban's envoy for Western Sahara, Morocco's FM in "secret" talks
25 october 2010 - 16:55:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for Weste rn Sahara, Christopher Ross, met here [...] Full text...
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Conakry court jails former Guinean electoral commissioner
22 october 2010 - 20:38:00Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The former chairman of the Guinea National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), Lounceny Camara, was on Friday [...] Full text...
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Cell phones to ease way to poll stations in Tanzania
19 october 2010 - 09:46:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Determined to make Tanzania's forthcoming gener al elections a hassle-free and friendly exercise, electoral [...] Full text...
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2010 'Stars of African cultural integration' holds November
18 october 2010 - 09:49:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The 2010 edition of 'Stars of African cultural integrati on (SICA)', an event aimed at promoting [...] Full text...
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UN envoy welcomes appointment of new Somali PM
15 october 2010 - 20:13:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Soma lia, Augustine Mahiga, Friday welcomed the appointment of [...] Full text...
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UN envoy welcomes appointment of new Somali PM
15 october 2010 - 20:11:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Soma lia, Augustine Mahiga, Friday welcomed the appointment of [...] Full text...
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Ex-Congolese rebel leader to stand trial for war crimes - ICC
08 october 2010 - 14:29:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday reversed an earlier order suspending the trial [...] Full text...
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WHO/Africa head calls for better care of mentally-ill patients
07 october 2010 - 17:48:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The regional director of the World Health Organisation ( WHO) for Africa, Luأs Gomes Sambo has [...] Full text...
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16-year-old albino murdered for witchcraft in Burundi
04 october 2010 - 11:56:00Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- A 16-year-old albino boy was killed Sunday in Burund i and his legs carried away by [...] Full text...
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Mambo axed as 'Ghost' picks Kenyan squad to face Uganda
22 september 2010 - 18:37:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Immediate past Harambee Stars captain Robert Mambo and g oalkeeper Arnold Origi have been excluded from [...] Full text...
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Kenyan state broadcasting chief fired over SA World Cup deal
06 september 2010 - 15:42:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's only state broadcaster, the Kenya Broadcasting C orporation (KBC), on Monday sacked its Managing Director, [...] Full text...
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Surging wheat costs hike int'l food prices
01 september 2010 - 18:50:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Surging wheat prices drove international food prices up by 5 per cent last month in the [...] Full text...
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E/Guinea: UN human rights experts express concern over executions
28 august 2010 - 18:24:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Independent human rights experts Saturday expressed ser ious concern at last weekend executions in [...] Full text...
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FAO cuts wheat production forecast
06 august 2010 - 09:46:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The impact of unfavourable weather on crops in recent we eks has led the Food and [...] Full text...
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Somali communities urged to promote breastfeeding
30 july 2010 - 13:15:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ahead of celebrations marking this year's World breastfe eding week 1-7 August, UNICEF is urging Somali [...] Full text...
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Zuma calls for stronger ties with India
04 june 2010 - 08:03:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- President Jacob Zuma on Thursday called for str onger ties with fast-growing India as [...] Full text...
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UN official wants women protected from tobacco smoke
31 may 2010 - 12:01:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Directo r for Africa , Dr. Luis Sambo, has [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe licences five new newspapers
27 may 2010 - 15:57:00Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe, often accused of stifling the independent me dia, Thursday licenced five new privately-owned newspapers to [...] Full text...
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WHO seeks resource centre to implement anti-tobacco project in Africa
25 may 2010 - 12:00:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiativ e (WHO/TFI) has called for Expressions of Interest from [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches three-year project to eradicates FGM
17 may 2010 - 22:10:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" Gambia on Monday launched a three--year programme aimed to eradicating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) form the [...] Full text...
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Zambia to host Africa ICT conference
16 may 2010 - 15:31:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Zambia's capital will host a gathering of some of Africa 's top educational decision-makers 26 May [...] Full text...
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Nigeria denies story on WB borrowing
22 april 2010 - 19:21:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, T hursday said that media reports that [...] Full text...
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'Violence against journalists soars in Philippines, Somalia'
20 april 2010 - 16:34:00New York- US (PANA) -- Deadly, unpunished violence against the press has soared i n the Philippines and Somalia, the [...] Full text...
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King Mohammed rules out self-determiation referendum in Western Sahara
18 march 2010 - 20:46:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday again ruled out the principle of a self-determination referendum [...] Full text...
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Senegal launches programme on food security
16 march 2010 - 23:09:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese Prime Minister, Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye, on Tuesday launched Senegal's Child Nutrition Programme and Food [...] Full text...
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Daily urges Tanzanians to keep their eyes on London bourse
06 march 2010 - 09:20:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzanians should not let the opportunity to bu y shares in African Barrick Gold [...] Full text...
