Commission on the Status of Women: 'The poison of patriarchy is back'
11 march 2025 - 08:20:02New York, US (PANA) - As the new session of the Commission on the Status of Women opens, meeting at [...] Full text...
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South African organisations slam Trump
11 march 2025 - 07:55:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship [...] Full text...
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Economic impact of restrictions on women's citizenship rights: World Bank Blog By Mariam Anaïs Gnakra, Daniela Behr and Julia Braunmiller
07 march 2025 - 08:48:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Many countries still prevent women from passing nationality to their children in the same way as [...] Full text...
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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work
10 october 2024 - 06:15:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...
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Strengthening fiscal resilience in small states: World Bank Blog By Sam Hill and Jeetendra Khadan
04 september 2024 - 12:05:32Washington DC, United states (PANA) - Small states, those with a population of 1.5 million or less, face significant fiscal [...] Full text...
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How can Tanzania build capacity to accelerate women’s economic empowerment? World Bank Blog By Alena Sakhonchik and Tanya D'Lima
19 june 2024 - 09:50:32Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - One key piece of the puzzle in accelerating progress towards gender equality in Tanzania is having [...] Full text...
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Russian embassy in Tripoli to resume consular services on 1 June
25 may 2024 - 12:37:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Russian embassy in Libya has announced that the consular section will resume its work in [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 18:04:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...
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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 14:24:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 08:23:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...
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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
23 march 2024 - 10:15:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...
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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods
03 january 2024 - 16:01:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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Global Migration in 21st Century: Navigating the impact of climate change, conflict, and demographic shifts – World Bank Feature
11 december 2023 - 07:46:25Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...
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FIFA, PSG, CAF, fans celebrate magical Jay Jay Okocha at 50
15 august 2023 - 07:17:53Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Paris Saint-Germain, have sent birthday [...] Full text...
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Gambian President emphasises positive role of education
15 march 2023 - 10:46:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow has emphasised that education is a positive and strong contributor to the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes ECOSOCC Forum on supporting electoral tracks, institution building
06 march 2023 - 19:45:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said here [...] Full text...
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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people
15 february 2023 - 11:45:25London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...
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Call for the opening of a Swiss Consulate in Benghazi in Eastern Libya
26 january 2023 - 14:38:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Youssef al-Agouri, Thursday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Nouakchott, Mauritania Tuesday for African Conference for Peace award
16 january 2023 - 15:24:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday where he is billed to [...] Full text...
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Ghana's finance minister survives motion to remove him from office
08 december 2022 - 19:35:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition [...] Full text...
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National reconciliation or elections, which option to resolve the crisis in Libya?
24 november 2022 - 18:39:26\ Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement of a preparatory meeting between the Libyan Presidential Council and the African Union (AU), in [...] Full text...
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Raging disagreements between Libya's two legislative chambers continue to hold back elections
10 november 2022 - 17:47:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The never-ending disagreements between Parliament and the High Council of State for the legal basis for holding [...] Full text...
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UN refugee chief urges stronger action to end ‘legal limbo’ of statelessness
05 november 2022 - 06:48:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Friday called for stronger political commitment and [...] Full text...
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Report: Sudan: Launch of violent extremism threat assessment in Southern Libyan borderlands
03 november 2022 - 16:21:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A comprehensive survey study on how extremism surges and the countries it impacts in the states [...] Full text...
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Children of women married to foreigners to enjoy full citizenship rights
20 october 2022 - 11:52:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity (GNU) is to grant the children [...] Full text...
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World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres
21 september 2022 - 18:31:51New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean minister says coup was ' a sad end' for President Alpha Condé
25 august 2022 - 16:12:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Minister of National Unity and Citizenship, Khalifa Gassama Diaby, said on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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UN Special Adviser on Libya reaffirms the importance of elections in resolving crisis
08 july 2022 - 11:49:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reaffirmed that elections are the solution [...] Full text...
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Role of Libyan universities in national reconciliation highlighted by deputy chairman of Libyan Council
30 june 2022 - 17:11:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Council chairman reaffirms continued efforts to reach consensus on legal framework for elections in Libya
26 june 2022 - 13:39:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has affirmed here that the Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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Libya's govt says 600 mw of electricity to be generated by end of June
02 june 2022 - 06:50:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 600 megawatts of electricity will be connected to the Libyan national grid by the end [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims
24 may 2022 - 22:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Pan-African marchers elevated to honorary citizenship of Mali
01 april 2022 - 18:56:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pan-African walkers, who covered the 1,360 km Dakar-Bamako stretch to show solidarity with the Malian [...] Full text...
