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11 march 2024 - 10:58:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The largest private residential yacht on the planet has docked in Durban after making [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The largest private residential yacht on the planet has docked in Durban after making [...] Full text...
Libyan PM says two theatres to be created in Benghazi and Tripoli in 2024
13 december 2023 - 10:22:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has reaffirmed his government's full support for the theatrical arts, [...] Full text...
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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility
16 september 2023 - 09:25:59Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...
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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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Mali plans to hold the Artistic and Cultural Biennale in Mopti in July
20 march 2023 - 18:36:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali plans to organize from 6 -16 July 2023 in Mopti (Centre), head of the region [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Major housing estate launched in Johannesburg
14 march 2023 - 10:27:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A property developer has launched a US$549 million housing estate in Waterfall City in [...] Full text...
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Famous ship to visit African ports
03 january 2023 - 06:07:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will welcome the MSC Poesia cruise ship this year as the vessel [...] Full text...
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Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
06 october 2021 - 04:56:38Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 108 positive cases
25 september 2021 - 05:55:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailash Jagutpal announced on Friday that 108 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected [...] Full text...
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Africa's first 'biophilic' building planned for Cape Town
23 september 2021 - 12:53:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s city centre will soon be home to a 24-storey apartment building that [...] Full text...
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Africa's highest bar opens its doors in South Africa
13 september 2021 - 12:35:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highest urban bar in Africa has opened for business. The Alto234 bar is located [...] Full text...
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Togolese government grants subsidy of 300 million CFAF to cultural actors
07 september 2021 - 20:36:18Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has released a sum of 300 million CFA francs for the benefit of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to ease restrictions from 1 July
25 june 2021 - 08:23:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday announced that restrictions imposed in March 2021 because of [...] Full text...
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27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou
07 april 2021 - 15:59:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be [...] Full text...
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The 11th environmental film festival kicks off this Friday in Kairouan
18 december 2020 - 23:55:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Environmental Film Festival began here Friday in Kairouan after several years of inactivity, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film wins 2 awards at international festivals in Belgium and Morocco
03 november 2020 - 17:38:43Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian short film, "In the land of Uncle Salem", by director Slim Belhiba, has won [...] Full text...
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The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days postponed
28 september 2020 - 17:10:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The management of "Carthage Cinematographic Days" on Monday postponed the 31st edition of the festival, initially [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition
15 september 2020 - 14:34:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will be represented by the No Yes film of Tunisian director Mahmoud Jemni in the [...] Full text...
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27th edition of FESPACO scheduled for February 27 to March 6, 2021
10 september 2020 - 19:21:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has been [...] Full text...
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South Africa's biggest home goes on sale
01 september 2020 - 15:41:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s largest house has gone on sale and is expected to fetch up [...] Full text...
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Two Tunisian films feature at first Amman Film Festival in Jordan
23 august 2020 - 14:54:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the first edition of the Amman International Film Festival (Jordan) with [...] Full text...
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31st edition of Carthage Film Days set for November 2020
24 july 2020 - 15:40:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days is scheduled for November 7-12, an official of the [...] Full text...
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Pretoria cleared of role in Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme's assassination
10 june 2020 - 10:47:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level Swedish investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19
07 june 2020 - 10:52:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo tightens new measures after two other cases tested positive (official)
18 march 2020 - 21:29:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese Prime Minister, Clement Mouamba, has announced that as from Thursday 19 March, all schools, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo announces preventive measures to curb disease
17 march 2020 - 09:16:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Prime Minister Clément Mouamba on Monday announced a series of measures to raise the level [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo suspends flights from countries with high risk
16 march 2020 - 20:53:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese Prime Minister, Clement Mouamba, on Monday in Brazzaville announced a series of measures aimed to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Africa's highest building opens in Sandton
04 march 2020 - 18:13:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Leonardo, Africa’s tallest skyscraper, has officially opened in Johannesburg’s leafy suburb of Sandton [...] Full text...
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Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt
29 february 2020 - 16:20:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 [...] Full text...