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Four feared dead in militants/soldiers' clash in Nigeria
02 march 2010 - 18:05:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The relative peace prevailing in Nigeria's Niger Delta o il region was shattered Tuesday when a [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate in support of junta
20 february 2010 - 18:31:00Niamey- Niger (PANA)- â" Thousands of demonstrators on Saturday poured into the streets of Niamey in response to a call [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition calls for unity, slams govt's human rights record
19 february 2010 - 15:44:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Mr. Ousainu Darboe, secretary-general and party leader o f the Gambian opposition United Democratic Party [...] Full text...
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Ivorian ruling party condemns violence by opposition supporters
18 february 2010 - 21:48:00Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA)-- The national campaign of Ivorian President Laure nt Gbagbo has accused Ivorian opposition of working to [...] Full text...
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Benin loses 20 billion CFA F to road deterioration
13 february 2010 - 13:28:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Benin loses 20 billion CFA F every year to the deteriora tion of roads, caused by [...] Full text...
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Tanzania to host conference on how to reduce climate change risk
04 february 2010 - 08:19:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Climate change experts from around the world meet this m onth to share the latest knowledge [...] Full text...
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Lubumbashi to host draw for CAN 2012 qualifiers
03 february 2010 - 14:33:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The draws of the qualifiers for the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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AU to build continental road corridors
01 february 2010 - 07:42:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) --The African Union (AU) plans to build road corrido rs across the continent, including the Dakar-Ndjamena-Djibouti [...] Full text...
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Italy's offer to pacify Somalia excites Uganda
19 january 2010 - 19:06:00Kampala- Uganda PANA) -- Following Italy's offer to fund the struggling Africa Un ion (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Bank of Central African States gets new governor, deputy
18 january 2010 - 14:12:00Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Lucas Abagha Ntsama of Equatorial Guinean has been ap pointed new governor of the Bank of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia inaugurates first ever no-dam hydropower plant
14 january 2010 - 16:23:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s first and biggest hydroelectric powe r generating plant that does not have its own [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to be more diplomatic with other nations, says V-P
13 january 2010 - 17:27:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has said that henceforth, the federal government would engage in vibrant [...] Full text...
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Italian Foreign Affairs Minister arrives in Mauritania
11 january 2010 - 21:38:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, Franco Fra ttini, arrived in Nouakchott on Monday for a two-day [...] Full text...
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Brussels, Kinshasa sign new cooperation pact
30 december 2009 - 08:54:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Belgium and DR Congo have signed a new cooperation ag reement covering the period 2010 to [...] Full text...
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African Peer Review lists obstacles to Nigeria's development
17 december 2009 - 19:40:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The African Peer Review Panel report on Nigeria was rele ased Thursday with the group listing [...] Full text...
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Brazilian institute, FAO partner to monitor greenhouse emissions
11 december 2009 - 12:24:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Recognizing the importance of monitoring greenhouse gas emissions in climate change mitigation, Food and Agriculture Oganisation [...] Full text...
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UNEP moves to protect marine life in Indian Ocean
09 december 2009 - 15:33:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched discuss ions on strengthened environmental protection measures that would [...] Full text...
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UNEP moves to protect marine life in Indian Ocean
09 december 2009 - 15:33:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched discuss ions on strengthened environmental protection measures that would [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts Libyan-Tunisian customs meeting
08 december 2009 - 20:54:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan-Tunisian technical commission in charge of monitoring the implementation of the agreement on the common [...] Full text...
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Gambia's ex-Chief of Defence Staff, others arrested
25 november 2009 - 13:47:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia's former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. -Gen. Lang To mbong Tamba, and four others [...] Full text...
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African first ladies call for special AU summit on childhood development
14 november 2009 - 00:44:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- â" African first ladies have called for an African Union summit on childhood development, given the importance [...] Full text...
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Kenya to launch pilot food subsidy project for urban poor
04 november 2009 - 18:10:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- One hundred thousand poor people in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, will benefit from a Kshs. [...] Full text...
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Rwandan jails are of international standards, says Prison Official
03 november 2009 - 18:58:00Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The eight convicts, sentenced by the Special tribunal on Sierra Leone (SCSL) and transferred last weekend [...] Full text...
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IMF sells 200 metric tons gold to Indiaâ?s Reserve Bank
03 november 2009 - 10:47:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announc ed the sale of 200 metric tons of [...] Full text...
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Energy crisis, local printing of fabric for free school uniforms capture front p
31 october 2009 - 10:56:00ages Accra- Ghana (PANA) أ¢â? An energy crisis th-at threatened to dry up fuel pumps in Ghana and a contract [...] Full text...
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Energy crisis, local printing of fabric for free school uniforms capture front p
31 october 2009 - 10:36:00ages Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" An energy crisis that- threatened to dry up fuel pumps in Ghana and a contract [...] Full text...
