More than 400 researchers, creators, arts professionals expected at 19th edition of Niger Festival

18 january 2023 - 16:26:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Researchers, creators, art professionals and decision-makers from 30 countries in Africa and the rest of the [...] Full text...

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Association launches campaign to promote women's right, fight GBV

06 december 2021 - 19:38:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A women's association, called "Musodev", has launched an awareness campaign for the promotion of women's rights [...] Full text...

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Mauritius commemorates World Aids Day

01 december 2021 - 13:43:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius commemorated on Wednesday World Aids Day with testing and counselling through a mobile caravan that [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches new HIV/AIDS screening caravan

03 june 2021 - 07:24:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched a new health caravan specialised in HIV/AIDS screening in Grand River North [...] Full text...

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Benin to host Third International Workers' Festival

20 february 2021 - 17:44:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three cities in southern Benin - Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi and Ouidah - will from April 29 to [...] Full text...

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Third edition of International Wassulou Festival on from 5-7 March in Yanfolila, southern Mali

04 march 2020 - 13:36:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Wassulou (FIWA) opens in Yanfolila, Sikasso region of [...] Full text...

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Niger launches Information and mobilization campaign against terrorism

20 february 2020 - 17:57:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the many security crises that are shaking the country, the Nigerien authorities have decided [...] Full text...

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Dakar will host first stage of Basketball Africa League (BAL) in mid-March

13 february 2020 - 19:30:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Dakar Arena of Diamniadio, in far suburb of the Senegalese capital, will on 13-15 March host [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race ends in Dakar

20 january 2020 - 06:26:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Italian Alessandro Botturi on Yamaha won his second consecutive motorbike race at the 12th Africa Eco [...] Full text...

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Saint-Louis of Senegal hosts 12th edition of Africa Eco Race

17 january 2020 - 23:34:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The 12th edition of the rally - Africa Eco Race - which left Monaco on 5 [...] Full text...

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12th Africa Eco Race Rally arrives Tuesday in Africa via Morocco

07 january 2020 - 00:26:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The caravan of the Africa Eco Race rally-raid will arrive on the African continent Tuesday, 7 [...] Full text...

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New airline to start operations in The Gambia

12 december 2019 - 22:08:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Senior officials from Universal Caravan Aviation, a transnational aviation company based in the Kingdom of Saudi [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian slave owner sentenced to 15 years in prison

26 november 2019 - 18:21:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The criminal division responsible for the repression of crimes related to human trafficking has sentenced in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day

25 november 2019 - 21:59:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...

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Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania

21 november 2019 - 15:12:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's Munyaneza wins Senegal's 18th International Cycling Tour

18 november 2019 - 15:03:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rwandan Didier Munyaneza on Sunday won the 18th international cycling tour of Senegal, which was run [...] Full text...

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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians

12 november 2019 - 13:35:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...

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Group of cyclists from the East African community arrives in Burundi

06 september 2019 - 17:45:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A group of cyclists from the six member countries of the East African Community (EAC) arrived [...] Full text...

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Arafat Dj will be buried on August 31

16 august 2019 - 17:45:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Arafat Disc Jockey (DJ), Huon Angel Didier, who died on August 12 in a motorcycle [...] Full text...

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More than 6,000 athletes expected in Rabat for 12th African Games

16 august 2019 - 12:45:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital is hosting from 19-31 August the 12th African Games, with more than 6,000 [...] Full text...

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Air Zimbabwe partner’s Botswana’s Mack Air to boost domestic and regional flights

04 july 2019 - 14:15:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Air Zimbabwe has partnered a Botswana- based air charter airline, Mack Air, for daily and regional [...] Full text...

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Moroccan medical team visits Mauritania

09 april 2019 - 14:23:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A Moroccan medical team that includes several experts, staying in Mauritania from 8 to 13 April, [...] Full text...

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2nd edition of Sahel Cycling Tour takes off in Mauritania

19 march 2019 - 18:59:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The second edition of the Sahel Cycling Tour took off on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, watched [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to join Charter on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism

15 february 2019 - 10:43:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Deputy Prime Minister Firmin Ayessa has urged African countries to join the signatory States of [...] Full text...

