Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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Monday’s exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed
03 august 2024 - 10:09:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Hosts Cote d'Ivoire face Nigeria, holders Senegal clash with Cameroon
13 october 2023 - 06:01:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hosts Cote d'Ivoire will play regional rivals Nigeria at the group stage of the 2023 [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Champions league: Wydad coach Vandenbroeck remains confident of qualification
14 may 2023 - 06:50:40Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Despite drawing 0-0 at home with Mamelodi Sundowns after enjoying a numerical advantage for the whole [...] Full text...
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Burundi announces national strategy for the Integrationof Pygmies
01 march 2023 - 16:43:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Education, access to basic social services, social and public rights, housing, hygiene and sanitation, and food [...] Full text...
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Malian soldiers neutralise 'more than 80 terrorists', arrest 35 suspects
13 february 2023 - 12:16:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 80 terrorists were neutralised between 31 January and 7 February by the Malian armed [...] Full text...
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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project
08 december 2022 - 13:03:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso govt spokesperson denies media reports of coup attempt against interim president
02 december 2022 - 13:09:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Burkinabe government, Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, on Friday denied reports in the local [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry announces imminent release of four nationals held in Chad
13 september 2022 - 13:49:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania
15 june 2022 - 19:04:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...
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Malian army neutralises 15 suspected terrorists
26 may 2022 - 13:15:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it neutralised some 15 suspected terrorists and taken prisoners in [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President pays tribute to victims of two attacks in the North and Centre-North
06 may 2022 - 20:56:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid tribute to the [...] Full text...
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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
22 march 2022 - 05:54:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...
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Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report
16 september 2021 - 06:04:30New York, US (PANA) - The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention [...] Full text...
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Botswana army kills suspected poacher
10 august 2021 - 18:32:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Defence Force (BDF) recently shot dead a poacher on the country’s Okavango Delta. Okavango Delta is [...] Full text...
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Libya: Widespread condemnation greets car bomb attack in southern region
07 june 2021 - 17:51:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb attack on Sunday night on a security post at the entrance to the [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday
28 may 2021 - 21:15:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...
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3 foreign journalists missing in eastern Burkina Faso found dead
27 april 2021 - 15:16:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three journalists, two Spanish and an Irishman, reported missing on Monday during an alleged terrorist [...] Full text...
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Six young villagers killed in northern Mali in suspected French Barkane force airstrike
27 march 2021 - 15:40:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six young people from the village of Talataye, located between Gao and Ménaka, in northern Mali, [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Defending champions Morocco thrash hosts Cameroon, to face Mali in final
04 february 2021 - 12:30:45Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Title holders Morocco will play Mali in the final of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) at [...] Full text...
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Ghana's general elections end
07 december 2020 - 17:27:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections have officially come to an end with reports of smooth voting [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Tigray
05 december 2020 - 08:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Federal Police Commando, Criminal Investigation teams arrive in Mekelle
03 december 2020 - 12:10:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Federal Special Police Commando unit and a Criminal Investigation team have arrived in Mekelle, [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Cautious Kenya ready to face Comoros in return tie
13 november 2020 - 06:53:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After settling for a frustrating 1-1 draw in Nairobi, Kenya jet out to Moroni on Saturday [...] Full text...
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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries
06 october 2020 - 21:19:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...
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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe
22 september 2020 - 17:50:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...
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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
10 september 2020 - 08:27:21Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...
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Tunisian customs unit seizes large quantities of fraudulent drugs bound for Libya
15 august 2020 - 18:55:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian customs unit operating in the Safara area in southern Tunisia on Saturday intercepted large [...] Full text...
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Benin for mass recruitment in the police, army, water and forestry sectors
19 july 2020 - 11:35:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Government of Benin is planning to increase the strength of its Armed Forces, the Republican [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Rwanda hunting for 2 escapees from quarantine camp
09 july 2020 - 14:40:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's security agency is hunting two detainees who tested positive for Covid-19 but escaped from a [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Another pandemic looms as China issues alert over highly-infectious bubonic plague
06 july 2020 - 13:59:25Beijing, China (PANA) - Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Botswana heightens anti-poaching war
26 june 2020 - 15:58:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Poachers’ death toll in Botswana is rising due to the army’s sharp anti-poaching measures. The anti-poaching Botswana [...] Full text...
