Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps

16 october 2024 - 07:32:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] Full text...

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'AI must not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias'

08 october 2024 - 15:28:24
New York, US (PANA) - As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing [...] Full text...

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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés

13 september 2024 - 12:55:31
Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President dissolves parliament, sets 17 November for election

13 september 2024 - 07:50:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved Parliament and set 17 November 2024 for a fresh [...] Full text...

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WHO boss announces death of Polio Director

07 august 2024 - 19:10:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis head coach lauds electrifying African football stadium atmosphere

25 april 2024 - 17:12:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Espérance Sportive de Tunis head coach, Miguel Cardoso has heaped praise on the electrifying atmosphere [...] Full text...

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Libya attends United Nations meeting on tourism in New York

16 april 2024 - 17:52:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts in the government of national unity, Nasreddine al-Fazzani, [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

12 april 2024 - 22:13:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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Southern Madagascar - where girls are sold into marriage before they are born: UN News

16 march 2024 - 12:43:39
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...

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Drop in Libya's ranking of countries most affected by terrorism hailed by PM

13 march 2024 - 14:30:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stated that the drop in Libya's ranking in [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt urged to free rights defender Diallo, end 'discriminatory conscription' of independent voices

22 january 2024 - 11:47:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Burkina Faso authorities to ensure his safe return [...] Full text...

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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free

12 january 2024 - 12:01:59
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...

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South African threatre producer Mbongeni Ngema killed in car crash

28 december 2023 - 08:43:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South theatre producer and musician Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a vehicle accident [...] Full text...

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Prominent Angolan business executive fights asset freeze order

23 december 2023 - 14:54:07
London, UK (PANA) – Isabel dos Santos, a prominent Angolan business executive fighting a legal battle over a multi-million telecommunication [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Media Days: Libya's Minister of State for Communication welcomes forum for media professionals

20 december 2023 - 14:07:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...

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The Burkina Faso government accuses terrorists of massacring civilians in Sahel region

19 december 2023 - 13:50:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government said here Monday armed terrorist groups had committed massacres against civilians [...] Full text...

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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana

07 december 2023 - 05:38:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

09 november 2023 - 07:44:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)

16 october 2023 - 07:17:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism

10 october 2023 - 10:27:38
New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Islamists slam US for sanctions on former foreign minister Karti

30 september 2023 - 06:34:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese islamists have played down US sanctions imposed on one of its leaders, former Minister for [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch

18 july 2023 - 08:50:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics as Women’s World Cup is about to kick off

17 july 2023 - 07:16:23
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday night, the first football World [...] Full text...

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CAF, Global Sports partner move to make African Football amongst the best Globally

11 july 2023 - 08:22:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is excited to partner with Global Sports to support the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: ‘AKWABA’, the Official Mascot of TotalEnergies AFCON launched

08 july 2023 - 11:28:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Organising Committee, in collaboration with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and CAF, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

12 may 2023 - 10:36:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of armed conflict in Sudan on Libya

28 april 2023 - 19:42:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deteriorating security situation in Sudan arising from the ongoing power struggles that have started to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

18 april 2023 - 19:02:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

13 april 2023 - 09:47:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Parliament removes rebel TPLF from terrorist list

22 march 2023 - 18:26:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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Journalists dismissed from Tunisian parliament

13 march 2023 - 16:12:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Local journalists and foreign press correspondents were barred from entering parliament to cover the inaugural session [...] Full text...

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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says

10 march 2023 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Malians in Tunisia asked to register for repatriation

01 march 2023 - 16:54:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian embassy in Tunis has appealed to all nationals in the North African country wishing [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sees wave of arrests of irregular sub-Saharan migrants

25 february 2023 - 13:32:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian judicial authorities on Friday issued 26 detention warrants against irregular sub-Saharan migrants for illegal [...] Full text...

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Morocco removed from Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list

24 february 2023 - 19:16:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided, unanimously Friday by its members, the exit of Morocco [...] Full text...

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2023 U20 AFCON: CAF releases list of match officials

19 february 2023 - 06:23:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A list of 16 referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) has been [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Moroccan House of Representatives denounces behaviour of European Parliament

09 february 2023 - 15:08:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, has denounced the actions of some [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou International Handicraft exhibition opens

27 january 2023 - 19:45:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 16th edition of the International Exhibition of handicrafts Ouagadougou (SIAO) opened this Friday, on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius breaks Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag

26 january 2023 - 07:19:13
Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'

18 january 2023 - 11:50:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan  opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...

