UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...

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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

11 september 2024 - 05:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York, with [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit

27 august 2024 - 14:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give 'favourable consideration' to full Palestinian membership

10 may 2024 - 17:42:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday convened again in New York for an emergency special [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Kenya, enhance bilateral relations

03 april 2024 - 18:03:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kenya and Ghana have signed seven agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between their two countries. President [...] Full text...

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Kenya fronts opposition leader for top AU Commission post

16 february 2024 - 22:15:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has urged the 44th session of the African Union Executive Council, comprising foreign ministers, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Most unfortunate developing countries far behind target of 40pc vaccination rate -Mauritian PM

28 december 2021 - 10:04:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has bemoaned the fact that it is most unfortunate that many [...] Full text...

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Gambia election: 2 political parties, independent candidate reject election result

05 december 2021 - 18:28:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two political parties and an independent candidate have rejected the results of the December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight race for elections, tensions before Paris Conference

07 november 2021 - 15:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement by some people of their intention to run in Libya's 24 December general elections [...] Full text...

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2 Ambassadors present Letters of Credence to Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs

10 february 2021 - 18:51:54
Banjul, Gambia (PNA) - Ambassadors of Serbia and Pakistan on Thursday  presented their Letters of Credence to the Gambian Minister [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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Augustin Senghor, candidate for CAF presidency, says committed to respond to appeal of Africa and football

16 november 2020 - 21:55:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the chairman of the Senegalese football federation (FSF), contesting the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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65 parties support the candidacy of Burkinabè president for a second term

17 september 2020 - 15:58:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Around 65 political parties and formations joined forces on Thursday in Ouagadougou to support the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: 11 candidates to contest Alpha Condé in October presidential poll

10 september 2020 - 00:03:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twelve candidates out of 13 were shortlisted Wednesday by the Guinean Constitutional Court to take part [...] Full text...

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Ex-VP Jallow Tambajang nominated for AU vice-chair

07 september 2020 - 21:16:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  Former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was Monday nominated by the West African nation to contest [...] Full text...

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Nigerien govt. publishes guideline for independent candidatures in general polls

23 august 2020 - 12:13:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Some four months before general elections in Niger, the government has published a decree on how [...] Full text...

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Guinea to hold presidential election next 18 October

11 august 2020 - 23:30:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian popular opposition leader returns from exile

09 august 2020 - 18:26:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Popular opposition leader, Abdel Ghoudous ould Abeidna, is back from exile, reliable sources told PANA on Sunday. Apart [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe PM wishes Ivorian counterpart Hamed Bakayoko full success

30 july 2020 - 21:20:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Thursday wished Hamed Bakayoko, appointed [...] Full text...

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Zambian President congratulates Kenya on election to UN Security Council

24 june 2020 - 09:35:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has congratulated his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta for Kenya's election to serve [...] Full text...

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Kenya intensifies campaign for UN Security Council seat

17 june 2020 - 11:23:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will advance the pan-Africanist agenda of global peace, solidarity and multilateralism if elected to join [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 june 2020 - 10:23:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...

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Retired midfielder Shollei joins race for Kenya FA presidency

14 june 2020 - 12:36:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former international  midfielder Sammy Shollei has joined the race for the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidential [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania opposition party criticizes government’s management of pandemic (COVID-19)

02 june 2020 - 23:17:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Living Together (CVE-black nationalist tendency), Tuesday strongly criticized the management at all levels by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus, post-election problems highlighted by Togolese newspapers

15 march 2020 - 15:31:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - News about the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge of results of the 22 February presidential election [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde invited to participate in tournament for last ticket of Afrobasket 2021

03 february 2020 - 23:30:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's national basketball team will participate in a tournament featuring the best runners-up from [...] Full text...

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Togo: Fabre lodges appeal to invalidate Faure Gnassingbé’s presidential bid

21 january 2020 - 23:42:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The leader of the National Alliance for Change (ANC), Jean-Pierre Fabre, Tuesday lodged an appeal to [...] Full text...

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Togo: CDPA backs candidature of Agbéyomé Kodjo in February’s presidential election

15 january 2020 - 23:51:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CDPA), an opposition political party, has asked its militants to [...] Full text...

