2023 FIFA Awards: Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala crowned queen again
11 december 2023 - 20:45:51Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Nigerian icon Asisat Oshoala has been named CAF's Women's Player of the Year for a record [...] Full text...
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Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Nigerian icon Asisat Oshoala has been named CAF's Women's Player of the Year for a record [...] Full text...
2023 CAF Awards: CAF releases nominees for Goal of the Year
04 december 2023 - 17:26:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released nominees of 12 goals from its various [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: CAF releases shortlists of women's categories
28 november 2023 - 05:44:16Cairo, Egyot (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the shortlists for the [...] Full text...
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CAF announces shortlists of Men’s Categories for CAF Awards 2023
18 november 2023 - 09:02:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, CAF, on Friday announced the shortlists for the men’s categories for the [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories
14 november 2023 - 15:59:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: CAF unveils nominees for 2023 Awards in men’s categories
01 november 2023 - 11:24:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Wednesday revealed the list of [...] Full text...
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FIFA's Fatma Samoura to speak at Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum 2023
09 august 2023 - 06:31:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid the excitement around the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the [...] Full text...
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Sadio Mané voted best Senegalese footballer of the year 2022
26 january 2023 - 15:51:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese international of Bayern Munich (Germany), Sadio Mané, was elected on Wednesday as the best [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Perlemoen restaurant wins top global award
28 december 2022 - 11:36:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Western Cape restaurant has won a top global award at a Paris ceremony. Perlemoen, [...] Full text...
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Five suspected terrorists shot dead in north-central Burkina Faso
27 october 2022 - 13:21:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Army has announced that it neutralised five suspected terrorists in an offensive action [...] Full text...
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Government focused mainly on fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso - PM
26 october 2022 - 14:05:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional prime minister of Burkina Faso, Appolinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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South African liberation hero honoured by Clooney Foundation
03 october 2022 - 12:20:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Albie Sachs has received a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by [...] Full text...
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Paul Pogba received by Guinea's junta head
22 june 2022 - 12:21:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - French international footballer of Guinean origin, Paul Pogba, nicknamed "La pioche", will on Wednesday play in [...] Full text...
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Senegambian Queen embarks on cultural tour
24 february 2022 - 21:21:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Queen Binta T.E. Goudiaby, the US-based Senegambian cultural missionary, Thursday arrived here for a four-day tour [...] Full text...
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UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
05 june 2021 - 10:06:06New York, US (PANA) - Heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in [...] Full text...
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Postponed Magical Kenya Open set for March 18-21
06 february 2021 - 09:44:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The postponed Magical Kenya Open (MKO) Golf Championship is now scheduled to take place on between [...] Full text...
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Kenya Equity bank wins 2020 SME Bank Africa Award
23 november 2020 - 19:48:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – For the third consecutive year, Kenya Equity Bank has won the 2020 SME Bank of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya named Africa's best golfing destination
04 november 2020 - 06:44:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golfing destination. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Wednesday said the announcement [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Seven people killed in collapsed wells at a gold panning site in western Mali
10 july 2020 - 15:02:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least seven people died on Wednesday when four gold pits at a traditional gold panning [...] Full text...
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Former world basketball body chairman Abdoulaye Seye Moreau dies
28 june 2020 - 18:33:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Abdoulaye Seye Moreau, former chairman of the Senegalese basketball federation, the Senegalese national Olympics and sports [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Seven new cases diagnosed on Saturday in Mali
28 march 2020 - 19:21:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Saturday recorded seven new positive cases of coronavirus, the Health ministry said. These new cases, [...] Full text...
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African Solidarity Fund to celebrate 40th anniversary in Niamey on Saturday
23 january 2020 - 12:00:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday in Niamey, Niger, under [...] Full text...