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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending

08 december 2022 - 15:55:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President  Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...

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Haftar threatens to resort to arms, risking return to war in Libya

03 november 2022 - 21:59:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the political stalemate in Libya persisting since the postponement of last December's elections, the head [...] Full text...

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Sudan movves towards interim period

19 october 2022 - 16:24:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflicting political utterances that go against the events on the ground have become the norm in [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation

21 september 2022 - 13:50:47
New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...

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Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Mauritius: Minister

13 september 2022 - 06:27:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Cancer is the third leading cause of death  in Mauritius, accounting for 12.8% of deaths in [...] Full text...

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Malian Customs opens representation in Guinea to boost trade

16 august 2022 - 17:37:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian customs has just opened for the first time in Conakry, Guinea, a representation, with [...] Full text...

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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco

29 july 2022 - 20:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists

28 july 2022 - 08:56:15
New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...

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Benin to train 700 tourism professionals

17 july 2022 - 14:20:04
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to train 700 tourism professionals with a view to improving services in [...] Full text...

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Morocco's humanist approach to migration issue clears it of accusations after Nador assault

01 july 2022 - 17:58:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco's approach to the migration issue is based on a cardinal paradigm centred [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 14th Conference of Francophone Union of Internal Auditors in October

21 june 2022 - 12:49:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, will host the 14th Conference of the Francophone Union of Internal Auditors [...] Full text...

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Mauritius recruits 100 women police officers

02 june 2022 - 09:09:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) announced on Wednesday that it has recruited 100 women police constables which [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate

16 may 2022 - 15:14:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...

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Thirty trucks loaded with cotton fibre en route to port of Conakry

10 may 2022 - 15:23:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is determined to make the autonomous port of Conakry, conceded to the Turkish [...] Full text...

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Mali accuses France of espionage, subversive activities in north-east

27 april 2022 - 12:32:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has accused the French army of "espionage and subversive activities" near a base recently transferred [...] Full text...

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Mass grave discovered near camp formerly occupied by the French Barkhane force in northern Mali

23 april 2022 - 19:04:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In a statement received by PANA on Saturday, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said that bodies [...] Full text...

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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali

06 april 2022 - 14:37:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Europe not to roll out red carpet for Egyptian President al-Sisi

14 february 2022 - 05:49:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for human rights abuses [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional authorities expel journalist from Jeune Afrique

08 february 2022 - 15:33:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Press Centre (Maison de la presse) of Mali Tuesday condemned the expulsion of Benjamin [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: VAR to be used in all 52 matches for the first time

07 january 2022 - 23:19:02
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, all 52 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister says he will continue in office until power is handed over to an elected authority

28 december 2021 - 20:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said that he would [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA dismisses South Africa's protest against Ghana's victory

03 december 2021 - 17:54:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has dismissed South Africa’s protest against Ghana's 1-0 victory in their [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major highway blockaded by protestors

03 december 2021 - 11:23:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC announces start of verification of presidential election nomination papers

23 november 2021 - 13:26:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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Benin journalists demand release of two colleagues

20 november 2021 - 16:04:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Union of Media Professionals of Benin (UPMB) is demanding the release of two members who [...] Full text...

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Burundian Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism dismissed

19 november 2021 - 11:51:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Minister of Commerce, Transport, Industry and Tourism, Ms. Capitoline Nyyonzima, has been dismissed for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Authorities say security agencies confiscate illegal firearms

11 november 2021 - 10:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities say the security forces have arrest offenders of the state of emergency declared [...] Full text...

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Burundian president starts working visit to UAE

08 november 2021 - 13:12:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President  Evariste Ndayishimiye left Bujumbura on Monday for the United Arab Emirates on a five-day [...] Full text...

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Stability Support Conference on Libya, restores Tripoli's former standing in the concert of nations

23 october 2021 - 15:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Ministerial Conference on the Initiative to Support Stability in Libya ended here Thursday with [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$1.7 billion in oil revenues in September

20 october 2021 - 12:18:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned US$1.796 billion from the sale of crude oil, gas, condensates, petroleum products and petrochemicals [...] Full text...

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Proprietress of salon at centre of rape charge against Senegalese opposition leader 'receives' death threats

14 october 2021 - 11:44:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The proprietress of a salon in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which got caught up in the [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses allegations of mass graves in northwest, northcentral in anti-terrorism fight

12 september 2021 - 17:44:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Sunday said viral pictures being circulated purporting to be [...] Full text...