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Faure Gnassingbé selected by party for February’s presidential election

07 january 2020 - 21:47:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been elected presidential candidate of Togo’s ruling Union for Republic (UNIR), [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The March of ultimatum ends in Conakry without major incidents

06 january 2020 - 21:15:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The ‘march of the ultimatum’ initiated by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition coalition wants audit of public companies

21 november 2019 - 00:00:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (CFCD) Wednesday denounced the management of former Mauritanian leader [...] Full text...

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Agricultural expert called to form new Tunisian government

15 november 2019 - 21:59:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed Friday charged Habib Jomli, an agricultural expert, to form the country’s next [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to honour coalition agreement

06 november 2019 - 20:22:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia’s biggest  opposition political party, United  Democratic Party (UDP), Wednesday called on Gambian leader Adama  [...] Full text...

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Towards creation of new political party inside the Mauritanian Black Nationalist trend

05 november 2019 - 21:46:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Coalition Living Together (CVE) from the Black Nationalist Movement, which backed the candidature of Kane [...] Full text...

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Togo: PSR leaves C14 because of divergences on choice of 2020 presidential candidate

23 october 2019 - 23:44:31
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -   The coalition of 14 opposition political parties has formed a new party known as the Socialist [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court approves 13 out of 19 candidates for presidential election

15 october 2019 - 14:49:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has validated 13 of the 19 candidates for the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition coalition denounces arbitrary detention of militants

09 october 2019 - 22:33:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The opposition ’Coalition Vivre Ensemble’(CVE) which backed the candidature of Kane Hamidou Baba in the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Members of provincial electoral commissions sworn in

01 october 2019 - 15:26:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – New members of Burundi’s provincial independent electoral commissions (CEPI), picked from 22 political parties, 21 civil [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition parties extend President Barrow mandate from 3-5 years

27 september 2019 - 19:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Five political parties and one independent candidate that backed President Adama Barrow's candidature in the December [...] Full text...

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Kenya to launch UN Security Council seat bid in Addis Ababa

13 september 2019 - 13:55:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is set to launch its campaign for a non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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Request for release of Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui rejected

03 september 2019 - 22:38:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunis Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a request by lawyers of Nabil Karoui, media owner [...] Full text...

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African Union votes Kenya for UN Security Council seat 2021-2022

21 august 2019 - 20:31:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has endorsed Kenya’s Candidature for a seat in the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Indian gov’t to support Gambia artistic industry

31 july 2019 - 15:31:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, has pledged to The Gambia half a billion US dollars [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host 30th conference of International federation of journalists

11 june 2019 - 18:31:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 30th conference of the international federation of journalists (IFJ) began in Tunis on Tuesday with [...] Full text...

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Mauritania First movement supports candidate Ghazouani

08 june 2019 - 17:52:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Leaders of the 'Mauritania Avant Tout (MAT)' movement or 'Mauritania First'- from circles of some current [...] Full text...

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Kenya lobbies Yemen, South Sudan for UN Security Council seat

30 may 2019 - 22:26:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, held talks with visiting Yemeni Prime Minister, Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, and [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Essebsi receives Ghanaian president’s envoy

23 may 2019 - 20:43:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi Thursday received at Carthage Palace here a written message from his [...] Full text...

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Mauritania’s opposition alliance calls for mobilization for change

21 may 2019 - 11:13:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An electoral opposition alliance in Mauritania, which includes political parties, civil society organisations and individuals, has [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Police arrest, charge 15 protesters calling on President Barrow to step down

10 may 2019 - 19:26:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Police spokesperson, ASP Lamin Njie, has confirmed the arrest of 15 protesters who assembled on [...] Full text...

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61 candidates to present bid for 4 July presidential election in Algeria - ministry

03 may 2019 - 21:57:34
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)   -   Altogether, 61 candidates have picked application forms for the 4 July presidential election in Algeria, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Kenya sign six agreements to enhance cooperation in several fields

10 april 2019 - 13:05:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Kenya have on Wednesday signed six agreements that are the outcome of  deliberations of [...] Full text...

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Nigerien Interior minister Bazoum named PNDS candidate for presidential election

01 april 2019 - 07:34:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Minister of Interior and Public Safety Mohamed Bazoum was on Sunday named candidate of  Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Morocco closely monitoring continuing demonstrations in Algeria

29 march 2019 - 22:47:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Demonstrations continued to rock Algeria Friday for the sixth consecutive week against the government of President [...] Full text...