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BEAC governor to remain at post temporarily
29 october 2009 - 20:37:00Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The governor of the Bank for Central African States ( BEAC), Philibert Andzembe, who has been [...] Full text...
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Guinean junta plays down EU sanctions
29 october 2009 - 14:31:00Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Idrissa Chأ©rif, special adviser to the head of the Gui nean junta, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, [...] Full text...
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SADC Science, Engineering, Technology Week opens in Mauritius
22 october 2009 - 16:49:00Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Industry, Science and Research Minister , Dharam Gokhool, said the time has come for Africa, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS wants African environment properly monitored
08 october 2009 - 19:09:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) h as called on the financial and technical [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'1 UNAMID peacekeeper killed, two injured'
29 september 2009 - 12:54:00New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations/African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said Tuesday that one of its [...] Full text...
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Kenya's food outlook remains grim - Experts
17 september 2009 - 18:34:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The future of Kenya's food security situation remains pr ecarious unless strong and immediate measures are [...] Full text...
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Niger helps victims of floods in Mauritania
16 september 2009 - 13:05:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Nigerien government has donated to Mauritani a 25 million CFA francs intended for the victims [...] Full text...
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Gambia's macro-economy on track, says apex bank boss
30 august 2009 - 08:07:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Governor of Gambia's Central Bank, Momodou Bamba Sah o, on Saturday said the country's macro-economy [...] Full text...
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Gambian govt. vows to fight illegal migration
21 august 2009 - 16:09:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambian government has said it will do everything po ssible to stamp out illegal migration [...] Full text...
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'Only 14 Nigerians on death row in Libya'
14 august 2009 - 07:44:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Only 14 Nigerians are on death row in Libya, contrary to a motion by the House [...] Full text...
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West African journalists hold seminar on mining, extractive industries
12 august 2009 - 23:32:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Journalists Association (WAJA), in partne rship with Oxfam-America, on Tuesday began a regional [...] Full text...
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West African journalists hold seminar on mining, extractive industries
12 august 2009 - 19:20:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Journalists Association (WAJA), in partne rship with Oxfam-America, on Tuesday began a regional [...] Full text...
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Nigeria may review peacekeeping operations - Defence Minister
10 august 2009 - 20:06:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Defence Minister, Maj. Gen. Godwin Abbe (rtd. ) Monday said the global economic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition party blames police for election rigging
09 august 2009 - 14:08:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party has blam ed the police for the string of election [...] Full text...
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Nigerian state governors move to stem sectarian violence
04 august 2009 - 08:57:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Smarting from days of violence that left 780 people dead and displaced thousands, Governors of the [...] Full text...
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French oil firm invests 300b CFA in Gabon
30 july 2009 - 00:02:00Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- French oil company Maurel and Prom has invested a tot al of 300 billion CFA in [...] Full text...
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African Finance Ministers, Bank Governors meet in Nigeria
14 july 2009 - 21:40:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The meeting of the Committee of 10 (C-10) African Minist ers of Finance and Central and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria opposition slams electoral chief
07 july 2009 - 12:06:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) Tuesday slamme d the Chairman of the country's Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...
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Executive Council invited to write unique text on AU Authority
02 july 2009 - 18:24:00Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The heads of state and government of the African Union Thu rsday in Sirte, Libya, asked [...] Full text...
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FAO says world hunger reaches one billion mark
19 june 2009 - 18:42:00New York- US (PANA) -- A report by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO ) said on Friday in [...] Full text...
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Moderate Islamist to run for president in Mauritania
15 june 2009 - 12:36:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Chair of the National Union for Revival and Deve lopment (RNRD) Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour has [...] Full text...
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Appeal for the resumption of Doha Cycle negotiations
10 june 2009 - 21:57:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- South Africa and member countries of the Cairns Group, have appealed for the resumption of negotiations [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Benin to stem effects of economic meltdown
09 june 2009 - 17:47:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria and Benin Republic Tuesday charged the bi-nation al commission to seek palliative measures to ameliorate [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian parties sign peace pact
05 june 2009 - 11:59:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The three parties involved in the Mauritanian po litical crisis Thursday signed an agreement aimed at [...] Full text...
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Nigeria airline to operate in Gambia
02 june 2009 - 23:55:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) – Arik Air, a new airline fr-om Nigeria, will start operati ng in Banjul from Wednesday, the [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian factions head for Dakar
27 may 2009 - 21:37:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Envoys of parties involved in the Mauritanian political crisis left Nouakchott separately on Wednesday afternoon for [...] Full text...