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Rabat and Brussels sign document on trilateral Morocco-EU-Africa cooperation project
11 march 2022 - 13:41:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed on Thursday in Rabat documents relating to the "LINK [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister-designate calls on Libyans to learn from the past
18 february 2022 - 13:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha has said the Libyan revolution of February 17 is a way [...] Full text...
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Ambiguity still prevails in long-distance duel between two Libyan Prime Ministers
17 february 2022 - 19:14:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outcome of the indirect duel between the two rival prime ministers in Libya is still [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM pledges to deliver change for better life for future generations
17 february 2022 - 13:51:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Thursday congratulated Libyans on the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of activating issue of granting Libyan nationality to beneficiaries
09 february 2022 - 18:10:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba reiterated the need to activate the important issue of granting Libyan [...] Full text...
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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa
03 february 2022 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister wants follow up on humanitarian and health conditions of vulnerable migrants in Libya
11 january 2022 - 20:20:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister, Khaled Mazen, on Tuesday called on the head of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls on political leaders to unite the people
03 january 2022 - 15:25:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Monday called on all political leaders and supporters to unite in spite [...] Full text...
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Mali junta leader stresses peace, unity, stability in the country
01 january 2022 - 13:47:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, has stressed the need for peace, [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Govt takes over electoral process, dismisses electoral umpire
31 december 2021 - 18:59:06Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MATD) in Guinea will henceforth be in charge of [...] Full text...
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Mali: National Conference for refoundation of the Malian State opens
27 december 2021 - 14:16:23Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - After the botched phase of the National Conference on Refoundation (ANR), held from 11-23 December throughout [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM returns to presidential race on court order
01 december 2021 - 21:50:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has rejected the appeals against the candidacy of Libyan Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM sees broad participation in stability conference as sign of beginning to build Libya
21 october 2021 - 18:45:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Official launch of national reconciliation project in Libya
06 september 2021 - 20:21:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, officially announced Monday the launch of the [...] Full text...
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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali
31 august 2021 - 13:20:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities, women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] Full text...
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Canada supports Sudan PM's call for reforms
24 june 2021 - 11:58:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Canada on Thursday backed the Sudanese Prime Minister's position on the need for reform and drastic [...] Full text...
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PM launches new initiative to overcome current political stalemate
22 june 2021 - 21:05:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on Tuesday launched a new initiative with a view to overcoming the current [...] Full text...
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Libya's transition tested by crumbling consensus among Libyan parties (Analysis)
10 june 2021 - 21:55:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the clock ticks towards the deadline for the end of the transition in Libya, marked [...] Full text...
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
25 april 2021 - 04:47:12New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...
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Rights group says hundreds of thousands trapped in misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe
16 april 2021 - 07:29:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe have been forced [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. blames Asians for the soaring unemployment in Nigeria
14 april 2021 - 19:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Wednesday expressed worry that expatriates, especially Asians, are taking over jobs in [...] Full text...
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UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred
18 march 2021 - 05:48:56New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that “diversity is a richness, not a threat”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry, IBM sign agreement for electronic visa system
01 january 2021 - 11:42:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Passports, Citizenship and Foreign Affairs has signed a contract with the American computer [...] Full text...
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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January
30 december 2020 - 23:22:57Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu, coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on Libyan political forces to silence their differences for the good of the country
25 december 2020 - 13:29:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord has urged political forces in Libya to [...] Full text...
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ILO highlights exploitative labour practices in rich countries against migrant workers
14 december 2020 - 18:16:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants earn nearly 13% on average less for equal labour compared to citizenship holders in rich [...] Full text...
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Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Zimbabweans at Independence Day fete
13 december 2020 - 12:16:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has taken an extraordinary step of granting citizenship to 1,600 stateless Zimbabweans from the Shona [...] Full text...
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Standard Bank publishes climate-change-mitigating fossil fuels financing policy
11 december 2020 - 12:18:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Financial services company Standard Bank Group has published its Fossil Fuels Financing Policy (FFFP) as [...] Full text...
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IOM launches Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment
03 december 2020 - 14:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical [...] Full text...
