2024/25 CAF Champions League: Group Stage Matchday 3 Round-up

16 december 2024 - 10:22:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The third round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage delivered thrilling encounters, late drama, [...] Full text...

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FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Penalty drama ends Al Ahly's Cup dream

15 december 2024 - 12:17:41
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Al Ahly's hopes of reaching the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final were dashed after a heartbreaking 6-5 [...] Full text...

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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction

08 november 2024 - 06:04:47
Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Seven matches to watch as road to Morocco begins

04 september 2024 - 06:18:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, officially begins on Wednesday, 4 [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Morocco secures historic win against Argentina in football match

25 july 2024 - 07:34:35
Paris. France (PANA) - Morocco stunned Argentina with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B encounter at the 2024 [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying tournament kicks off

15 may 2024 - 11:30:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria gear up for a daunting task as they head into the WAFU B [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Al Ahly stage late rally to defeat Mazembe and reach final

27 april 2024 - 05:36:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The roars of delight from Al Ahly's players and fans told the story - the Egyptian [...] Full text...

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African giants resume international matches after AFCON

19 march 2024 - 07:56:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The current international break provides a chance for Africa's top nations to return to action this [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

01 march 2024 - 17:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Cameroon clinch Round of 16 spot in dramatic 3-2 win over Gambia; Senegal win third match in Group C

23 january 2024 - 19:19:36
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cameroon qualified for the Round of 16 of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Medeama come from behind to snatch late victory, Al Hilal overcome Esperance

02 december 2023 - 11:41:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The resumption of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stages has lived up to the much-anticipated [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Germany beat Spain 1-0 to reach semi-final

24 november 2023 - 11:02:36
Jakarta, Indonesis (PANA) - Germany on Friday beat Spain 1-0 in their quarter-final match of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco through after shootout drama

21 november 2023 - 17:49:17
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Morocco scored a stoppage-time equalizer then beat Iran in a penalty shootout to secure a place [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-23 WC: Germany beat spirited USA in Bandung thriller

21 november 2023 - 10:56:29
Bandung, Indonesia (PANA) - Bilal Yalcinkaya hit an 87th-minute winner as Germany beat USA 3-2 in a breathless Round of [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Classy Germany triumph to seal top spot

18 november 2023 - 12:01:57
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Germany convincingly beat Venezuela 3-0 in Jakarta to make it three wins from three and qualify [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African actor awarded an OBE

09 november 2023 - 09:15:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African actor Dr John Kani has been honoured as the honorary officer [...] Full text...

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2024 Women's Olympic qualifiers: Ethiopia vs Nigeria; South Africa vs DR Congo end in stalemate

26 october 2023 - 06:46:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Ethiopia while the tie between South Africa and [...] Full text...

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AFL: Late drama as Simba and Al Ahly draw in opening AFL thriller

21 october 2023 - 07:20:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The first ever quarter-final in the inaugural African Football League (AFL) ended all square [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw sets up thrilling match-ups

06 october 2023 - 20:12:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The group stage draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup has thrown up some tantalising [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria football boss spurs team to ‘keep Africa’s hope alive’

26 july 2023 - 07:10:34
Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - As the Nigeria Football Federation President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, shares his words of encouragement, the pressure [...] Full text...

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African leaders arrive in Kyiv on peace mission to end Russian-Ukrainian war

16 june 2023 - 12:06:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Seven African leaders are in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in an ambitious peace mission [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian literary icon Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo is dead

31 may 2023 - 15:18:25
Arcra, Ghana (PANA) -  The death was reported of Ghanaian literary icon Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, in the early hours [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia

12 april 2023 - 08:27:02
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries [...] Full text...

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Mali plans to hold the Artistic and Cultural Biennale in Mopti in July

20 march 2023 - 18:36:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali plans to organize from 6 -16 July 2023 in Mopti (Centre), head of the region [...] Full text...

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First edition of Libyan-Italian Friendship Day celebrated in Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 15:47:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Sunday attended the opening ceremony marking [...] Full text...

