Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
21 december 2024 - 07:39:24New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and [...] Full text...
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FIFA Rankings: Morocco ends 2024 as Africa’s top side
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FIFA Rankings: Morocco ends 2024 as Africa's top side
20 december 2024 - 10:29:20Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest FIFA Rankings have reinforced Morocco's dominance of African football, with the Atlas Lions ending [...] Full text...
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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
14 december 2024 - 12:42:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...
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Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat
11 december 2024 - 20:15:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of [...] Full text...
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Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa
11 december 2024 - 11:04:15Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...
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Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat: WHO
11 december 2024 - 08:36:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Former Ghana president Mahama declared winner of presidential election
09 december 2024 - 18:26:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama was on Monday declared winner of last Saturday's presidential election.The [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former President John Mahama wins Ghana presidential election
09 december 2024 - 18:11:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama was on Monday declared winner of last Saturday's presidential election [...] Full text...
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Ghana Polls: NDC supporters break into spontaneous celebration of electoral victory
08 december 2024 - 14:31:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members and supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sunday broke into widespread spontaneous and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Ghana's vice President Bawumia concedes defeat to former president Mahama
08 december 2024 - 10:35:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat to former President John Dramani Mahama in Ghana's presidential [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Ghana's vice president Bawumia concedes defeat to former president Mahama
08 december 2024 - 10:23:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat to former President John Dramani Mahama in Ghana's presidential [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians await election results; fomer President Mahama favoured to win
08 december 2024 - 08:09:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are awaiting the official results of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections that were largely peaceful [...] Full text...
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3rd Update: Voting ends in Ghana Presidential and parliamentary elections
07 december 2024 - 17:08:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections held on Saturday.The Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...
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2nd update: One person shot dead, another injured in election violence in Northern Ghana
07 december 2024 - 15:30:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Police on Saturday said one person has been shot dead at a polling station in Northern [...] Full text...
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Update: Voting progressing 'smoothly', say EC officials
07 december 2024 - 14:19:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the Electoral Commission said.In [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Ghana's presidential, parliamentary elections
07 december 2024 - 07:03:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting started in Ghana on Saturday to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West [...] Full text...
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Broader access to jobs and public services key to addressing inequality, reducing poverty in Africa, says new report
04 december 2024 - 17:17:48Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Unequal and limited access to jobs, finance, and public services such as education and healthcare [...] Full text...
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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy
03 december 2024 - 13:39:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...
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First commander of ECOWAS military intervention force in Liberia dies
03 december 2024 - 09:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The first commander of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWS) military force in Liberia, which [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes third review under the ECF arrangement with Ghana
03 december 2024 - 05:07:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the third review [...] Full text...
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CAF Schools championship: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana to represent WAFU B
02 december 2024 - 07:16:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Slots for the much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship finals are gradually filling up, as Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections
02 december 2024 - 07:02:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...
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FIFA Rankings: Morocco retain top spot in Africa
30 november 2024 - 07:33:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco retained their position as the top-ranked African nation in FIFA's latest rankings released on Thursday.Despite [...] Full text...
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Ghana's presidential candidates sign peace pact
28 november 2024 - 19:27:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Candidates contesting Ghana's 7 December presidential election signed a peace pact on Thursday pledging to ensure [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian political parties to sign peace pact to ensure peaceful election
28 november 2024 - 19:21:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Women's AFCON: Group pairings revealed after draw
23 november 2024 - 05:13:34Salé, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the group pairings after the draw for the 15th CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa [...] Full text...
