Andre Ayew backs Ghana's next generation to recapture past glories

08 may 2024 - 07:16:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Captain Andre Ayew has thrown his weight behind Ghana's emerging crop of players, insisting that [...] Full text...

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African duo, Chawinga and Nnadozie, scoop top football awards in France

01 may 2024 - 07:39:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga and Nigerian goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, have been named the best player and [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: 2023 CAF Awards: Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year

11 december 2023 - 21:24:41
Marrakesh, Morroco (PANA) - Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 [...] Full text...

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FIFA down to 2 stadium candidates for 2026 World Cup Final

03 october 2023 - 06:04:57
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is set to make a decision and announce the venue selections before the end of [...] Full text...

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Amara Diouf becomes youngest player to feature in Senegal's senior side

10 september 2023 - 09:52:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At 15 years and 94 days old, the Generation Foot striker, Amara Diouf, became the youngest [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Hosts Morocco ready to kick-start in style

24 june 2023 - 06:12:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The head coach of the Morocco Under-23 team, Issame Charaï, has vowed to make a good [...] Full text...

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2026 World Cup venues selected: Which cities will host in USA, Canada, Mexico?

14 june 2023 - 07:40:04
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After FIFA announced that the men’s World Cup would be returning to the United States and [...] Full text...

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CAF unveils Five (5) Additional Players' Rule

16 april 2023 - 08:35:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the Five (5) Additional Players' Rule, during the [...] Full text...

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2023 U-7 AFCON: Can Indomitable Cubs retain crown?

13 april 2023 - 19:42:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -  Cameroon's U-17 boys team will travel to Algeria later this month with hopes of retaining the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Super Falcons unveil 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup jersey

04 april 2023 - 07:02:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Super Falcons’ new jersey has been revealed by the Nigeria Football Federation in preparation for [...] Full text...

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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display

22 december 2022 - 15:35:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean star, Kei Kamara, retires from international football

23 april 2022 - 08:47:58
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's America-based striker, Kei Kamara, has announced his decision to retire from international football The [...] Full text...

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AWCON 2022: Gambia, Queen Scorpions arrive in Cameroon ahead of qualifier

16 february 2022 - 17:39:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Women’s national team, popularly known as Queen Scorpions, arrived in Cameroon in Wednesday ahead [...] Full text...

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Global airlines set their sights on South Africa

13 february 2022 - 18:50:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – German carrier, Eurowings, says it will begin flying from Frankfurt to Mpumlanga province in [...] Full text...

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Trial date set for suspects in killing of South African national goalkeeper

25 october 2021 - 13:18:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone retires No. 5 jersey in honor of late legend, Sesay

10 june 2021 - 19:28:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - During a Premier League match between Mighty Blackpool and Wusum Stars at the Siaka Steven [...] Full text...

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Anti-corruption watchdog cautions about listing Ghana gold royalties company on LSE

23 december 2020 - 12:05:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has urged the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make detailed [...] Full text...

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Five arrested for murder of South Africa's national goalkeeper

26 october 2020 - 13:30:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday announced that five people have been arrested in [...] Full text...

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South Africa Police record breakthrough in murder of national goalie

20 october 2020 - 15:08:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Police have made a dramatic breakthrough in investigations into the murder of [...] Full text...

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Netherlands-based firm 'Masita' sign sponsorship deal with Rwanda's first division football club

17 october 2020 - 00:23:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of Netherlands-based firms, 'Masita',specialised in manufacturing playing kits and jersey, Friday announced a four-year deal [...] Full text...

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Mali: FEMAFOOT delivers sanitary kits and sports equipment to Division 1 clubs

06 august 2020 - 17:12:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the resumption of national competitions, the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Wednesday handed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria repatriates 315 stranded citizens from UK

29 june 2020 - 11:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has continued its evacuation of stranded citizens abroad as a result of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria confirms receipt of US$ 311.7 million Abacha looted funds from U.S.

04 may 2020 - 18:19:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has received a total of US$ 311.7 million of the looted assets of the late [...] Full text...

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Columbian Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia wins stage 6 of Tour du Rwanda

28 february 2020 - 14:53:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Columbian Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia from Italian UCI Professional Continental cycling team on Friday won stage 6 [...] Full text...

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Eritrean cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion wins Tour du Rwanda Stage 4

26 february 2020 - 16:35:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion, 20, on Wednesday took the overall lead yellow jersey after [...] Full text...