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Top South African team fined for pitch invasion

12 september 2022 - 12:45:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) Disciplinary Committee has fined Kaizer Chiefs for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Deputy President Ruto takes slight lead over opposition leader Odinga in tight presidential vote

14 august 2022 - 11:34:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over former Prime Minister and opposition [...] Full text...

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Procedures used in assault on migrants in Nador indicate planning by seasoned leaders

01 july 2022 - 19:15:57
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The assault perpetrated on 24 June 2022 by migrants in Nador to force their passage to [...] Full text...

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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region

30 may 2022 - 19:10:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...

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Bodies of six illegal migrants found off Sabratha, western Libya

17 april 2022 - 15:14:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of six migrants have been found off the coast of Sabratha (70 km west [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Mali sink Tunisia 1-0 in day 1 Group F match

12 january 2022 - 15:15:48
Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday beat Tunisia 1-0 in their incidents-filled Day 1 Group F match of the [...] Full text...

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FIFA Arab Cup final: Unlikely heroes grab gold for Algeria

19 december 2021 - 08:53:48
Al Bayt, Qatar (PANA) - After nine rounds and two weeks of competition, the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 came to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré makes declaration after new death toll in Inata attack

17 november 2021 - 21:29:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said here Wednesday that the malfunctioning observed in the [...] Full text...

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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

20 october 2021 - 06:00:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...

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Second Conference of WAEMU lawyers opens in Ouagadougou

21 september 2021 - 22:57:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday hailed lawyers of the West African Economic [...] Full text...

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CECAFA hosts successful TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League draw

09 july 2021 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Excitement has engulfed Eastern Africa after a total of nine clubs learnt their opponents following the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's former President Zuma in jail after dramatic stand-off

08 july 2021 - 07:44:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a night of high drama, former President Jacob Zuma is back behind bars. Nearly [...] Full text...

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UN Envoy urges LPDF members to overcome differences, adopt constitutional basis

28 june 2021 - 15:46:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage

16 january 2021 - 09:54:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt issues stricter school re-opening protocols, care urged amongst ageing teachers

03 january 2021 - 19:39:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan teachers and other school staff who are aged 58 years or above and those with [...] Full text...

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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students

19 september 2020 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to assume leadership role amid pandemic

10 august 2020 - 21:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian opposition Gambia For All (GFA) party Monday urged President Adama Barrow to assume his [...] Full text...

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An illegal migrant drowns, two missing, 13 rescued after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

26 july 2020 - 19:49:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coastal guards on Sunday recovered the body of an illegal migrant and rescued 13 others [...] Full text...

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

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

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Police officer killed in northwestern Burkina Faso

15 june 2020 - 13:39:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A terrorist attack on a police station in Dî in the province of Sourou of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 61 bodies recovered after sinking of a boat of illegal migrants

13 june 2020 - 20:29:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after the sinking of a boat of illegal migrants off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 54 bodies recovered after shipwreck of boat of illegal migrants

11 june 2020 - 21:55:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest death toll of the shipwreck of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Tunisia announces gradual resumption of cultural activities

19 may 2020 - 10:39:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued a decree on Monday announcing a phased resumption of activities [...] Full text...

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12 detained alleged terrorists found dead in cell in eastern Burkina Faso

13 may 2020 - 22:52:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twelve of 25 people detained here Monday night for terrorism in Tanwalbougou were found dead [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G5 Sahel presidents call for help

28 april 2020 - 23:43:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The G5 Sahel presidents Tuesday made a solemn appeal for international solidarity to help the sub-region [...] Full text...

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Writers’ Association of The Gambia starts campaign against Coronavirus

17 march 2020 - 20:37:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG), in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition condemns massacre of 43 people in northern region

10 march 2020 - 14:26:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso political opposition on Tuesday condemned the massacre of 43 villagers in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist takes gov’t to task over media freedom

26 february 2020 - 23:09:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, Wednesday took the government to task over [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Five teachers of same school die in road accident

26 february 2020 - 01:12:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Five female teachers were killed Tuesday in a road accident near Kasserine, a region of the [...] Full text...