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Nigerian legend Ikpeba to grace Kenya sports gala
19 january 2020 - 14:32:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Africa Footballer of the Year, Nigerian star Victor Ikpeba, will be the chief guest at [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Kenyan athletes fly flag on top of the world
25 december 2019 - 17:08:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Eliud Kipchoge's exploits in marathon and Kenya's exceptionally good performance at the 2019 Doha World Athletics remain the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye named Best Senegalese Sportsman of the Year, Sadio Mané Ballon d'Or for the 6th time
05 november 2019 - 18:53:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye, African champion and gold medalist at the African Games in Rabat in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Hailu shortlisted for IAAF Rising Star award
04 november 2019 - 13:25:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Lemlem Hailu is among five athletes shortlisted for the forthcoming IAAF Rising Stars Award, the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt declares October 25 'Anti-Sanctions Day'
23 october 2019 - 05:41:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has declared 25 October, Anti-Sanctions Day, as it seeks to have international sanctions [...] Full text...
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Second Houphouet-Boigny Prize for Excellence to be held this week
15 october 2019 - 11:29:19Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Activities for the Second Houpouet-Boigny Research Prize will be held on 17-18 October 2019 at the [...] Full text...
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Mali’s national Cecifoot team to take part in next African Cup in Nigeria
25 september 2019 - 15:59:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Cecifoot team, football for the blind, will take part in the Africa Cecifoot Cup of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Username CEO bags Realtor Founder Award
15 september 2019 - 18:24:42Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)-The CEO of a leading Kenyan real estate and investment Company, Username Investment, Reuben Kimani, has been awarded recently [...] Full text...
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FNBB awarded best bank in Botswana
24 july 2019 - 16:40:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) has been named the best bank in Botswana at the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Lomé to host 6th edition of African football night on 27 July
15 july 2019 - 23:50:06Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Togo, will on Saturday 27 July host the 6th edition of the African [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Copyright Office shares nearly 300 million CFA francs among artists
01 june 2019 - 10:44:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Copyright Office (BBDA) will share, as of June 3, more than CFAF [...] Full text...
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UNESCO celebrates African Week in Paris
19 may 2019 - 16:48:49Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO will from Monday start celebration of this year’s edition of the African Week at the [...] Full text...
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25th edition of Miss Togo scheduled for August 24
26 march 2019 - 19:00:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 25th edition of the election of the beauty queen of Togo will be held at [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso launches National Tourism Entrepreneurs award
22 january 2019 - 19:22:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, on Tuesday launched the first edition of [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge named Kenya's top sports personality
12 january 2019 - 12:33:42Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has once again clinched top honours in Kenya, this time [...] Full text...
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Beninese government rewards outstanding sportsmen
03 december 2018 - 16:20:28Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – More than 100 Beninese sportsmen were honoured at the weekend in Cotonou, by the ministry of [...] Full text...
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Nominees for CAF Awards 2018 released
30 november 2018 - 17:10:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday released nominees for the various categories of the [...] Full text...
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Kipchoge, Cherono win 2018 AIMS Awards
08 november 2018 - 14:23:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, and three-time Berlin Marathon champion, Gladys Cherono, have been named the [...] Full text...
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Cape Town International Airport voted Africa's best
08 october 2018 - 08:56:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been named Africa’s Leading Airport for the second consecutive [...] Full text...
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Egyptian play-maker Mohamed Salah crowned African Player of the Year 2017
05 january 2018 - 00:21:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian play-maker Mohamed Salah was on Thursday night crowned African Player of the Year 2017. The 25-year-old, [...] Full text...
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Nominees, legends storm Accra for Aiteo CAF Awards 2017
03 january 2018 - 15:32:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The capital of Ghana, Accra, is abuzz and bracing up for unarguably the biggest football gathering [...] Full text...
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CAF Award Gala in Accra is CAF's 26th edition
01 january 2018 - 14:45:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The annual CAF Awards enter their 26th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take [...] Full text...
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African football legends to watch Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017 in Accra
21 december 2017 - 15:49:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All previous winners of the African Player of the Year since inception, by CAF, in 1992, [...] Full text...
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Aiteo CAF Awards 2017: Top three unveiled in each category
18 december 2017 - 17:40:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The top three for all the categories of the Aiteo CAF Awards 2017 was unveiled on [...] Full text...
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Kenya hails IAAF for recognising field athletes
05 december 2017 - 11:17:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) President, Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Jack Tuwei, on Tuesday hailed the International Association of [...] Full text...
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CAF releases shortlisted players for awards
28 november 2017 - 18:17:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted players for the African Player of [...] Full text...
