Ghana's President Akufo-Addo mourns former US President Jimmy Carter

31 december 2024 - 10:14:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed sadness at the passing of former United States [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State eulogises former President Jimmy Carter

30 december 2024 - 09:49:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has eulogised former President Jimmy Carter calling him a [...] Full text...

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UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter

30 december 2024 - 07:20:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed his deep sadness at the passing of [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation

27 may 2024 - 11:30:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Humanitarian charity calls for more funds for Sudan, neighbours

16 april 2024 - 07:25:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit [...] Full text...

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Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres

16 december 2023 - 06:42:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called on citizens everywhere to draw inspiration from the work [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Individual battles that could determine the result of Spain-England final

17 august 2023 - 08:24:27
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Spain and England are stacked with elite talents and here, FIFA outlines three key battles that [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses

04 august 2023 - 12:53:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...

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Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize announced

21 july 2023 - 06:45:41
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting escalates in West Darfur’s Geneina - Humanitarian charity

16 may 2023 - 13:02:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the second time in three weeks, West Darfur’s Geneina was at the centre of senseless [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's electoral body revises turnout figure in legislative election

20 december 2022 - 13:01:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of Tunisia's electoral commission, Farouk Bouaskar, has updated the turnout figure of last Saturday's parliamentary [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world

17 october 2022 - 05:20:19
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritise healthcare, to make a “sustained political [...] Full text...

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Japan honours leading South African medical researchers

04 august 2022 - 09:16:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Japanese government has confirmed that it will award the prestigious fourth Hideyo Noguchi [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre

26 april 2022 - 05:42:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...

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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral to be held Saturday

28 december 2021 - 08:42:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan

20 november 2020 - 10:50:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party withdraws from management of COVID-19 pandemic

17 june 2020 - 20:55:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The opposition party announced here Wednesday its withdrawal from the coordination of parties represented in Parliament [...] Full text...

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

03 june 2020 - 18:53:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation

25 september 2019 - 18:49:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday to elect new president

15 september 2019 - 11:28:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for the next [...] Full text...

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Caster Semenya, 800m Olympic champion, wins 2000m race in France

12 june 2019 - 23:48:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)   -   The 800m World Athletics Champion, South African Caster Semenya, won Tuesday in France, the race over [...] Full text...

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UK, French military chiefs visit Nigeria for security, military collaboration

22 march 2019 - 19:20:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, on Friday met with visiting Chiefs of Defence [...] Full text...

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World Wildlife Fund warns staggering extent of human impact on planet

30 october 2018 - 09:08:53
Washington, DC., US (PANA) - World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a conservationist body, is warning that human activity is pushing the [...] Full text...

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Mental illness will cost the world US$$16 trillion by 2030 - Lancet report

10 october 2018 - 05:34:11
London, UK (PANA) - A new Lancet Commission report on mental health says that mental disorders are on the rise [...] Full text...

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Dozens of NGOs call for accountability for past crimes in Liberia

21 september 2018 - 08:26:42
New York, US (PANA) – Dozens of Non-Governmental Organisations have sent a letter to Liberian President George Weah urging him [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans

03 august 2018 - 18:22:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...

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International observers condemn Zimbabwe's post-election violence

03 august 2018 - 11:45:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International Election Observer Missions to Zimbabwe have condemned the bloody post-election violence that rocked the capital, [...] Full text...

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ICRC report finds non-international armed conflicts more than doubled this century

19 june 2018 - 09:58:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The number of non-international armed conflicts have more than doubled from the beginning of the century, [...] Full text...

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Ghana eliminates trachoma, freeing millions from suffering and blindness

14 june 2018 - 06:32:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) today congratulated Ghana for having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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Liberia ramps up resources to improve mental health

31 march 2018 - 06:46:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Nineteen clinicians specialising in child and adolescent mental health graduated on Friday in Monrovia from a [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone elections observers review poll reports

08 march 2018 - 14:10:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Heads of International Election Observation Missions (IEOMs) met in Freetown Thursday to review reports of [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Sierra Leone's elections

07 march 2018 - 09:57:22
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have opened in Sierra Leone where some 3.17 million registered voters are casting their [...] Full text...