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Ghana FA dissolves management committee of national football team after disastrous AFCON 2025 qualifiers
21 november 2024 - 15:09:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced the immediate dissolution of the management committee of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote
21 november 2024 - 05:59:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: Sudan erupts in joy as team reaches Morocco 2025 (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
19 november 2024 - 07:50:38Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A new word has entered the dictionary of Sudanese football fans: “Sughanese”, coined from Sudanese-Ghanaian. This [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final group matches played on Monday
18 november 2024 - 21:05:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for final group matches to be played on Monday
18 november 2024 - 04:54:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Friday
16 november 2024 - 05:10:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Heartbreak for Ghana as Black Stars crash out, Comoros qualify
16 november 2024 - 04:44:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana’s hopes of reaching the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations ended in heartbreak as [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 5 matches to be played on Friday
15 november 2024 - 06:21:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Thursday
15 november 2024 - 05:48:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker
12 november 2024 - 08:41:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts measures in support of Republic of Congo’s navy, Egyptian Armed Forces
06 november 2024 - 06:57:01Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a €5 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility, to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her Commonwealth appointment
30 october 2024 - 06:57:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday extended his personal congratulations and those of the South [...] Full text...
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In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people
29 october 2024 - 05:56:39Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...
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African road carnage a silent pandemic, warns UN envoy
25 october 2024 - 09:59:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopi (PANA) - While the world remains focused on headline-grabbing crises, a quieter but equally devastating catastrophe unfolds [...] Full text...
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Afcon wins bring 'pride and joy' to war-torn Sudan
20 october 2024 - 15:25:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's victory over Ghana in qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will have [...] Full text...
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2025 FIFA Beach soccer WC: Mozambican coach confident of qualification
17 october 2024 - 06:14:06Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Head coach of the Mozambican beach soccer national team, Saidate Moveia, says the agreed objective between [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Tuesday
15 october 2024 - 21:24:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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Presidency congratulates national team over moving to next stage of African football competition
15 october 2024 - 21:16:27Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese top military leader and president of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for last Day 4 matches to be played on Tuesday
15 october 2024 - 04:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe
14 october 2024 - 12:41:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches to be played on Monday and Tuesday
14 october 2024 - 05:29:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 3 matches played on Thursday
11 october 2024 - 10:19:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Sudan draw 0-0 in TotalEnergies qualifying match in Accra
10 october 2024 - 22:12:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Sudan Thursday held Ghana to a goalless draw in their qualifying match for the 2025 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: Fixtures for Matchday 3
08 october 2024 - 05:40:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, continue this week [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian authorities urge citizens to leave Lebanon given 'deteriorating security'
05 october 2024 - 12:05:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Given the deteriorating security situation in Lebanon, the Government of Ghana has urged all Ghanaians living [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Otto Addo releases Ghana squad for double header against Sudan
04 october 2024 - 16:42:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Otto Addo, head coach of Ghana's national football team, on Friday released the names of his [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Ghana on Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility
04 october 2024 - 13:00:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IMF staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to [...] Full text...
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US, Ghana hold security dialogue
04 october 2024 - 06:01:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Ghana on Thursday held a joint security dialogue in Washington, DC, [...] Full text...
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Ghana confirms first case of mpox
03 october 2024 - 13:27:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday confirmed the first case of mpox in the west [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: Quarter-finalists line up
13 september 2024 - 06:03:10Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Japan, Netherlands, North Korea and Germany have completed the quarter-final line up at the ongoing 2024 [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 2 matches
09 september 2024 - 21:59:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 2 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: All qualifiers for round of 16 emerge
09 september 2024 - 07:49:50Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - With all group matches now concluded, all qualifiers for the round of 16 have emerged. Here are [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 matches to be played on Monday
09 september 2024 - 05:18:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 2 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Thursday
05 september 2024 - 20:34:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first round qualifying [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures of matches to be played on Thursday
05 september 2024 - 05:15:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, first round [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Seven matches to watch as road to Morocco begins
04 september 2024 - 06:18:48Cairo, 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 FIFA U-20 WWC: Day One results of matches played on Monday
03 september 2024 - 07:59:42Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Here are results of Day One group matches played on Monday at the ongoing 2024 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: Results of matches played at the weekend
02 september 2024 - 09:27:32Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The following are the results of the ongoing 2024 FIFA Women's World Cup in Colombia.Group A Colombia [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Giants progress as first preliminary round concludes
26 august 2024 - 08:53:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reached its climax on Sunday, with [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Results of first-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Sunday
26 august 2024 - 04:48:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League matches played on [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers played on Saturday
25 august 2024 - 06:55:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...