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UNESCO announces 10 young African directors for film residency in Japan
14 february 2020 - 21:44:58Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay and Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase Friday released the names of ten [...] Full text...
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Tunis residential cinema festival pays tribute to Algerian Djamila Bouhired
22 january 2020 - 18:53:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Algerian fighter, Djamila Bouhired, human rights defenders, lawyers, politicians, trade unionists and artists are expected [...] Full text...
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Tunis hosts resistance and liberation festival with films from 20-26 January
13 january 2020 - 15:55:13Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunis will from 20-26 January host the festival on resistance and liberation films, sources close to [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou hosts 11th edition of African Universities of Communication
21 november 2019 - 14:10:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 11th edition of the African Universities of Communication of Ouagadougou (UACO) will be held [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the Mediterranean Film Festival in Brussels
18 november 2019 - 17:26:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian cinema will be represented at the official competition of the 19th edition of the Brussels [...] Full text...
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Film professionals attend the International Film Festival in Abidjan
12 november 2019 - 15:45:27Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 8th edition of the International Film Festival of Lakes and Lagoons opened on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to participate in the 10th Algiers International Film Festival
11 november 2019 - 17:29:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will participate in the 10th edition of the International Film Festival of Algiers (FICA) in [...] Full text...
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List of winners of the Carthage Film Days
03 november 2019 - 12:45:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - This is the full list of winners of the Carthage Film Days (CFD) that took place [...] Full text...
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37th edition of Carthage Film Days opens
27 october 2019 - 14:35:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 37th edition of Carthage Film Days (CFD 2019) began on Saturday with the launch ceremony [...] Full text...
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Jury selected for 2019 Carthage Film Days (CFD)
26 october 2019 - 12:57:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 15 filmmakers, producers, directors, scriptwriters and actors will constitute the official juries for the 2019 [...] Full text...
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14th edition of Nouakchott Film Festival opens
24 october 2019 - 15:48:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 14th edition of the Nouakchott Film Festival opened on Wednesday at the Palais des Congrès [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 170 films to feature at 2019 Carthage cinema days
20 october 2019 - 19:16:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 170 films, including 44 vying for honours, will feature at the Carthage cinematographic days (JCC), [...] Full text...
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Mauritius entering new cycle of development, says Minister
10 october 2019 - 17:40:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film to open International Cairo Cinema Festival
26 september 2019 - 15:18:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The film of Tunisian film director, Mehdi Barsaoui, Un fils (Bik Naich), with its main actor [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film wins special human rights prize at Venice festival
09 september 2019 - 06:21:51Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian film, "The Scarecrows" produced by Nouri Bouzid, won the special prize for human rights [...] Full text...
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UNESCO sponsors event on the future of African cinema at TICAD VII
27 august 2019 - 14:47:53Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay will on Wednesday lead an event on the future of African cinema [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film producer Nejib Ayed dies
16 august 2019 - 14:43:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian film producer Nejib Ayed died on Friday at the age of 66 following a heart [...] Full text...
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2nd edition of Mediterranean Film Festival ends in Tunis
08 july 2019 - 15:16:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival, Manarat, ended Sunday night in Tunis at which [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: First ‘’Green Cinema’’ festival on 12-16 June in Redeyef
10 june 2019 - 18:05:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of ‘’Green Cinema’’, which focuses on environment, will be held from 12-16 June [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Oujda Maghreb Film Festival scheduled for June 11-15
08 june 2019 - 19:15:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The eighth edition of the Oujda Maghreb film is scheduled to take place from June 11 [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Copyright Office shares nearly 300 million CFA francs among artists
01 june 2019 - 10:44:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Copyright Office (BBDA) will share, as of June 3, more than CFAF [...] Full text...
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9th Edition of Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt, planned for March 13-19, 2020
25 may 2019 - 19:32:03Paris, France (PANA) - The Top management of the Luxor African Film Festival announced Friday that the ninth edition of [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Madagascar participate in Venice biennial for first time
12 may 2019 - 13:14:44Paris, France (PANA) - Several African countries, including Ghana and Madagascar, for the first time participated in this year’s edition [...] Full text...