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AMI holds Excellence in Media Awards programme
20 november 2017 - 21:00:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The African Media Initiative (AMI) on Monday organized its third edition of the “ZIMEO Excellence in [...] Full text...
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CAF releases list of African Best Players
01 november 2017 - 16:53:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football, on Wedndesday released the names of nominees for [...] Full text...
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Niger: AfDB President Adesina receives accolade of the highest honour from Niger
30 september 2017 - 14:02:29Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has been elevated to the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nairobi set for global Slum Film Festival
28 september 2017 - 11:12:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Organizers of the annual Slum Film Festival (SFF) have received 2,600 entries from 120 countries for [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Maputo to host key regional Fertilizer conference
21 september 2017 - 15:01:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 300 people from 28 countries will join senior government figures and fertilizer and agribusiness [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UNEP reveals Young Champions of the Earth regional finalists
16 august 2017 - 17:06:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday announced a shortlist of regional finalists for [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Hosts India invite 3 World Cup-winning legends to opening ceremony
10 august 2017 - 15:35:30New Delhi, India (PANA) - The FIFA U-17 World Cup in India this year promises to have a grand opening [...] Full text...
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India: AfDB unveils winners of 2017 African Bankers Awards
24 may 2017 - 16:36:05Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 African Banker Awards were announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Ahmedabad, [...] Full text...
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France: UNESCO's Africa Week to showcase Africa through cultural, artistic heritage
21 may 2017 - 14:36:19Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated every year on 25 May, the African Member States [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Ethiopian great Gebrselassie to attend Kenya Sports Gala
11 january 2017 - 11:24:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Athletics Federation President Haile Gebrselassie will grace the 2016 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: CAF unveils nominees for other categories of 2016 Glo-CAF Awards
12 december 2016 - 12:58:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Apart from the nominees for the usual categories, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Africa athletics chief Malboum warns drug cheats
08 december 2016 - 11:17:09Nairobi, Kenya-(PANA) - Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President Kalkaba Malboum on Wednesday night cautioned African athletes against doping, warning [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kipchoge, Cheruiyot scoop best Kenya athletes titles
08 december 2016 - 11:07:54Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Rio Olympics long distance gold-winning athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot on Wednesday night scooped the 2016 [...] Full text...
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US: Nigerians to hold talks on nation-building, investments in Washington DC
22 july 2016 - 14:42:57New York, US (PANA) - The role of Nigerian professionals in Diaspora in nation-building and investments in Nigeria, will form [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Renowned Sculptor, El Anatsui, named one of 6 judges for 2016 "Emerging Voices Awards in The Arts" contest
11 july 2016 - 13:12:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been named one of the six international judges chosen [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Army rescues 5,000 Boko Haram captives, kills 10 terrorists
26 june 2016 - 12:07:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced the rescue of over 5,000 persons held hostage by Boko [...] Full text...
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UN: UNAIDS honours Kofi Annan, raises US$1 million for HIV/AIDS services
15 june 2016 - 15:30:16New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has honoured former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, with [...] Full text...
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UN: UNAIDS holds fundraiser to enhance access to HIV services for women, children
08 may 2016 - 15:40:15New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), in collaboration with the Hotel InterContinental Geneva, Cartier and [...] Full text...
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US: Sao Tome and Príncipe to host World Travel Awards 2017 Africa event
15 march 2016 - 15:49:00New York, US (PANA) - World Travel Awards has reached an agreement with Realtours and the Associacao Empresarial de Sao [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New African Woman Forum to honour women achievers in London
04 march 2016 - 09:47:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African women who have made significant achievements in their countries and communities will be [...] Full text...
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US: World Travel Awards issues final call for Africa, Indian Ocean votes
24 february 2016 - 14:07:15New York, US (PANA) - Travel industry operators, consumers and stakeholders from around the world are being urged to cast [...] Full text...
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US: World Travel Awards unveils nominees for Africa & Indian Ocean Gala
01 february 2016 - 16:21:51New York, US (PANA) - World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled the nominees for its upcoming Africa & Indian Ocean Gala [...] Full text...