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Is the UN Security Council resolution in Libya progress towards peace or simple media buzz? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2020 - 22:21:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday, which aroused hopes for ceasefire in Libya, was hardly [...] Full text...

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Kenyan MP who shot DJ remanded in prison custody

20 january 2020 - 11:54:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Babu Owino, a Kenyan legislator who shot a Nairobi club Disc Jockey in the neck in [...] Full text...

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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day

18 december 2019 - 21:38:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...

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Five killed in north-central Burkina Faso as artisanal gold mine caves in

18 december 2019 - 15:31:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide at an artisanal mining [...] Full text...

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President Macron expresses condolences to Mahamadou Issoufou following attack on Inates

17 december 2019 - 23:29:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The French ambassador to Niger, Alexandre Garcia, Tuesday handed over to Nigerien head of state Mahamadou [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Young woman arrested in Mali for killing her husband

02 november 2019 - 14:33:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A young woman has been arrested by the police in Kalabancoro, a suburb of Bamako, the [...] Full text...

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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone

31 october 2019 - 18:24:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...

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Malian Parliament opens October session

08 october 2019 - 16:27:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Declaring open the October session of the Malian Parliament recently, the President of the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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Damage caused by Bamako floods put at nearly 6 billion CFAF

04 october 2019 - 14:41:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Floods of May 2019 in Bamako caused property damage estimated at nearly 6 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile

07 august 2019 - 15:59:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight developments in Tripoli War, illegal immigration

27 july 2019 - 18:45:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ongoing war in Tripoli continues to dominate the media in Libya with newspapers focusing on developments [...] Full text...

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Malian government urged to address situation of Malians living abroad

16 july 2019 - 22:44:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA)     -    The high council for the Malian Diaspora (CSDM) Tuesday called on the Malian government to address [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Nigeria reach semi-finals after 2-1 win over South Africa

10 july 2019 - 21:13:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria scored in the final minutes in their quarter-final match against South Africa in the 2019 [...] Full text...

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Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonné performs in Belgium

08 july 2019 - 16:16:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Franco-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonnute; Bala, after a brush with the police, managed to perform at a small [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused of illegal gold and chrome activities

28 june 2019 - 17:50:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - MDC Youth Assembly has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is involved in several illegal mining activities [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta member arrested

26 june 2019 - 18:33:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) on Wednesday ordered the arrest and detention of former [...] Full text...

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Mali says no evidence of poisoning in dead fish found outside Niger River

23 may 2019 - 23:42:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Officials from departments under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs said here Wednesday there was [...] Full text...

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Ugandan popstar politician under house arrest for second day running

23 april 2019 - 16:50:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan popstar who is eyeing the presidency is under house arrest for the second consecutive [...] Full text...

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American actress Bellamy Young concludes visit to Rwanda

04 february 2019 - 13:43:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American actress Bellamy Young on Monday called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame shortly before concluding a [...] Full text...

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Famous American actress Bellamy Young arrives in Rwanda on girls empowerment campaign

31 january 2019 - 22:25:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Renowned American actress Bellamy Young arrived in Rwanda Thursday for a week’s visit [...] Full text...

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Malian actor Michel Sangaré passes on

22 january 2019 - 14:32:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian actor and artist Michel Sangaré died on Monday at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako after [...] Full text...

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Congolese leader deplores violence in CAR

05 january 2019 - 18:19:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Saturday deplored the repeated violence in Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins first two prizes of Journées Théatrales de Carthage

17 december 2018 - 17:51:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 20th edition of Journées Théatrales de Carthage (JTC) ended on Sunday at the City [...] Full text...

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Burkina demonstration demands justice for slain journalist Zongo

13 december 2018 - 18:30:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people protested Thursday in Ouagadougou to demand justice on the 20th commemoration of the [...] Full text...

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IOM launches awareness-raising radio show on perils, opportunities of migration

31 october 2018 - 02:08:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A radio series was launched on Tuesday in Nigeria by the UN migration agency (IOM) to [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: France beat Croatia 4-2 to lift trophy

15 july 2018 - 17:43:24
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - France on Sunday won the 2018 FIFA World Cup when they beat Croatia 4-2 in a [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Who will be crowned world champions on Sunday - France or Croatia?