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Tunisian film 'Camera d'Afrique' featured at Cannes Festival
05 may 2019 - 16:54:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A documentary film "Caméra d’Afrique" directed by Tunisian Ferid Boughedir, has been selected in "Cannes Classics [...] Full text...
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First edition of 'Gabés Cinema Fen festival begins in Tunisia
14 april 2019 - 08:20:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of the ''Gabès Cinéma Fen'' film festival began on Saturday in Tunisia under [...] Full text...
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8th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival begins in Egypt
16 march 2019 - 16:26:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The eighth edition of the African Luxor Film Festival in South Egypt, began on Friday, with [...] Full text...
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2nd Tunisian environment film Festival to be held 19 to 23 March
14 march 2019 - 09:22:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 2nd Tunisian environment film festival "Envirofest Tunisia" will take place from 19 to 23 March, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso Security ministry congratulates defence, security forces for successful FESPACO
06 march 2019 - 20:04:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government Wednesday congratulated the country’s defence and security forces for ensuring the successful [...] Full text...
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Tunisian choreographer criticises Europe's failure to assist her country
05 march 2019 - 13:55:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Tunisian dancer and choreographer Syhem Belkhodja has deplored before the press in Brussels the attitude of [...] Full text...
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Francophonie Secretary General expected to make first visit to Mali
04 march 2019 - 19:32:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in [...] Full text...
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Moroccan actor Aziz Maouhoub dies at 80
04 march 2019 - 10:29:39Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan actor Aziz Maouhoub died on Sunday at the age of 80, a communiqué from the Moroccan [...] Full text...
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Rwandan Joel Karekezi wins prestigious Yennega Gold Standard at 26th FESPACO
03 march 2019 - 05:44:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan film director Joel Karekezi won the prestigious Golden Standard of Yennega prize at the [...] Full text...
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Med Hondo, winner of FESPACO Gold Standard in 1987, dies
02 march 2019 - 20:36:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Mauritanian film director, Med Hondo, who directed the film, Sarraounia, and winner in 1987 of the Yenenega [...] Full text...
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. Rwandan, Malian presidents due in Ouagadougou for closure of FESPACO
01 march 2019 - 15:19:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita are due to arrive in [...] Full text...
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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister
01 march 2019 - 12:27:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...
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Egypt hosts African child cinema festival in March
26 february 2019 - 13:34:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt will from 1-6 March host in Assouan, about 800 km south of Cairo, the African [...] Full text...
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UNESCO DG to visit Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire
24 february 2019 - 20:14:28Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, began a 48-hour visit to Burkina Faso and Cote [...] Full text...
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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures
23 february 2019 - 15:28:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...
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Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko re-elected head of Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers
23 february 2019 - 12:15:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko was Friday re-elected head of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) [...] Full text...
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Two Tunisian films on showcase Saturday at FESPACO
22 february 2019 - 20:19:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two Tunisian films, Nejib Belkadhi's ''Watch Me'' and Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud's ''Fatwa'' will be screened as [...] Full text...
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26th edition of FESPACO opens on Saturday in Burkina Faso
21 february 2019 - 20:58:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of the largest African film [...] Full text...
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Mali to present 5 films at FESPACO
30 january 2019 - 20:54:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will present five films at the 26th edition of the Pan-African cinema and television festival [...] Full text...
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Togo to present four films at FESPACO
28 january 2019 - 10:49:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will present four films at the Pan-African cinema and television festival (FESPACO) due for 24 [...] Full text...
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Malian film maker laments Africa's leaders' dislike for African Cinema
19 january 2019 - 14:45:45Paris, France (PANA) - Malian film maker, Souleymane Cissé, has slammed African leaders' dislike for Cinema, saying they regard the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso assures security for all at FESPACO festival
18 january 2019 - 15:44:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Culture Abdoul Karim Sango has reassured security at the 26th edition of [...] Full text...