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GLO-CAF AWARDS: Aubameyang is African Player of the Year
08 january 2016 - 00:20:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the CAF African Player of the Year for the [...] Full text...
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Glo CAF Awards: CAF releases contenders for football awards
14 december 2015 - 17:02:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Monday released the lists of top [...] Full text...
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US: Sao Tome and Príncipe to host World Travel Awards Africa 2017
10 november 2015 - 17:59:11New York, US (PANA) - Realtours and the Associacao Empresarial de Sao Tome e Príncipe said Tuesday they have reached [...] Full text...
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Greece: African runners win Marathon Runner of the Year awards
07 november 2015 - 13:39:11Athens, Greece (PANA) - Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba have won the 2015 Marathon Runner of the [...] Full text...
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Egypt/CAF: CAF releases nominees for African Player of the Year 2015
03 november 2015 - 10:38:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the names of top 10 nominees for the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AMI announces finalists for “Excellence in Media” awards
28 october 2015 - 16:24:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Media Initiative (AMI) Wednesday announced finalists in the first edition of its Zimeo [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Finalists for US$75,000 African youth entrepreneurship award announced
17 september 2015 - 15:38:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –The African Leadership Academy Thursday announced 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AU Commissioner receives power sector award
10 september 2015 - 16:32:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Recognizing her continued "leadership and passion" in initiating and promoting various energy access initiatives in East [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Biya roots for joint Cameroon/Nigeria force to defeat Boko Haram
30 july 2015 - 13:45:06Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya has called for a joint military force between Nigeria and Cameroon in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Africa to reward its youngest entrepreneurs
27 february 2015 - 13:44:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 5th Anzisha Prize application phase is now open, and the search is on to find [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: How Toure emerged 2014 African Player of the Year
09 january 2015 - 11:52:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Coaches of national associations affiliated to African soccer's governing body, CAF, voted overwhelmingly to make Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Yaya Toure makes history, named African Player of the Year for 4th consecutive time
08 january 2015 - 23:42:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian international Yaya Toure has made history by becoming the first player to win the much-coveted [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Stage set for 2014 Glo-CAF Awards
04 january 2015 - 13:25:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage is set for the 2014 Glo-CAF awards, the annual extravaganza that celebrates the best [...] Full text...
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Egypt/CAF: Nigerian keeper Enyeama, 2 others make final top 3 list
26 december 2014 - 12:21:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Ivorian midfieder Yaya Toure have made the [...] Full text...
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Belgium: Spouses of African diplomats in Brussels raise funds for Ebola-hit countries
21 november 2014 - 18:17:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Wives of African ambassadors accredited to Belgium are organizing a gala party on 12 December in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya FA pours "cold water" on award winners
20 november 2014 - 12:30:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Thursday punched holes in the winners of the 2014 Kenyan Premier League [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Sserenkuma lifts KPL Golden Boot award
20 november 2014 - 09:17:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gor Mahia and Ugandan striker Dan Sserenkuma has emerged the top scorer of the year in [...] Full text...
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Mali: Several foreign guests expected at Mali sports awards night
05 november 2014 - 20:00:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several foreign guests, including the president of the International Sports Writers Association (AIPS), Gianni Merio, are [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Lagos to host Glo-CAF awards for third time
20 october 2014 - 10:46:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2014 Glo-CAF Awards will take place 8 Jan. 2015 in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Two Africans compete for World Athletes of the Year Award
19 october 2014 - 11:50:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Africans are in the running for the 2014 World Athletes of the Year Award, according [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kimetto, Jeptoo, Kiplagat for 2014 Best Marathon Runners Awards
17 october 2014 - 09:24:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) has announced that Kenyan Dennis Kimetto, who [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Four Africans shortlisted for 2014 IAAF Athlete of the Year Award
03 october 2014 - 11:15:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African athletes - Genzebe Dibaba, Jairus Birech, Nijel Amos and Dennis Kimetto - are among [...] Full text...
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Mali: Visiting Tunisian president to be treated to gala night in Bamako
20 june 2014 - 16:11:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government will Friday organize a gala night to welcome the Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef [...] Full text...
