Senegal President Faye tells Frane to close military bases

30 november 2024 - 10:41:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said here Thursday France should close its military bases in the [...] Full text...

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2024/25 CAF Champions League: Groups emerge after draw

07 october 2024 - 17:43:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the teams in the group stage in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League competition after [...] Full text...

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Gambia appoint McKinstry as Scorpions coach

22 may 2024 - 16:29:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) The Ministry of Youth & Sports, through the National Sports Council, has annoned the appointment of Johnathan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu Confers National Honours on Super Eagles Over AFCON Silver Win

13 february 2024 - 17:02:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday confirmed national honours on Super Eagles of Nigeria players and technical crew [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Expected important events and information

09 january 2024 - 13:03:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As kickoff for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, approaches, the CAF [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Equatorial Guinea name 27 players

01 january 2024 - 18:59:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Juan Micha Obiang, the coach of Equatorial Guinea, has selected 27 players who could represent the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Nigeria Peseiro coach names 25 players

31 december 2023 - 17:41:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - José Peseiro, the coach of Nigeria, has named the 25 players who could represent the Super [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Burkina Faso announce 27-man squad

26 december 2023 - 07:46:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso coach Hubert Velud has named 27 players who will represent the country at [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Mozambique coach Conde announces 23-man squad

26 december 2023 - 07:39:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Coach Chiquinho Conde has named the 23 players who will represent Mozambique at the TotalEnergies CAF [...] Full text...

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Morocco retain top spot as Cote d'Ivoire drop in latest FIFA ranking for Africa.

27 october 2023 - 05:49:07
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco remain Africa's top-ranked team while Cote d'Ivoire dropped three places in the latest FIFA world [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: 'Tough opponents' await Egypt, says coach Vitoria

15 october 2023 - 08:12:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Egypt head coach Rui Vitoria said "tough opponents" lie in wait for his side at [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Tanzania 'ready to shock' giants despite tricky group

15 october 2023 - 08:05:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Tanzania's national team players are unfazed by facing African heavyweights at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Ronaldo legend gets married to third wife Celina Locks

28 september 2023 - 12:05:13
Ibiza, Spain (PANA) - Brazilian football icon Ronaldo, got married for the third time to his model partner, Celina Locks, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: 'We're ready to move...but all options are on the table' - Top ECOWAS official

18 august 2023 - 19:33:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended their two-day meeting in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS defence chiefs asked to restore constitutional order in Niger

17 august 2023 - 12:46:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) kicked off [...] Full text...

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Tunisian trade representation to open soon in Dakar

24 april 2023 - 17:45:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has resolved to strengthen its trade representations in sub-Saharan Africa through the creation of a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia gains two places in FIFA world ranking

06 april 2023 - 16:15:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has gained two places in FIFA's monthly rankings by occupying the third position in Africa [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 15th edition of Carthage on insurance in Tunisia

10 february 2023 - 12:13:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Insurance Supervisory Authority led by its Deputy Director General, Taher al-Badawi, [...] Full text...

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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses

19 january 2023 - 14:14:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater support as violence continues unabated in Burkina Faso

29 november 2022 - 11:24:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning of escalating humanitarian needs for displaced people [...] Full text...

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Second Tunisian-African business meetings set for 7 December

05 november 2022 - 19:15:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Tunisian-African business meetings "Tunisia Africa Business Meetings" will be held on [...] Full text...

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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched

07 october 2022 - 05:24:10
New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...

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Women's Handball AFCON: Senegal, host country, placed with Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Madagascar

28 september 2022 - 21:45:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations for Women's Handball, held [...] Full text...

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First Africa-France Forum in Tunis on ecological and energy transition begins 27 Sept

26 september 2022 - 19:05:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Africa-France Forum on ecological and energy transition will be held on 27-29 September 2022 [...] Full text...

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Prince William salutes poacher's heavy sentence in South Africa

22 august 2022 - 13:00:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prince William has released a statement praising the heavy sentence handed to South African [...] Full text...