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Global economic meltdown cripples job creation efforts in Nigeria
26 may 2009 - 10:40:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Monday desc ribed the current global economic meltdown as a [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Somali insurgency ringleader arrested in Kenya
22 may 2009 - 14:59:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A senior Somali militant leader, Abbas Abdikadir, was ar rested and held in Kenya on Thursday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
International conference on quality opens
11 may 2009 - 21:17:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Sixth International Conference on Quality, which has brought together experts and specialists from Libya, Egypt, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Press Freedom Day, Mills’ UK visit capture Ghanaian media attention
09 may 2009 - 09:48:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghanaian newspapers this week focused on the celebration o f World Press Freedom Day, during which [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN chief seeks respect of humanitarian operations in Chad
07 may 2009 - 15:03:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all parties to respect the humanitarian character of [...] Full text...
thread Society
WB supports vulnerable children in Senegal
06 may 2009 - 16:49:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Children under five years of age living in the poorest r ural areas in Senegal will [...] Full text...
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Ghana places restriction on pork importation
28 april 2009 - 19:07:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana has placed immediate restriction on the importation of pork and pork products into the country [...] Full text...
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FAO decries high food prices in third world
27 april 2009 - 18:15:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has raise d the red flag over persistent high [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Roundtable outlines way forward for security sector reform in G/Bissau
23 april 2009 - 07:50:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A roundtable on Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Guinea B issau has outlined a number of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Englishman Boyd lifts Kenya Open golf title
20 april 2009 - 16:33:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- It was a clean sweep for England as Gary Boyd led fellow countrymen in winning the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Police disperse FNDD-RFD demonstrators in Nouakchott
20 april 2009 - 15:36:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian police Sunday dispersed a march join tly held by women of the National Front for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Indian doctors conduct free surgeries in Burundi
17 april 2009 - 12:17:00Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Indian Ophthalmologists on Friday began conducting f ree surgeries on 150 patients suffering from cataract and [...] Full text...
thread Health
W/African experts to meet in Abuja on mining sector growth
10 april 2009 - 09:37:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- National experts on mining from ECOWAS member states wil l meet in Nigeria's capital city of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Oxfam warns of humanitarian crisis in Eastern DR Congo
08 april 2009 - 07:31:00New York- US (PANA) -- The humanitarian crisis in DR Congo is as severe as it was in late 2008, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gambians mourn 27 compatriots who died in Libya boat tragedy
06 april 2009 - 19:50:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) – Relatives and friends of t-he 27 Gambians who perished in the recent boat disaster along with [...] Full text...
thread Society
OIF permanent council on Madagascar meets in Paris
30 march 2009 - 14:32:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophony (OIF) w ill Thursday in Paris, France, hold the extraordinary [...] Full text...
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Media highlight solutions to carnage on Ghana roads
28 march 2009 - 08:24:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- With the government and public continuing to express conce rn about the carnage on Ghana roads, [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
UN housing programme in South Kivu needs fresh funding
20 march 2009 - 15:57:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Pressure to provide new housing in South Kivu is mountin g as more and more people [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gabon, Congo presidents mourn Gabon first lady
16 march 2009 - 22:30:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- Gabonese president, Omar Bongo Ondimba and his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso have been in Rabat [...] Full text...
thread Society
Zimbabwe PM's statement on accident 'calms tension'
09 march 2009 - 13:51:00Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The statement by Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsva ngirai on Monday, in which he ruled out [...] Full text...
thread Social
Libya reviews decisions on democratic processes
06 march 2009 - 23:31:00Syrte- Libya (PANA) -- The General Congress of the People (CGP), the highest legi slative body of Libya, has ended [...] Full text...
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Refugee situations in Africa constrain UNHCR budget
06 march 2009 - 14:52:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it has always seen unexpected strains on [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Experts agree measures to reduce impact of global warming on W/Africa
06 march 2009 - 12:40:00Banjul- The Gambia (PANA) -- Regional climate experts have suggested that efforts to address climate change in West Africa should [...] Full text...
thread Environment
2,112 weapons in wrong hands collected by Congolese govt
28 february 2009 - 19:08:00Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- About 2,112 weapons of war have been recovered from former combatants and other 'illegal' hands since [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN tasks member states on UN/AU Darfur mission
12 february 2009 - 19:41:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN has again called on member states to provide the `` critical logistical equipment'' [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US calls for UN force in Somalia
13 january 2009 - 21:52:00New York- US (PANA) -- The U. S. has called for a UN peacekeeping mission in Somal ia to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
U.S. group wants Mugabe prosecuted for genocide
13 january 2009 - 21:30:00New York- US (PANA) -- A U. S. -based international group on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
CAR rebel leader supports dropping of legal proceedings against Bemba
12 january 2009 - 23:36:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The Coordinator of the rebel New Republican Forces (FRN) of the Central African Republic, Christophe Gazam-Betty, [...] Full text...
thread Society