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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal
15 november 2020 - 16:13:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's widow seeks justice for late husband
15 october 2020 - 17:56:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mariam Sankara, the widow of Captain Thomas Sankara, assassinated on October 15, 1987, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Black African returnees at crossroads over Gambian citizenship (Feature)
11 october 2020 - 19:57:53Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The journey to acquiring Gambian citizenship for Black African returnees suffered a setback after parliament rejected the [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj reaffirms hope of achieving the rule of law in Libya
09 october 2020 - 12:52:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The crisis in Libya has international and regional dimensions, said President Fayez al-SAarraj of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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Togo gets new cabinet
02 october 2020 - 10:28:05Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...
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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda
26 september 2020 - 17:07:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says migrants in Saudi Arabia victims of human trafficking
03 september 2020 - 17:43:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied reports it was refusing to take back hundreds of migrants [...] Full text...
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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
06 august 2020 - 05:21:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition candidate lashes out at gov't for 'nepotism, corruption'
28 july 2020 - 05:54:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is the standard bearer of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Stateless man deported by US granted asylum in Rwanda
25 july 2020 - 15:23:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has received, on humanitarian grounds, a stateless person named Amin Hassoun, who was [...] Full text...
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France accepts to receive young Guinean migrant admitted at Sciences Po
22 july 2020 - 23:57:53Paris, France (PANA) - A young Guinean migrant, Amadou Diallo, in asylum in Greece where he obtained his baccalaureate at [...] Full text...
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Tunisia underlines increasing interest for African integration
06 july 2020 - 23:41:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday reaffirmed its interest for African integration which represents a complementary and progressive vision for [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds
29 june 2020 - 08:28:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...
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Angela Merkel reaffirms Germany's will to implement the recommendations of the Berlin Conference on Libya
05 june 2020 - 17:45:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Friday told the President of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies
23 may 2020 - 17:56:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj welcomes rejection of military regime by people of southern Libya
03 may 2020 - 13:34:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has welcomed the "honourable position [...] Full text...
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Exiled ex-minister alleges corruption in Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe loans to resettled farm owners
24 april 2020 - 14:39:55Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa alleges that political elites were key beneficiaries of [...] Full text...
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Gambian activist hails draft constitution
01 april 2020 - 17:36:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the [...] Full text...
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Gambia's new Constitution to provide safe haven for all citizens – President Barrow
30 march 2020 - 18:17:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has expressed optimism that The Gambia's proposed Constitution, premised on strong foundations and [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Tunisia declares curfew from Wednesday
18 march 2020 - 15:30:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia has declared a curfew from Wednesday in order to stop the spread of the Coronavirus which [...] Full text...
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RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern
13 march 2020 - 12:33:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced [...] Full text...
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5th ECOWAS legislature opens in Niamey
09 march 2020 - 14:58:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The fifth legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Guinea: President Alpha Condé names new Higher Education minister
29 february 2020 - 05:34:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean President Alpha Condé on Friday named Kader Yacine Barry as Minister of Higher Education and [...] Full text...
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Guinea's Minister of Higher Education resigns
28 february 2020 - 09:58:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé, has resigned, a well-informed source [...] Full text...
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Five Tunisian ministers, Prime Minister designate have double nationality
23 february 2020 - 16:10:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The government of Prime Minister designated, Elyes Fakhfakh, made up of 32 ministers, has said that [...] Full text...
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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
16 february 2020 - 19:38:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Mining company gives out US$17 to host community
14 february 2020 - 16:36:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mining Company of Boké (SMB) released more than US$ 17 million in 2019 as part [...] Full text...
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Léon Mokuna, the first Congolese player in Belgium, dies in Belgium
30 january 2020 - 15:37:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Congolese footballer, Léon Mokuna, died on Tuesday in Belgium at the age of 91, Stefan Van [...] Full text...
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Darfur politician appeals for humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable in Genaina
04 january 2020 - 19:36:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Sudan Liberation Party, Mohamed Hussein Isihag, on Friday appealed to political [...] Full text...
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Congo sets up network of journalists on democracy
21 december 2019 - 12:16:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Diocesan Conference on Justice and Peace has set up a network of journalists on democracy [...] Full text...
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Bla-xit group demands automatic ‘citizenship’ in Gambia’s new constitution
16 december 2019 - 20:34:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Bla-xit, a community of African descendants from Europe and America residing in The Gambia, Monday demanded [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians support President Ghazouani in "battle" against predecessor Aziz
27 november 2019 - 17:17:33Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Political parties and and many personalities and opinion leaders, including former ministers, ambassadors and deputies, as [...] Full text...