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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named

26 may 2022 - 23:49:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches

19 april 2022 - 20:35:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...

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Mali Soccer Federation sacks national team coach

02 april 2022 - 16:06:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) Friday sacked the coach of the national soccer team and his [...] Full text...

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Pan-African marchers elevated to honorary citizenship of Mali

01 april 2022 - 18:56:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pan-African walkers, who covered the 1,360 km Dakar-Bamako stretch to show solidarity with the Malian [...] Full text...

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Gambia draw with Chad 2-2 to qualify to 2023 AFCON group stage

29 march 2022 - 19:51:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The Scorpions of The Gambia qualified to the 2023 AFCON group stage qualifiers after playing a 2-2 [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries

18 march 2022 - 17:59:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to jump-start power market with $568 million power line

25 february 2022 - 08:49:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a 330-kilowatt interconnection line to supply electricity from Nigeria to [...] Full text...

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Malian Justice opens investigation into attempt to undermine internal, external security of the state

12 february 2022 - 14:22:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian High Court of Bamako's Commune IV, announced here Friday the opening of preliminary investigations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Cameroonian captain Vincent Aboubakar emerges top scorer

07 february 2022 - 10:25:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar has emerged as the top scorer of 2021 AFCON in Cameroon with eight [...] Full text...

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Four dead, seven missing as illegal migrant boat sinks off the Tunisian coast

21 january 2022 - 16:42:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people died and seven others were reported missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank [...] Full text...

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US imposes visa restrictions on eight DRC nationals to disrupt wildlife trafficking networks

14 december 2021 - 08:34:41
Washington, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on eight nationals from the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

11 october 2021 - 05:10:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

08 october 2021 - 05:30:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian president Gbagbo decides to form new political party

09 august 2021 - 21:49:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday decided to establish a new political party after [...] Full text...

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South Africa to compete in opening Olympic Games football match

22 april 2021 - 12:45:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been drawn in the same pool as hosts Japan and Mexico [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security agencies arrest seven illegal migrant smugglers

07 february 2021 - 18:41:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security units on Saturday arrested seven smugglers and traffickers who operated at the border between [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA pays tribute to departed Ivorian football president

22 november 2020 - 14:52:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa sunday paid tribute to his departed Ivorian counterpart Augustin [...] Full text...

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AFCON qualifiers: Final tests before next month's programme

12 october 2020 - 15:10:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some African national teams will on Tuesday play their last game of preparation ahead of the  [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African football teams back in action this week

08 october 2020 - 14:45:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After 11 months of being barred from going out because of the Covid-19 pandemic, African soccer [...] Full text...

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Congo: Six wildlife traffickers arraigned in court

06 october 2020 - 16:54:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Six alleged traffickers of wildlife products, accused of wildlife crime, will be arraigned in court on [...] Full text...

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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers

26 september 2020 - 19:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Wildlife crime puts environment and health at risk - UN report

11 july 2020 - 09:52:54
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but [...] Full text...

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Congo: Two alleged ivory traffickers arrested in Oyo

25 june 2020 - 23:13:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two men of Congolese nationality were arrested Tuesday in Oyo, 400 km from here, for illegal [...] Full text...

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Ghana, eight other African countries 'accelerating' coronavirus cases - WHO

12 june 2020 - 22:06:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered Ghana and nine other African nations as driving the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa must play central role in vaccine development - Africa CDC

29 may 2020 - 21:50:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Vaccine developers around the world must make African countries and scientists at the centre of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: West African women excluded from pandemic info sharing, key decision making - Report

21 may 2020 - 11:36:55
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Women are excluded from information sharing on Covid-19 and from key high level decision making [...] Full text...