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Former veteran Rwandan cameraman Valens Rwamukwaya retires to great fanfare
13 june 2020 - 16:31:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the long-serving cameramen at Rwanda Television, Valens Rwamukwaya, retired at the age of 64 [...] Full text...
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Senegal's director of water, forests says moved and saddened by destruction of country's forests
03 june 2020 - 19:01:09Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Colonel-Major Baïdy Ba, director of Water, Forests, Hunting and Soil Conservation, said here Wednesday he was [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s army kills five poachers
03 april 2020 - 08:42:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s army has killed four poachers in a shooting incident in the north-western corner of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana pleads with UK over hunting trophies
02 march 2020 - 10:52:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has pleaded with authorities in the United Kingdom not to ban import of her hunting [...] Full text...
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Botswana reiterates position on lifted hunting ban
24 february 2020 - 08:19:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have continued to fight international condemnation following its decision last year to [...] Full text...
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Elephants spotted near Botswana’s capital
17 february 2020 - 11:29:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has issued a warning that elephants have been spotted [...] Full text...
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King Philippe of Belgium officially invited to DR Congo on June 30
08 february 2020 - 12:11:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - King Phtlippe of Belgium has been officially invited to Kinshasa for the celebrations of the 60th [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: Gambia’s Truth Commission gives hope to victims (Analysis by Momodou Jaitey, PANA correspondent)
31 december 2019 - 09:54:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As 2019 draws to an end, one of most important and biggest stories that ran in [...] Full text...
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Botswana government steps up efforts to end poaching of rhinoceros
30 december 2019 - 18:34:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Government has considerably stepped up efforts to address poaching with interventions that led to recovery [...] Full text...
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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses
14 december 2019 - 21:04:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...
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How a Finance Bill could allow employers to retrench workers in Zimbabwe (A PANA news analysis)
14 december 2019 - 14:21:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Back in July 2015, a Supreme Court ruling involving a local fuel station called Zuva Petroleum, [...] Full text...
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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana
13 december 2019 - 15:55:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...
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Malian soldiers neutralise 10 terrorists, arrest 20 others in central region
18 november 2019 - 13:41:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten suspected terrorists were killed and 20 others arrested on Saturday by Malian soldiers during a [...] Full text...
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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons
15 november 2019 - 17:39:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army chief says 5,475 Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested
13 november 2019 - 16:31:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that over 5,475 suspected Boko [...] Full text...
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The Gambia Truth Commission fights back accusations of witch hunt against former leader
23 october 2019 - 22:10:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) public hearings have generated a counter accusation that [...] Full text...
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Forest authorities in Liberia condemn killing of endangered pygmy hippo
23 october 2019 - 15:46:09Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Massive public outcry on social media has led the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) to [...] Full text...
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Northeast Nigerian Governor recruits local hunters with voodoo powers to fight Boko Haram
09 october 2019 - 17:31:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian Army continues to claim victory over the Boko Haram and the Islamic State [...] Full text...
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Botswana dedicated to resolve human wildlife conflict - President Masisi
05 october 2019 - 11:58:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, has asserted government’s determination to resolve human wildlife conflict in favor [...] Full text...
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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana
01 october 2019 - 21:26:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...
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Botswana advises against fake online elephant hunting advertisements
18 september 2019 - 19:15:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks is advising tourists, trophy hunters and the general [...] Full text...
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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
29 august 2019 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...
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Botswana environment minister attends CITES summit in Geneva
24 august 2019 - 13:10:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila has left for Geneva, Switzerland [...] Full text...
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Two foreigners killed, 9 others wounded in car bomb explosion in Benghazi
10 august 2019 - 16:42:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two foreigners were killed and nine others wounded in a car bomb explosion that occurred on [...] Full text...