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Anti-Bouteflika demonstrations continue in Algeria

29 march 2019 - 20:31:36
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Thousands of Algerians again thronged the streets of Algerian cities on Friday as pressure increased on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso authorities unfit to fight terrorism - former PM

28 march 2019 - 22:39:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - Former transitional prime minister of Burkina Faso Yacouba Isaac Zida in exile in Canada said [...] Full text...

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Former Togolese Interior minister banned from boarding Air France flight for Togo

28 march 2019 - 17:23:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The former Togolese Interior minister in the Eyadema Gnassingbé regime, François Akila-Esso Boko, on exile in [...] Full text...

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Museveni applauds improved regional infrastructure in Kenya

27 march 2019 - 22:43:44
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised efforts to improve regional integration and the road and [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery leader to run in June presidential election in Mauritania

25 march 2019 - 23:56:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Ould Abeid, leader of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA-an anti-slavery NGO), said here [...] Full text...

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Former Prime Minister to run for 2019 presidential election in Mauritania

17 march 2019 - 12:46:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, former Minister of Finance and two-time former Prime Minister, has announced his [...] Full text...

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Algerian PM sets priorities for gov't of technocrats

15 march 2019 - 07:14:21
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui said in Algiers on Thursday that preparations for the inclusive national [...] Full text...

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Mauritania’s opposition party backs defence minister’s presidential bid

14 march 2019 - 22:40:20
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The National Pact for Democracy and Development (PNDD-ADIL), an opposition political party in Mauritania, Thursday declared [...] Full text...

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New Algerian PM takes office

13 march 2019 - 19:38:06
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The new Algerian Prime Minister, Noureddine Bedoui, said in Algiers that ‘’time and confidence" are necessary [...] Full text...

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France welcomes withdrawal of Bouteflika candidature

11 march 2019 - 21:54:47
Paris, France (PANA) – The French minister of European and foreign affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has welcomed the declaration by [...] Full text...

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Algerian president Bouteflika reverses controversial fifth term bid

11 march 2019 - 20:46:46
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose bid for a fifth term in April's presidential election has [...] Full text...

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Algerian magistrates protest against Bouteflika’s candidature

11 march 2019 - 20:45:55
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Dozens of Algerian magistrates on Monday demonstrated before the Council of Magistrates in the Algerian city [...] Full text...

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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home

10 march 2019 - 20:24:16
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...

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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home

10 march 2019 - 20:16:17
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...

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Tunis sees demonstration against Algeria president Bouteflika’s fifth term

10 march 2019 - 17:19:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Dozens of people, mainly Algerian nationals residing in Tunisia, on Saturday took to the streets of [...] Full text...

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Algerian opposition calls for general strike, civil disobedience to protest candidature of President Bouteflika

10 march 2019 - 14:30:20
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian political activists Sunday called for general strike and civil disobedience to precede Tuesday’s announcement by [...] Full text...

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Deteriorating situation in Algeria as demonstrations increase

09 march 2019 - 13:10:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The situation in Algeria is becoming more and more tense and confused with the proliferation and [...] Full text...

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France pleads for peaceful electoral process in Algeria

07 march 2019 - 20:38:01
Paris, France (PANA) – The French foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Thursday appealed that the electoral process in [...] Full text...

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Algerian lawyers boycott courts to protest against Bouteflika’s candidature

06 march 2019 - 21:21:57
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian lawyers are boycotting the courts, from Wednesday, 6 March to 11 March, in protest against [...] Full text...

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Tunisian FM in Cairo for consultative commission meeting with Egypt

06 march 2019 - 14:53:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui is leading the country's delegation to the 14th political [...] Full text...

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Algerian opposition wants postponement of 18 April presidential election

05 march 2019 - 11:51:34
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Several Algerian political parties, political personalities and civil society activists have called for the postponement of [...] Full text...

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Former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi applies for return to DRC

01 march 2019 - 20:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Former governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi called at the Embassy of the DR Congo in Brussels [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of students march against Bouteflika’s fifth-term bid

27 february 2019 - 08:35:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Hundreds of students on Tuesday held sit-ins at the different Algiers universities and in the regions [...] Full text...