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Three suspected poachers arrested in northwestern Congo

09 may 2020 - 11:42:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected poachers, in possession of a two-kilogram ivory spike, a tail and a 12-gauge rifle, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus epidemic deepens deadlock in resumption of political process in Libya

20 march 2020 - 20:07:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The raging Coronavirus is stalling the political process aimed at finding a solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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South Africa cancels international friendly over coronavirus

24 february 2020 - 14:27:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to compete in Japan in [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville to host Conference on ban of hazardous waste from 12-14 February

11 february 2020 - 10:58:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention (COP3) on the Ban [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts symposium on transcultural relations

03 february 2020 - 15:54:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working for humanism and peace in Africa and Europe will on Tuesday meet [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2020 Handball: Day 3 results

20 january 2020 - 05:50:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are results of Day 3 matches of the ongoing 24th Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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AFCON handball 2020: Fixtures for Day 3

19 january 2020 - 14:36:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations Handball tournament [...] Full text...

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African Cup of Nations Handball Championship begins in Tunisia

16 january 2020 - 18:31:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Cup of Nations Handball tournament started on Thursday in the Rades Hall in Tunis. [...] Full text...

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Ugandans censure Makerere University for importing academic dress from China

09 january 2020 - 16:34:33
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s biggest public institution of higher learning, Makerere University, has come under severe criticism in print, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan drivers focus on ARC after Safari Rally regains global status

23 december 2019 - 14:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For Kenyan motorsport enthusiasts,  2019 ends in style after the Safari Rally regained its global status. For [...] Full text...

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Senegalese customs services seize elephant tusks from Mali

04 december 2019 - 20:42:06
Dakar, Senegal PANA)  - The Senegalese custom services seized two elephants tusks from neighbouring Mali, a communiqué issued here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Africa online retailer Jumia pulls out of Tanzania

29 november 2019 - 14:13:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Online retailer Jumia Technologies has withdrawn from the Tanzanian market, a few days after [...] Full text...

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Congolese officials arrest smuggler of python skin, elephant tails in Sibiti town

09 october 2019 - 12:54:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -   Officers from the Lekoumou Department of Water and Forests in southern Congo Republic and the national [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire meet in UFOA semi finals

07 october 2019 - 23:45:20
Thies, Senegal (PANA)  -  Four out of the 13 national teams are now in the race for the title for [...] Full text...

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Congo: Alleged wildlife traffickers in court

03 october 2019 - 15:51:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two hearings on wildlife crime are scheduled for October 8 and 10 at the Brazzaville and [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: Results from first-leg, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:40:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: results from FIRST-LEG, final-round qualifiers

22 september 2019 - 11:33:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg matches played across Africa on Saturday in the qualifying [...] Full text...

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9,138 tons of ivory, pangolin scales from DR Congo seized in Asia

21 september 2019 - 15:53:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three environmental protection organizations in DR Congo on Friday announced the seizure in Asia of [...] Full text...

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Ivorian coach names players for matches against Benin and Tunisia

29 august 2019 - 17:39:49
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire national football coach Kamara Ibrahim, the finalist of last year's African Cup of [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, 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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Solibra, the biggest rise on Abidjan stock exchange

28 august 2019 - 22:57:54
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The Abidjan Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) closed its trading session on Wednesday, down from the [...] Full text...

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Congo: 4 alleged wildlife offenders brought before prosecutor's office for poaching

27 august 2019 - 18:54:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Liaison Office Afripol, a criminal police agency, in collaboration with the World Fund for [...] Full text...

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Student crowned Miss Togo 2019

25 august 2019 - 15:52:40
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Aida Yombo, a student in Accounting, was on Saturday night crowned Miss Togo 2019 at a [...] Full text...

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The Franz Weber Foundation denounces EU's position at 18th CITES on protection of elephants in Africa

23 august 2019 - 23:58:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), observer member of the 18th Conference of the Parties to [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM leads delegation to TICAD 7 in Japan

22 august 2019 - 23:45:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly will lead a delegation from 26-30 August to the [...] Full text...

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Significant progress made for protection of elephants in Africa

21 august 2019 - 23:15:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The 18th Conference of parties of the international trade convention on wild fauna and flora [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts 5th African Scout Integration Camp

21 august 2019 - 12:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  About 500 young Africans, including 300 Malians, will participate from 21 to 30 August in Bamako [...] Full text...