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Algeria to sponsor Miriam Makeba Prize at Fespaco 2019
17 january 2019 - 19:20:30Paris, France (PANA) - A Miriam Makeba Prize, sponsored by Algeria, will be awarded for the first time at the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gov't solicits economic model for African cinema at FESPACO 2019
17 january 2019 - 18:55:08Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoum Karim Sango, has called on African film professionals and their [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President begins two-day visit to Tunisia
19 december 2018 - 10:48:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Senegal on Tuesday signed several cooperation agreements on the first day of a 2-day [...] Full text...
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UEMOA countries pledge to conserve their audiovisual heritage
03 december 2018 - 18:26:02Paris, France (PANA) - Eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have committed to the [...] Full text...
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About 200 films expected to be screened at 26th FESPACO
30 november 2018 - 12:11:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 200 films will be shown at the 26th Pan-African film and television festival of [...] Full text...
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Thirty films to be shown at the 5th edition Tunisia film festival
27 november 2018 - 10:49:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thirty films will be shown on 7-9 December in Médenine, southern Tunisia, at the 5th edition [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges use of film to spur economic growth, social cohesion in Africa
22 november 2018 - 17:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world is increasingly becoming aware of the increasing power of film to spur economic [...] Full text...
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Egypt wants to strengthen cooperation with African countries during AU 2019 presidency
10 november 2018 - 12:18:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Egyptian Prime Minister, Mustapha Madbouli, on Friday said Egypt will seek to strengthen cooperation with [...] Full text...
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Kenya fast-tracks affordable housing agenda
25 september 2018 - 14:00:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Under its "Big Four" agenda, which includes affordable housing, the Kenyan government has invited bids from [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Xhosa initiation film hits a nerve
22 february 2018 - 08:44:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The producers of a film about a Xhosa initiation ceremony, which has hit a [...] Full text...
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OIF Secretary General pays tribute to late Burkina film director
20 february 2018 - 16:26:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Michaëlle Jean, has on Tuesday paid [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Xhosa initiation film nominated for Academy Awards
02 october 2017 - 15:23:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 2017 drama film about a Xhosa initiation has been selected as South [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: IOM calls for entries for 2017 Global Migration Film Festival
03 july 2017 - 10:41:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is inviting professional and emerging filmmakers to submit perception-changing films about [...] Full text...
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France: Mobile solutions to empower, educate refugees and displaced persons
29 march 2017 - 05:51:11Paris, France (PANA) - Several initiatives to improve learning through mobile technologies were presented during the Mobile Learning Week 2017, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Entertainment industry acquires latest cinema technology
13 february 2016 - 16:24:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Hospitium, a Botswana youth owned company, has introduced 7D XD Rider Cinema, a first for the [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Chinese president meets Arab League Secretary General
22 january 2016 - 08:49:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on Thursday evening visited the headquarters of the Arab League States [...] Full text...
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Algeria: Role of cinema to find solutions to illegal migration highlighted
08 december 2015 - 10:07:57Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Participants at a conference devoted to the phenomenon of "Illegal Immigration in the Mediterranean", held on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN member states adopt new sustainable development agenda
25 september 2015 - 18:11:59New York, US (PANA) - A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Algerian film director Amar Laskri passes away
01 may 2015 - 18:36:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Algerian film director Amar Laskri died Friday aged 73 in a hospital in Algiers, PANA learned [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO chief highlights power of jazz for social integration
30 april 2015 - 17:42:04New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday said that artists across the globe have been drawn [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Tunisian film wins 1st prize at North African film festival
12 april 2015 - 14:03:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - "The night of the blind moon'', presented by Tunisian film director, Khadija Mkachar, on Saturday won [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian bank disburses 780b naira loans to SMEs
17 march 2015 - 11:02:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s specialised financial institutions, Bank of Industry (BOI), has disbursed 780 billion naira (US$3.8 [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS: ECOWAS institutes another award at FESPACO
04 march 2015 - 12:40:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission is instituting the award for the Best film Producer at this year’s Pan-African [...] Full text...