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Uganda's ruling party endorses Museveni to extend 35-year rule

20 february 2019 - 10:05:49
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s president of 33 years, Gen Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday had his chances of continuing in [...] Full text...

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Algerian president Bouteflika seeks fifth term in April’s election

10 february 2019 - 18:52:16
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced his candidature for next April’s presidential election, in a [...] Full text...

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CAF withdraw from organising CAN 2019 in Cameroon

30 november 2018 - 19:48:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) has decided to withdraw the organization of the African Cup of [...] Full text...

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Controversial DR Congo politician Bemba to return home next week

25 july 2018 - 11:53:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Controversial DR Congo politician Jean-Pierre Bemba has announced that he will return home on 1 August. He [...] Full text...

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Botswana, Nigeria among African countries to bid for 2022 Youth Olympics

07 may 2018 - 15:14:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have shown interest in hosting the 2022 Youth Olympic Games [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta set for Cuba visit

12 march 2018 - 18:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to leave for Cuba on Tuesday for a three-day [...] Full text...

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Kenya to launch campaigns for UN Security Council slot in 2020

08 march 2018 - 18:55:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is offering its candidature for a slot at the UN Security Council and would campaign [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election monitoring chief calls for peaceful vote in Sierra Leone

03 march 2018 - 19:27:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Prof. Amos Sawyer, Head of the ECOWAS’ 55-member Election Observation Mission, has appealed to Sierra [...] Full text...

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EU commends Gambian leader for leadership inspiration

31 october 2017 - 17:24:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) special representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, has commended Gambian leader Adama [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kigali court reschedules opposition leader Rwigara's trial to Friday

11 october 2017 - 17:26:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Court proceedings in the case against Rwanda's disqualified opposition presidential candidate, Diane Shima Rwigara, was once [...] Full text...

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Kenya: New twist as fringe candidate enters Kenya poll imbroglio (A news analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)

11 october 2017 - 16:04:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court's decision on Tuesday to allow a fringe Kenyan presidential election candidate to participate [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan court postpones Diane Rwigara's trial

09 october 2017 - 14:36:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Nyarugenge intermediate court in Kigali city on Monday postponed the trial of disqualified opposition presidential [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Trial of Rwandan opposition leader set for 9 October

06 october 2017 - 14:57:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Unpreparedness of the defence side on Friday led the intermediate court in Kigali to remand Rwandan [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana brushes aside Mugabe’s comments

05 october 2017 - 18:23:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s foreign affairs office has dismissed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s comments on the country’s loss of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's opposition leader Rwigara arrested

24 september 2017 - 18:03:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan opposition leader Diane Shima Rwigara and two of her close family members have been [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: CAF withdraws 2018 CHAN hosting rights from Kenya

23 september 2017 - 20:22:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has "with an overwhelming majority" withdrawn [...] Full text...

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Egypt: CAF President calls for total African support for Morocco's 2026 World Cup bid

12 august 2017 - 11:37:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the official announcement of the Morocco's bid to host the 2026 edition of the FIFA [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: President Kagame formally submits candidature for 2017 Rwanda election

22 june 2017 - 14:58:34
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - The outgoing President Paul Kagame, recently named the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) candidate for the country's [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda opposition party's candidate to run in August presidential election

12 june 2017 - 14:29:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of the opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR), Frank Habineza, on Monday presented [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tergat 'captures' Kenya Olympic body chair

26 april 2017 - 14:21:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the forthcoming elections of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), Paul Tergat has [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: 'Tourism is Africa's development tool' - UNWTO candidate

18 april 2017 - 16:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For many African countries, tourism is a principal export and a recognized development tool, but [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tergat seeks presidency of Kenya Olympic body

04 april 2017 - 16:39:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat had a major boost to his bid for [...] Full text...

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France: AI welcomes Toumba Diakité's extradition from Senegal to Guinea

15 march 2017 - 19:24:46
Paris, France (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has welcomed the extradition of Toumba Diakité from Senegal to Guinea, describing it [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow says he inherited a 'virtually bankrupt' economy

09 february 2017 - 22:02:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow said on Thursday that his government inherited an economy that is virtually [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan candidate for AU post winds up campaign in Guinea Bissau

23 january 2017 - 19:01:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amina Mohamed, was [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Complaints by three parties on elections reported in Ghana

26 november 2016 - 05:19:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A complaint by three parties against the Electoral Commission (EC) claiming that the 7 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition Coalition candidate says his candidature is a symbol of national unity

25 november 2016 - 15:59:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Adama Barrow, the presidential candidate of the seven-party opposition coalition, in Gambia's 1 December polls, has [...] Full text...