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Gambia publishes first draft constitution
15 november 2019 - 17:58:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on Friday published the proposed draft constitution of the Republic of [...] Full text...
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EU supports consolidation of peace in Benin
13 november 2019 - 22:30:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union will release some 3.93 billion CFAF or 6 million Euros to fund the [...] Full text...
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Five hundred Togolese give up nationality
07 november 2019 - 23:57:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Five hundred Togolese have given up their nationality to acquire new ones, according to a decree [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president wants 2020 to be year of road safety
07 november 2019 - 12:48:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed his desire to make 2020 the year of road safety [...] Full text...
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Senegal creates institution for road and rail safety
06 november 2019 - 14:17:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal will create a public institution responsible for road and rail safety, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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Third International Festival of Poetry opens in Abidjan
24 october 2019 - 15:59:36Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third edition of the International Festival of Poetry opened on Thursday in the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Tunisian human rights league denounces attacks against freedom of speech
18 october 2019 - 23:05:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Human Rights League Friday condemned the increasing attacks against press freedom it considered a [...] Full text...
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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach
02 october 2019 - 19:16:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications
30 september 2019 - 21:34:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...
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Parliament Speaker calls for "clean, transparent and credible elections" in Niger
26 september 2019 - 12:51:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Speaker of Parliament Ousseini Tinni on Thursday called for the spirit of citizenship of his [...] Full text...
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Germany gives Togo 5 billion CFAF for decentralization
19 september 2019 - 18:02:14Lome, Togo (PANA) - Germany has given Togo 8 million Euros, or about 5 billion CFAF as financial support for [...] Full text...
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Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show
17 september 2019 - 21:26:22New York, US (PANA) - The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate [...] Full text...
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Nigerien minister calls for preservation of global, living environment of populations
17 september 2019 - 19:29:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Environment minister, Almoustapha Garba, has called for the preservation of the global and the [...] Full text...
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Security solution in Niger's Diffa region is 'politico-military', says governor
10 september 2019 - 10:39:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The new governor of the Diffa region in the far-east of Niger, which is under attack [...] Full text...
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Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants
26 august 2019 - 21:46:14List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The list of beneficiaries of the [...] Full text...
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Bamako hosts 5th African Scout Integration Camp
21 august 2019 - 12:01:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 500 young Africans, including 300 Malians, will participate from 21 to 30 August in Bamako [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 1,048 ENAM students undergo 45-day military training
12 august 2019 - 15:07:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As part of efforts to acquaint officials with how government is run, develop the principle [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 2nd African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day
09 august 2019 - 07:23:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday celebrated the second African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) under the theme [...] Full text...
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Barclays Bank Botswana opens enterprise and development centre
01 august 2019 - 15:32:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of its continued efforts to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Barclays Bank Botswana [...] Full text...
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Togolese gov't warns against illegal importation of tilapias
11 july 2019 - 14:20:58Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has warned against the illegal importation of tilapias into Togolese markets, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s constitutional body continues external consultation
30 june 2019 - 23:36:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Sunday resumed consultations with abroad-based Gambians in North America, official sources [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj proposes political initiative in coordination with UN
16 june 2019 - 15:41:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde wants to assert itself in world through sports - minister
15 june 2019 - 18:40:20Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde wants to assert itself in the world through sports, said Cape Verdean Minister [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Museveni congratulates India’s Modi on re-election
24 may 2019 - 20:54:46Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Friday sent a congratulatory message to the prime minister of [...] Full text...
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Five NGOs denounce continued detention of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam
24 may 2019 - 20:44:44Paris, France (PANA) - Five organisations have condemned the continued detention in prison of Nigerien activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia prime minister chairs symposium on Jewish pilgrimage to Djerba
23 may 2019 - 23:18:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said here Wednesday Tunisia was one of the leading countries in the [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian legislator wants voting right for compatriots living abroad
23 may 2019 - 18:15:00Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Tanzanian Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday asked the government to allow citizens [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts conference on pre-school problems in Niger
17 may 2019 - 18:28:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A conference, jointly organized by UNICEF in close collaboration with the State of Niger and the [...] Full text...
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Belgian Assita Kanko campaigning alongside Theo Francken of the N-VA
13 may 2019 - 22:59:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Assita Kanko, the Burkinabe naturalized Belgian, on Sunday campaigned alongside Theo Francken, head of the N-VA, [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission officials, politicians brainstorm on reforms
12 may 2019 - 11:52:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) and political party leaders Saturday met here to discuss issues [...] Full text...