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Belgium: Timbuktu film wins 540,000 euros
24 february 2015 - 15:39:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has awarded 540,000 euros to the Mauritanian team produced the film “Timbuktu” [...] Full text...
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Togo: Fifth edition of Blitta documentary film festival set for November in Togo
23 february 2015 - 20:05:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 5th edition of Blitta International Documentary Film Festival (FESDOB) will be held from 4 - [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Govt commends success of Mauritanian film-maker Abderahmane Sissako
22 february 2015 - 14:53:21Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Government has, in a statement Sunday, commended the success of Mauritanian film-maker [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 134 films selected officially for FESPACO 2015
16 january 2015 - 20:59:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) –The 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be held [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 25th edition of the Carthage Film Festival begins Saturday
28 november 2014 - 20:23:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 25th Carthage Film Festival (JCC) begins on Saturday in Tunis with the film "Timbuktu” by [...] Full text...
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Congo: Brazzaville to host 2nd Africa's Women Film Festival next January
27 november 2014 - 13:37:58Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The second edition of African Women's Film Festival, dubbed "Tazana", will be held 6-12 January, 2015, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNHCR alarmed about ignored humanitarian catastrophe in DRC's Katanga province
18 november 2014 - 16:41:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Tuesday expressed deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation [...] Full text...
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Congo: Congo to host contemporary art festival in September
26 august 2014 - 15:13:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A contemporary art festival, whose theme is "The textile", will be held from 8-28 September in [...] Full text...
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Qatar: Fans to watch 2022 FIFA WC matches on big screens if......
22 july 2014 - 15:23:52Doha, Qatar (PANA) – Organizers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Qatar, are already planning to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: ''Challat de Tunis'' to be screened at Cannes Cinema festival in France
14 may 2014 - 17:14:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Culture, Mourad Sakli, will lead the Tunisian team to the 67th edition [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 4th Russian cinema festival holds 27 April to 4 May in 2 Tunisian cities
23 april 2014 - 17:13:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The fourth festival of the "Russian Spring", an annual cinematographic event, will be held from 27 [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Algerian film wins award at Sousse Children and Youth Film Fest
31 march 2014 - 15:34:26Sousse, Tunisia (PANA) - Algerian film, Le Jour d’avant, directed by Karim Moussaoui, was awarded the "Hadramout" grand prize in [...] Full text...
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Malian heads African Film makers' Federation
08 may 2013 - 14:34:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian movie director, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, has been elected Secretary-General of the Federation of African [...] Full text...
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Magnificent National Arts Theatre, Lagos, to become 5-star hotel
03 april 2013 - 07:42:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to [...] Full text...
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SA romantic comedy wins US award
06 march 2013 - 09:09:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just days after Cape Town documentary, “Searching for Sugarman”, won an Oscar, the [...] Full text...
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"Kinshasa Kids" to be screened in Belgium
04 february 2013 - 22:43:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - "Kinshasa Kids", a feature film produced by Belgian director, Marc Henri Wajnberg, will be screened in [...] Full text...
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West African actors star in the film, "Miss Diamant", in Togo
04 february 2013 - 13:56:07Lome, Togo (PANA) - Actors from West Africa are meeting in Togo where they will take part in a series [...] Full text...
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'Congo will not take part in 23rd FESPACO in Ouagadougou'
18 january 2013 - 12:19:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese films will not be screened at the 23rd edition of the Pan-African Film and Television [...] Full text...
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Special peace and security prize to be established at FESPACO
02 january 2013 - 22:36:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The African Union Commission and Burkina Faso have signed a protocol to establish "a Special [...] Full text...
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Angolan film festival to feature 35 films
14 november 2012 - 15:58:35Luanda, Angola (PANA) - About 35 films, 12 of them produced by Angolans, will be screened at the fifth edition [...] Full text...