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Mali: African football stars to feature at 4th int'l Sido-Foot festival in Bamako
20 may 2014 - 17:35:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Several current and former African football stars will storm Bamako, the Malian capital, on 9 June [...] Full text...
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US: Nigeria's Finance Minister honoured by Time Magazine in New York
30 april 2014 - 13:41:47New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Ruling party celebrates 29th anniversary in power
24 march 2014 - 20:36:37Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon's ruling Democratic Assembly of the People of Cameroon (RDPC) on Monday celebrated its 29th anniversary [...] Full text...
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Benin: Benin football team gets coach
16 march 2014 - 20:08:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Frenchman Didier Ollé-Nicolle has been appointed coach of the Beninese football team, sports sources said in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Cristiano Ronaldo is world's best soccer player for 2013
13 january 2014 - 20:10:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cristiano Ronaldo Monday emerged as the world's best soccer player for 2013, at the FIFA Ballon [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Oliseh, Tshabalala to compere 2013 Glo-CAF Awards ceremony Thursday
09 january 2014 - 02:43:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ex-Nigerian national football team captain, Sunday Oliseh, and South African Television Icon, Carol Tshabalala, will compere [...] Full text...
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Egypt: CAF announces shortlist for 2013 African Player of the Year
01 january 2014 - 13:08:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the top three players for the 2013 African [...] Full text...
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Brouhaha over oil drill ship sale, WC trophy, Zuma visit reported in Ghana
30 november 2013 - 07:03:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The controversial sale of an oil drill ship in 2001, the tour of Ghana of the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: World Cup trophy arrives in Accra
26 november 2013 - 07:58:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Accra Monday from Morocco as part of a tour [...] Full text...
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Kenyans Kipsang, Kiplagat win AIMS Best Marathon Runner of the Year awards
09 november 2013 - 10:14:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat have been voted the AIMS Best Marathon Runners of the [...] Full text...
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IPPF Africa Region launches family planning award for journalists
04 september 2013 - 13:19:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Africa region Wednesday launched the African Journalists Family Planning Reporting [...] Full text...
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SA week-old news channel ridiculed by viewers
27 august 2013 - 12:23:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s week-old television news channel, African News Network 7 (ANN7), has been ridiculed [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS staff charged on dedication, commitment to service
28 may 2013 - 19:00:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has charged staff of the Organization to [...] Full text...
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AU official urges member states to pursue continental integration
20 may 2013 - 15:37:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Member states of the African Union (AU) and political leaders must muster political will to [...] Full text...
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AgriProtein team wins African ''Innovation Prize Award''
08 may 2013 - 19:05:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Organisers of the ''Innovation Prize for Africa'' (IPA) award Wednesday named AgriProtein team as the winner [...] Full text...
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10 finalists named for Innovation Prize for Africa award
25 april 2013 - 16:32:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Ten finalists for the ''Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA)'' award, for persons or organizations that have [...] Full text...
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Aggreko-Shanduka named Africa’s best fast track power project
11 april 2013 - 15:07:54Johannesburg, South-Africa (PANA) - The Aggreko-Shanduka cross-border power project, located at Ressano Garcia in Mozambique, has been named Africa’s Best [...] Full text...
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Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure retains CAF player of the year
21 december 2012 - 09:15:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ivorian Yaya Toure was on Thursday night named the 2012 African Player of the Year at [...] Full text...
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CAF announces top 3 for African Player of the Year
06 december 2012 - 08:35:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announces the top three candidates for the 2012 African [...] Full text...
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Angolan, US businessmen hold gala night in Luanda
03 december 2012 - 16:57:36Luanda, 12/03 (Angop) – The USA-Angola chamber of commerce (USACC) will Thursday hold a gala night at which an American [...] Full text...
thread Economy
'New African' magazine names six athletes among 100 most influential Africans
02 december 2012 - 14:51:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six Sportsmen and women and two sports administrators are included in the list of 100 most [...] Full text...
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CAF unveils shortlists for 2012 Player of the Year
23 november 2012 - 13:39:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, Friday unveiled the shortlists for the 2012 Player of the Year [...] Full text...