14 july 2018 - 13:02:32
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, filled with drama, intrigue, set-piece goals [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 on penalties to reach quarter-finals

01 july 2018 - 21:08:15
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Sunday when they beat Denmark [...] Full text...

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Bidouane named Africa legendry captain to 2018 IAAF Continental Cup

31 may 2018 - 13:56:53
Nairiobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Moroccan hurdler who specialised in the 400m has been named Africa's honourary captain and legendary [...] Full text...

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Cash-strapped Gor Mahia lands in Pretoria for CAF Confed. Cup tie

18 april 2018 - 15:11:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Gor Mahia landed in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday morning less than a few hours [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa's vows to tackle corruption in maiden State of the Nation Address

17 february 2018 - 07:38:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Opposition parties have unanimously welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) [...] Full text...

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No Confidence Motion scheduled to force President Zuma out

14 february 2018 - 11:29:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In another day of high drama, the governing African National Congress (ANC) has served [...] Full text...

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ANC to decide Zuma's fate as SA President on Wednesday

05 february 2018 - 19:38:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a day of high drama which included running street battles outside the Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Activist arrested as Kenya police crackdown on opposition intensifies

02 february 2018 - 15:38:39
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Police Friday arrested outspoken human rights lawyer-cum-poilitician, Miguna Miguna, who was one of the two advocates who [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Xhosa initiation film nominated for Academy Awards

02 october 2017 - 15:23:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 2017 drama film about a Xhosa initiation has been selected as South [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former AU chair sworn in as an MP

21 september 2017 - 11:58:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a day of high political drama presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was sworn in [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON U-17: Mali beat Guinea 2-0 on penalties to reach final

24 may 2017 - 19:51:10
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Defending champions Mali on Wednesday reached the final of the 2017 AFCON U-17 tournament in Gabon [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt launches nine-year basic education programme in Mauritius

13 february 2017 - 17:48:31
Beau-Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – A National Water Safety Council will be set up in Mauritius with the aim to sensitise [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa joins calls for Jammeh to quit

19 january 2017 - 22:06:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Thursday joined the chorus of calls for Gambian strongman [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma gets temporary reprieve as court blocks damning report

14 october 2016 - 11:54:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a week of high drama, the North Gauteng High Court on Friday approved [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Suspended SABC journalists win media awards

10 july 2016 - 14:40:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In another humiliating blow for South Africa’s national broadcaster, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Global media bodies slam SABC interference

03 july 2016 - 13:02:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Newsroom drama over coverage of Mandela's death continues to make headlines

12 may 2016 - 12:34:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The former editor of the Cape Times newspaper who was fired for the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Looming strikes, conflict between farmers and herdsmen reported in Ghana

06 february 2016 - 07:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Looming strikes by drivers and traders, and conflict between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in the Ashanti [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media play up energy issues, voters’ register, New Year message

02 january 2016 - 08:38:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Dramatic developments in the energy sector that culminated in the resignation of Power minister Kwabena Donkor [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy deplores recent violence in CAR

28 october 2015 - 18:55:37
New York, US (PANA) - Following a series of incidents earlier this week in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria's standoff with ICC remains unresolved

06 october 2015 - 08:13:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s standoff with the International Criminal Court (ICC) is no closer to being [...] Full text...

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UN: Central African Republic's FM wants UN mission strengthened

01 october 2015 - 16:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - Warning that Central African Republic (CAR) is currently seeing an upsurge in deadly violence in and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mass Boko Haram surrender, hajj stampede, Saraki's high-profile trial reported

26 september 2015 - 09:00:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sudden surrender of more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists, the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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South Africa: High Court to rule on al-Bashir matter

15 september 2015 - 13:34:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will Wednesday hand down judgment over government’s application [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's first 100 days in office, raging war against boko haram, corruption reported in Nigeria

12 september 2015 - 08:11:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's first 100 days in office, the raging war against Boko Haram and Corruption [...] Full text...