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Group plays down the closure of cinema halls in Africa
10 september 2012 - 23:08:08Paris, France (PANA) – The president of the African Network of Promoters and Cultural Entrepreneurs (RAPEC), John Dossavi, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Armed troops deployed in Lagos to stop fuel price protesters
16 january 2012 - 10:14:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities on Monday deployed armed troops to strategic locations in the economic capital of Lagos [...] Full text...
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Angola's Int'l Cinema Festival begins
18 november 2011 - 13:16:13Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The fourth edition of the International Cinema Festival (FIC-Luanda), whose objective is to promote Angolan and [...] Full text...
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Angola's Int'l Cinema Festival begins Friday
17 november 2011 - 16:11:41Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The fourth edition of the International Cinema Festival (FIC-Luanda), whose objective is to promote Angolan and [...] Full text...
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Marrakech International Film Festival to be held in December
13 october 2011 - 14:38:40Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The 11th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) will be held 2-10 December, organizers [...] Full text...
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2 Malian films selected for WAEMU’s international festival
20 september 2011 - 13:44:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian films have been selected to feature at the International Short Films Festival, tagged "Clap [...] Full text...
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Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso opens Luanda jazz festival
30 july 2011 - 14:04:14Luanda, Angola (PANA) - With a fusion of blues and funk, Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso, here Friday opened the [...] Full text...
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US film directors expected at Rwanda Hillywood
15 july 2011 - 17:01:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nine American film directors are expected at the sixth annual film festival in Rwanda, which starts [...] Full text...
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Popular Gabonese film producer/director passes on
04 june 2011 - 12:59:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The chairman of the Pan-African Federation of Film-Directors (FEPACI), Gabonese producer and director, Charles Mensah died [...] Full text...
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Planned movies to boost Tunisia's tourism
26 may 2011 - 12:02:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The planned shooting of two movies in Tunisia by world-acclaimed movie star Antonio Banderas is expected [...] Full text...
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Paris Film festival highlights rights of Congolese women
20 may 2011 - 16:11:11Paris, France (PANA) - A film devoted to the fight against discrimination against women in Congo, called the Boulistes, was [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to consider 80 documentaries for inscription on World Memory register
16 may 2011 - 15:54:09Paris, France (PANA) - More than 80 remarkable documentary items and collections from all parts of the world will be [...] Full text...
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Chadian film maker to serve as jury member for Cannes cinema festival
11 may 2011 - 14:26:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Chadian filmmaker, Mahamat Saleh Haroun is the only African member of the jury of the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian wins ECOWAS prize for integration at FESPACO
10 march 2011 - 14:54:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Mac Kusare has won the ECOWAS prize for integration at the just-concluded 22nd Pan African [...] Full text...
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EU launches new programme to support culture in ACP countries
02 march 2011 - 15:58:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has launched a new programme to support the cultural sector of the [...] Full text...
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African film, Notre Etrangere, may be withdrawn from French cinemas
16 february 2011 - 13:54:22Paris, France (PANA) - The film "Notre Etrangère", directed by Burkinabe film maker Sarah Bouyain, is on the verge of [...] Full text...
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'Hors-la-loi' nominated for 2011 Oscars
29 january 2011 - 13:37:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A film, "Hors-la-loi” (Out-of law), by French-born Algerian film director, Rachid Bouchareb, has been nominated for [...] Full text...
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International film festival of Ouidah opens Friday
07 january 2011 - 14:43:19Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ninth edition of the International Film Festival of Ouidah, starts Friday in this historic city [...] Full text...
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African film directors review performance
22 december 2010 - 22:31:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African film directors ended a two-day round-table on Wednesday to review the cinema industry and chart [...] Full text...
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(Corrected) Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judges named
05 october 2010 - 20:41:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judgesd named
05 october 2010 - 20:36:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...
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7th cinematographic meetings hold 26-30 Nov
31 july 2010 - 13:25:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The 7th edition of the Bamako Cinematographic Meeting (RCB) and the International Festival of Nyamina (FINA) [...] Full text...