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Immigration issues dominate media reports in Mauritius
20 april 2019 - 07:49:23Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Immigration issues, highlighting moves against marriage of convenience or white marriage, dominated major headlines in [...] Full text...
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Skhirat agreement remains framework for any political solution in Libya, says Libyan envoy in Morocco
18 april 2019 - 13:59:25Rabat, Marocco (PANA) - The Skhirat agreement remains the framework and basis for any political solution in Libya, Jumaa Al-Qamati, [...] Full text...
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Humanoid robot Sophia to feature at Transform Africa Summit in Kigali
15 april 2019 - 11:37:16Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) - One of the famous social humanoid robots and the world's first robot citizen, Sophia, will interact [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall renews commitment to strengthen resources of country's defence, security forces
04 april 2019 - 21:32:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese head of state Macky Sall Thursday renewed his commitment to strengthen and resource the country's [...] Full text...
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President Sall urges Senegalese to promote citizen values
04 april 2019 - 08:43:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has urged his compatriots to work for the promotion of citizen values [...] Full text...
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Senegal celebrates 59th independence anniversary on Thursday
03 april 2019 - 13:40:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal will Thursday celebrate its 59th independence anniversary and has invited some of the heads of [...] Full text...
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Moroccan imam candidate for Athens mosque
02 april 2019 - 21:18:40Athens-Greece (PANA)- The Greek committee that will oversee the operation of Athens’s first mosque has picked Moroccan-born Zaki Mohammed as [...] Full text...
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'125 Libyans granted US citizenship in 2018'
18 march 2019 - 09:57:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States immigration department granted US nationality to 125 Libyans during the first nine months [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms support to Libya in management of illegal immigration
07 march 2019 - 11:17:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Commissioner responsible for migration, internal affairs and citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, has said that the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for end to arbitrary arrests at Algerian election protests
03 march 2019 - 06:00:35Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW), is asking the Algerian authorities to allow Algerians to assemble peacefully and refrain from [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says Independence goes with multiple meanings and significance
18 february 2019 - 17:40:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Monday told his competitors that independence went with multiple meanings and significance for [...] Full text...
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Kenya to begin fresh registration of citizens, foreigners
31 january 2019 - 21:06:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government will start the National Integrated Identity Management System registration of all Kenyans and [...] Full text...
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Gambian Constitutional Review Commission applauds Gambians for participation in public consultations
30 january 2019 - 21:33:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Wednesday praised Gambians for their commitment and participation in a [...] Full text...
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Malawi deports Rwanda genocide suspect Murekezi
28 january 2019 - 11:06:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Malawi justice officials on Monday deported Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi, accused of being a key figure [...] Full text...
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Gabonese prime minister reshuffles government
15 january 2019 - 11:54:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabonese Prime Minister, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, on Monday reshuffled the government, just days after a botched [...] Full text...
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NGOs grouping calls on Mauritanian govt to honour its international commitments
08 january 2019 - 18:27:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national forum of human rights organisations (FONADH), a collective of 20 NGOs), in Mauritania [...] Full text...
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Ex-US soldier joins Gambia’s citizenship debate
04 january 2019 - 16:44:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dawda Rowsey, a retired American soldier on Friday reacted to President Adama Barrow’s remarks on the [...] Full text...
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Gambian President’s take on citizenship debate
01 january 2019 - 14:40:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow on Tuesday added his voice to the chorus of debate over the question [...] Full text...
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West African youths meet in Mali for 29th friendship, fraternity week
27 december 2018 - 17:47:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Youths from the cities of Kayes (Mali), Selibaby (Mauritania), Tambacounda (Senegal), Basse (Gambia), Gabou (Guinea Bissau) [...] Full text...
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Gambia urged to make provision for descendants of enslaved Africans
24 december 2018 - 11:59:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A proposal has been made for the Gambia to make provision in the country’s new constitution [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s constitutional body resumes consultation in rural areas
24 november 2018 - 20:15:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on Saturday resumed its nationwide consultations by holding two meetings within [...] Full text...
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Dutch athlete blames Kenyan drug cheats on greed
24 november 2018 - 12:37:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Long distance runner Lornah Kiplagat, a Kenyan-turned Dutch, has attributed the rising doping cases among Kenyan [...] Full text...