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Edo Queens clinch WAFU B title, secure CAF Women’s Champions League spot
24 august 2024 - 04:28:35Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Edo Queens of Nigeria have been crowned champions of the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First-round, second-leg qualifiers
23 august 2024 - 09:20:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Champions League: First-round, second-leg qualifiers
23 august 2024 - 07:26:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled matches in the first-round second-leg qualifiers of the 2024/25 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League: Edo Queens, A.O. Etincelle secure WAFU B semi-final spots
19 august 2024 - 06:06:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Edo Queens have advanced to the semi-finals of the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League [...] Full text...
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Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help: IMF Blog By Shafik Hebous and Nate Vernon-Lin
16 august 2024 - 08:02:31Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power hungry.Because [...] Full text...
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Etincelle dazzle in six-goal thriller; Edo Queens dominate Hasaacas Ladies
15 august 2024 - 06:19:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The WAFU Zone B Women's Champions League (WCL) qualifiers witnessed a goal-fest on Wednesday as [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Interclub; Excitement grows as season kicks off on Friday
14 august 2024 - 06:33:41Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The chase for continental glory officially gets underway this week, as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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Results from CAF WAFU B Qualifiers
13 august 2024 - 06:01:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian champions, Edo Queens, delivered a dominant 5-0 victory over AS GNN in their Group [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Women's CL: Everything you need to know about the WAFU B Qualifiers
10 august 2024 - 05:49:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The road to qualification to the CAF Women’s Champions League officially gets underway in WAFU B [...] Full text...
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2024 Beach Soccer AFCON dates confirmed
09 august 2024 - 10:42:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The dates for the 2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be held in [...] Full text...
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Scaling behavioural interventions in cash transfer programme: Success story from Ghana: World Bank Blog By Christabel E. Dadzie and Mukta Joshi
07 august 2024 - 08:26:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cash transfer programmes have significantly reduced poverty over the years. The World Bank's Social Protection and [...] Full text...
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Road to 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League begins
05 august 2024 - 08:02:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey towards securing a place in CAF’s flagship Women’s Club competition, the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: Morocco, Egypt eye historic men's football final match
05 august 2024 - 08:00:33Paris, France (PANA) - The possibility of an all-African final of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at the Paris 2024 [...] Full text...
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2024 AFCON Beach Soccer qualifiers: Mauritania stun Nigeria to play in finals
29 july 2024 - 12:56:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mauritania has made history by qualifying for their first-ever CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Celebrating Africa's rich heritage in Men's Football at the Olympics
24 july 2024 - 08:02:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the world turns its attention to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games that starts this [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS deploys pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana
24 july 2024 - 07:46:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers: Draw to take place on Wednesday
22 july 2024 - 07:46:36Cairo, Egypt (PNA) - The 2024-2025 women's interclub football season will officially kick off on Wednesday with the draw in [...] Full text...
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Libya, NEPAD discuss proposal for strategic partnership
21 july 2024 - 14:19:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Executive Director of the African Union (AU) Steering Agency for the New Partnership for Africa's [...] Full text...
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Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo
21 july 2024 - 10:49:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers begin on Friday
19 july 2024 - 16:35:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will [...] Full text...
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FIFA Rankings for Africa at a glance
19 july 2024 - 04:48:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the FIFA Rankings for African teams at a glance.CAF Ranking CountryFIFA Ranking 1Morocco14 2Senegal19 3Egypt 36 4Côte d’Ivoire 385Nigeria396Tunisia417Algeria468Cameroon519Mali5310South Africa5711Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management
17 july 2024 - 06:59:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...