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International observer missions call for peaceful, credible polls in Sierra Leone

06 march 2018 - 18:44:10
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Heads of six International Election Observation Missions (IEOMs), including the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Observers of Liberia's presidential runoff poll meet

27 december 2017 - 14:23:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ghana's former President and Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission, [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana president calls for peaceful Liberia presidential rerun vote

25 december 2017 - 19:01:49
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ghana’s immediate past President John Dramani Mahama, Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, on [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana president meets election observers for Liberia's presidential run-off poll

25 december 2017 - 17:46:14
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission to Liberia, Ghana's [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Int'l observers speak on Liberian presidential, legislative polls

12 october 2017 - 19:54:50
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has lauded Liberian voters for their “strong desire [...] Full text...

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Liberia: ECOWAS Observer Mission commends Liberians for peaceful vote

12 october 2017 - 09:22:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of the ECOWAS 71-member Election Observation Mission to Liberia, John Mahama, has commended Liberians [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Liberian parties' flag bearers charged to respect electoral peace accord

09 october 2017 - 10:39:38
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, John Mahama, has urged flag bearers of [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Heads of international observer groups strategise on Liberia's crucial elections

08 october 2017 - 16:20:35
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Heads of international election observation missions to Liberia met Sunday in the capital, Monrovia, to share [...] Full text...

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Liberia: US nudges Liberians to uphold peace, respect democratic process

06 october 2017 - 14:04:29
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Embassy of the United States of America in Liberia has appealed to Liberians to remain [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Ex-Ghanaian leader heads ECOWAS election Observer Mission to Liberia

05 october 2017 - 15:58:11
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Former Ghanaian President John Mahama, at the head of a 71-member Election Observer Mission of the [...] Full text...

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Liberia: 34 NDI Observers arrive for Liberia's presidential poll

05 october 2017 - 15:52:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – A 34-member observer delegation from the US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) will Thursday join international and [...] Full text...

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Liberia: ECOWAS poll observers watch last round of Liberia's presidential debate

27 september 2017 - 12:09:55
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) In continuation of their assessment of the processes leading up to Liberia’s 10 October presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: WB reports fall in private sector infrastructure investment in developing countries in 2016

30 june 2017 - 14:22:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Investment commitments in infrastructure projects with private participation in developing countries declined sharply in [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Khama lifts suspension on Botswana judges

28 march 2017 - 18:50:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama has lifted suspension on four local judges who had allegedly [...] Full text...

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US: Carter Center gets US$800,000 grant for trachoma elimination in Mali, Niger

27 march 2017 - 16:20:21
Atlanta, US (PANA) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has awarded The Carter Center a grant of US$800,000 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN to raise over US$1b for victims of Boko Haram insurgency in Lake Chad Basin

16 february 2017 - 15:54:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Thursday said in Abuja that it has concluded plans to raise over [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Liberians to receive additional tailored mental health services

01 september 2016 - 09:09:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Carter Centre has partnered with the UBS Optimus Foundation to improve the well-being of vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Lungu receives congratulatory messages on his re-election

16 august 2016 - 18:42:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Former United States President Jimmy Carter has congratulated Zambian President Edgar Lungu on his victory in [...] Full text...

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US: US forces bomb Islamic State militants in Libya

02 august 2016 - 13:29:52
New York, US (PANA) - The US military has bombed Islamic State (IS) militant targets in Libya, the US Defence [...] Full text...

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Sudan: The Elders chart new course for resolving Burundi conflict

08 july 2016 - 14:04:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of leaders, including former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, have stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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UN: Statesmen, women task UN Security Council on mass atrocities

21 may 2016 - 17:03:23
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, a group of eminent personalities, The Elders, and New York-based [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Education minister condemns girl child abuse

11 may 2016 - 09:09:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s education minister Unity Dow has expressed concern about the continued sexual abuse of young girls. Dow [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Carter Centre says only 22 people had Guinea worm in 2015

08 january 2016 - 05:44:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Only 22 cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2015, an 83 percent reduction [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN, Carter Centre to back national dialogue

28 october 2015 - 22:29:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and the Carter Centre have indicated their willlingness to support the current national dialogue [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Jamaica claims men's, women's 4x100-metre relay race titles

30 august 2015 - 08:20:50
Beijing, China (PANA) - Usain Bolt of Jamaica brought the curtain down on a spine-tingling evening of athletics by anchoring [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Excitement builds up ahead of Obama's visit to Kenya

03 july 2015 - 12:38:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Excitement is building up in Kenya ahead of the 25 July 2015 visit of US President [...] Full text...