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Detained Mauritanian human rights activist justifies struggle against slavery
17 november 2018 - 14:00:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mauritanian human rights activist Biram ould Dah ould Abeid has stoutly defended his movement's non-violent [...] Full text...
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Financial misappropriation discovered in two Benin ministries
28 october 2018 - 12:07:04Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - An investigation by the government of the Republic of Benin has uncovered a huge financial misappropriation, [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Opposition urges Ramaphosa to fire disgraced ministers
28 september 2018 - 15:41:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday called on the South African President, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls for preventive diplomacy at UN and AU levels
25 september 2018 - 06:57:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the United Nations, the African Union and other regional [...] Full text...
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AfDB sets Sept. 14 deadline for applications to next African Global IT Leaders Program
11 september 2018 - 14:01:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Embrace ‘people-centred multilateralism,’ UN-civil society forum urges
24 august 2018 - 06:59:34New York, US (PANA) - The 67th United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference concluded on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch 'deeply saddened' by passing of Kofi Annan
20 august 2018 - 02:19:05New York, US (PANA) - Human Rights Watch says it is deeply saddened by the passing of former United Nations [...] Full text...
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IAAF tightens nationality switch rules
01 august 2018 - 13:22:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IAAF Council has agreed to reinstate Transfer of Allegiance under new rules, with immediate effect. In [...] Full text...
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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
19 july 2018 - 06:57:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Cabinet approves Bill seeking amnesty for armed groups, political prisoners
30 june 2018 - 14:55:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Cabinet has approved a new Bill seeking amnesty for three armed groups previously [...] Full text...
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Obama to deliver Nelson Mandela lecture in South Africa
23 april 2018 - 15:31:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former United States President Barack Obama, has been named as the speaker of the [...] Full text...
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EU-UN initiative on gender-based violence spotlights needs of most marginalized women, girls
14 march 2018 - 06:50:13New York, US (PANA) - As #MeToo activists continue to push for political, economic and social equality between the sexes, [...] Full text...
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US embassy tight-lipped on denial of visa to Liberia's Vice President
09 march 2018 - 14:59:39Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Liberia on Friday said that the country’s “privacy laws” forbids it [...] Full text...
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Gambian Bishop Vows to work with all religious leaders
06 march 2018 - 15:47:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Newly-appointed Catholic Bishop of Banjul, Gabriel Mendy, onTuesday called on President Adama Barrow at State House, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS election monitoring chief calls for peaceful vote in Sierra Leone
03 march 2018 - 19:27:16Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Prof. Amos Sawyer, Head of the ECOWAS’ 55-member Election Observation Mission, has appealed to Sierra [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone SC to hear important cases ahead of general elections
01 march 2018 - 18:31:52Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Justice Abdulai Hamid Charm has given an assurance that the [...] Full text...
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Trump salutes South African-born billionaire
08 february 2018 - 08:55:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US President Donald Trump has saluted South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who this week [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court probes opposition lawyer's deportation to Canada
07 february 2018 - 15:02:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Kenya, the third highest in rank, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into [...] Full text...
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UNESCO advocates for 'Quality Education for All in Africa'
20 january 2018 - 08:24:10Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, has advocated for education as a priority investment for sustainable development in [...] Full text...
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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
19 january 2018 - 19:33:42Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...
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High Court orders Electoral Commission to allow Ghanaians resident abroad to vote
18 december 2017 - 12:06:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Monday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) is to immediately operationalize [...] Full text...
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'Rethink ways to govern cities,' UN-Habitat chief urges on World Day
31 october 2017 - 20:25:58New York, USA (PANA) – Marking World Cities Day, a senior United Nations official on Tuesday spotlighted the need to [...] Full text...
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Lebanese Ambassador hails Sierra Leone's integration policy
20 october 2017 - 14:15:09Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon to Sierra Leone, Nidal Yahya, has hailed Sierra [...] Full text...
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Liberia: Int'l observers speak on Liberian presidential, legislative polls
12 october 2017 - 19:54:50Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has lauded Liberian voters for their “strong desire [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana sets out to improve civil registration
18 september 2017 - 18:48:21Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana intends to develop, implement and maintain its human identification system in line with the evolving [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Deprivation, poverty key factors driving violent extremism in Africa - UNDP
07 september 2017 - 10:00:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deprivation and marginalization, underpinned by weak governance, are primary forces driving young Africans into violent extremism, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Election official denies fleeing to US after airport delay
16 august 2017 - 19:07:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan electoral commission briefly barred from flying to the US on Wednesday has denied reports [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: President Nkurunziza urges Barundi refugees in Tanzania to return home
20 july 2017 - 14:11:23Ngara, Tanzania (PANA) – Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, on a day’s working visit to Tanzania, on Thursday urged all Barundi [...] Full text...