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Burundi celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
09 august 2019 - 16:39:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Friday celebrated the 9th edition of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, on a [...] Full text...
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Prominent human rights lawyer urges ICC to open investigation into ex-president Jammeh's gov't
01 august 2019 - 16:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana of Nigeria, has called on the Chief Prosecutor of the [...] Full text...
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Women converge on environmental issues
02 july 2019 - 18:18:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 5th Pan African Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians met in the University of Botswana [...] Full text...
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Wildlife resources have potential for socio-economic development in Africa: - Mnangagwa
24 june 2019 - 23:05:35Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday that thriving wildlife resources had tremendous potential for [...] Full text...
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Desertification, a major challenge in Botswana - says Environment permanent secretary
17 june 2019 - 19:13:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Permanent Secretary in the Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Thato Raphaka, [...] Full text...
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Opposition condemns lifting of hunting ban in Botswana
03 june 2019 - 19:09:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s main opposition party, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), has condemned the country’s recent decision to [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s ecotourism company to preserve cross border wildlife corridors
31 may 2019 - 22:25:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, said here Friday it was committed to promoting sustainable ecotourism initiatives [...] Full text...
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Botswana lifts hunting ban on certain categories of animals
23 may 2019 - 18:32:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Following the June 2018 Botswana government review on the ban on hunting, the Botswana Department of [...] Full text...
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Feature: Plastic pollution and its many side effects on the ecosystem
17 may 2019 - 22:32:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Apart from sustaining a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, Botswana’s water resources are critical for meeting [...] Full text...
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Botswana president to introduce 'Declaration of Assets' bill
16 may 2019 - 16:53:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -In a bid to crack down on corrupt practices in his country, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi will [...] Full text...
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More than 500 traffickers and free-riders in Tunisia arrested by army in four months
10 may 2019 - 23:44:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian military units arrested more than 500 traffickers and illegal free riders attempting to cross the [...] Full text...
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East African police chiefs push for blacklisting dealers in counterfeit products
17 april 2019 - 11:10:12Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Dealers in counterfeit products should be blacklisted and banned from import-export business in the East Africa [...] Full text...
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Mali declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of Ogossagou massacre
29 march 2019 - 12:04:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has declared three days of national mourning for some 160 people killed last [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office urges Mali to prevent human rights violations
26 march 2019 - 15:50:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saturday’s horrific attacks in Mali, which left at least 153 people dead and 73 injured, marked [...] Full text...
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UN warns that 'new waves of violence’ likely in DR Congo
12 march 2019 - 17:32:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Botswana lifts ban on fishing and export of dry fish
01 march 2019 - 19:26:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced here Friday it had lifted the [...] Full text...
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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)B
21 february 2019 - 09:23:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...
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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)
21 february 2019 - 09:13:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...
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Africa faces challenge of dramatic loss of biodiversity (WBG Feature)
16 february 2019 - 09:08:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa has been home to a rich and diverse animal, plant, and marine biodiversity [...] Full text...
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Two Central African traffickers of panther skin and meat sentenced to two years in prison
12 february 2019 - 22:28:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Impfondo High Court in the Likouala department of northern Congo Tuesday sentenced two traffickers [...] Full text...
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Deadly Mali attack to be investigated by UN rights experts
03 january 2019 - 20:15:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An attack on a village in central Mali earlier this week in which at least 37 [...] Full text...
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Will Africa make a difference in 2019? (Analysis by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Editor)
02 january 2019 - 11:48:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Frankly put, crises are now ruling a large part of Africa and what is often [...] Full text...
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NGO expresses concern about the fate of whales in Mauritian EEZ
01 october 2018 - 16:35:52Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian NGO, Mauritius Save The Whales, has expressed its “deepest concern about the [...] Full text...
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Congolese urged to preserve wildlife resources
02 november 2017 - 09:36:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Forest Economy, Mrs Rosalie Matondo, on Wednesday urged Congolese forest to preserve [...] Full text...