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New report highlights best practices to support African businesses
16 july 2024 - 07:50:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa confirms that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia
15 july 2024 - 18:36:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat visits Ghana, Gabon, Senegal
15 july 2024 - 05:14:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has emarked on visits to Ghana, Gabon and [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Champions League: New season kicks off with high-stake preliminary-round matches
12 july 2024 - 08:13:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Contenders aiming to succeed Al Ahly as title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League discovered [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First preliminary round fixtures
12 july 2024 - 08:08:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation Cup tournament, following the [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: Qualifying groups revealed
04 july 2024 - 14:07:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: Draws to be held on Thursday history
02 july 2024 - 07:01:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The stage is set for another pivotal moment in African football as Johannesburg, South Africa, prepares [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
29 june 2024 - 05:32:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review [...] Full text...
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Sovereign debt restructuring process improving amid cooperation and reform: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
27 june 2024 - 10:23:36Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy avoided what could have been a systemic debt crisis during the [...] Full text...
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Togolese holding service passports exempt from visa requirements for South Africa
23 june 2024 - 12:44:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese civil servants and officials holding service passports are exempt from visa requirements when travelling to [...] Full text...
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Import of alcoholic beverages up in Ghana
21 june 2024 - 12:10:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Alcoholic beverages imported into Ghana increased from $56 million in 2019 to $87 million in 2023.Due [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court Chief, WALSA Members exchange ideas
19 june 2024 - 16:43:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on Tuesday received [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court organizes training on e-case in Ghana
14 june 2024 - 18:39:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday commenced a week-long sensitization and training programme for lawyers [...] Full text...
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CAF Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers fixtures confirmed
14 june 2024 - 07:09:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 14 nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...
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2026 WC African qualifiers: Standings after Day 4 matches
13 june 2024 - 17:16:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the standings after Day 4 matches in the African qualifiers. Group AEgypt - 10 pointsGuinea [...] Full text...
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AfDB releases highlights of its PPP report
11 june 2024 - 06:52:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published highlights of its purchasing power parities (PPP) [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of matches played on Monday
11 june 2024 - 06:09:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Monday across Africa as teams struggle to qualify for [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Matches for Monday
10 june 2024 - 08:28:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are matches taking place on Monday, 10 June, 2024, across Africa as teams struggle to [...] Full text...
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Egypt extend lead while Guinea, Ghana win away as FIFA WC qualifiers intensify
07 june 2024 - 11:07:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race to securing a place in the FIFA World Cup™ 2026 took an interesting turn [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: African quartet handed tricky groups
06 june 2024 - 10:58:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia has set the stage [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum announces 2024 Technology Pioneers
06 june 2024 - 09:01:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers, with predominant [...] Full text...
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Coaching carousel spins ahead of Africa's World Cup qualifiers
05 june 2024 - 11:32:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the resumption of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa approaches, a wave of managerial [...] Full text...
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Fierce competition as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifiers resume
05 june 2024 - 11:06:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The long-awaited resumption of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume, reigniting the [...] Full text...
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Financiers for Ghana’s new Ship Repair Dock Project
05 june 2024 - 10:43:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A consortium, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed an agreement to extend $94 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB stresses need for responsible, innovative solutions for African debt management
01 june 2024 - 07:56:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is essential to find innovative solutions for managing the debt of African countries, taking proactive [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ghana to strengthen its financial sector
31 may 2024 - 09:44:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for a five-year [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA confirm Dates and Kick-Off times for African qualifiers for 2026 WC
30 may 2024 - 09:28:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African Nations will resume their qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 next week. Match Day [...] Full text...
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2026 WC qualifier: Ghana coach drops Ayew, introduces new faces
30 may 2024 - 08:08:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Coach Otto Addo, has made changes in Ghana's upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mali [...] Full text...
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Tapsoba double fires Burkina Faso to WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying title
29 may 2024 - 13:00:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso were crowned champions of the WAFU Zone B Under-17 AFCON qualifying tournament after a [...] Full text...
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U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works
29 may 2024 - 11:43:38Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian arts global icon honoured by American university
27 may 2024 - 05:22:00New York, U.S. (PANA) - Bard College, New York, one of foremost liberal arts universities in the United States ,on [...] Full text...