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

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

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Senegal: CPJ condemns closure of 3 media outlets in South Sudan

06 august 2015 - 15:15:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the closure of three media outlets by authorities [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir gets hero's welcome on arrival in Khartoum from AU Summit

15 june 2015 - 19:50:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday returned to Khartoum to a hero's welcome, after a South African [...] Full text...

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Botswana: 3 journos arrested

07 may 2015 - 10:05:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Three journalists from Botswana’s private media have been arrested for allegedly publishing a story on an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Chibok girls: one year after abduction, politics, xenophobic attacks reported

18 april 2015 - 07:46:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Chibok girls (276 in number), abducted 14 April 2014, from their school, the Government Secondary School [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Opposition SLPP slams ruling APC for expelling VP

09 march 2015 - 17:51:03
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Main Opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has slammed the government and the ruling All [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNAMID, IDPs celebrate International Women’s Day

09 march 2015 - 16:40:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Marking the International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, hundreds of women, men and children, [...] Full text...

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UAE: Ethiopians make clean sweep of titles at Dubai marathon

23 january 2015 - 12:49:07
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - It was yet another day of dominance for Ethiopian athletes at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa's judicial system in international spotlight (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

27 december 2014 - 09:45:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A number of high-profile court cases in 2014 have put South Africa’s judicial system in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzanian dailies condemn disorderly politics

08 november 2014 - 04:35:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Politics dominated Tanzania's media coverage this week as the public started debating the proposed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan's re-election bid, Chibok girls reported in Nigeria

25 october 2014 - 09:28:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The unfolding drama over President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid and the looming release of Chibok girls [...] Full text...

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South Africa: A tale of three trials (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

19 october 2014 - 08:19:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Three dramatic criminal trials in two continents have this week cast the international spotlight [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Proposed Constitution grabs local media attention

04 october 2014 - 10:11:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nothing could have been of greater interest to the Tanzanian media and their audience [...] Full text...

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South Africa: How Pistorius trial captivated the world (A feature by By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2014 - 12:05:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa and, for that matter, the rest of the world, has never seen [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two heads claim authority at Nigeria Football Federation headquarters

18 august 2014 - 17:32:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Confusion and drama prevailed Monday at the headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as NFF [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Amazing disgrace - Germany puts in extra in spelling Brazil with goals

08 july 2014 - 23:41:36
São Paulo, Brazil (PANA) - Amazing disgrace. Germany 7, Brazil 1, semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil [...] Full text...

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Malawi: More drama in Malawi elections as judge disqualifies self in decider case

29 may 2014 - 15:17:47
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The release of the results of Malawi's long-overdue May 20 elections results remains uncertain as the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Opposition's political agitation reported in Mauritius

20 april 2014 - 08:55:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The political agitation rocking Opposition parties – the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), led by former Prime [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Dailies focus on constitution debate, press freedom

08 march 2014 - 10:05:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As some Tanzania’s dailies this week kept their attention on the Constituent Assembly, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 2 top govt. officials arrested over massive government looting

27 january 2014 - 16:37:13
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara and the Principal Secretary in the Office of the President [...] Full text...

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American film critics rate '12 Years a Slave' best film in 2013

09 december 2013 - 18:33:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) in the US capital city, on Monday [...] Full text...

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UNAMID celebrates 16 days of Activism against Gender Violence

06 december 2013 - 10:04:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than 500 women, men and school girls participated in an event in Al Fashir, North [...] Full text...

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Brouhaha over oil drill ship sale, WC trophy, Zuma visit reported in Ghana

30 november 2013 - 07:03:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The controversial sale of an oil drill ship in 2001, the tour of Ghana of the [...] Full text...

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Czech fugitive appears in SA court amid high drama

25 november 2013 - 11:01:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir appeared in a Johannesburg court on Monday following a weekend [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Tit-bits, notebooks from a fitting finale

09 november 2013 - 09:49:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are tit-bits and notebooks from the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals which ended [...] Full text...

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Forbes tasks Africa on media investment, as African entertainment TV network opens

04 july 2013 - 11:24:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mr Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of American business magazine, Forbes, has said it is crucial [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA Confed Cup: Tit-bits from the tournament

16 june 2013 - 19:59:34
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (PANA) - The following are tit-bits from the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup which began Saturday in Brazil. Neymar’s [...] Full text...