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Ghana: WHO certifies Ghana free of Guinea worm

20 may 2015 - 10:24:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Ghana as being free of the Guinea worm disease. The [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Tension ahead of Burundi elections worries Elders

12 march 2015 - 08:44:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of renowned international leaders, known as The Elders, have expressed their concern about growing [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ghana: Carter congratulates Ghana for eliminating Guinea worm

20 january 2015 - 08:38:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Centre have congratulated Ghana on being certified by [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Ex-VP passes on

07 january 2015 - 11:51:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s former Vice President Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe has passed on, Carter Morupisi, Permanent Secretary to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: British diplomat slumps, dies at Lagos airport

03 september 2014 - 09:47:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A top British diplomat Tuesday slumped and died at Nigeria's main gateway Murtala Muhammed International Airport [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans shine in Birmingham Grand Prix meet

25 august 2014 - 14:37:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Jairus Birech led Kenyan athletes to sweep the top seven positions in the men's 3000m steeplechase at [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana issues travel ban to West Africa over Ebola

06 august 2014 - 12:40:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has issued a travel ban to countries affected by Ebola for its public service workforce, [...] Full text...

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Congo/WHO: Guinea-worm set to bow out as public health threat in Africa (WHO AFRO FEATURE)

10 april 2014 - 08:56:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The above headline would have been unimaginable 30 years ago when Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was robust, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Carter offers to mediate between Sudan, US

23 january 2014 - 11:27:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Former US President Jimmy Carter has expressed his readiness to mediate between his country and the [...] Full text...

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Dozens of world leaders to attend Mandela’s funeral

08 december 2013 - 20:09:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – One week before the funeral of global icon Nelson Mandela, heads of state and [...] Full text...

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The Elders Forum mourns founder Nelson Mandela

06 december 2013 - 15:41:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Elders Forum, a group of world veteran politicians and prominent socio-religious veterans founded by Nelson [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe denies Carter Centre accreditation to observe elections

09 july 2013 - 20:41:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has denied the Carter Centre, which conducts election observation work across the globe, accreditation to [...] Full text...

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West African traders get new information centre at Ivorian-Ghanaian border

24 may 2013 - 16:42:42
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – An information centre for traders, provided by the US government, was opened Thursday in Noé, [...] Full text...

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Kofi Annan succeeds Desmond Tutu as Chair of The Elders

10 may 2013 - 18:14:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, has been appointed chair of The Elders, replacing South [...] Full text...

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Nigeria offers 25,000 naira reward for report on guinea worm

30 april 2013 - 08:51:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the expected certification of Nigeria as a guinea worm-free nation by the World Health [...] Full text...

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18 Nobel peace laureates task Obama on Arms Trade Treaty

17 march 2013 - 14:19:00
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty, scheduled for 18-28 March at the [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth remains relevant - British diplomat

11 march 2013 - 09:29:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the 54 Commonwealth members celebrate the 2013 Commonwealth Day on Monday, the British Deputy High [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth remains relevant - British diplomat

10 march 2013 - 20:35:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the 54 Commonwealth members celebrate the 2013 Commonwealth Day on Monday, the British Deputy High [...] Full text...

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Election observer groups urge politicians to restrain supporters after Kenyan polls 

06 march 2013 - 20:34:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election monitoring and observer groups on Wednesday called on Kenyan political leaders to restrain their [...] Full text...

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Zambia's ex-president confident of credible Kenya polls

26 february 2013 - 16:07:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president, Rupiah Banda, says Kenyans have made adequate preparations to guarantee the organization of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Britain to double volume of trade before 2014

25 february 2013 - 18:53:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Kingdom is working with the Nigerian government towards doubling their current trade volume, as [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s ex-president to lead Carter Centre election observer mission to Kenya

05 february 2013 - 17:07:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president, Rupiah Banda, has been appointed leader of a 50-man Carter Centre international observer [...] Full text...

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US cancels US$214 million debt for Côte d’Ivoire

02 february 2013 - 12:49:02
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The United States has cancelled half of the debt owed it by Cote d'Ivoire (US$214 [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM Chief says military action alone cannot solve terrorism

01 february 2013 - 16:28:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commander of the United States African Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Carter Ham, Friday cautioned African government [...] Full text...