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Rwandan authorities hunting 3 escapee prisoners from high-security prison in Southern Rwanda
01 november 2017 - 13:13:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan law enforcement officers are searching for three prisoners, including a former journalist and director of [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO launches €45 million initiative to curb unsustainable wildlife hunting
10 october 2017 - 12:07:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - A €45-million multi-partner programme launched on Tuesday at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) seeks to [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President’s maiden press conference, petition to impeach EC chair reported in Ghana
22 july 2017 - 05:39:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The maiden press conference by Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and a petition by anonymous workers of [...] Full text...
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US: UN highlights common destiny for wildlife and people on World Migratory Bird Day
10 may 2017 - 19:15:53New York, US (PANA) – A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Consolidating nation-building, democracy in the New Gambia (By Paul Ejimeh, PANA Guest Writer)
20 april 2017 - 17:36:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - By African standards, many had expected the worst the moment the Gambia’s authoritarian ruler for 22 [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwandan Army search for armed men in murder of 2 civilians
13 march 2017 - 09:18:59Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Army is hunting members of an unidentified armed group that shot dead two civilians, [...] Full text...
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Gambia: President Barrow reiterates commitment to 3-year mandate
29 january 2017 - 10:14:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has reiterated his commitment to a three-year mandate in office as agreed [...] Full text...
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Gambia: President Barrow expected in Banjul on Thursday
25 january 2017 - 17:45:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's new President Adama Barrow is due to arrive in Banjul on Thursday from Dakar, Senegal, [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh makes off to facilitate power transfer to President Barrow
22 january 2017 - 08:28:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Africa's mediators on the political impasse that had gripped Gambia, including the United Nations, have commended [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Carcass of killed lioness found in Rwanda game reserve
16 november 2016 - 12:01:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- The carcass of one of the seven lions imported from South Africa in July last year [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO, French conservation group partner on water bird management in Africa
07 october 2016 - 16:19:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday announced a new partnership with the [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO, French group sign agreement to protect wetland resources
06 october 2016 - 12:00:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) will [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Union deserves visionary, dynamic leadership (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
06 september 2016 - 11:33:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - These are not good times for Africa and the African Union (AU), its flagship political organization, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Rights group initiates online petition on Bushmen
30 august 2016 - 09:39:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International human rights organisation Survival International has initiated an online petition to President Ian Khama over [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Police helicopter crash linked to human rights violation
11 august 2016 - 12:37:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Twelve days after six police officers survived a helicopter crash in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Wildlife charity welcomes Zambia's decision to suspend hippo cull
15 june 2016 - 11:41:12Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed the Zambian authorities’ decision to suspend a highly [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free calls on Zambia to abandon hippo cull
07 june 2016 - 16:35:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has condemned Zambia’s plan to kill 400 hippopotamuses [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for end to illegal poaching, trade of migratory birds
10 may 2016 - 17:05:10New York, US (PANA) - Millions of migratory birds are being lost each year as a result of illegal killing, [...] Full text...
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UN: World Court celebrates 70 years anniversary
20 april 2016 - 14:39:38New York, US (PANA) - Having ruled on such diverse issues as plunder of natural resources in Africa to border [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO D-G pledges support to CAR's agriculture
18 april 2016 - 11:00:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday met Central African [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany donates anti-poaching aircraft to Tanzania
07 april 2016 - 14:13:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The German government has donated a special aircraft to Tanzania to reinforce anti-poaching [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO focuses on animal-borne diseases
29 january 2016 - 11:30:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Infectious animal-borne disease threats such as Ebola and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan military strikes kill AU military base attack commander
21 january 2016 - 19:17:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan army bombs have killed the Al Shabaab commander responsible for a deadly terrorist attack on [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation declares 2016 Year of the Lion
04 january 2016 - 13:47:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the 50th anniversary of the iconic, award-winning motion picture, Born Free, the Born [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation hails U.S. decision to list African lions as endangered
22 december 2015 - 17:56:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Born Free Foundation on Tuesday applauded the decision of the United States Fish [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service takes action to save Africa's endangered two lion subspecies
21 december 2015 - 17:09:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With Africa’s lion population expected to drop by half over the next couple of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit
26 november 2015 - 09:27:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian singer-songwriter Ali Kiba will join a Sino-African delegation in South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN-backed conference adopts measures to tackle threats to migratory water birds
18 november 2015 - 19:16:31New York, US (PANA) - With many of the world's migratory waterbirds under heightened threat due to human activities and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials say corruption sustains wildlife, forest crime
03 november 2015 - 19:06:37New York, US (PANA) - Spiralling wildlife and forest crime fuelled by corrosive corruption can impede vital progress of the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South Africa: South African documentary blows the lid off canned lion hunting industry (A feature by By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
31 october 2015 - 11:37:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An extraordinary new documentary about Africa’s multi-million-dollar canned lion hunting industry is turning heads [...] Full text...