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French national arrested in Kenya for possessing Ivory bangle

15 august 2019 - 15:23:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Laazibi Amal, who was arrested on Wednesday at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in [...] Full text...

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2019 female Afrobasket: Nigeria–DR Congo to launch quarter finals, Senegal-Angola clash to complete the table

14 august 2019 - 23:37:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Host nation Senegal, African champion title holder Nigeria, Mozambique and Mali, as well as the other [...] Full text...

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Franz Weber Foundation warns on the risk of elephant extinction in Africa

13 august 2019 - 14:56:47
Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), fully dedicated to the fight for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Ligue 1 national football championship to start next Saturday

12 august 2019 - 15:28:18
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Ligue 1 national football league in Cote D'Ivoire, for the 2019-2020 season, will start on [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Sunda International, Gino Brands praised for Rugby tournament success

07 august 2019 - 23:29:34
London, United Kingdom(PANA)  -  The president of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah, Wednesday praised Sunda International and GB Foods, main sponsors [...] Full text...

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Nigeria lifts inaugural Rugby Presidents' cup

04 august 2019 - 16:44:13
Elmina, Ghana (PANA)   -  Nigeria’s Black Stallions beat the Ghana Eagles by 14 points to 12 in the first-ever Ghana-Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign for international protection of endangered elephants

31 july 2019 - 13:07:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, a conservation icon, has launched an international campaign to save [...] Full text...

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Trade between Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso rises by 36%

30 july 2019 - 22:26:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The overall volume of trade between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso shows a rising trend, [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber initiates oil training programme for executives

29 july 2019 - 09:34:22
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Energy Chamber (AEC), in collaboration with the Institute of Oil Development at the [...] Full text...

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Turkish vessel hijacked off Nigerian coast rescued off Ghana coast

17 july 2019 - 08:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The hijacked Turkish vessel on which 10 Turkish sailors were kidnapped by pirates off the coast [...] Full text...

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EgyptAir to operate three weekly flights to Douala from 21 July

12 july 2019 - 12:39:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian national carrier, EgyptAir, has announced the launch of three weekly flights to Douala, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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AfCON 2019: Senegal-Benin and Nigeria-South Africa Wednesday for first two semi-final tickets

09 july 2019 - 22:38:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   The Senegal-Benin clash Wednesday at 16:00 (GMT will kick-start the quarter-finals of the 32nd African Cup [...] Full text...

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American animal rights organization petitions Zimbabwe president to stop exporting baby elephants

07 july 2019 - 14:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   American animal rights organization, Network for Animals (NFA), has petitioned Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop [...] Full text...

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AFCON Egypt 2019 - The little ones return home, the big ones remain

03 july 2019 - 23:02:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   The "little ones" had arrived in this African Cup of Nations "Egypt 2019" full of ambition [...] Full text...

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Wildlife resources have potential for socio-economic development in Africa: - Mnangagwa

24 june 2019 - 23:05:35
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday that thriving wildlife resources had tremendous potential for [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Ministry of Health and UPSA laboratory form partnership against street drugs

15 june 2019 - 09:28:47
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA)   -  The Ivorian minister of health and public hygiene, Eugène Aka Aouélé, and the Union of [...] Full text...

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More than 600,000 Ivorian pupils receive birth certificates

14 june 2019 - 22:40:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara Friday presented birth certificates to more than 600,000 pupils in [...] Full text...

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African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report

10 may 2019 - 15:14:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to [...] Full text...

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Botswana Kasane elephant summit kicks off

03 may 2019 - 19:20:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, began a [...] Full text...

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Alleged ivory trafficker arrested in Brazzaville

30 april 2019 - 21:06:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese alleged ivory trafficker has been arrested in Brazzaville for attempting to sell ivory, sources [...] Full text...

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Botswana launches elephant summit Thursday

30 april 2019 - 00:45:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism will host the Kasane Elephant Summit [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to focus on bilateral cooperation with key African countries

12 april 2019 - 20:22:29
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Friday said that “where multilateral efforts are weak, bilateral arrangements [...] Full text...