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Rabat and Madrid have worked calmly to overcome dispute, says Mohammed VI

21 august 2021 - 15:10:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, revealed here Friday that his country and Spain had worked [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram desertions in Nigeria could be the tipping point - Study

19 august 2021 - 11:13:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At At least 2,122 people associated with Boko Haram have left the group since Abubakar Shekau, [...] Full text...

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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration

25 july 2021 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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Technology crucial in Angola 2020 Olympics fans experience

21 july 2021 - 21:41:56
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Billed as the world’s biggest sporting event, the Summer Olympics scheduled to take place in Tokyo, [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa says deadly riots have helped unite South Africa

19 july 2021 - 15:17:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africans for uniting in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to devise more effective Africa strategy

06 july 2021 - 05:57:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Alan Ganoo, on Monday said it [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson urges respect for procedures as scuffles break out in Pan-African Parliament

01 june 2021 - 07:50:47
Johannesburg, South Africa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appealed to Members of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Queen calls for decolonization of African minds

27 may 2021 - 19:18:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Senegambian Queen, Binta T.E. Goudiaby Sarr, on Thursday urged African Presidents to display leadership [...] Full text...

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CAF, FIFA presidents conclude African tour with visit to Sierra Leone

06 may 2021 - 17:43:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Presidents of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, and the World [...] Full text...

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Guinean government pledges to strengthen press freedom

03 may 2021 - 13:05:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Establishment of democracy in Guinea has favoured plural expression through multiparty politics, said the Minister of [...] Full text...

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Kenya detains marathoner for falsifying athletics doping scandal

26 april 2021 - 21:31:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan marathoner, Elias Kiptum, has been arrested and charged to court with forgery and conspiracy [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's most resilient female politician becomes President

19 march 2021 - 11:52:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's most resilient female politician, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a statistician and economist, became the [...] Full text...

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New CAF President Motsepe vows "Africa will never be the same again!"

14 march 2021 - 12:09:29
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Newly elected CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has told delegates to the 43rd CAF General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi resigns

01 march 2021 - 17:36:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned from his post with immediate effect in the wake [...] Full text...

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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)

19 february 2021 - 16:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...

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The vote of confidence for government, a new challenge for the Libyan Parliament

15 february 2021 - 23:38:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Divergences have persisted over the past few days among members of the Libyan House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings laid to rest

27 january 2021 - 15:58:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians said good bye to their longest serving leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd), on [...] Full text...

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Hosts Togo disqualified from further participation in WAFU Zone B tournament

11 january 2021 - 17:24:54
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togo national under-17 football team has been disqualified from further participation in the West African [...] Full text...

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Gambia opposition party calls on government to conduct investigation into impounded cocaine

10 january 2021 - 18:51:58
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - The Gambia opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has urgently called on the Gambian government to conduct a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso sets up committee to prepare introduction of vaccine

09 december 2020 - 17:04:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has set up a National Committee for organising the introduction of the vaccine [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service

27 november 2020 - 21:41:56
Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service   Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Any civil servant or government [...] Full text...

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. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group

26 november 2020 - 15:53:11
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan human rights organisations have denounced what they consider as "hate speech" by the General Authority [...] Full text...

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DR Congo urged to crack down on perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence

26 november 2020 - 12:55:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The coordinator of the NGO "Femmes debout", Jacquie Mboyo, on Wednesday called on the government [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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'Eritrea hit by rockets fired from Ethiopia's Tigray Region'

15 november 2020 - 06:34:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean capital, Asmara, has been hit by two rockets apparently fired from Ethiopia's Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia arrests 14 Al-Shabaab, ISIS terrorists

15 november 2020 - 05:59:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) says it has arrested 14 Al-shabaab and ISIS [...] Full text...

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South Africa ruling party's top official in court

13 november 2020 - 15:15:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions ran high in Bloemfontein on Friday when thousands of supporters cheered Ace Magushule, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denounces breach against ‘sacred’ in the name of freedom of speech

28 october 2020 - 22:54:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday condemned what it regarded as campaign by some parties in the name of freedom [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice

27 october 2020 - 22:41:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government condemns caricatures of Prophet Mahomet

26 october 2020 - 22:21:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Monday strongly condemned acts of provocation against Islam reported in France for several [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander's trial resumes

22 october 2020 - 15:18:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Col. Tovm Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests

21 october 2020 - 17:09:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Zambia police chiefs underline bilateral cooperation

19 october 2020 - 18:18:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan and Zambian senior Police Chiefs on Monday agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness

12 october 2020 - 18:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes final shortlist for top global trade body

08 october 2020 - 23:34:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has narrowed the search for its next Director-General to two female [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 5th Congress of the National Union of Journalists opens

19 september 2020 - 19:34:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The various attempts aimed at destroying the information sector in Tunisia have all failed, Néji Bghouri, the [...] Full text...