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Gambian: Ex-female presidential aspirant backs Gambian opposition coalition flag bearer

04 november 2016 - 18:54:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's first independent, female presidential aspirant, Dr. Isatou Touray has, after backing out of the race [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Disqualification of presidential candidates, opposition manifesto launch reported in Ghana

15 october 2016 - 05:53:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unexpected disqualification of 12 presidential candidates that has thrown the political landscape into turmoil and [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana FM renews interest in AUC chairperson position

02 august 2016 - 21:30:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi has renewed her aspiration for the Africa Union Commission [...] Full text...

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Botswana: SADC endorses Botswana's minister for AU post

01 april 2016 - 14:26:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern Africa Development Committee block has endorsed Botswana’s foreign affairs minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's candidature for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly schedules dialogues with candidates for UN chief position

30 march 2016 - 15:59:11
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, on Wednesday released a schedule [...] Full text...

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UN: Civil society invited to submit questions for UN Secretary-General candidates

08 march 2016 - 19:56:13
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, has invited civil society organisations [...] Full text...

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UN: UN to hold dialogues with candidates for UN Secretary-General position

29 february 2016 - 18:16:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will hold informal dialogues with the candidates aspiring to become the [...] Full text...

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Benin: 47 candidates to contest Benin's 28 February presidential election

13 january 2016 - 10:27:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Forty-seven candidates have filed their papers at the National Electoral Commission (CENA) to contest Benin's presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegal: FIFA clears 5 for presidential race; drops Bility, Platini

12 november 2015 - 10:28:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, announced on Thursday that its Ad-hoc Electoral Committee had admitted and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA confirms 7 candidates for presidential election

28 october 2015 - 10:56:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s member associations have proposed seven candidates for the presidential election to take place at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: VP to attend AfDB President's inauguration

31 august 2015 - 18:18:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was billed to leave Abuja for Abidjan Monday to represent President [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius withdraws candidature to host 10th Indian Ocean Games

08 august 2015 - 13:16:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has withdrawn its candidature to host the 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: President Hollande prays for peaceful elections in Cote d'Ivoire

06 august 2015 - 13:57:12
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – In a goodwill message to the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, the French President, François Hollande, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN observer mission finds overall environment in Burundi 'not conducive' to credible polls

28 july 2015 - 07:06:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that the overall environment of the 21 July presidential election in Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Voting in Burundi presidential election begins

21 july 2015 - 09:20:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – After a particularly tense night with heavy gunfire and grenade explosions in several districts of Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Former Guinea junta leader Camara declares candidacy for presidential election

11 may 2015 - 22:29:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The former Guinean junta leader, Moussa Dadis Camara (2008-2009), on Monday in Ouagadougou, where he [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Burundians continue to flee to Rwanda

06 may 2015 - 20:22:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - About 200 Burundian crossed into southwestern Rwanda late on Wednesday, as Burundians they continue to [...] Full text...

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Mali: Mali backs Sidibé's bid for AfDB presidency

09 april 2015 - 20:04:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Thursday launched a campaign to back the candidature of Birama Sidibé, current [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Dutch football chief joins FIFA presidency race

27 january 2015 - 13:43:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Michael van Praag, the president of the Royal Dutch Football Association, has confirmed he will challenge [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIFA Presidency contestant, Prince Hussein, seeks Kenya's support

07 january 2015 - 12:22:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan is seeking Kenya’s support as he guns for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian political parties set to begin electioneering campaigns

15 december 2014 - 08:10:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Full blown political campaigns and rallies are expected to begin any moment from now in Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late President’s son, Mulenga Sata, withdraws from presidential race

26 november 2014 - 15:38:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s late President Michael Sata’s son, Mulenga, has announced his withdrawal from contesting for the ruling [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to participate in Francophonie Summit in Senegal