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Final nominees for 2012 CAF Player of the Year to emerge Friday
23 november 2012 - 10:31:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The final nominees for the 2012 CAF Player of the Year and the Player of the [...] Full text...
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IPPF to unveil new youth research at 60th anniversary
21 november 2012 - 19:13:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Wednesday announced it will release, during its 60th Anniversary celebrations [...] Full text...
thread Health
International Planned Parenthood Federation to mark 60th anniversary from Wednesday
20 november 2012 - 13:40:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) will Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, kick-start a series of [...] Full text...
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Wanyama, Rudisha shortlisted for SOYA Awards
15 november 2012 - 11:12:07Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Celtics midfielder Victor Wanyama and London Olympics 800m champion David Rudisha are among the six sportsmen and [...] Full text...
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SuperSport boosts Kenya's Soya Awards
13 november 2012 - 15:45:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - SuperSport and MultiChoice Tuesday announced a Sh2.5 million sponsorship boost for this year’s Safaricom Sports Personality [...] Full text...
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Renowned African designers attend BIMOD 228 gala night in Lomé
11 november 2012 - 16:39:15Lome, Togo (PANA) - A dozen fashion designers and about 40 models from several African countries attended the African beauty [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Kenya's Patrick Makau honoured in Greece
11 november 2012 - 12:54:11Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Marathon world record holder Patrick Makau of Kenya has been honoured with an award at a [...] Full text...
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Tennis legends, Venus & Serena Williams, storm Lagos
27 october 2012 - 12:09:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, will Tuesday storm the city of Lagos, the commercial capital [...] Full text...
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AGRF honours African leaders for developing continent's agric economy
28 september 2012 - 16:51:08Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders and visionaries who promote a Green Revolution in Africa were honoured Thursday night at the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Zambian govt. declares 3-day national mourning for late Mama Betty
20 september 2012 - 17:47:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government has accorded former first lady, Betty Kaunda, a state funeral and declared three [...] Full text...
thread Society
Angola's U-18 national female team in Dakar for Afrobasket 2012
18 september 2012 - 16:42:25Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Members of the Angolan national female basketball under-18 team were due in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday where [...] Full text...
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Williams sisters to play exhibition match in South Africa
12 september 2012 - 08:54:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams on Wednesday confirmed they will visit South [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host first UEMOA Young Entrepreneurs Show in October
04 july 2012 - 20:34:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The capital of Mali, Bamako, will from 7 to 21 October host the first edition of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya's Kip Keino to be inducted in IAAF Hall of Fame
02 july 2012 - 18:41:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Kip Keino, two-time Olympic champion and multiple World record breaker, is the latest athletics legend [...] Full text...
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Indian President to grow ties with SA
03 may 2012 - 11:48:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Indian President Pratibha Patil has said he plans to use his three-day trip to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tanzanian President Kikwete urges journalists to observe 'professional ethics'
31 march 2012 - 09:15:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Underlining his government’s commitment to press freedom, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has called [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan runner, Cheruiyot, named Sportswoman of the Year 2011
08 february 2012 - 09:10:24Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot has been named the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award winner for [...] Full text...
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Toure calls African football award ''first step for my career'
23 december 2011 - 12:37:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The player who was crowned Thursday as Africa's best footballer for 2011, Yaha Toure of Cote [...] Full text...
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CAF names top 3 for 2011 African Footballer of the Year award
21 december 2011 - 11:29:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, on Wednesday announced the top three players for the 2011 African [...] Full text...
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UNAIDS, South African bank partner on HIV/AIDS awareness
17 december 2011 - 09:30:08New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and South African-based Standard Bank Group have formed [...] Full text...
thread Health
Kimani declared Kenyan footballer of the Year
08 december 2011 - 15:42:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mathare United midfielder Kelvin Kimani is the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) footballer of the Year. Kimani was [...] Full text...
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Athletes dominate Kenya's sports award shortlist
08 december 2011 - 12:46:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletes have dominated the shortlist for the 2011 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA), [...] Full text...
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IAAF names Bolt, Pearson World Athletes of the Year
13 november 2011 - 10:14:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World athletics governing body, IAAF, has named Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia [...] Full text...