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Akassaga Okinda appointed Libreville mayor for three months

18 september 2020 - 22:10:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following the detention Tuesday of Léandre Nzué, the mayor of Libreville, Serge Williams Akassaga Okinda, 43, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian foreign affairs ministry sheds light on recall of envoy to UN

10 september 2020 - 20:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad said here Thursday the recall of [...] Full text...

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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues

21 august 2020 - 13:53:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the support of the UEFA Assist Programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop [...] Full text...

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CNDH condemns France for classifying Niger as one of the most dangerous countries in the world

17 august 2020 - 14:02:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned France for ranking Niger as one of the [...] Full text...

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"Balai Citoyen" movement creates political movement in Burkina Faso, eyes Nov. legislative polls

03 august 2020 - 18:04:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former spokesman of the "Balai Citoyen" movement, Guy Hervé Kam, and some of his [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso opposition party nominates businessman Komboïgo as candidate for November presidential vote

27 july 2020 - 10:55:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Businessman Eddie Komboïgo was on Sunday nominated as the candidate of the opposition Congress for [...] Full text...

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African match officials brace up for resumption of competitions

22 july 2020 - 17:22:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions on the resumption of continental competitions in the not distant future, African match officials [...] Full text...

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Speculation on continuation of conflict and race for the reconstruction of Libya highlighted by media

28 june 2020 - 17:43:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave significant coverage to speculations about the continued armed clashes around Sirte. This [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Justice Minister resigns

26 june 2020 - 09:03:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, Gambia’s Justice Minister, on Thursday tendered his resignation to take up a new [...] Full text...

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Protesters prevented from handing to president IBK letter calling him to resign

20 june 2020 - 00:10:03
 Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The security forces here Friday prevented representatives of the 5 June Movement from getting access to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African legend wins lawsuit against own son

13 june 2020 - 14:19:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African golfing legend Gary Player Saturday won a US$5-million lawsuit against his own [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions

11 june 2020 - 06:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to reopen borders for foreign tourists

29 may 2020 - 22:32:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian will soon re-open its borders to receive German, European and Algerian tourists and others, an [...] Full text...

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Journalists' Union slams MP for hate speech against freedom of speech in Tunisia

16 may 2020 - 12:34:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) on Friday condemned what it called "insults uttered by [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian, Kenyan, South African finalists of Henrike Grohs Art Award 2020

08 may 2020 - 21:51:03
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Ghanaian Akwasi Bediako Afrane, Kenyan Jackie Karuti, and South African Sabelo Mlangeni are the three artists [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says judiciary regaining public confidence in Gambia

16 april 2020 - 18:01:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that Gambian judiciary is re-gaining its lost image and public confidence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO to support media in developing countries to face COVID-19 challenges

11 april 2020 - 18:56:47
Paris, France (PANA) - A group of 200 East African women journalists will soon be connected through an on-line resource [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Four more COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, bringing total to 24

03 april 2020 - 18:04:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Lagos State Government, the epicentre of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, on Friday discharged four more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya gets Chinese testing technology to ease disease

23 march 2020 - 11:57:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A medical software which detects coronavirus using chest X-rays has been successfully installed at a diagnosis [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Court rejects restaurant rapist's appeal

10 march 2020 - 18:11:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – North Gauteng High Court in South Africa on Tuesday dismissed convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow's [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe denies printing money

04 march 2020 - 12:43:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has denied money printing despite the supply rate growing 250 [...] Full text...

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Mali's FM in Paris on fence-mending mission with France

01 march 2020 - 16:19:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Determined to mend fences with France following comments that angered Paris which was made by the [...] Full text...

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French, Malian FMs meet in Paris after diplomatic incident

29 february 2020 - 19:23:17
Paris, France (PANA) - French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian met on Friday with his Malian counterpart, Tiébilé [...] Full text...

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Mali's Ambassador to Paris recalled to Bamako

28 february 2020 - 18:17:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambassador to France, Toumani Djimé Diallo, was recalled to Bamako on Thursday, 27 February, following [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area

27 february 2020 - 07:56:45
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...