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DRC tanker explosion: 'Hospitals in great need of medicines'
07 july 2010 - 13:50:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Hospitals treating the over 100 surviving but injure d victims of last Friday's tanker explosion [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian wins 1st Prize at Abidjan Film Festival
27 april 2010 - 18:21:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The film, "La metaphore du Manioc", produced by Lionel Meta, earned the Cameroonian the first [...] Full text...
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Senegalese film maker Mahama Traore is dead
08 march 2010 - 22:59:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese film maker Mahama Johnson Traore, a founding member of the Ouagadougou-based Pan-African Cinema Festival (FESPACO), [...] Full text...
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14 to vie for Miss Luanda 2010
24 january 2010 - 19:42:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Fourteen candidates will compete for the Miss Luanda 201 0 beauty pageant, to be held during [...] Full text...
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Soyinka worried about consequences of financial crisis on African literature
17 november 2009 - 21:37:00Paris- France (PANA) -- Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, 1996 Nobel prize winner for Literature, on Tuesday expressed grave concern about [...] Full text...
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Senegalese film director, Samba Fأ©lix Ndiaye, dies
07 november 2009 - 12:30:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese film director, Samba Fأ©lix Ndiaye, died Friday in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, of neuromalaria, [...] Full text...
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Record crowd at South Africa's premier arts event
11 july 2009 - 17:00:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's National Arts Festival, which wr aps up in the Eastern Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Algiers hosts workshops on African cinema, theatre
11 july 2009 - 08:37:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A two-day workshop on African cinema and another on thea tre opened Friday in Algiers as [...] Full text...
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Algiers International Cinema Festival to become an annual event
08 july 2009 - 15:13:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Head of the department of Cinema in Algeria, Moura d Aït Oumeziane, announced here on [...] Full text...
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Radio, video key to agricultural innovation in Africa
11 june 2009 - 08:12:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Conventional media, radio and video are powerful, access ible and relevant forces of agricultural innovation and [...] Full text...
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Euro-African cinema festival ends in N'Djamena
07 june 2009 - 13:43:00N'Djaména- Chad (PANA) -- The third edition of the Euro-African festival cinema e nded here on Saturday, befittingly with a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria rivals India in film, video production - UNESCO
05 may 2009 - 14:23:00Paris- France (PANA) -- India remains the world’s leading film producer but Niger ia is closing the gap after overtaking [...] Full text...
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Animated film festival opens in Chad
27 april 2009 - 19:02:00N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Baba Moussa House of Culture (MCBM) of N'Djamena on Mon day began its animated film festival, [...] Full text...
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Int'l conference on culture, development ends in Brussels
04 april 2009 - 09:30:00Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Representatives from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pa cific (ACP) as well as Europe rose from [...] Full text...
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Africa honoured in 23rd Fribourg International Film Festival
14 march 2009 - 17:58:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- African films, mainly from Senegal, Algeria and Nigeria, are honoured in the 23rd edition of the [...] Full text...
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France to support African cinema
26 february 2009 - 19:40:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The French Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Alain Joyandet, will this weekend, in Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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'London River', sole African film at Berlin Festival
06 february 2009 - 08:08:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The film 'London River' by the Algerian born Rachid Bouchareb is the sole African film among [...] Full text...
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Internet site launched on 2nd panAfrican Festival of Algiers
04 february 2009 - 16:58:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Algerian Culture Ministry has launched an Internet site, www. panafalger2009. dz, dedicated to the 2nd [...] Full text...
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Malian Cheick Modibo Diarra named godfather of FESPACO 2009
28 january 2009 - 15:01:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian Astrophysicist and President of the African sec tion of Microsoft, Cheick Modibo Diarra, was [...] Full text...
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Pre-FESPACO activities begin in Dakar
22 january 2009 - 15:19:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Activities leading to the 21st edition of the Panafrican Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), [...] Full text...
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African cultural institute to open in Senegal
11 january 2009 - 13:52:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Institute of higher learning for arts and culture (ISAC) of the University of Sheik Anta [...] Full text...
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