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Festival on Niger scheduled for 1-9 Feb in Segou

23 january 2019 - 18:04:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - This year's "Ségou'Art # 2" Festival on Niger, will be held from 1-9 February in Ségou, [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s airline to start flying to Zimbabwe

15 may 2018 - 08:57:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s leading airline, Proflight Zambia, is set to introduce flights between Lusaka and Harare beginning the [...] Full text...

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Gambian army to join campaign against open defecation

01 march 2018 - 10:21:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is to involve the Gambian military in the campaign [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Mauritania human rights defenders at risk

12 february 2018 - 15:32:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s human rights defenders face repression when they raise the country’s most sensitive social issues, Human [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Anti-CFA activists call for dismissal of French reps on BCEAO board

17 september 2017 - 14:36:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Activists opposed to the CFA Franc have called for the "unconditional" withdrawal of French representatives from [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Togolese president pledges support to Egypt in war against terrorism

06 august 2015 - 14:21:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, has pledged his country's support to Egypt in the war against [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Human rights observatory denounces detention of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

01 july 2015 - 19:06:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) –The observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a programme jointly implemented by the International Federation [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NGO denounces arbitrary detentions in Mauritania

23 june 2015 - 21:38:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An international human rights organisation, Act Together for Human Rights (AEDH), has expressed concern about the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Defence counsels boycott trial of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

18 december 2014 - 16:36:27
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Defence counsels for Mauritanian anti-slavery activists whose trial was scheduled for Thursday before the court of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Anti-slavery activists hold sit-in in Nouakchott

04 december 2014 - 19:42:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Dozens of Mauritanian supporters of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) Thursday [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight arrest of anti-slavery activists

15 november 2014 - 18:27:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week devoted a large part of their comments to the arrest [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Maurititanian authorities arrest anti-slavery activists

11 november 2014 - 18:29:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Activists of an anti-slavery non-governmental organisation in Mauritania were arrested Tuesday while conducting a caravan against [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Algerian army thumps caravan of terrorists on Niger border

06 october 2014 - 19:52:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Algerian armed forces Monday foiled an attempt by a caravan of terrorists to enter Algeria across [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Further growth expected in Africa’s hospitality sector

19 june 2014 - 13:02:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Despite South Africa’s economy facing headwinds, the hospitality sector is poised for further growth in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Girls sensitised to ICT jobs

17 april 2014 - 06:56:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Communication and Digital Economy Ministry will sensitise girls to take jobs in the Information [...] Full text...

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Benin: Minister commends ECOWAS Commission on regional integration

03 march 2014 - 14:51:17
Ouidah, Benin (PANA) - The Minister for Economy and Finance in Benin, Mr. Jonas Gbian, has commended the collaborative efforts [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS, Benin promote regional integration with Caravan

25 february 2014 - 12:26:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission and the Government of Benin Republic will use the 9th Benin National Caravan, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to use cycling tour to achieve borderless W/Africa

12 november 2013 - 18:54:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - No fewer than 90 cyclists from the 15-member ECOWAS will take part in the West African [...] Full text...

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90 cyclists for 3rd ECOWAS cycling tour

07 november 2013 - 15:17:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 90 cyclists from the 15 member nations of the sub-regional body, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Libyan air force jets on air surveillance along southern, eastern borders

17 may 2013 - 14:05:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Determined to stamp out arms and drug trafficking as well as stop illegal immigrants from entering [...] Full text...

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Libya bent on rebuilding its armed forces

02 april 2013 - 13:11:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defence Committee of the General National Congress (GNC), Libya’s highest authority, and the General Staff [...] Full text...

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Attackers of humanitarian workers arrested in Libya

29 march 2013 - 11:32:56
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Four members of an armed group who attacked a humanitarian relief caravan Wednesday on the outskirts [...] Full text...

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Minister recommends regional integration programme for Beninese

03 february 2013 - 12:37:52
Bohicon, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Jonas Gbian, has urged citizens of the country [...] Full text...

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OAPI's 50th anniversary to be celebrated in Cameroon

10 september 2012 - 17:07:42
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The African Organization for Intellectual Property (OAPI) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its creation from [...] Full text...

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Ugandan activists campaign against Nodding Syndrome

18 june 2012 - 07:29:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan rights activists have launched a campaign to nudge the government to provide medical aid and [...] Full text...