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WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifier: Burkina Faso beat Ghana 2-1 to reach final
26 may 2024 - 06:05:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Saturday beat Ghana 2-1 to qualify for the final of the WAFU B U-17 [...] Full text...
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Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to CAR marks latest milestone for child survival
25 may 2024 - 10:32:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With two recommended vaccines and expanded supply, Gavi, UNICEF, WHO are working closely with governments and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian entrepreneur lauded for digital healthcare initiative
24 may 2024 - 15:26:07Boston, Massachusetts (PANA) – A digital healthcare initiative that has enabled some 260,000 patients in Nigerian villages to access healthcare [...] Full text...
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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifier: Semi-finalists emerge
24 may 2024 - 05:54:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will meet Burkina Faso while Nigeria clash with Cote d'Ivoire in the semi-finals of the [...] Full text...
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WAFU B U-17 Cup of Nations: Ghana beat Benin 2-0 to reach semis
22 may 2024 - 05:19:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Black Starlets sealed a place in the semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Cup of [...] Full text...
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Final leg of Regional CAF Club Licensing workshop opens in Ghana
21 may 2024 - 07:19:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The final leg of the Regional CAF Club Licensing workshops opened in Accra on Monday with [...] Full text...
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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifiers: Ghana thrash Cote d'Ivoire 5-1
16 may 2024 - 09:56:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 side, the Black Starlets, on Wednesday thrashed Cote d'Ivoire 5-1 in their WAFU B U-17 [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: Al Ahly's tough journey to the final
16 may 2024 - 07:27:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reigning champions, Al Ahly SC, are on the cusp of extending their [...] Full text...
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African climate negotiators eye carbon credits trade
15 may 2024 - 19:36:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African climate change negotiators are eyeing opportunities for countries to earn more from trade in [...] Full text...
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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying tournament kicks off
15 may 2024 - 11:30:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria gear up for a daunting task as they head into the WAFU B [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank, Ghana sign MoU for $200 million
14 may 2024 - 10:58:59Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is to inject $200 million into the Ghanaian [...] Full text...
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Workshop for African negotiators on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
13 may 2024 - 17:03:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa's Climate Policy Centre (ACPC/ECA) is holding a three-day regional workshop on [...] Full text...
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Africa Travel Indaba show opens
13 may 2024 - 12:29:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of delegates and exhibitors from around the world have gathered at Durban’s Inkosi [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup first-leg final: RS Berkane vs Zamalek: Facts & Figures
11 may 2024 - 07:07:40Berkane, Morocco (PANA) - RS Berkane of Morocco will host Egyptian giants, Zamalek, in the first-leg of the final of [...] Full text...
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Examples to accelerate gender equality in Africa abound: We could apply them to Somalia: World Bank Blog By Helena Hwang, Cansu Birce Gokalp, Verena Phipps and Tanya D'Lima
10 may 2024 - 08:09:53Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, the challenges to gender equality are complex and daunting. Only 28% of women over [...] Full text...
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Andre Ayew backs Ghana's next generation to recapture past glories
08 may 2024 - 07:16:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Captain Andre Ayew has thrown his weight behind Ghana's emerging crop of players, insisting that [...] Full text...
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Algeria hosts second regional CAF Club Licensing Workshop 2024
01 may 2024 - 07:25:40Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Following a successful kick off to the CAF Club Licencing Regional Workshop 2024 in Mauritania, Algeria [...] Full text...
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New WB report calls for strong resilience of Ghana’s health system in response to climate change
01 may 2024 - 07:09:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A new World Bank report calls for urgent action to strengthen the resilience of Ghana’s health [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS judicial forum to examine its rules of procedure opens
30 april 2024 - 10:01:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The judicial council forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
29 april 2024 - 18:48:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...