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CAF releases nominees for 2011 player of the year
09 november 2011 - 21:43:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football(C AF), on Wednesday unveiled the nominees for [...] Full text...
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Miss Universe 2011 pledges to promote Angola's image abroad
28 october 2011 - 14:43:30Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Miss Universe 2011, Angolan Leila Lopes, has pledged to help project her country's image abroad during [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Senegal to commemorate 10th anniversary of Senghor’s death
27 october 2011 - 21:32:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A series of events are being organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of [...] Full text...
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Singer John Legend to perform at Angolan gala in November
20 october 2011 - 11:26:47Luanda, Angola (PANA) - American R&B singer John Legend will perform at a fundraising gala being organised by the Angolan [...] Full text...
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Ernst & Young identifies characteristics of high-growth entrepreneurs
27 september 2011 - 18:31:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A recent report issued by Ernst & Young, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, has provided [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Angolan national U-16 women's basketball team leaves Wednesday for Egypt 2011
19 july 2011 - 13:26:44Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The Angolan national under-16 female basketball team will Wednesday travel to Egypt, where it will compete [...] Full text...
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Kanoute, Keita and Sow in Bamako for charity match
17 june 2011 - 12:26:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Seydou Keita of European Champions League winner Barcelona, Frederic Kanoute of FC Sevilla and Moussa Sow [...] Full text...
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2 investment firms invite entries for "Africa entrepreneurship awards 2011"
03 june 2011 - 19:46:25Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two international investment organizations on Thursday launched the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, one of the [...] Full text...
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2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship launched
02 june 2011 - 10:38:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A private international investment group, Legatum, and a philanthropic investment firm, Omidyar Network, Thursday [...] Full text...
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Africa Week celebration begins in Paris
24 may 2011 - 19:05:46Paris, France (PANA) - A major exhibition was inaugurated Tuesday in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, as part of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese woman listed among 100 most-influential people globally
22 april 2011 - 13:31:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Binta Diop, Executive Director of the organization Femmes Africa Solidarity (FAS), is on the list [...] Full text...
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Africa's best not good enough for FIFA World XI
11 january 2011 - 10:15:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The reigning African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o and two other African stars, Ivorian Striker Didier [...] Full text...
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3 Africans shortlisted for FIFA World XI
06 january 2011 - 09:40:46Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Africans are on the shortlist to make the the 2010 FIFA/FIFPro World XI, according to [...] Full text...
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African Footballer of the Year 2010 emerges Monday
20 december 2010 - 07:59:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage is set for the emergence of the 2010 African Footballer of the Year, with [...] Full text...
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Biggest ever Africom conference kicks off
09 november 2010 - 13:16:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The 13th annual AfricaCom Conference and Exhibi tion opens Wednesday at the Cape Town [...] Full text...
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CAF names nominees for 2010 Player of the Year
07 november 2010 - 09:37:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday revealed the nominees for the 2010 Player of [...] Full text...
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Angolan kickboxers to attend international gala in Egypt
30 september 2010 - 17:11:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Five Angolan athletes are to participate in a Kickboxing International Gala 21-25 October in Kafr el-Sheikh, [...] Full text...
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UNEP begins hunt for world's green champion 2011
06 september 2010 - 14:46:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) said M onday the nominations for the world's best environmentalist [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigeria's President for Gabon's 50th independence anniversary
16 august 2010 - 07:08:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja f or Libreville Monday evening to participate in Gabon's [...] Full text...
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Blaise Compaore, Mo Ibrahim win Africa's glory awards
23 july 2010 - 16:35:00Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Two prominent African citizens, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, and Mobile Communications Engineer, Dr. [...] Full text...
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'Two African countries on the road to eradicating malaria'
22 july 2010 - 22:46:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Two countries from southern and central Africa are on th road to eradicating malaria, the Coordinator [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's maritime agency to sponsor African Business Awards
10 june 2010 - 07:47:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA), Africa's leading maritime regulation agency, has announced [...] Full text...
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'Femmes Africa Solidarite' hails Senegalese bill on parity
17 may 2010 - 21:13:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The African women networks and the members of “Campagne, Genre, mon Agenda”, coordinated by Femmes Africa [...] Full text...