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Kenyan conservationist honoured for epic elephant conservation effort

12 april 2019 - 19:52:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious [...] Full text...

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Sitab, the biggest rise on the Abidjan Stock Exchange

08 april 2019 - 21:45:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The Regional Stock Exchange of Abidjan (BRVM) closed Monday, April 8, 2019, up from the [...] Full text...

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Groupings of the final phase of Egypt 2019 AFCON

25 march 2019 - 21:13:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The list of 24 teams qualified for the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019) scheduled [...] Full text...

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Kenya receives backing on efforts to end ivory trade in Europe, Asia

14 march 2019 - 22:47:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — Top officials of the worldwide Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have praised Kenya for drawing attention to the [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal

23 february 2019 - 12:44:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...

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'Queen of Ivory' jailed in Tanzania

19 february 2019 - 17:50:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Chinese national, Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed ‘Queen of Ivory’ has been sentenced to [...] Full text...

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47 teams to battle for 2020 CHAN Finals slots

31 january 2019 - 20:30:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Forty seven teams will battle for the 15 places in the 2020 Total African Nations Championship [...] Full text...

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Three ivory traffickers arrested in northern Congo

17 january 2019 - 12:52:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected traffickers, including a serviceman from the Congolese Armed Forces, have been arrested in northern [...] Full text...

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2018/19 CAF Confederation Cup: Results of matches played at the weekend

14 january 2019 - 07:29:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the first leg play-off matches of the 2018/19 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2018/19 CAF Conf. Cup: Ahli Benghazi beat Athletic Hussein Dey 1-0

12 january 2019 - 08:07:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ahli Benghazi of Libya on Friday beat Nasr Athletic Hussein Dey of Algeria 1-0 in their [...] Full text...

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CAF Cup final round kicks Friday

10 january 2019 - 18:49:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Play-offs of the African Confederation Cup (CAF) start on Friday with a North African derby, Ahly [...] Full text...

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Suspects found with dog meat, ivory in Kenya arraigned in court

09 january 2019 - 12:58:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Wednesday allowed the police to hold three Chinese nationals and one Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host Rugby Silver Cup tourney in June 2019

24 december 2018 - 15:52:26
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - The African confederation of Rugby unions, Rugby Africa, has approved Côte d'Ivoire's candidacy to host [...] Full text...

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Environment watchdog hails UK ban on ivory sales

20 december 2018 - 17:08:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on Thursday welcomed the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire implements plan for restitution of cultural property

13 december 2018 - 12:06:23
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - The Ivorian government has begun implementing a plan to identify, promote and return its cultural [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Champions league: 1st-round fixtures unveiled

07 december 2018 - 14:56:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The following are first-round fixtures of the 2019 CAF Champions league, with the first leg taking [...] Full text...

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2019 CAF Confed. Cup prelim: 10 teams qualify for 1st-round

05 december 2018 - 05:22:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ten teams on Tuesday qualified for the first round of the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup after [...] Full text...

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Chinese trade in rhino horns endangers wildlife species, says Kenya govt

07 november 2018 - 12:08:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has called a move by the Chinese authorities to authorise trade in rhino [...] Full text...

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US First Lady goes on wildlife safari walk in Kenya

05 october 2018 - 17:56:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Melania Trump, US First Lady, visited a wildlife orphanage in Nairobi on Friday, where she interacted [...] Full text...

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High-Level Consultation on the AfDB's 2018-2022 Country Strategy Paper for Côte d'Ivoire

04 september 2018 - 15:22:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - "We salute the African Development Bank (AfDB), a major player that assists our country and [...] Full text...

thread Economy

'Lots of good news’ but much more needs to be done for the planet, says UNEP chief

07 august 2018 - 05:46:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Calling 2017 “the first year in human history” that more electricity was generated globally from the [...] Full text...

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'Electricity prices on the rise around the world'

02 august 2018 - 15:24:00
Dakar, Sénégal (PANA) - A survey of electricity consumption across the world shows that electricity prices have increased by 1.65% [...] Full text...