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Over 40 die in Nigeria's recurring violence

30 march 2013 - 16:05:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 40 people have been killed in the past week around Nigeria's central city of Jos, [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth remains relevant - British diplomat

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

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Commonwealth remains relevant - British diplomat

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

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Mali operation, bloody Algeria hostage drama grab Mauritanian headlines

19 january 2013 - 13:49:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The French-initiated operation to flush out jihadists from northern Mali and the taking of hostages by [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight goof on health, death of former VP

17 november 2012 - 10:17:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - News of the health and death of Ghana’s former Vice President Aliu Mahama filled the country's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria papers highlight stolen oil money, power minister's resignation

01 september 2012 - 11:25:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Stolen oil money totalling US$400 billion since independence in 1960, President Goodluck Jonathan's pledge to fix [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president: 'High spending' senate must be be abolished

29 august 2012 - 18:05:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed the abolition of the Senate so that resources used on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Muslim cleric killed in Mombasa, shops looted

27 august 2012 - 19:54:21
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s top Muslim cleric, Aboud Rogo, was killed on Monday in Mombasa after gunmen trailing him [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court VP to face criminal charges

08 august 2012 - 18:43:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s top public prosecutor has endorsed criminal charges against the country’s second most influential judicial official [...] Full text...

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3 inmates arrested as police use force to release pardoned inmates in Malawi

08 july 2012 - 20:59:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - All 34 prisoners at the Zomba Central Prison in Malawi, who were pardoned by President Joyce [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report trial of subsidy thieves, new refineries, earnings from cassava export

07 july 2012 - 10:49:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's resolve to deal with subsidy thieves, plans to build six new refineries, and [...] Full text...

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Ex-Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Segun Olusola, dies at 77

22 june 2012 - 00:42:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former Ambassador to Ethiopia and renowned broadcaster Segun Olusola has died after a brief illness [...] Full text...

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Air Nigeria 'first African carrier to offer iPAD 3' for in-flight entertainment

19 june 2012 - 09:02:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's private sector flag carrier Air Nigeria will become the first African airline to offer iPAD [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media feast on mind-boggling bribery scam in the House of Reps

16 june 2012 - 10:23:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US$ 3 million bribery scam at the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of the [...] Full text...

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Determined Malawi salvages late equaliser with wobbly Nigeria

09 june 2012 - 16:23:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There was late drama on Saturday in the Malawi commercial capital of Blantyre where the home [...] Full text...

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'Heads to roll' for floodlight failure in Ghana-Lesotho World Cup qualifier

01 june 2012 - 21:31:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Drama unfolded on and off the football field on Friday as Ghana thrashed Lesotho 7-0 in [...] Full text...

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South African movie in line for Africa's top award

20 april 2012 - 10:27:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African film “Otelo Burning”, which tells the story of three young township [...] Full text...

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Ban seeks global cooperation to tackle 21st century security challenges

22 march 2012 - 07:26:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the need for the international community to work together [...] Full text...

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UNAMID celebrates International Women’s Day in Darfur

08 march 2012 - 19:34:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of women, men and children, including internally-displaced persons, took part in festivities, jointly sponsored by [...] Full text...

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Mutharika's first Attorney General re-arrested hours after release

15 february 2012 - 22:28:57
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika's first Attorney General Ralph Kasambara, who was arrested on Monday, was [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: DRC refugee children in Tanzania learning basics of art

01 february 2012 - 20:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) on Wednesday said refugee pupils from the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s judiciary seeks suspension of deputy Chief Justice after gun drama

13 january 2012 - 17:26:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s top judicial body decided Friday to seek the suspension of the Deputy Chief Justice, Nancy [...] Full text...

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Kenya's deputy Chief Justice apologizes over gun drama

04 january 2012 - 18:38:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge Nancy Baraza Wednesday apologized for treating a female [...] Full text...