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US AFRICOM commander in Nigeria, meets Jonathan, others

11 december 2012 - 19:27:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commander of the United States’ Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen Carter Ham, Tuesday met with President [...] Full text...

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Zambian ex-president Banda leads Carter election observer mission in Sierra Leone

13 november 2012 - 13:09:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda Tuesday left for Sierra Leone where he will lead the Carter [...] Full text...

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World elders' group commends Sudan, South Sudan peace agreement

01 october 2012 - 17:48:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A group of Western and African former heads of state, politicians and religious leaders, known as [...] Full text...

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'African farmers need adequate extension service to unlock agricultural potential'

27 september 2012 - 14:57:51
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – Agricultural extension education in many African countries is a highly neglected area, according to an international [...] Full text...

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UN envoy hails Libyans over election

10 july 2012 - 07:08:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Elders visit South Sudan and urge continued dialogue with Khartoum

06 july 2012 - 22:50:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Elders, a group of independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights, has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anxiety mounts as repair work on Africa's longest bridge begins

29 june 2012 - 18:32:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Anxiety is growing among motorists and residents of the commercial city of Lagos, ahead of [...] Full text...

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Zambia's ex-President, Banda, admitted to eminent leaders' club

10 june 2012 - 16:36:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has been admitted to the Club de Madrid, the prestigious organisation [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s ex-president Banda to lead election monitoring team to Lesotho

18 may 2012 - 16:28:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has been appointed leader of an 18-member Election Observation Mission to [...] Full text...

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Sudan makes progress in stopping river blindness transmission

17 may 2012 - 15:38:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, with assistance from The Carter Centre and Lions Clubs [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGO wants US to establish process to share compensation for foreign bribery

18 march 2012 - 10:52:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian NGO has sent a request to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging [...] Full text...

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Belgian FM declines invitation to attend Kabila’s inauguration

18 december 2011 - 12:55:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Reynders, said he would not attend President Joseph Kabila's inauguration in Kinshasa, [...] Full text...

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Ivorians vote in legislative polls

11 december 2011 - 10:58:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorians were voting Sunday to elect 255 candidates out of the 950 contesting the country's [...] Full text...

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US urges peaceful polls in Cote d'Ivoire

10 december 2011 - 11:59:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's legislative polls in Cote d'Ivoire, the US has called on all Ivorians [...] Full text...

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Ex-President Banda named co-leader of Jimmy Carter election observer mission to DRC

23 november 2011 - 15:33:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda will be co-leader of the Jimmy Carter election observation mission in [...] Full text...

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Liberia run-off: UN urges Liberians to vote, eschew violence

07 november 2011 - 13:47:36
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - On the eve of Tuesday's presidential run-off in Liberia, the UN on Monday urged Liberians to [...] Full text...

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Carter, Chan to announce new funding campaign to eradicate Guinea worm

03 october 2011 - 09:17:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former US President Jimmy Carter and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan will on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Carter Centre sends election observer mission to Liberia

16 september 2011 - 09:40:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Carter Centre has announced the deployment of long-term observer teams to launch an [...] Full text...

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2010 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize goes to Argentine NGO

08 september 2011 - 16:51:37
Paris, France (PANA) - The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Argentina) will receive the 2010 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize [...] Full text...

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Meeting of US ambassadors in West Africa ends in Abidjan

26 august 2011 - 17:22:57
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A meeting of US ambassadors in West Africa ended Friday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, according [...] Full text...

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Sudan shuns UN reports of abuses

16 august 2011 - 14:27:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has described as unfounded and baseless the preliminary finding of a UN report that speaks [...] Full text...

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Belgium to spend 1 million euros on DRC's presidential polls

29 july 2011 - 17:29:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium will splash 1 million euros to finance observer missions for the presidential elections in DR [...] Full text...

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Carter hails Ghana for eradicating guinea worm

28 july 2011 - 11:55:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Former US President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Centre based in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday [...] Full text...

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US Africa Command ends military training in Gambia

22 july 2011 - 13:45:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United States Africa Command, under the leadership of General Carter Ham, Friday ended a military [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM commander in Mauritania

12 july 2011 - 12:55:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The head of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Carter Ham, is currently in Mauritania on [...] Full text...