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Angola's cultural performances "illuminate" South Korean trade fair

14 may 2012 - 20:33:13
Yeosu, South Korea (PANA) - A galaxy of attractive cultural performances, carefully packaged by the Angolan delegation, are attracting both [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery activist designated Man of the Year 2011 by Mauritanian daily

04 january 2012 - 16:51:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Birame Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement [...] Full text...

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Senegal works on regulatory framework for voluntary service

24 november 2011 - 20:43:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal is working towards the establishment of a legal and statutory framework for [...] Full text...

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'Africa can generate clean energy to lift millions out of poverty'

09 november 2011 - 13:57:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has massive potential to generate clean energy that could help lift hundreds [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Transitional Council forces reach centre of Sirte

06 october 2011 - 21:45:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) on Thursday advanced into the centre of [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidential candidates wind up campaigns

30 october 2010 - 11:27:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) â" Ivorian president-ial candidates on Friday woun d up their campaigns for Sunday's much anticipated election [...] Full text...

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Electioneering campaign in Cote d'Ivoire ends Friday

29 october 2010 - 12:15:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Electioneering campaign for Sunday's presidentia l election in Cote d'Ivoire was billed to round off [...] Full text...

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African, Arab partnership must overcome history of slavery (Feature)

24 october 2010 - 09:28:00
By Anaclet Rwegayura- PANA Correspondent Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -- When Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi recently ap ologised on [...] Full text...

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Gaza humanitarian caravan arrives in Tunisia

20 october 2010 - 21:00:00
Kasserine- Tunisia (PANA) -- A humanitarian caravan on its way to the Gaza Strip arrived in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Libya's aid caravan leaves for Gaza

02 august 2010 - 11:13:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A caravan of vehicles carrying humanitarian aid material s Sunday left Libya for Gaza, which is [...] Full text...

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Libya's humanitarian aids convoy leaves for Gaza Strip

29 july 2010 - 15:43:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A Libyan humanitarian aids convoy, called "AL Qods 4 Car avan", left Tripoli Thursday by road [...] Full text...

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Libyan humanitarian caravan leaves for Gaza Strip on Monday

16 july 2010 - 20:20:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A Libyan humanitarian aid caravan, accompanied by several Libyan doctors, leaves the country by the land [...] Full text...

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Mali organizes week-long programme on Africa's integration

17 may 2010 - 15:55:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Ministry of Malians Living Abroad and African integration will from Tuesday hold a week-long programme [...] Full text...

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Congo: WFP airlifts food to fleeing refugees

18 march 2010 - 17:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is airlifting urgent food assistance into northern Republic of Congo, to [...] Full text...

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10th Benin International Theatre Festival begins 27 March

14 march 2010 - 09:25:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The tenth edition of the Benin International Theatre Fes tival (FITHEB), one of Africa's most popular [...] Full text...

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Senegal to host agriculture fair

17 february 2010 - 22:55:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The chairman of the organizing committee for the Interna tional Agriculture and Animal Resources Fair (FIARA), [...] Full text...

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Angola-bound cargo plane crashes in Windhoek, kills 3

16 november 2009 - 07:54:00
Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- An Angola-bound light cargo plane crashed shortly aft er takeoff from Namibiaâ?s Eros Airport Sunday, killing [...] Full text...

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Caravan of West African medical students visits Niger

02 july 2009 - 15:15:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- A Caravan of West African medical students Thursday began work in Niger, looking after patients and [...] Full text...

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7th 'Fuuta' initiative on AIDS awareness to kick off

03 march 2009 - 07:31:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Musician Abou Thiam on Wednesday begins the 7th edition of his annual caravan called 'Initiative Fuuta' [...] Full text...

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7th 'Fuuta' initiative on AIDS awareness to kicks off

03 march 2009 - 07:22:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Musician Abou Thiam will on Wednesday begins the 7th edition of his annual caravan, called 'Initiative [...] Full text...

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Caravan 'Viva Palestina' for Gaza arrives Libya

01 march 2009 - 08:28:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The caravan 'Viva Palestina' in support of Gaza Saturday arrived Libya in a jolly atmosphere from [...] Full text...

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