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Billionaire Kenneth Bordewick to build US$50 million hotel in Zimbabwe

23 february 2020 - 14:29:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Billionaire investor, Kenneth Bordewick, has partnered Zimbabwean-born and Dubai-based businesswoman, Edith Chibhamu, to invest in hotel [...] Full text...

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South Africa: De Klerk under fire over Apartheid comments

16 february 2020 - 17:33:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The outcry over the disruption of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt denies social media reports of 118 confirmed COVID-19 cases

16 february 2020 - 15:00:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has denied that 118 people tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 (coronavirus), amid [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme refutes claim that one of its food trucks overturned in Zimbabwe

13 february 2020 - 19:27:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has refuted claims by Zimbabwe's Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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President Mnangagwa signs Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Bill into law

07 february 2020 - 16:37:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill into a [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian National Assembly probes former president Abdel Aziz

31 january 2020 - 16:18:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania on Friday announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry into [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe to benefit from liberalised EU market under new agreement

29 january 2020 - 13:50:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday launched a project that will see [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe FM Djibrill Bassolé evacuated to France for treatment

29 january 2020 - 11:14:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkina Faso Foreign Minister, Gendarmerie General Djibril Bassolé, who was sentenced to 10 years [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president again defends border closer; says not meant to punish neighbours

19 january 2020 - 11:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in London again defended the partial closure of the country's [...] Full text...

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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi

18 january 2020 - 19:41:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...

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Excavations reveal possible mass graves on Bujumbura Public University campus

16 january 2020 - 13:44:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM warns police

18 december 2019 - 16:37:07
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday severely warned the police, who, he [...] Full text...

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Club World Cup: Espérance de Tunis beat Al-Sadd of Qatar

18 december 2019 - 14:25:35
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Esperance Sportif Tunis saved Africa's honour by beating Qatar's Al-Sadd 6-2 on Tuesday at Khalifa international [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup 2019: Esperance Sportif (Tunis) to boost image of African football against Al-Sadd (Qatar)

16 december 2019 - 21:13:16
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Reigning African champions Esperance Sportif of Tunis will try on Tuesday to snatch fifth place at [...] Full text...

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Youth, trade roadmap for Gambia’s creative industries launched

03 december 2019 - 22:54:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - A Youth and Trade Roadmap for The Gambia’s Creative Industries to support innovation and improve on [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM says dismantling Bashir's party not an act of vengeance

29 november 2019 - 19:56:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese prime minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, has said the enactment of a new law that abrogated an [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight Kigali-Kampala "diplomatic row"

23 november 2019 - 15:17:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted disputes that created a renewed strain on bilateral ties between Kigali and [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou hosts 11th edition of African Universities of Communication

21 november 2019 - 14:10:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 11th edition of the African Universities of Communication of Ouagadougou (UACO) will be held [...] Full text...

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Pornographic movies allegedly being filmed in Botswana’s tourism areas

15 november 2019 - 10:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana tourism industry has been hit by reports of alleged pornographic movies filming and sexual [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC rebuts story of ‘flawed elections'

13 november 2019 - 19:15:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has slammed the press release circulating on social media which [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Developing, developed countries given equal time at UN General Assembly . president

06 november 2019 - 22:13:32
New York, USA (PANA)   -  The president of the United Nations (UN)General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Wednesday dismissed charges that several [...] Full text...

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Buhari blames health workers for growing culture of medical tourism in Nigeria

06 november 2019 - 13:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the poor attitude of health workers across the country [...] Full text...

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Soro attacks Côte d'Ivoire's Ouattara regime from Italy

04 november 2019 - 13:32:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While in Italy where he organized his "crush" in Milan this weekend, Guillaume Soro, a [...] Full text...

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List of winners of the Carthage Film Days

03 november 2019 - 12:45:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - This is the full list of winners of the Carthage Film Days (CFD) that took place [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts Africa Socialist Women's Meeting

29 october 2019 - 19:42:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Africa Regional Meeting of the Socialist International Women (ISF), under the theme "Women's participation in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US Embassy organises seminar for young people on cyber safety awareness

29 october 2019 - 19:33:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy, Abuja offices of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Information [...] Full text...

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US places sanctions on Zimbabwe's state security minister Owen Ncube for gross human rights abuses

26 october 2019 - 08:17:04
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United States government Friday added Zimbabwe's State Security Minister Owen Ncube to its list [...] Full text...