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Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
29 april 2024 - 09:35:51Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) — In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—last week [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final
28 april 2024 - 18:03:07Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi as Special Envoy for MENA and Gulf Region
27 april 2024 - 09:55:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed career [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian and Japanese ambassadors call on Libyan foreign minister
24 april 2024 - 16:00:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Dreams FC draw 0-0 Zamalek in first-leg semi-final match
22 april 2024 - 05:07:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana's Dreams FC held Egypt's Zamalek FC to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of [...] Full text...
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2024 TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON: We will play our game - Angola Coach
19 april 2024 - 08:59:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Angola boss, Marcos Antunes, has stressed that the Sable Antelopes will stick to their style of [...] Full text...
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CAF announces 2023/24 CAF inter-club semi-final fixtures
18 april 2024 - 07:42:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals will kick off this weekend. In [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF Futsal AFCON: Morocco, Angola reach semi-finals
16 april 2024 - 06:28:15Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - 2024 CAF Futsal AFCON hosts, Morocco, produced a scintillating performance to beat Zambia 13-0 in front [...] Full text...
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IMF acknowledges Ghana’s strong performance under ECF arrangement
13 april 2024 - 13:32:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian authorities and officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
12 april 2024 - 21:57:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup: Semi-final qualifiers emerge
08 april 2024 - 07:00:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Semifinalists of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged after second-leg quarter-finals matches were played on [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Kenya, enhance bilateral relations
03 april 2024 - 18:03:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kenya and Ghana have signed seven agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between their two countries. President [...] Full text...
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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
02 april 2024 - 15:28:55Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...
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Christians in Ghana mark Easter
31 march 2024 - 06:16:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...
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CAF announces dates for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Confed. Cup finals
29 march 2024 - 07:40:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the dates for the finals of the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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Christians commemorate Good Friday
29 march 2024 - 04:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity around the world to mark Good Friday, the beginning [...] Full text...
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APPO Committee meets to choose headquarters country of African Energy Bank
26 march 2024 - 13:25:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Committee set up by the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) Monday held its third meeting [...] Full text...
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Christians mark Palm Sunday
24 march 2024 - 07:51:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians are on Sunday making Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, [...] Full text...
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13th African Games: Ghana crowned African Games football queens after comeback win over Nigeria
22 march 2024 - 07:33:13Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana were crowned champions of the women's football tournament at the 13th African Games after [...] Full text...
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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa
21 march 2024 - 15:00:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifier: Liberia, Eswatini take commanding leads in respective qualifiers
21 march 2024 - 08:38:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liberia and Eswatini took commanding leads in their respective TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco [...] Full text...
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13th All-Africa Games: Uganda edge Congo in thriller to set up finals against Ghana
20 march 2024 - 09:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Uganda will play hosts, Ghana, in the men's final of this year's African Games on Friday [...] Full text...
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13th African Games: South Africa's hockey team withdraws because of unsuitable pitch
19 march 2024 - 09:01:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African national hockey team has withdrawn from the 13th African Games due [...] Full text...
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African giants resume international matches after AFCON
19 march 2024 - 07:56:11Cairo, 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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13th All-Africa Games: Ghana set up epic clash with Nigeria in women's final
19 march 2024 - 07:47:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hosts Ghana and arch-rivals Nigeria emerged victorious in a thrilling set of women's semi-final clashes at [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
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2024 All-Africa Games: It's Ghana vs Senegal in men's football semi-finals
18 march 2024 - 09:45:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hosts Ghana are set to clash with Senegal in what promises to be a captivating semi-final [...] Full text...
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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export
18 march 2024 - 09:42:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...
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Mobile network operators in Ghana slowly reconnecting Internet
18 march 2024 - 08:46:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...
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South African child repatriated from Senegal
13 march 2024 - 09:13:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have repatriated a two-year-old baby from a prison in Dakar, Senegal. The [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup: Egyptian derby headlines quarter-finals
13 march 2024 - 08:33:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draw was officially conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, 12 [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Inter-club: Quarter-final draws on Tuesday
12 march 2024 - 08:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draws will be made in [...] Full text...