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Rawlings condemns 'speedy' Gbagbo transfer to the Hague

06 december 2011 - 13:59:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has condemned the "hasty procedure" that led to the transfer [...] Full text...

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Malawi police still hunting robbers 24 hours after sneaking into shopping mall

19 november 2011 - 16:02:32
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi police say they are still searching for two suspected robbers who sneaked into the ceiling [...] Full text...

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Jonathan inaugurates 21-member panel to review Nigerian constitution

17 november 2011 - 16:09:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday inaugurated a 21-member constitution review committee, and charged them to work [...] Full text...

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IOM reintegrates 9,000 marginalized Moroccan youth

04 november 2011 - 15:58:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it assisted over 9,000 young Moroccans to socially reintegrate [...] Full text...

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All but one detained editors freed in Nigeria

13 october 2011 - 08:44:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three of the four editors of a Nigerian opposition newspaper, and three other staffers, who were [...] Full text...

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Egypt's former minister of information jailed for corruption

29 september 2011 - 00:15:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Cairo Criminal Court (CCC) on Wednesday sentenced former Egyptian information minister Anas Al-Feqy to seven [...] Full text...

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Journalist, netted for photographing Bingu's mansion, out on bail

14 september 2011 - 19:19:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Scores of journalists thronged the Limbe Magistrates Court in Blantyre to welcome fellow journalist Earnest Mahwayo [...] Full text...

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Dying housing project, see-saw of huge Chinese loan highlighted by Ghana media

27 august 2011 - 11:11:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Signs of the last kicks of a dying flagship housing project that had been heavily criticised [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers focus on fish imported from Japan, furor in Parliament

30 july 2011 - 10:09:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fears about radiation-contaminated fish imported from Japan and squabbles in the National Assembly after [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ruling party in crucial vote for survival

08 july 2011 - 14:09:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds a delegates congress on Saturday to elect a candidate [...] Full text...

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Cecafa Cup: Kenya's Ulinzi Stars through to quarters

03 july 2011 - 17:09:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ulinzi Stars qualified for the quarter-finals of the Cecafa Kagame Castle Cup, but only after [...] Full text...

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Kenyan media 'craze' over MPs taxes, missing school cash

25 june 2011 - 14:33:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Efforts to tax parliamentarians, judges and all constitutional office holders and mounting pressure on Education Minister [...] Full text...

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Embarrassing chieftaincy "coup", fire disasters played up by Ghanaian media

18 june 2011 - 07:59:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A five-year-old chieftaincy dispute in Accra exploded into an embarrassing "coup" this week when two more [...] Full text...

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Obama-Jonathan summit, ex-Speaker's incarceration reported in Nigeria

11 june 2011 - 05:29:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The meeting between Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Barack Obama, the corruption case against the immediate past [...] Full text...

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Drama in Nigerian capital as Speaker resists arrest by anti-graft operatives

03 june 2011 - 17:34:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There was drama in the Nigerian capital of Abuja as the Speaker of the Nigerian House [...] Full text...

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Kenyan newspapers offer rare glimpse into judges' conduct

07 may 2011 - 11:08:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The dramatic capture and killing of terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden and a weeklong fuel shortage [...] Full text...

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AU lifts sanctions on Cote d'Ivoire

21 april 2011 - 14:24:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has lifted sanctions against Cote d'Ivoire, according to reports reaching PANA here [...] Full text...

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Authors from Cogo Basin feature at Paris book exhibition

21 march 2011 - 14:55:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Authors drawn from countries within the Congo Basin featured prominently at the 2011 edition of the [...] Full text...

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African film, Notre Etrangere, may be withdrawn from French cinemas

16 february 2011 - 13:54:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The film "Notre Etrangère", directed by Burkinabe film maker Sarah Bouyain, is on the verge of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan minister tells compatriot refugees: 'Go home, there's peace in Rwanda'

11 february 2011 - 20:11:42
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Rwandan Disaster Management and Refugees Minister General Marcel Gatsinzi, on an official visit to Malawi, has [...] Full text...

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Pre-election excitement captures front pages in Nigeria

15 january 2011 - 07:00:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A rash of dramatic political developments, characterized by the emergence of party flag bearers at [...] Full text...