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CAF unveils Zonal Under-17 AFCON qualifying groupings

13 july 2018 - 15:10:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's Football Governing body, CAF, has unveiled the groupings for the qualifiers for the Under-17 Africa [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth to pick up to 3.1 percent, says World Bank

19 april 2018 - 11:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth is set to pick up to 3.1 percent in 2018 after [...] Full text...

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Liberia ramps up resources to improve mental health

31 march 2018 - 06:46:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Nineteen clinicians specialising in child and adolescent mental health graduated on Friday in Monrovia from a [...] Full text...

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UN official calls Sudanese rivals to strengthen efforts on child protection

01 march 2018 - 18:57:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict has expressed satisfaction at [...] Full text...

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Kenya translocates 21 jumbos to curb human-wildlife conflict

21 february 2018 - 14:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenya Government on Wednesday began translocating 21 elephants from the Mount Kenya region to the Indian [...] Full text...

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Botswana allays advocating for ivory stockpiles sale

14 december 2017 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has denied reports alleging that the country will put pressure on Convention on International Trade [...] Full text...

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Ghana repatriates 168 migrants from Libya

30 november 2017 - 07:25:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities have repatriated 168 citizens detained in Libya after facilitating their release in the [...] Full text...

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Wildlife conservation experts raise the alarm over elephant poaching

24 november 2017 - 12:42:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts in wildlife conservation from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda on Wednesday in Musanze, a [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: Egypt qualify for CHAN after Morocco wins right to host tournament

15 october 2017 - 17:53:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the designation of Morocco as hosts of 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), the Confederation of [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: Three countries submit bids to host 2018 CHAN

02 october 2017 - 10:16:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Three countries - Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Morocco - have submitted bids to host the 2018 [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: CAF withdraws 2018 CHAN hosting rights from Kenya

23 september 2017 - 20:22:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has "with an overwhelming majority" withdrawn [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire 'accept' judgement of UN Tribunal on maritime dispute

23 september 2017 - 16:52:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ministers who represented Ghana and Cote d’lvoire in their maritime boundary dispute case have accepted Saturday's [...] Full text...

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Ghana: UN Tribunal 'upholds' Ghana's maritime boundary claims with Cote d'Ivoire

23 september 2017 - 16:18:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday ruled unanimously in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Anti-CFA activists call for dismissal of French reps on BCEAO board

17 september 2017 - 14:36:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Activists opposed to the CFA Franc have called for the "unconditional" withdrawal of French representatives from [...] Full text...

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2017 WAFU Nations Cup: All 8 second-round, group qualifiers emerge

13 september 2017 - 12:04:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Cote d'Ivoire and Benin winning their first-round Zonal matches on Tuesday, all the 8 qualifiers [...] Full text...

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2017 WAFU: Former winners Ghana, Nigeria feature in separate opening matches

09 september 2017 - 11:20:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations begins on Saturday in Ghana with two former champions taking [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures for Monday and Tuesday

03 september 2017 - 15:01:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet

15 june 2017 - 09:09:40
Lyon, France (PANA) - Illegal wildlife traders may be turning their attention to the Darknet, a new INTERPOL research report [...] Full text...

thread Environment

UN: UNEP urges govts to emulate China on ivory factories, shops shutdown

03 april 2017 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - Applauding the Chinese government’s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges youth involvement in wildlife conservation

03 march 2017 - 15:39:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on governments to harness the power of young [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Safari Rally regains continental status

17 february 2017 - 11:03:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya returns to the Africa Rally Championship (ARC) series after two years, getting back to the [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: DR Congo, Morocco reach quarter-finals; champions Cote d'Ivoire crash out (Eds: Adds details)

24 january 2017 - 21:36:17
Oyem, Gabon (PANA) - DR Congo and Morocco reached the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2017 AFCON tournament in Gabon after [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari condemns twin bomb blasts in Nigerian university