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Russian Yevgeniy Fedorov wins stage 1 of Tour du Rwanda 2020

23 february 2020 - 14:24:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Russian road racing cyclist, Yevgeniy Fedorov, 20,  from Kazakhstan-based club Vino - Astana Motors, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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US to return $308 million Abacha loot to Nigeria

04 february 2020 - 12:36:58
Washington, DC, (PANA) - The US government is to repatriate to Nigeria about $308 million traceable to the kleptocracy of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's Munyaneza wins Senegal's 18th International Cycling Tour

18 november 2019 - 15:03:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rwandan Didier Munyaneza on Sunday won the 18th international cycling tour of Senegal, which was run [...] Full text...

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President Weah nominates new Central Bank governor

08 november 2019 - 21:28:32
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  Liberian President George Manneh Weah Friday named Jolue Aloysius Tarlue as Executive Governor of the Central [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top prosecutor to probe football star's murder

05 november 2019 - 13:40:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African lobby group AfriForum on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Advocate Gerrie [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa salutes South Africa's rugby heroes

04 november 2019 - 14:42:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the sight of Springbok captain Siyamthanda Kolisi lifting [...] Full text...

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Angolan Darío Manuel Antonio wins 32nd Tour international du Faso

03 november 2019 - 12:49:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Angolan Darío Manuel Antonio on Sunday won the 32nd Tour cycliste international du Faso. The Angolan [...] Full text...

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South Africa: NPA addresses top goalkeeper's murder

26 october 2019 - 18:20:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority is yet to arrest suspects who killed former Orlando [...] Full text...

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Call for more trophies for the 2019-2020 sports season in Congo

09 october 2019 - 18:20:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Hugues Ngouélondélé, said on Tuesday in Brazzaville that sports [...] Full text...

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United Airlines plans New York-Cape Town direct flight

16 april 2019 - 14:23:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Airlines has confirmed that it will launch a new route between Cape Town [...] Full text...

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Polish Przemysław Kasperkiewins wins stage 6 of Tour du Rwanda

01 march 2019 - 12:42:30
Nyamata, Rwanda (PANA) - Polish racing cyclist Przemysław Kasperkiewicz, riding for Delko Marseille Provence team from France, on Friday won [...] Full text...

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Eritrean Biniam Girmay Hailu wins 5th stage of Tour du Rwanda

28 february 2019 - 14:32:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean  road racing cyclist Biniam Girmay Hailu on Thursday grabbed his first win at the 2019 [...] Full text...

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Colombian Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas wins stage 4 of Tour du Rwanda

27 february 2019 - 12:13:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Colombian road and track cyclist Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas from Israel Cycling Academy snatched his first [...] Full text...

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Eritrean Merhawi Kudus wins stage 3 of Tour du Rwanda 2019 in sprint

26 february 2019 - 16:41:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhinr from Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)  on Tuesday took his third stage win [...] Full text...

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Eritrean wins second stage of Tour du Rwanda

25 february 2019 - 15:46:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin, 25,  on Monday won stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda over [...] Full text...

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UNFPA launches campaign on violence against women in Libya

04 december 2018 - 11:37:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in Libya on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...

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US Senators urge Gambian Truth Commission to investigate journalist Manneh case

20 november 2018 - 18:36:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six US Senators have urged Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to investigate the case of [...] Full text...

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Rugby legend leaves his mark in Soweto

07 july 2018 - 06:24:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African rugby giant Joost van der Westhuizen has left his mark in [...] Full text...

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US business delegation signs US $940 million deals with state firms in Ethiopia

28 june 2018 - 17:51:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A US delegation has signed business deals with several state-owned Ethiopian companies valued at nearly [...] Full text...

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Rwandan cyclist Uwizeyimana wins stage 5 of Tour du Rwanda

17 november 2017 - 13:43:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Bonaventure Uwizeyimana on Friday won the fifth stage of the 2017 Tour du Rwanda, while [...] Full text...

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Rwandan wins stage 3 of Tour du Rwanda 2017

15 november 2017 - 18:57:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan cyclist Joseph Areruye of South Africa-based Team Dimension Data of Qhubeka on Wednesday won the [...] Full text...

