Burkina Faso and Mali 'move towards federation'

25 february 2023 - 13:52:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Mali are committed to moving towards a federation between the two states, [...] Full text...

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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies

12 june 2021 - 18:05:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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27th edition of FESPACO set for 16 - 23 October 2021 in Ouagadougou

07 april 2021 - 15:59:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Djibouti sign three cooperation agreements

28 january 2021 - 16:01:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On the second day of his official visit to Djibouti, the President of Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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27th edition of FESPACO scheduled for February 27 to March 6, 2021

10 september 2020 - 19:21:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has been [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Security ministry congratulates defence, security forces for successful FESPACO

06 march 2019 - 20:04:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government Wednesday congratulated the country’s defence and security forces for ensuring the successful [...] Full text...

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Francophonie Secretary General expected to make first visit to Mali

04 march 2019 - 19:32:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new Secretary General of the International francophonie organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, who took office in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Joel Karekezi wins prestigious Yennega Gold Standard at 26th FESPACO

03 march 2019 - 05:44:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan film director Joel Karekezi won the prestigious Golden Standard of Yennega prize at the [...] Full text...

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Med Hondo, winner of FESPACO Gold Standard in 1987, dies

02 march 2019 - 20:36:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- Mauritanian film director, Med Hondo, who directed the film, Sarraounia, and winner in 1987 of the Yenenega [...] Full text...

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. Rwandan, Malian presidents due in Ouagadougou for closure of FESPACO

01 march 2019 - 15:19:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita are due to arrive in [...] Full text...

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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister

01 march 2019 - 12:27:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...

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UNESCO DG to visit Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire

24 february 2019 - 20:14:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, began a 48-hour visit to Burkina Faso and Cote [...] Full text...

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The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival in figures

23 february 2019 - 15:28:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of Africa’s film festivals, opened [...] Full text...

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Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko re-elected head of Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers

23 february 2019 - 12:15:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Malian Cheick Oumar Sissoko was Friday re-elected head of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) [...] Full text...

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Two Tunisian films on showcase Saturday at FESPACO

22 february 2019 - 20:19:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two Tunisian films, Nejib Belkadhi's ''Watch Me'' and Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud's ''Fatwa'' will be screened as [...] Full text...

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26th edition of FESPACO opens on Saturday in Burkina Faso

21 february 2019 - 20:58:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), one of the largest African film [...] Full text...

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Malian delegation to FESPACO received by PM Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga

20 february 2019 - 15:42:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's delegation to the 26th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), led by the [...] Full text...

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Mali to present 5 films at FESPACO

30 january 2019 - 20:54:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali will present five films at the 26th edition of the Pan-African cinema and television festival [...] Full text...

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Togo to present four films at FESPACO

28 january 2019 - 10:49:01
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will present four films at the Pan-African cinema and television festival (FESPACO) due for 24 [...] Full text...

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Malian 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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Malian film maker laments Africa's leaders' dislike for African Cinema

19 january 2019 - 14:45:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Malian film maker, Souleymane Cissé, has slammed African leaders' dislike for Cinema, saying they regard the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso assures security for all at FESPACO festival

18 january 2019 - 15:44:47
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Culture Abdoul Karim Sango has reassured security at the 26th edition of [...] Full text...

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Algeria to sponsor Miriam Makeba Prize at Fespaco 2019

17 january 2019 - 19:20:30
Paris, France (PANA) - A Miriam Makeba Prize, sponsored by Algeria, will be awarded for the first time at the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gov't solicits economic model for African cinema at FESPACO 2019

17 january 2019 - 18:55:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoum Karim Sango, has called on African film professionals and their [...] Full text...

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Fespaco selects films for screening at Ouagadougou festival

16 january 2019 - 19:58:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The management of the Pan-African Film, Television and Audiovisual Festival (Fespaco), on Wednesday announced the official [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè Culture Minister in Brussels to whip up interest in Fespaco 2019

15 january 2019 - 18:30:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, Abdoul Karim Sango, is due in Brussels for [...] Full text...

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About 200 films expected to be screened at 26th FESPACO

30 november 2018 - 12:11:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 200 films will be shown at the 26th Pan-African film and television festival of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS institutes another award at FESPACO

04 march 2015 - 12:40:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission is instituting the award for the Best film Producer at this year’s Pan-African [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Niger to host first ECOWAS forum on education, peace

05 february 2015 - 14:35:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Niger will host the maiden edition of the regional Forum on Education for the Culture of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 134 films selected officially for FESPACO 2015

16 january 2015 - 20:59:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) –The 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be held [...] Full text...

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Malian heads African Film makers' Federation

08 may 2013 - 14:34:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian movie director, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, has been elected Secretary-General of the Federation of African [...] Full text...

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'Congo will not take part in 23rd FESPACO in Ouagadougou'

18 january 2013 - 12:19:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese films will not be screened at the 23rd edition of the Pan-African Film and Television [...] Full text...

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Special peace and security prize to be established at FESPACO

02 january 2013 - 22:36:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The African Union Commission and Burkina Faso have signed a protocol to establish "a Special [...] Full text...

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Group plays down the closure of cinema halls in Africa

10 september 2012 - 23:08:08
Paris, France (PANA) – The president of the African Network of Promoters and Cultural Entrepreneurs (RAPEC), John Dossavi, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian wins ECOWAS prize for integration at FESPACO

10 march 2011 - 14:54:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Mac Kusare has won the ECOWAS prize for integration at the just-concluded 22nd Pan African [...] Full text...

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EU launches new programme to support culture in ACP countries

02 march 2011 - 15:58:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has launched a new programme to support the cultural sector of the [...] Full text...

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

16 february 2011 - 13:54:22
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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Senegalese film maker Mahama Traore is dead

08 march 2010 - 22:59:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese film maker Mahama Johnson Traore, a founding member of the Ouagadougou-based Pan-African Cinema Festival (FESPACO), [...] Full text...

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Euro-African cinema festival ends in N'Djamena

07 june 2009 - 13:43:00
N'Djaména- Chad (PANA) -- The third edition of the Euro-African festival cinema e nded here on Saturday, befittingly with a [...] Full text...

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Int'l conference on culture, development ends in Brussels

04 april 2009 - 09:30:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Representatives from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pa cific (ACP) as well as Europe rose from [...] Full text...

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France to support African cinema

26 february 2009 - 19:40:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The French Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Alain Joyandet, will this weekend, in Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...

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Malian Cheick Modibo Diarra named godfather of FESPACO 2009

28 january 2009 - 15:01:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian Astrophysicist and President of the African sec tion of Microsoft, Cheick Modibo Diarra, was [...] Full text...

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Pre-FESPACO activities begin in Dakar

22 january 2009 - 15:19:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Activities leading to the 21st edition of the Panafrican Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), [...] Full text...

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