thread Environment
US: Qatar Airways strengthens embargo on African wildlife transportation
07 august 2015 - 14:37:42New York, US (PANA) - One of the world's leading air carriers, Qatar Airways, has announced the extension of its [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia’s former Tourism Minister in court for abuse of office
05 august 2015 - 15:41:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former Tourism and Arts Minister, Sylvia Masebo, on Wednesday appeared in a Lusaka Magistrate court [...] Full text...
thread Society
US: American air carriers ban wildlife 'trophies' on flights
04 august 2015 - 15:46:45New York, US (PANA) - Three major American air carriers, Delta, American and United Airlines, have announced ban on the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Zimbabwe's Lion: New York lawmakers move to enhance wildlife rights
31 july 2015 - 15:49:41New York, US (PANA) - As outrage persists in the US over the killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion by [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rwanda: 1 inmate escapes in Rwanda jail break
28 july 2015 - 15:30:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one inmate escaped from a prison, aided by his guard, in one of Rwanda's [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Imported lions released into games reserve
27 july 2015 - 20:27:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities have released into a games reserve seven lions that were recently imported from South [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Kenya: President Obama hails Africa as future hub for global economic growth
25 july 2015 - 12:10:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting US President Barack Obama on has hailed Africa’s growth potential as the future hub of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya: Al Shabaab army base attack reveals al-Qaeda cells still active in Lamu
16 june 2015 - 08:10:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 11 Al Shabaab operatives, including top Commanders, during a Sunday raid on a [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN: Small Arms Survey 2015 highlights increased firepower to wildlife poaching
01 june 2015 - 19:23:30New York, US (PANA) - A UN survey launched on Monday in New York said illegal trade in wildlife and [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Kenya: Al Shabaab militants raid mosques in northeastern Kenya
21 may 2015 - 17:46:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan government officials remain alert for possible Al Shabaab militants strikes in Garissa County of northeastern [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tanzania: Conservationists undertake trek through Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve
22 april 2015 - 10:36:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conservationists from Central and West Africa will Saturday embark on a week-long trek through [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Botswana: President Khama seeks collaboration in fighting poaching
25 march 2015 - 11:02:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has bemoaned the alarming level that wildlife poaching and trafficking have reached [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal: Sierra Leonean police hunt for journalist in hiding
17 march 2015 - 15:24:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Tuesday disclosed that Sierra Leone's police are hunting [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN rights chief expresses concern over attack on albino children in East Africa
10 march 2015 - 15:34:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has expressed concern at a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Minority rights group wants Sengwer eviction stopped
07 march 2015 - 11:01:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rights body, Minority Rights Group International (MRG), on Friday asked the Kenyan Government to [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN chief commends courage, commitment of Ebola health workers
22 december 2014 - 21:39:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the memorable and moving example of a Sierra Leonean nurse [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN: FAO, WFP warn on food insecurity in Ebola affected countries
18 december 2014 - 08:51:13New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have said [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Kenya: Thousands face hunger in Ebola-hit countries, says UN
17 december 2014 - 15:08:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people facing food insecurity due to the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Senegal: Sall urges the West to face China's strong competition in Africa
01 december 2014 - 20:55:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Monday in Diamniadio, about 40 km from Dakar, that the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Cape Verde: Govt. bans importation of meat from Ebola-hit countries
23 november 2014 - 11:43:06Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Cape Verdian government has banned the importation of wild and hunting animals and meat [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Civil society concerned about Ebola threat in DRC
04 october 2014 - 10:57:17Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Chairman of the civil society in DR Congo's province of Equator Fabien Munguza has said [...] Full text...