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Tour du Rwanda 2017: Rwandan Joseph Areruya wins Stage 1

13 november 2017 - 12:51:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan rider Joseph Areruya, 21, on Monday won the first stage of the Tour du Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Rwandan rider Nsengimana wins prologue of Tour du Rwanda

12 november 2017 - 13:56:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan rider Jean Bosco Nsengimana on Sunday took the yellow jersey after winning the prologue of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Liverpool FC reaches out to son of rugby legend

23 june 2017 - 14:56:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The son of South African rugby legend, Joost van der Westhuizen, has received a [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Defeated captains predict tough Ghana/Mali finals on Sunday

26 may 2017 - 17:42:57
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Niger Under-17 Captain, Rachid Souley Alfari, and his Guinean counterparts, Sekou Camara, have predicted that [...] Full text...

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2017 U-17 AFCON: Eric Ayiah, Ghana’s new-found scoring sensation

19 may 2017 - 06:01:39
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following his knack for scoring goals, Ghana may have unveiled another scoring sensation with the stellar [...] Full text...

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Qatar: Qatar resident develops ‘Smart’ jersey to save lives of players on football pitch

21 march 2017 - 07:21:51
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - A “smart” jersey that prevents sudden cardiac death (SCD) on the football pitch could become a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Eritrean wins Stage 5 of 2016 Tour du Rwanda

18 november 2016 - 16:13:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean rider Eyob Metkel on Friday made a bold move by winning the fifth stage of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan riders sweep honours at Tour du Rwanda cycling

17 november 2016 - 13:22:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan rider Joseph Areruya on Thursday won the fourth stage of the Tour du Rwanda cycling [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: American Timothy Rugg wins stage 3 of 2016 Tour du Rwanda

16 november 2016 - 11:46:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American road racing cyclist Timothy Rugg on Wednesday emerged from a pack of his contenders to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: American Rugg Timothy takes yellow jersey on Day One of Tour du Rwanda

13 november 2016 - 17:52:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American Rugg Timothy on Sunday won the opening day individual time trial at the 2016 edition [...] Full text...

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US: Nigerians to hold talks on nation-building, investments in Washington DC

22 july 2016 - 14:42:57
New York, US (PANA) - The role of Nigerian professionals in Diaspora in nation-building and investments in Nigeria, will form [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to receive looted 300 million pounds from Jersey Island

24 may 2016 - 19:09:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday said that the federal government is on [...] Full text...

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US: World’s oldest person dies in New York aged 116

13 may 2016 - 15:12:46
New York, US (PANA) - The world's oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, died at the age of 116 years on [...] Full text...

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Togo: Burkinabe cyclist wins Tour of Togo

18 april 2016 - 19:52:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A Burkinabe cyclist, Mathias Sorghum, on Sunday won the 25th Tour of Togo, event [...] Full text...

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Togo: International Cycling Tour of Togo starts

12 april 2016 - 19:32:30
Lomé , Togo (PANA) - The 25th edition of Togo's International Cycling Tour started Tuesday in the country's capital, Lomé, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians abroad applaud President Lungu for allowing dual citizenship

11 january 2016 - 15:55:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians resident in America have commended President Edgar Lungu for fulfilling his promise to enact the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa reflects on the Lomu versus Mandela World Cup final

18 november 2015 - 08:46:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is mourning the death of a man who struck fear into the [...] 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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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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Kenya: Kenya, SA leaders appeal for speedy solution to Burundian crisis

18 may 2015 - 12:12:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has telephoned his Burundian counterpart Pierre Nkurunziza to appeal for the postponement [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF, David Beckham launch new initiative to boost funding for children

09 february 2015 - 20:50:51
New York, US (PANA) - International football icon and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham, on Monday announced [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says returning Ebola health workers should not be stigmatized

28 october 2014 - 17:52:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization says that it is too early to tell if restrictions [...] Full text...

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US: First Ebola patient in US dies Wednesday

08 october 2014 - 18:13:31
New York, US (PANA) - Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian patient with the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria pounds North Korea 6-2, soars into final

21 august 2014 - 08:18:57
Moncton, Canada (PANA) - Nigeria overpowered North Korea 6-2 in regulation time Wednesday to soar into the finals of the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria mauls Korea DPR to reach final

20 august 2014 - 23:00:57
Moncton, Canada (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday mauled Korea Democratic People's Republic 6-2 to reach the final of the FIFA [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: War on Ebola, Abacha loot reported in Nigeria

09 august 2014 - 10:30:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Government's determination to tame the Ebola disease, which is spreading like wild fire across West Africa, [...] Full text...