16 january 2017 - 15:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has “strongly” condemned the terrorist attack Monday morning at a mosque in [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF Champions league: Prelim, first-round fixtures

23 december 2016 - 05:57:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are fixtures for the preliminary and first rounds of the 2017 CAF Champions league, to [...] Full text...

thread Sports

2017 CAF Confed. Cup: Prelim, first-round fixtures

23 december 2016 - 05:57:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are the fixtures for the preliminary and first rounds of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia pulls out of ICC

26 october 2016 - 10:12:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Point newspaper [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Wildlife charities warn CITES on trading in endangered species

19 september 2016 - 10:51:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charities, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, on Monday issued a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade

12 september 2016 - 17:40:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa's elephants in a devastating spiral of decline

02 september 2016 - 16:48:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has described the transcontinental figures released Thursday on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Poachers kill 25,000 elephants annually', says report

03 august 2016 - 15:22:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists estimate that 25,000 elephants are killed each year for their ivory, The Nature Conservancy, an [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says African elephants face 'high level' of poaching

28 july 2016 - 15:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report confirms corruption is biggest threat to ivory, wildlife officials arrested

14 june 2016 - 13:21:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new UN report has confirmed that corrupt officials are at the heart of wildlife crime [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge more action to deal with wildlife poachers

05 june 2016 - 16:41:59
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the World Environment Day, which this year focuses on the illegal trade of wildlife, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNEP voices concern on high prices for illegal wildlife products

28 may 2016 - 17:28:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner has expressed concern over the high prices for wildlife [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit

26 may 2016 - 13:59:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN launched campaign to mobilize millions to end illegal trade in wildlife

25 may 2016 - 16:39:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Backed by A-list celebrities from across the globe, the United Nations on Wednesday launched an unprecedented [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials reaffirms zero tolerance on wildlife poaching

02 may 2016 - 19:00:56
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have expressed support for Kenyan-led efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, according [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign

27 april 2016 - 10:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana opposes destruction of elephant tusks

26 april 2016 - 18:58:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has taken a stance against the burning of ivory ahead of the Giant’s Club Summit [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenya's ivory, rhino horn destruction to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade

26 april 2016 - 11:55:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Seeking to raise national and international awareness on illegal wildlife trade, the Kenyan government, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AWF commends South Africa's decision to shelve proposal on rhino horn trade

21 april 2016 - 18:40:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) president Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on Thursday commended the South African [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON qualifiers: Morocco qualifies for Gabon 2017 even with 2 rounds to go

30 march 2016 - 09:23:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With four rounds of matches concluded and two more to go in the qualifying series of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania jails two Chinese for illegal possession of ivory, bribery

19 march 2016 - 11:07:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two Chinese have begun a 35-year jail term in Tanzania after failing to pay [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU commends UN Security Council sanctions against LRA

12 march 2016 - 09:39:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has commended the United Nations Security Council for [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade remain high in Africa, Asia

03 march 2016 - 18:15:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 141,712 elephants have been tragically killed for their ivory since 2012, as [...] Full text...

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UN: UN calls for global actions to end wildlife poaching

03 march 2016 - 14:58:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday said time is running out to end wildlife poaching [...] Full text...

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Benin: Drugs, criminals, guns and gold intercepted in INTERPOL border operations in West Africa

15 february 2016 - 14:34:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - An operation to strengthen border controls along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor has resulted in major seizures of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four passengers arrested after detection dogs find ivory in luggage at Kenyan airport

15 january 2016 - 19:54:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya have arrested four passengers found with smuggled ivory in their luggage at Nairobi's [...] Full text...