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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
08 march 2024 - 12:13:58Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action [...] Full text...
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Ghana's central bank suspends foreign exchange trading licences of GT Bank, FBNBank
05 march 2024 - 09:36:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's central bank has suspended the foreign exchange trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president will take decision on LGBTQ+ bill after top court ruling
05 march 2024 - 05:52:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Monday that he would await the Supreme Court’s [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Finance ministry urges President to pause assent to anti-LGBTQ bill
04 march 2024 - 14:29:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the controversial the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill passed by Ghana's Parliament, which criminalises the promotion, advocacy, and funding [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Parliament passes controversial LGBTQ bill
28 february 2024 - 18:21:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament, after nearly three years, on Wednesday passed the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill which criminalizes the promotion, [...] Full text...
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AU Summit opens under Mauritania President's chairmanship
17 february 2024 - 21:17:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 37th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Saturday with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Council supports measures taken by Ghanaian President to launch the BAI in Tripoli
17 february 2024 - 13:22:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, said here Saturday Libya had taken executive [...] Full text...
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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies
16 february 2024 - 20:47:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegation discusses launch of African Investment Bank with Ghana's President
14 february 2024 - 12:27:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, has reviewed with Ghanaian President [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President drops finance minister, many senior ministers in major reshuffle
14 february 2024 - 11:32:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced a major cabinet reshuffle in which he [...] Full text...
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New malaria vaccines will save lives. How can we ensure a sustainable rollout? : World Bank Blog By Chijioke Okoro, Noel Chisaka and Carolina Kern
09 february 2024 - 08:06:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Last month, Cameroon became the first country to start rolling out malaria vaccination as part of [...] Full text...
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South Africa's first shipment of AfCFTA goods hailed
31 january 2024 - 10:51:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday officiated the launch of South Africa's first shipment and [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers and civilians killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region
29 january 2024 - 20:23:55Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: DR Congo eliminate Egypt 8-7 on penalties
28 january 2024 - 23:23:45San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - DR Congo's on Sunday night beat Egypt 8-7 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals [...] Full text...
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Ghana begins search for new football coach after sacking Chris Hughton
25 january 2024 - 19:28:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced a roadmap to hire a coach for the [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste
25 january 2024 - 13:08:39Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...
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How to ease rising external debt-service pressures in low-income countries: IMF Blog By Allison Holland and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
25 january 2024 - 07:47:11Washington, United States (PANA) - As 2024 starts, the good news is that there haven’t been any notable requests by [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Tunisian coach quits for poor results as casualty list grows
25 january 2024 - 06:10:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The coach of Tunisia's senior national football team, Jalel Kadri, resigned on Wednesday after his side [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: 2023 AFCON: Algeria sacks coach for poor results
24 january 2024 - 19:06:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Algeria have also sacked their coach, Djamel Belmadi, as the list of managers being fired [...] Full text...
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Ghana High Court sentences six to death for coup plot, aquits three
24 january 2024 - 17:27:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra has convicted six coup plotters for various counts of conspiracy to [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: List of casualties of coaches grows as group stage ends on Wednesday
24 january 2024 - 15:52:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The list of casualties of coaches for poor results has been growing as the group [...] Full text...
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World Bank to provide $300 million to Ghana to strengthen macroeconomic stability, support resilient economic growth
24 january 2024 - 07:37:54Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana. The First [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Ghana sack coach Chris Hughton, dissolve technical team after disastrous campaign of Black Stars
24 january 2024 - 05:40:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Tuesday sacked Chris Hughton as head coach of the senior national football team, the [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Ghana squander 2-0 lead and bow out as Egypt scrape through after final Group B matches
22 january 2024 - 22:24:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ghana squandered a 2-0 lead in injury time to draw 2-2 against Mozambique in their [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Final group matches begin with Groups A and B
22 january 2024 - 06:54:56Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The final round of matches in the group stage of the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa [...] Full text...
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