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Former Malian footballers and Tigana foundation to play gala match
15 may 2010 - 12:56:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Former stars of Malian football will on Saturday play a gala match against the French-Malian Foundation [...] Full text...
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Zuma to attend APA gala night
29 april 2010 - 16:47:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma will Friday attend the seventh Africa Peace Awards (APA) [...] Full text...
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100 artists expected at African Renaissance monument in Dakar
31 march 2010 - 19:28:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- One hundred artists will perform in Dakar and its suburbs on Friday as part of events [...] Full text...
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African Football of the Year emerges Thursday
11 march 2010 - 08:22:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 2009 African Footballer of the Year will emerge late r Thursday at the GLO-CAF Awards [...] Full text...
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SA marks 100-day countdown to 2010 World Cup
02 march 2010 - 07:18:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa was Tuesday marking the 100-day co untdown to the 2010 World Cup, [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways named Africaâ?s business Airline of the Year
19 february 2010 - 14:06:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya Airways has been declared the African Business Air line of the Year, the airline announced [...] Full text...
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Historic apartheid-era speech marked in SA
02 february 2010 - 12:21:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The FW de Klerk Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, was Tuesday marking the [...] Full text...
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14 to vie for Miss Luanda 2010
24 january 2010 - 19:42:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Fourteen candidates will compete for the Miss Luanda 201 0 beauty pageant, to be held during [...] Full text...
thread Culture
Two Libyans make world futsal team to play against Brazil
26 december 2009 - 09:25:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Two Libyan futsal players, Mohamed Rhouma and Mohamed Chأ©rif, have Tripoli for Brazil to participate as [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines wins fifth industry honour in 12 months
02 december 2009 - 15:02:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) â" The Ethiopian Airl-ines has won a fourth industr y honour, â?Airline of the Year Awardâ?, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria VP off to SA Wednesday
27 october 2009 - 18:52:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Jonathan will Wednesda y leave Nigeria for Cape Town, South Africa, to [...] Full text...
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SA, Nigeria celebrate 10 years of Bi-National Commission
26 october 2009 - 07:47:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa and Nigeria were this week celebra ting the 10th anniversary of their [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president honoured
23 september 2009 - 23:40:00New York- US (PANA) -- The Africa-America Institute (AAI) on Tuesday presented Pr esident John Atta Mills with the â?African [...] Full text...
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Africa displays cultural splendour in Panaf
10 july 2009 - 09:42:00Oran- Algeria(PANA) -- From the small Senegalese village of Thionk Essyl to the S avannah of Zimbabwe and Zambia, Africa [...] Full text...
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Algerian towns resonate to African rhythms
09 july 2009 - 08:06:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Three Algerian towns– Algiers, Tipsa and Blida -have r esonated to African rhythms and dances at [...] Full text...
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Algerian towns resonate to African rhythms
08 july 2009 - 23:25:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA)- – Three Algerian towns – Algiers, Tipsa and Blida – have resonated to African rhythms and dances [...] Full text...
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Kenyan minister clinches Africa tourism award
02 march 2009 - 18:23:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyas's Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, is the 2009 Afr ican Tourism Minister of the Year. [...] Full text...
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Nobel Laureates to attend SA peace conference
25 february 2009 - 13:30:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa’s three living Nobel Laureates, to gether with other Laureates from around the [...] Full text...
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Essien, Adebayo arrive for GLO-CAF awards
10 february 2009 - 08:14:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two of the three shortlisted candidates for the African Footballer of the Year under the 2008 [...] Full text...
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Stage set for GLO-CAF awards in Lagos
09 february 2009 - 08:19:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The three shortlisted candidates for the African Footballer of the Year under the 2008 GLO-CAF Awards, [...] Full text...
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Jelimo, Wanjiru scoop Kenya's top sports awards
24 january 2009 - 11:25:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Pamela Jelimo and Samuel Wanjiru were Friday night named Kenya's top sports performers at a colourful [...] Full text...
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Maria Mutola pulls out of Kenya sports award Gala
23 january 2009 - 16:33:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Mozambican track legend Maria Mutola has cancelled plans to attend Kenya's sports awards gala Friday. [...] Full text...
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