25 november 2014 - 13:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A high-level delegation from Mauritius, led by President Rajkeswur Purryag, will participate in the 15th Francophonie [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia’s national broadcaster disturbed by Sports minister’s rage

24 november 2014 - 17:41:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tension in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has boiled over and spilled to the management of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Algerian Sports minister optimistic his country can host 2017 AFCON

23 november 2014 - 17:54:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian minister of Sports, Mohamed Tahmi, on Sunday said he was optimistic about the candidature [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Late President Sata’s wife to contest for party's nomination

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

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

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

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Ghana: Electricity crisis, Ebola, politics reported in Ghana

18 october 2014 - 09:17:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Rising concerns about challenges in generation of electricity, Ebola and Saturday’s election of the presidential candidate [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Committee to evaluate bids for 2022 Commonwealth Games named

10 october 2014 - 15:40:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With two cities bidding to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, organisers have named the Evaluation Commission [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: IOC throws weight begins Mauritian in OIF secretary general race

25 august 2014 - 15:00:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Heads of State and governments of members countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) have [...] Full text...

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Mali: Malian declares intention to contest for AfDB president

02 august 2014 - 16:47:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The current vice-president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Malian Birama Boubacar Sidibé, has announced his [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Govt. supports ex-president Buyoya for Francophonie scribe

16 july 2014 - 16:45:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian government is canvassing diplomatic support for the candidacy of former president Pierre Buyoya for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight presidential election

28 june 2014 - 12:50:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian newspapers this week highlighted the 21 June presidential election which was won by incumbent president, [...] Full text...

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Angola: Angola pushes Mbanza Congo city as world heritage site

11 june 2014 - 13:05:30
Zaire, Angola (PANA) - Angola has continued to push the candidature of Mbanza Congo city, capital of the ancient Kingdom [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian to run for AfDB Presidency

06 june 2014 - 16:55:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has named former Finance Director Jelloul Ayyad as its candidate for the post of President [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight 21 June presidential poll

17 may 2014 - 15:20:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The presidential election, scheduled for 21 June, was the major story in Mauritania this week. It followed [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Top opposition candidate withdraws from presidential race

12 may 2014 - 14:37:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chairman of the National Bar of Mauritania and presidential candidate of the National Forum for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritanian media highlight 21 June presidential election

26 april 2014 - 13:35:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week highlighted preparations for the first round of the presidential election [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Aziz to run for Mauritanian presidency

23 april 2014 - 16:38:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday announced his candidature for this year’s presidential [...] Full text...

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

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

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Togo: Technical committee for Togo football coach search inaugurated

15 april 2014 - 21:22:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A technical committee that would screen candidates who have applied to coach Togo's senior national football, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Aziz expected in Nouadhibou Monday

06 april 2014 - 17:03:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will pay a 48-hour visit to Nouadhibou, 465 km to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian PM leaces for 4th EU-Africa Summit

01 april 2014 - 12:57:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam Tuesday left for the 4th EU-Africa Summit which will be start [...] Full text...

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Mali: Former Malian Health Minister guns for Africa's top job at WHO

06 february 2014 - 16:13:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Former Malian Health Minister and Currently the Executive Director of the World Programme Against Malaria, Dr. [...] Full text...

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UK: Commonwealth Games Federation CEO, Hooper to leave after Glasgow

30 january 2014 - 20:14:13
London, UK (PANA) - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Mike Hooper, has announced that [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Power struggle "killed" sports (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 17:45:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The year 2013 saw Gambian sports embroiled in power struggles, including allegations and counter-allegations at The [...] Full text...

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Jonathan welcomes Nigeria's election to UN Security Council

17 october 2013 - 18:59:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Elated by Nigeria’s election Thursday to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, President [...] Full text...

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Jonathan says Nigeria deserves UN Security Council Seat

24 september 2013 - 18:04:58
New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United [...] Full text...

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Ex-Malawi leader denies meeting opposition aspirant over election bid

14 may 2013 - 17:18:22
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi has denied meeting one of the front runners for the 2014 [...] Full text...

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Hayatou set to emerge CAF President for the last time

10 march 2013 - 10:56:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 35th General Assembly of African soccer's governing body, CAF, enters the second day in Marrakech, [...] Full text...