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Development partners reaffirm commitment to eliminate River blindness from Africa

13 december 2010 - 13:21:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African health ministers and development partners have ended their meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, by reaffirming their [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Gbagbo sworn in on another day of drama in Cote d'Ivoire

04 december 2010 - 17:14:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – In another day of dramatic events in Cote d'Ivoire, President Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in [...] Full text...

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Drama as Malawi President suspends elections body over "massive" fraud

03 december 2010 - 17:57:22
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There was high drama at the Malawi Electoral Commission headquarters in Blantyre when police sealed its [...] Full text...

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Gambia observes International Disaster Reduction Day

13 october 2010 - 14:42:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambiaâ?s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Wednesday spearheaded a chain of activities, including a march [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: 'South Africa 2010, a Pride for Africa'

13 july 2010 - 07:13:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Only 12 kilometres separate Spain from Afric a at their closest point and both were [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Uruguay/Netherlands semi-final (preview)

06 july 2010 - 07:18:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- FIFA World Cup 2010 first semi-final on Tuesday between Uruguay and Netherlands is a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Vs FIFA, inauguration of new Electoral umpire dominate front

03 july 2010 - 09:06:00
pages Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan's two-year ban on Nigeria's participation in international football competition and the reaction [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media report resentment against Babangida, Senator's marriage to minor

01 may 2010 - 09:52:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Resentment against former Nigerian Military President I brahim Babangida's declaration of interest in the 2011 presidency, [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police, Telkom Orange lift Vaisakhi hockey titles

26 april 2010 - 14:22:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- For the first time since formation 62 years ago, the Ken ya Police hockey club on [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate 34th anniversary of students' revolution

07 april 2010 - 15:52:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Activities marking the 34th anniversary of the Students' revolution in Libya began Tuesday across the country. [...] Full text...

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100 artists expected at African Renaissance monument in Dakar

31 march 2010 - 19:28:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- One hundred artists will perform in Dakar and its suburbs on Friday as part of events [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President urges MPS to tackle constitutional reforms

23 february 2010 - 14:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Fourth session of Kenyaâ?s 10th Parliament opened h ere Tuesday with President Mwai Kibaki calling [...] Full text...

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Corruption dominates Kenyan media on weekend of high drama (Corrected)

14 february 2010 - 12:47:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Grand corruption, long considered the Achillesâ? heel o f the two-year-old coalition government; made interesting reading [...] Full text...

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Corruption dominates Kenyan media on weekend on high drama

14 february 2010 - 10:48:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Grand corruption, long considered the Achillesâ? heel o f the two-year-old coalition government; made interesting reading [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian media highlight water shortage, 'anti-climax' at vetting of ministers

13 february 2010 - 08:32:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- An acute shortage of water in the west of Accra, caused by a faulty electronic panel [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's upgrade to Acting President may not stem violence in oil region

11 february 2010 - 07:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The resurgent violence in Nigeria's oil region may conti nue despite the installation of a Niger [...] Full text...

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Damage control ahead of Zuma's State of the Nation speech

09 february 2010 - 15:04:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- With just two days remaining before his first S tate of the Nation speech, [...] Full text...

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Egypt on course to win three consecutive CAN tournaments

28 january 2010 - 23:35:00
Benguela- Angola (PANA) -- Egyptâ?s dream of becoming the first country to win t hree consecutive Nations Cups got closer [...] Full text...

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Algeria shock Cote d'Ivoire as Ghana eclipse Angola at CAN 2010

25 january 2010 - 07:50:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- In what will go down as the most exciting match of the o ngoing Nations Cup, [...] Full text...

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Artistes demand support for Togo theatre festival

26 december 2009 - 12:09:00
Lomأ©- Togo (PANA) â“ Togo's Fraternity Theatre Fe-stival (FESTHEF) ended on Fri day in Assahoun, about 50 km southeast of [...] Full text...

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Mali, 2 others to host International puppet festival

24 december 2009 - 17:58:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The 12th edition of the international festival of drama a nd puppet will be held February [...] Full text...

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