thread Health
Kenya: African leaders agree sweeping security reforms against terrorism
02 september 2014 - 21:41:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders have agreed on sweeping security reforms, including the introduction of a model anti-terrorism law, [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa: Why sexual predators view Africa as hunting ground (News analysis by by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
02 august 2014 - 18:32:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – This week’s extradition of a German Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse of children [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FAO warns of Ebola danger through consumption of wildlife species
21 july 2014 - 12:39:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks [...] Full text...
thread Health
Tunisia: Tunisians mourn 4 security officers killed by terrorists
28 may 2014 - 16:24:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians Wednesday mourned the four security officers killed by a terrorist gang in Kasserine, where security [...] Full text...
thread Society
Libya: 4 policemen killed near Libyan Interior minister' residence
28 may 2014 - 14:49:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Four policemen were shot dead by an armed group Tuesday night near the residence of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegal: Former president Abdoulaye Wade returns home
26 april 2014 - 14:57:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade returned home on Friday night after he was delayed for three [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Zambia: President Sata’s large cabinet questioned
20 april 2014 - 10:02:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A US-based Zambian academic, Henry Kyambalesa, says there is a pressing need for the country to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tunisia: Tunisian soldier killed in mine explosion near Algerian border
18 april 2014 - 18:47:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian soldier was killed and another injured on Friday in a land mine explosion on [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya: Security crackdown after multiple bomb explosion nets 657 people
01 april 2014 - 20:12:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Security operatives arrested 657 suspects in Nairobi’s Eastleigh in an investigation over the three huge explosions [...] Full text...
thread Society
Zambia: Sacking of Tourism Minister causes widespread speculation
23 march 2014 - 12:04:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata enjoys the power to hire and fire cabinet ministers without giving [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Zambia: President Sata fires Tourism Minister
20 march 2014 - 11:41:44Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has sacked Minister of Tourism and Arts, Sylvia Masebo. In a statement issued [...] Full text...
thread Society
Zambia: Tribunal probing former minister begins sitting
24 february 2014 - 18:27:23Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The tribunal constituted to probe Zambia’s Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo for alleged interference in the operations [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya: US bolsters fight against wildlife crime
12 february 2014 - 16:29:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Strategy will strengthen [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gambia: Power struggle "killed" sports (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)
30 december 2013 - 17:45:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The year 2013 saw Gambian sports embroiled in power struggles, including allegations and counter-allegations at The [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Ban urges more funding to combat brutal Lord's Resistance Army
20 november 2013 - 21:22:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Pressure mounts on African members not to withdraw from ICC (PANA News Analysis)
09 october 2013 - 10:02:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Saturday's extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ANC 'instructs' Zuma to back Africa's withdrawal from ICC
08 october 2013 - 12:32:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) may have instructed President Jacob Zuma to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tanzania declares Elephant Day to curb illegal ivory trade
23 august 2013 - 13:31:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has officially designated 22 Aug. as its Elephant Day to be observed annually [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mobile subscribers in poor countries seek multiple profiles to suit daily needs
23 august 2013 - 08:53:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Demand for multiple mobile profiles presents sizeable opportunities for operators that are addressing the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Suspected Islamists kill 29 in Nigeria
29 july 2013 - 12:06:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram killed a total of 29 [...] Full text...