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CAF Presidency: CAS ruling paves way for Hayatou's re-election

06 march 2013 - 12:12:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The coast is clear for CAF President Issa Hayatou to retain the presidency of the African [...] Full text...

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AU backs Djiboutian Rachad Farah for UNESCO D-G post

28 january 2013 - 20:19:21
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders on Monday threw their weight behind the candidature of Djiboutian Rachad Farah for [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian media highlight President Mahama’s State of Nation address, New Year message

05 january 2013 - 08:03:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The State of the Nation address and New Year message of President John Dramani Mahama and [...] Full text...

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Malawi Speaker mulls over 2014 presidential run

01 january 2013 - 14:01:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Henry Chimunthu Banda, Speaker of the 193-member Malawi Parliament, has said he will decide whether or [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians vote to consolidate democracy (News analysis)

05 december 2012 - 16:56:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians go to the polls on Friday in the sixth parliamentary and presidential elections since the [...] Full text...

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No bad blood between ICC, AU, says Bensouda

22 october 2012 - 15:42:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Contrary to the belief that there is bad blood between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and [...] Full text...

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Politics dominates Ghana media

13 october 2012 - 09:01:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – With the presidential and parliamentary elections only a few weeks away, political stories dominated the media [...] Full text...

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AU backs Rwanda's candidature for UN Security Council seat

25 september 2012 - 21:21:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mrs Louise Mushikiwabo, on Tuesday announced that the African [...] Full text...

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Mahama’s endorsement, launch of NPP’s manifesto highlighted in Ghana media

01 september 2012 - 09:40:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The overwhelming endorsement of President John Dramani Mahama as presidential candidate of the ruling National Democratic [...] Full text...

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New ICC Prosecutor takes office, urges respect for court's decisions

15 june 2012 - 16:20:49
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ms. Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia Friday assumed office as the Prosecutor of the International [...] Full text...

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SADC delegation in Congo to campaign for SA's candidate for AU Commission head

08 may 2012 - 22:16:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A delegation from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has arrived in Brazzaville to seek the [...] Full text...

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Joyce Banda: From market woman to State House (News Feature)

12 april 2012 - 15:00:55
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Mrs. Joyce Banda, the new President of Malawi, has joined an exclusive African club that only [...] Full text...

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Rising debt profile, poor university entrance exam results, security concerns reported in Nigeria

31 march 2012 - 08:36:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's rising debt profile, poor results from last week's university entrance examinations, Okonjo-Iweala's desire to grab [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Sall, Wade, backs Nigerian Minister for WB job (Updated)

28 march 2012 - 08:16:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have congratulated the President-Elect of Senegal, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Macky Sall's supporters celebrate electoral victory

26 march 2012 - 22:00:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Macky Sall have been celebrating the victory of their candidate in [...] Full text...

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Senegalese youth group backs Macky Sall presidential run-off

02 march 2012 - 22:47:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A Senegalese youth movement "Y’en a marre" on Friday urged its members and supporters to vote [...] Full text...

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Youssou Ndour to support Macky Sall in 2nd round of Senegal election

01 march 2012 - 20:46:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The leader of the Citizen Movement (Fekkee maci boole), Youssou Ndour, on Thursday in Dakar threw [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand public enquiry into death of student in Dakar demonstrations

02 february 2012 - 21:24:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human rights NGOs in Senegal on Thusday demanded the immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry [...] Full text...

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African leaders extend AU Commission's life

30 january 2012 - 15:57:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders agreed on Monday to extend, by six months, the tenure of the entire [...] Full text...

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President Wade asks opposition to accept verdict of constitutional council

28 january 2012 - 13:34:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade on Friday evening asked the opposition, which is challenging the verdict of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese demonstrate against validation of Wade's candidature

28 january 2012 - 11:50:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Clashes broke out in several localities of Senegal on Friday evening after the country’s constitutional council [...] Full text...

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African women support Dlamini-Zuma for AU top job

25 january 2012 - 21:00:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Women of Africa Solidarity Network (FAS), an umbrella organisation of nearly 50 women organizations, on [...] Full text...

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Tight race for AU Commission Chairperson's slot

24 january 2012 - 21:11:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A tough diplomatic battle has taken shape at the African Union (AU) ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Pretoria backs Dlamimi-Zuma for key AU post

20 january 2012 - 09:46:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of next week's Africa Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, South Africa is [...] Full text...