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China: Int'l Forum on ICT, Education 2030 opens in China
10 july 2017 - 05:15:42Qingdao, China (PANA) - UNESCO, in collaboration with the Chinese government, is organizing a 2-day international forum on ICT and [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNESCO official challenges Gambian youth to play part in sustainable development
03 july 2017 - 18:57:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called on Gambian youths to be [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Chadian named AfDB's Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society
20 june 2017 - 08:50:24Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB0 announces the appointment of Vanessa Moungar as its Director for [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria strips citizenship of Hani's assassin
30 may 2017 - 11:18:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has stripped the citizenship of assassin Janusz Walus, who nearly [...] Full text...
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Morocco: King Mohammed, UNESCO Chief celebrate Islamic culture as source of dialogue, peace
24 may 2017 - 15:29:16Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, and His Majesty, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, on Tuesday jointly [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya wants review of IAAF nationality switch rules
28 march 2017 - 16:29:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya, unhappy with the rate at which Kenyan athletes are changing their nationality for personal [...] Full text...
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Mali: Mali launches education for human rights project
31 january 2017 - 16:58:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the UN High Commissioner for Human [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Advisory group of local integration of former refugees in Zambia changes hands
13 december 2016 - 17:28:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Office of the Commissioner for Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Zambia, together [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Opposition Coalition candidate says his candidature is a symbol of national unity
25 november 2016 - 15:59:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Adama Barrow, the presidential candidate of the seven-party opposition coalition, in Gambia's 1 December polls, has [...] Full text...
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Gambia: "We will end impunity in Gambia", says Opposition coalition leader
22 november 2016 - 15:01:15Banjul,Gambia (PANA) - The mission of the Gambian Opposition coalition is to end impunity and oppression in the tiny West [...] Full text...
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Sudan: IOM Sudan resettles 1,750 refugees in Canada
26 october 2016 - 09:42:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Some 1,750 refugees living in Sudan have been resettled in Canada with the support of International [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EU supports new push for more women politicians in Kenya
28 september 2016 - 18:32:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - European ambassadors accredited to Kenya on Wednesday met the country's Minister for Youth and Gender, Sicily [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Zambians in Botswana urged to play for national football team
27 september 2016 - 08:15:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zambia’s High Commission in Botswana has embarked on a campaign to urge its citizens residing in [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO report says adult education vital to communities well-being
08 september 2016 - 18:31:48New York, US (PANA) - Adult learning and education can improve health and well-being, employment opportunities and develop local communities, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN says youth vital in achieving sustainable development agenda
12 august 2016 - 14:51:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said the world's young people, who make up the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia, South Africa agree to protect their working nationals in the 2 countries
21 july 2016 - 12:24:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which seeks to protect the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief, senior officials condemn terrorist attack in Nice
15 july 2016 - 16:23:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the deadly attack in Nice, France, calling for [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks international community on refugees' wellbeing
19 june 2016 - 04:20:48New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged the international community to address the root causes [...] Full text...
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UN: UN conference adopts global education action plan to mobilize civil society
01 june 2016 - 14:21:29New York, US (PANA) - A global education action agenda affirming the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 4, which stresses [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges working together to foster education for global citizenship
30 may 2016 - 16:05:16New York, US (PANA) - The 66th UN Department of Public Information and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Conference kicked off on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, NGOs to hold forum on education for sustainable development
23 may 2016 - 21:17:46New York, US (PANA) - The Annual UN Department of Public Information (DPI) and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference will hold [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Biya visits Nigeria, holds talks with Buhari
03 may 2016 - 21:08:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Cameroon President Paul Biya on Tuesday began a two-day official visit to Nigeria, aimed at enhancing [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese businessmen claim compensation for properties in South Sudan
17 april 2016 - 13:45:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 8,000 Sudanese businessmen affected by the creation of a new state of South Sudan have [...] Full text...
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US: 'Assault on one minority community is attack on all,' Ban says on Day to eliminate racism
22 march 2016 - 08:47:36New York, US (PANA) - Observing the world's day set aside to bolster efforts on eliminating racial discrimination, United Nations [...] Full text...
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