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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016

11 december 2015 - 14:06:48
Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit

26 november 2015 - 09:27:16
Dar 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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2018 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Friday

14 november 2015 - 07:18:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of first leg second round qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA condemns attack against journalist in Ivory Coast

05 november 2015 - 16:12:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday condemned an attack against an Ivorian journalist, Koffi [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Southern African govts urged to be proactive in fighting organised crime

29 october 2015 - 19:29:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Attorney General Athaliah Molokomme on Thursday said Southern African governments should actively fight transitional organised [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Strengthening criminal justice to fight wildlife crime in Ethiopia

06 october 2015 - 07:59:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Law enforcement officials, wildlife protection managers, prosecutors and judicial officers from around Ethiopia Tuesday began [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Wildlife Foundation hails California's move to ban ivory, rhino horn trade

05 october 2015 - 19:55:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Board Chair David Thomson has hailed the "bold and critical [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA calls for equal access to state broadcaster in Cote d'Ivoire

02 october 2015 - 15:41:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on the Ivorian government to allow the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Africa Code Week brings digital literacy to young people

02 october 2015 - 09:17:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - SAP, a multinational inter-enterprise software company, Thursday kicked off 'Africa Code Week', a continent-wide [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Islamic financial institution targets Africa

19 september 2015 - 13:56:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa features a potentially strong demand for Islamic financial services and products, and Islamic finance [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya fights poaching with electronic inventory of wildlife trophies

16 september 2015 - 21:46:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has launched an electronic inventory of wildlife trophies which would help the East African nation [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian publisher charged with defamation, insult

06 august 2015 - 09:02:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Ivorian authorities to immediately drop [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: US official praises formation of alliance to combat wildlife trafficking

05 august 2015 - 20:49:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Wednesday praised the formation of a [...] Full text...

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US: American air carriers ban wildlife 'trophies' on flights

04 august 2015 - 15:46:45
New York, US (PANA) - Three major American air carriers, Delta, American and United Airlines, have announced ban on the [...] Full text...

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US: US govt. probes killing of Zimbabwean lion

31 july 2015 - 14:37:49
New York, US (PANA) - A US government agency, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, on Friday said it will [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Kenya gears up for South Africa, eyes Olympic slot

28 july 2015 - 15:50:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Harambee Starlets will leave nothing to chance when they face South Africa in a 2015 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Bharti Airtel to shake up Africa operations by reducing headcount

28 july 2015 - 07:19:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Bharti Airtel is shaking up operations in Africa, where some 20 senior executives are [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: President Obama announces tougher ivory trade regulations

25 july 2015 - 17:42:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US President Barack Obama, on official visit to Kenya, announced Saturday a move to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania

24 july 2015 - 16:28:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Govt. intensifies anti-poaching initiatives

08 july 2015 - 15:03:52
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To drive home its zero tolerance for poaching, Botswana recently erected an elephant sculpture at its [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee prices in Côte d'Ivoire slip

25 june 2015 - 22:18:32
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Coffee prices published on Thursday by the Council of coffee - cocoa, saw a slide [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Did Nigeria coach apply for Cote d'Ivoire coaching job?

22 june 2015 - 10:05:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is scrambling to find out whether or not the country's head [...] Full text...

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US: US agency destroys confiscated ivory to save African wildlife

19 june 2015 - 08:27:32
New York, US (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Friday in New York City destroyed more than [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign

18 june 2015 - 09:30:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: US Government moves to crush ivory trade

15 june 2015 - 17:59:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Monday it will destroy more than [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA WWC: Nigeria, Sweden share spoils

08 june 2015 - 23:45:14
Winnipeg, Canada (PANA) - Nigeria on Monday drew 3-3 with Sweden in their opening group match at the ongoing 2015 [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2017 qualifiers: Ivorian coach invites 23 players for Gabon clash

08 june 2015 - 11:06:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Coach of the Ivorian national soccer team Ibrahima Kamara has unveiled the list of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan govt. links poaching to terror financing

05 june 2015 - 21:02:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Friday a series of arrests linked to a recent ivory [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenyan tycoon, sons arrested in connection to ivory seizures in Asia

05 june 2015 - 18:21:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya have arrested several people in connection with two caches of illegal ivory seized [...] Full text...

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UN: Small Arms Survey 2015 highlights increased firepower to wildlife poaching

01 june 2015 - 19:23:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN survey launched on Monday in New York said illegal trade in wildlife and [...] Full text...

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