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High-level SA delegation for South Sudan independence

08 july 2011 - 09:45:02
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A high-powered South African delegation, including President Jacob Zuma, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation [...] Full text...

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US states commitment to rebirth of democracy in Côte d'Ivoire

05 july 2011 - 11:12:17
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire Phillip Carter III has reiterated his country's support for the [...] Full text...

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Two in court for attempted US$48m crude oil scam

18 may 2011 - 12:17:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two men appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday charged with an attempted theft of a [...] Full text...

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2010 Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize awarded to Argentine Association

04 march 2011 - 19:02:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The 2010 Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize has been awarded to the Grandmothers’ Association of Plaza de Mayo [...] Full text...

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Almost 99% of southerners in Sudan voted for separation

23 january 2011 - 17:33:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Some 98.81% of southerners in Sudan have voted for secession, with a tiny percentage voting for [...] Full text...

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Sudan Referendum: Abyei - one tiny issue yet unresolved (Analysis)

18 january 2011 - 20:14:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Tuesday welcomed an agreement between two rival tribes in [...] Full text...

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US hails success of Sudan's referendum

18 january 2011 - 08:06:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US has hailed the success of the referendum for self determination by South Sudan, describing [...] Full text...

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European, American observers commend Sudan's referendum

17 january 2011 - 15:09:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Major international observers of South Sudan's referendum on Monday said they believed the outcome of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan's President clarifies statement on foreign debt

11 january 2011 - 09:24:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has denied that President Omar Al-Bashir promised former US President Jimmy Carter that Northern Sudan [...] Full text...

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US, Norway, UK hail start of Sudan referendum

09 january 2011 - 17:52:13
New York, US (PANA) - The US, Norway and the UK have welcomed Sunday's start of Southern Sudan's [...] Full text...

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Sudan referendum: Nigerian analysts on lessons, implications

09 january 2011 - 17:40:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With global attention focused on the referendum which started in Sudan Sunday to determine whether the [...] Full text...

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Sudan Referendum: Voting 'going well', Kiir first to vote

09 january 2011 - 12:29:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese First Vice President and President of Government of Southern Sudan, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, [...] Full text...

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Sudan referendum: World's newest state set to emerge?

09 january 2011 - 10:52:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The much-awaited referendum to decide whether or not Southern Sudan will remain a part [...] Full text...

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Annan urges international support for Sudan

06 january 2011 - 17:28:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the international community to stand ready to [...] Full text...

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Sudan referendum: World leading figures to monitor referendum

05 january 2011 - 10:02:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - World leading figures including former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and former US President Jimmy Carter [...] Full text...

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Carter Centre urges Ivorians to respect initial results by CEI

06 december 2010 - 14:54:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Carter Centre has called on Ivorian politicians to respect the results of the presidential [...] Full text...

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International community wants declaration of presidential run-off results

01 december 2010 - 22:48:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Worried about the situation in Côte d’Ivoire after last Sunday's presidential run-off ballot, the international [...] Full text...

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Observers satisfied with Ivorian poll

01 november 2010 - 11:15:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- International observers have express their satis faction with the conduct of Sunday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Carter Center deploys election observers in Côte d'Ivoire

06 october 2010 - 18:25:00
Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Carter Center has deployed ten long-term observers in different regions in Côte d'Ivoire, to [...] Full text...

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Washington boosts security of Guinean Presidency

11 july 2010 - 17:41:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama offered his Guinean counterpa rt, General Sأ©kouba Konate an armoured car to [...] Full text...

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Provisional results of Guinea's presidential polls to be published Friday

01 july 2010 - 14:01:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The provisional results of the 27 June presidential election in Guinea will now be published on [...] Full text...

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Guinea election suffers delays in several polling stations

27 june 2010 - 12:57:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Late arrival of electoral officials and party represent atives as well as lateness in conveying election [...] Full text...

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Thousands vote in Guinea elections

27 june 2010 - 11:14:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Determined to be part of their country's first free ele ction, thousands of Guinean voters besieged [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Guinea's presidential election ends

26 june 2010 - 14:03:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The campaign for Sunday's presidential election in Guin ea ended at midnight on Friday in the [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Guinea's presidential election ends

26 june 2010 - 14:03:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The campaign for Sunday's presidential election in Guin ea ended at midnight on Friday in the [...] Full text...