thread Society
French President Hollande calls for support for Libya to ensure its security
31 may 2013 - 21:10:33Paris, France (PANA) – French president François Hollande has called for support for Libya to ensure its security and borders. “We [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU Summit: Leaders adopt 'forward looking' declaration on Africa’s development
27 may 2013 - 14:22:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Monday adopted and committed themselves to implementation of ‘The Proclamation on the 50th [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigerian govt. withdraws forgery charges against journalists
03 may 2013 - 07:31:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has withdrawn the forgery charges filed against two journalists of the private Leadership [...] Full text...
thread Society
AU suspends CAR, slaps travel ban on ministers
25 march 2013 - 15:25:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Emphasizing that the entry of rebel elements to Bangui and their subsequent seizure of power [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Botswana bans foreigners from fishing
26 february 2013 - 12:13:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has banned foreigners from fishing, reserving both recreational and subsistence fishing for its citizens, media [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tanzania drops bid to sell 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiles
27 december 2012 - 12:56:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania has withdrawn an application for the right to sell 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiles to Japan [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Rhino horn poacher convicted, sentenced in South Africa
12 december 2012 - 08:37:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two days after South Africa and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Botswana reiterates 2014 hunting ban
29 november 2012 - 08:54:39Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has reiterated its plans to ban hunting by 2014, in favour for photographic tourism, amid [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigerian navy intercepts 17 vessels for illegal activities
18 november 2012 - 10:48:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy has said it intercepted 17 vessels for engaging in illegal maritime activities during [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa holds first hunting conference
30 october 2012 - 11:31:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Africa’s first-ever hunting conference got underway at Sun City in South Africa's North West [...] Full text...
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'Beatings, intimidation create climate of fear in Guinea Bissau'
25 october 2012 - 12:59:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A climate of fear has fallen over Guinea Bissau since Tuesday when two government critics were [...] Full text...
thread Society
Malawi leader urged to honour 20 July, 2011, heroes
20 july 2012 - 19:10:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Family members and civil society leaders have asked Malawi President Joyce Banda to consider compensating dependants [...] Full text...
thread Society
Banda: 'Law breakers must face the law'
19 july 2012 - 20:32:43Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawians mark the first anniversary of the gunning down of at least 20 anti-government demonstrators [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU renews mandate of regional military force against LRA
23 may 2012 - 17:36:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed by 12 months, the mandate of the task force [...] Full text...
thread Politics
SA takes new measures to protect endangered rhinos
17 april 2012 - 12:43:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has tightened rules on rhino hunting and will use micro-chips [...] Full text...
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Ghana media highlight local coach for Black Stars, launch of “Green Book”
14 april 2012 - 08:01:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The appointment of a local coach for the senior national football team, the Black Stars, and [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Kwasi Appiah named Black Stars coach
09 april 2012 - 22:41:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed James Kwesi Appiah as the substantive head coach of [...] Full text...
thread Sports
50 cases of sleeping sickness reported in Guinea
04 march 2012 - 13:44:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 50 cases of trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness have been reported in parts of Guinea, according [...] Full text...
thread Health
South African Party leader under fire over “colonial” comments
16 february 2012 - 10:54:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's white opposition political party, Freedom Front Plus (FF), has sparked a furious [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Arrest of businessman over payment of huge judgement highlighted in Ghanaian media
04 february 2012 - 08:11:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The arrest of a businessman who was paid a huge jugement debt, presentation of an interim [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Mills snubs Ban on gays
31 january 2012 - 20:48:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday reaffirmed the country's stand on gays saying his [...] Full text...
thread Society
Arrests over cocaine disappearance, Chinese loan reported in Ghana
07 january 2012 - 08:05:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A seeming breakthrough on how cocaine seized from a suspect turned into baking powder at an [...] Full text...
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AU appoints special envoy on LRA
23 november 2011 - 15:29:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Wednesday appointed Francisco Caetano José Madeira, its Special Envoy to see [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Malawi police still hunting robbers 24 hours after sneaking into shopping mall
19 november 2011 - 16:02:32Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi police say they are still searching for two suspected robbers who sneaked into the ceiling [...] Full text...