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President Wade pardons opposition leader Seck

11 january 2012 - 22:58:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The leader of the Senegalese opposition Socialist Party, Noël Seck, jailed for insulting a magistrate, was [...] Full text...

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France calls for a serene presidential campaign in Senegal

04 january 2012 - 22:44:12
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday called for a peaceful presidential campaign and election in Senegal slated for February. The [...] Full text...

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Moncef Marzouki elected Tunisia's president

12 december 2011 - 22:21:50
Le Bardo, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian national constituent assembly on Monday elected Moncef Marzouki, 66, as president of the [...] Full text...

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Past ghosts haunt Mutharika as Malawi hosts COMESA Summit

14 october 2011 - 13:49:32
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - Heads of State and Government from the 19 countries making up the Common Market for [...] Full text...

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Former president's son eyes Malawi 2014 polls

29 september 2011 - 15:25:46
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Austin Atupele Muluzi, former president Bakili Muluzi's 33-year-old son, has announced he will seek nomination to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS countries urged to implement Free Movement Protocol

17 august 2011 - 19:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chairman of ECOWAS Council of Ministers and Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition forms 23 June Movement

25 june 2011 - 12:08:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Several opposition political parties and civil society organizations in Senegal have established the "23 June Movement" [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to back Brazilian candidate for FAO boss

24 june 2011 - 21:41:20
Praia, Cap Verde (PANA) – Cape Verde will back the candidature of Brazilian José Graziano for the post of managing [...] Full text...

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Kenya to back UN Secretary-General Ban for second term

10 june 2011 - 17:56:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Friday declared the country’s strong support for a second term for UN [...] Full text...

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Moroccan heads Mediterranean Union

26 may 2011 - 19:42:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Moroccan Youssef Amrani was Wednesday appointed Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), the [...] Full text...

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Morocco presents candidate for UPM scribe

17 may 2011 - 21:10:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has officially presented the candidature of the country’s Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Youssef Amrani [...] Full text...

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Ghana media feast on deep rift in ruling party

07 may 2011 - 09:23:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week had a big meal - the deep rift in the ruling [...] Full text...

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Aftershocks of acquittal of alleged murderers of prominent chief dominate Ghana media

09 april 2011 - 06:52:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – More than one week after the High Court in Accra, the Ghana capital, freed 15 suspects [...] Full text...

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Nigerian teachers endorse Jonathan's presidential bid

28 march 2011 - 20:23:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), which groups all teachers in the country, here Monday endorsed [...] Full text...

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Algerian, Ivorian grab Africa's 2 slots on FIFA Executive Committee

23 february 2011 - 15:00:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Algerian Mohamed Rouaroua and Ivorian Jacques Anouma Wednesday grabbed the two African slots on the FIFA [...] Full text...

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CAF General Assembly holds in Sudan

23 february 2011 - 09:31:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 33rd General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds later Wednesday (23Feb) in [...] Full text...

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Nzola announces candidature for DRC presidential election

18 february 2011 - 22:29:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The chairwoman of the Kongolese National Front (FNK), Mrs Carole Mwanda Nzola, on Friday announced her [...] Full text...

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Ex-veep Chilumpha elected new UDF chair, as controversy rocks former ruling party

03 february 2011 - 22:40:07
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday elected former Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha as its [...] Full text...

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SA bids to host FIFA Club World Cup

31 january 2011 - 09:41:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) over the weekend submitted an application to FIFA [...] Full text...

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Angola wants to host women's Afrobasket in 2013

24 january 2011 - 16:27:33
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola wants to host the African senior women's basketball cup of nations in 2013, the secretary [...] Full text...

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Benin presidential hopeful Chané meets countrymen in Niger

19 january 2011 - 20:20:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Benin's presidential hopeful, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, on Wednesday reiterated that he decided to contest [...] Full text...

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Tchané to contest Beninese presidential election

04 january 2011 - 23:01:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The chairman of the West African Development Bank (BOAD), Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, on Tuesday announced his [...] Full text...

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FIFA ultimatum to Ghana expires Sunday

12 december 2010 - 11:52:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ultimatum issued to the Government of Ghana, by world soccer's governing body FIFA, to stop [...] Full text...

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