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Angolan George Chicoti tipped to be elected Secretary General of ACP

25 october 2019 - 11:46:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola's ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, George Chicoti, who is running for the post [...] Full text...

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Fake electoral information on fake social media accounts worries Botswana security officials

23 october 2019 - 17:03:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -  Botswana's Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is concerned about fake electoral information that was posted [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Private media to get bank loans

20 october 2019 - 18:41:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè minister of Communication and spokesperson for the government, Remis Dandjinou, on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Internet user arrested for inciting hatred and violence against Fulani people

20 october 2019 - 09:51:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe Internet user was arrested following a publication in a Facebook group in which [...] Full text...

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Federation for universal peace for Africa Region organizes summit

18 october 2019 - 23:36:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Federation for Universal Peace for the Africa Region will in November organize a continental summit [...] Full text...

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Rwandan team leaves for China to attend World Military Games 2019

16 october 2019 - 17:30:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - A contingent of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) sports teams of Athletes, Beach Volley, Taekwondo, and Shooting, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to pursue reforms

27 september 2019 - 05:32:45
New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue inclusive [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Former PM resigns from CDP, Blaise Compaoré's party

23 september 2019 - 17:14:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, on Monday resigned from Congress of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 30 officials suspended from former president Blaise Compoaré's party

23 september 2019 - 12:29:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of ousted president Blaise Compaoré, held [...] Full text...

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Africa to witness more food insecurity due to climate change

23 september 2019 - 05:41:51
New York, USA (PANA) – Climate change will see food insecurity grow in African countries, among other regions, if no [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hit by scourge of counterfeit drugs, despite government control of pharmaceutical sector

21 september 2019 - 15:09:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's drug industry is strategic and a central pillar of the country's health system. The North African [...] Full text...

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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive

19 september 2019 - 23:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] Full text...

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More African companies adopting sustainable development goals -UNGC

18 september 2019 - 22:29:44
New York, USA (PANA)   -   United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Chief Executive Officer Lise Kingo said here Wednesday more African [...] Full text...

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UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, calls on Zim govt to respect human rights amid worsening situation

18 september 2019 - 19:40:56
New York, USA (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says “true political and economic reform” in Zimbabwe must [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's foundation loses urgent court application

17 september 2019 - 12:23:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An urgent application by the Nelson Mandela Foundation over South Africa’s apartheid-era flag was [...] Full text...

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Tunisian voters satisfied with peaceful presidential election

15 september 2019 - 17:50:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia's outgoing head of government Youssef Chahed described Sunday's presidential election as a "big event that [...] Full text...

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Rwandan military prosecutor seeks jail terms for former Presidential guard commander

13 september 2019 - 19:47:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan military prosecutor on Friday charged for the second time the former commander of the [...] Full text...

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Lawyer of convicted Rwandan senior officer wants client's case moved to civilian court

10 september 2019 - 20:51:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of the lawyers of convicted retired senior officer of the Rwandan army, Brig.-Gen. (rtd) Frank [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander indicted for "unlawful possession" of firearms

09 september 2019 - 21:58:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The former commander of the elite Presidential Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba, has been indicted for allegedly [...] Full text...

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Buhari urges Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to stop xenophobic attacks

09 september 2019 - 14:28:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari has received a report of his Special [...] Full text...

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South African restaurant rape accused pleads guilty

09 september 2019 - 12:47:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A man accused of raping a child in the bathroom of an upmarket Pretoria [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in the 23rd WTO General Assembly

05 september 2019 - 18:09:49
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Minister of Tourism and Transport, José Gonçalves, will participate in the 23rd General [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party wants ex-president Abdel Aziz administration probed

02 september 2019 - 16:29:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Opposition Rassemblement des Forces Democratiques (RFD) wants a general audit of Mauritania's economic situation under [...] Full text...

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Two women candidates for presidential election in Tunisia

29 august 2019 - 18:21:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Among the 26 candidates running for the Tunisian presidency, two women aspire to be elected to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela Foundation to sue over Apartheid flag image

23 august 2019 - 19:29:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Friday announced that it will file an urgent application in [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers arrested for residential assault in Cape Verdean capital

16 august 2019 - 17:53:54
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde National Police (PN) announced on Friday in Praia that they have arrested [...] Full text...

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Niamey mayor deplores bad sanitation practices of residents

14 august 2019 - 21:48:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA)    -   The president of the Niamey special delegation, Moctar Mamoudou, Wednesday announced sanctions against disrespect for public [...] Full text...

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