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Fool-proof ballot papers made in SA for Guinea presidential poll

23 june 2010 - 17:09:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Some 5. 2 million ballot papers, made in South Africa for the presidential poll scheduled Sunday [...] Full text...

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South Africa slams attack on aid ships

01 june 2010 - 09:20:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African government has noted 'with gr ave concern' reports that Israeli forces [...] Full text...

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New warnings over post-World Cup violence in South Africa

01 june 2010 - 09:09:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Former Irish president, Mary Robinson, on Monda y expressed concern that the 2010 FIFA [...] Full text...

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60-member EU observer team deployed to monitor Ethiopian polls' preparations

17 may 2010 - 19:45:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) – A 60--member short-term elections observer team of the European Union was Monday dispatched to various [...] Full text...

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Carter Centre reports widespread irregularities in Sudanâ?s vote tabulation

11 may 2010 - 08:34:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Sudanâ?s National Elections Commission (NEC) s hould thoroughly review the results of the recent [...] Full text...

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Veteran US diplomat heads UNICEF

03 may 2010 - 09:08:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Anthony Lake, a former American Special envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea and US President Barack Obama's [...] Full text...

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African Union, IGAD praise Sudan security for peaceful polls

18 april 2010 - 16:01:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Two organisations, the African Union and the Intergover nmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Sunday hailed [...] Full text...

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EU, Carter Centre back Sudan polls despite hiccups

17 april 2010 - 14:37:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The European Union and the Carter Centre said they would back the Sudanese polls despite the [...] Full text...

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Sudan declares public holiday to increase voter participation

15 april 2010 - 11:24:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The Sudanese government declared a national holiday Thursday - the last day of voting - to [...] Full text...

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Zambia selected to benefit from climate change funds

13 april 2010 - 18:55:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) â" A senior World Bank offic-ial has disclosed here that Z ambia and Nepal will benefit from [...] Full text...

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Voting extension to delay Sudan's final poll results

13 april 2010 - 09:10:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- After voting was extended by two days in Sudan's landma rk election Monday evening, it is [...] Full text...

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Kufuor-led AU mission tours Sudanese voting centres

11 april 2010 - 16:48:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who is le ading the African Union (AU) observer mission [...] Full text...

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Ex-US President Carter heads polls observation team to Sudan

08 april 2010 - 07:42:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Carter Centre announced Thursday that forme r US President Jimmy Carter and three [...] Full text...

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Kufuor says AU is neutral in Sudan elections

05 april 2010 - 20:39:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana's former President Jo-hn Agyekum Kufuor, who is hea ding the African Union (AU) Observer Mission [...] Full text...

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ICG claims Sudanese govt. rigging forthcoming elections

31 march 2010 - 14:00:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Authorities in Khartoum have rigged the 11-13 A pril elections in the troubled western [...] Full text...

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Carter Centre welcomes Sudan’s election campaign, urges transparency

18 march 2010 - 15:25:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- While much has been achieved in organising the 2010 elections in Sudan, the country’s [...] Full text...

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Niger poised to eradicate Guinea worm

17 february 2010 - 22:20:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Niger is poised to eradicate Guinea worm (dracunculiasis) , but the country must keep on making [...] Full text...

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Conference on right of access to information opens

07 february 2010 - 18:06:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" A three--day international conference opened in Accra on Sunday to advance the right of access to [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts conference to advance right of access to information in Africa

02 february 2010 - 09:30:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Former US President Jimmy Carter will lead the African Regional Conference on the Right [...] Full text...

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USAID gives Ethiopia US$ 40 mln for malaria prevention, treatment

12 november 2009 - 14:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The US Agency for International Development (USAI D), Thursday announced a three-year, US$ 40 million [...] Full text...

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Brazilian president wins Houphouët-Boigny prize

07 july 2009 - 19:58:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The 2008 Houphouët-Boigny prize for peace was awarded Tue sday in Paris, France, to Brazilian president, [...] Full text...

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MEND seeks UN-led investigation into Niger Delta 'war crimes'

16 june 2009 - 08:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (ME ND) has written to international human [...] Full text...

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Experts strategize on elimination of river blindness transmission in Africa

26 february 2009 - 12:36:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Experts from across the world began a three-d ay scientific consultation here Wednesday on the [...] Full text...

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