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Kenyan army says Al Shabaab jihadists flee
04 november 2011 - 18:28:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Foreign jihadists in Al Shabaab ranks have re-grouped in the town of Barawe and Marka to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Obasanjo versus Babangida, judiciary, satellite launch reported in Nigeria
20 august 2011 - 07:28:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The war of words between former leaders Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), the battle between [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Gbagbo allies ask AU to press for his release
12 august 2011 - 23:20:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A coalition of pro-Gbagbo parties in Cote d'Ivoire have asked the African Union (AU) to [...] Full text...
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AU praises AMISOM Commander for ‘good battle’
10 august 2011 - 21:37:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has hailed its outgoing military chief in Somalia, Major-General Nathan Mugishia, [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: We want to top group D - Nigeria's coach
04 august 2011 - 16:29:20Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach John Obuh has said his team will approach its last group D game [...] Full text...
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Zim college vice principal demoted over rabbits
20 july 2011 - 12:02:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A wildlife college in Zimbabwe said Wednesday it had demoted its vice principal after he authorised [...] Full text...
thread Social
Amnesty International says arms trade fuels Sudan's conflict
08 july 2011 - 14:39:58New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Friday said that China, Russia and the US are among those [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria's President announces cash prizes as National Sports Festival opens
03 july 2011 - 21:11:37Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday announced cash prizes for the top three states at the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Tanzanian dailies call for intensified war on illicit drugs
02 july 2011 - 08:51:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Illicit drugs are dreadful in Tanzania as reported by some dailies in the East [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Amnesty International accuses Ivorian army of crimes
25 may 2011 - 17:14:21New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday the forces of new Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara are hunting [...] Full text...
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Somali’s Al Shabaab group infiltrates mosques in Kenya
10 may 2011 - 11:45:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Security forces in Kenya have stepped up a campaign to stop Somali-based terrorist group Al Shabaab [...] Full text...
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Anti-graft agency probes outgoing governors in Nigeria
08 may 2011 - 15:35:24Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's anti-graft Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has begun a probe into [...] Full text...
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Kenyan police seize Nigeria-bound ivory haul
07 may 2011 - 09:37:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An investigation into the poaching of elephants has been opened in Kenya after airport police seized [...] Full text...
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Egypt's bourse rebounds
27 march 2011 - 14:27:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As expected, the Egyptian stock market started the new trading week on a very positive note. [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Gambian govt. tasks Drug Agency to be vigilant
21 february 2011 - 19:19:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Vice President of the Gambia and Minister of Women’s Affairs, Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy, has urged [...] Full text...
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Rwandan suspect to face ICC trial over mass rape in DRC
25 january 2011 - 16:01:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday Rwandan genocide suspect, Callixte Mbarushimana, who was arrested [...] Full text...
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Angola takes measures to discourage poaching
14 january 2011 - 13:50:59Luanda, Angola (PANA) - In a move to stamp out poaching in its natural reserves, the Angolan government has ordered [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Malawi police arrest man found with military uniforms
03 december 2010 - 19:33:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Blantyre on Friday arrested controversial politician-cum-businessman, Sudi Adaki Sulaimana, who went into hiding a [...] Full text...
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New findings shed light on African stone age technology
29 october 2010 - 08:36:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- A team of three scientists from Johannesburg's Wits Institute for Human Evolution on Friday [...] Full text...
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Murdered Zimbabwe girl gets posthumous certificate
28 october 2010 - 18:37:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The family of the murdered 25-year-old second-year Zimbabwean accountancy student has released a certificate the Association [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's anti-graft body alleges bomb threat, warns masterminds
21 october 2010 - 19:21:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised the alarm over bomb [...] Full text...
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Unexploded ordinance kills two Mozambicans in Malawi
23 august 2010 - 17:28:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- An unexploded ordinance, believed to be a relic of landmines from the 16-year Mozambican civil war, [...] Full text...
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Park keeper killed by poachers in Cameroon
09 august 2010 - 11:47:00Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- A keeper with the Waza National Park, in northern Cam eroon, was killed at the weekend [...] Full text...
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