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Togo: Côte D'Ivoire's Issiaka Fofana wins 5th stage of Tour of Togo

19 april 2014 - 09:58:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Ivorian Issiaka Fofana on Friday won the 5th stage of the International Cycling Tour of Togo [...] Full text...

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Togo: Ivorian Bassirou Konte wins 3rd stage of Togo's Int'l Cycling Tour

17 april 2014 - 11:46:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - After winning the first stage Monday, Ivorian cyclist Bassirou Konte Wednesday won the third stage of [...] Full text...

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‘Malawi is my friend’ A PANA Feature by Raphael Tenthani

08 december 2013 - 12:13:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - I arrive in Dar es Salaam at around 2am. Ordinarily the weather is supposed [...] Full text...

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President Zuma urges S/Africans to pray for Mandela

24 june 2013 - 17:33:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged all South Africans to pray for Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Mali sends Mandela signed jersey in tribute

10 february 2013 - 13:58:47
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Mali, which placed third at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, has [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Guinness Nigeria hails Super Eagles

05 february 2013 - 11:19:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Guinness Nigeria Plc., which has launched the world's largest football jersey in an effort to rally [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ghana 1, Mali 0 (Half-time), goal scorer misses next game

24 january 2013 - 16:50:33
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (PANA) - Ghana leads Mali 1-0 at half-time in their second group B match at the [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Ethiopian fans celebrate team's draw against holder Zambia

22 january 2013 - 11:23:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians exploded in joy and celebration Monday, moments after the country's national football team [...] Full text...

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FIFA president, Blatter, visits sick Pele

01 december 2012 - 12:14:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Friday paid a courtesy call on Pele, who is recovering well [...] Full text...

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Nigerian fans celebrate Chelsea's Champion League's victory in style

20 may 2012 - 11:24:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Saturday's first-ever victory of Chelsea in the European Champions League was celebrated in style thousands of [...] Full text...

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Int'l Institute for Peace joins forces with UNESCO

03 february 2012 - 19:42:19
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Institute for Peace (IIP), co-founded by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Forest Whitaker, will formally join [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Black Stars to wear new jersey in Bafana Bafana match

15 january 2012 - 08:14:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's senior national football team, the Black Stars, will wear their new jerseys for the first [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Ghana Black Stars get jersey numbers

14 january 2012 - 07:52:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released the numbers on the shirts of the 23 players [...] Full text...

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CAF U-23 championship: North Africans shine as Morocco, Algeria win

27 november 2011 - 10:28:12
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Host Morocco got on to a winning start, beating Nigeria 1-0 as the inaugural CAF Under-23 [...] Full text...

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Puma unveils new Ghana kits

07 november 2011 - 22:27:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan on Monday modeled the new Puma strips for the Ghana national [...] Full text...

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Gambia is sinking, says opposition leader

15 september 2011 - 16:43:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) National Secretary General, Mr. Shingle Nyassi, has said that the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: FIFA orders Nigeria to play in all-white jerseys

14 august 2011 - 13:34:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has ordered a last-minute change in the jersies to be worn [...] Full text...

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Kenya welcomes UK arrest of fugitive

27 may 2011 - 16:59:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities Friday welcomed the arrest of tycoon Yagnesh Devani, in the United Kingdom in connection [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Noufou Minoungou wins 20th Cycling Tour of Togo

26 april 2011 - 14:48:06
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Burkinabe Noufou Minoungou has won, for the second consecutive year, the International Cycling Tour of Togo. Winner [...] Full text...

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African football boosts malaria control messages

25 april 2011 - 12:56:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - United Against Malaria (UAM) campaign Monday recognised leaders from Africa’s football and corporate spheres [...] Full text...

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Franco-Togolese wins 4th stage of cycling Tour of Togo

22 april 2011 - 12:05:04
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A Franco-Togolese, Alexis Outelot, on Thursday won the fourth stage of Cycling Tour of Togo. He covered [...] Full text...

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National Democratic Institute commends Nigeria's President on run-up to polls

07 april 2011 - 16:13:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for demonstrating remarkable [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Adébayor may play for Togo against Malawi

23 march 2011 - 18:51:15
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's national football team star, Emmanuel Shéyi Adébayor, who had slammed the door on the team, [...] Full text...

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US senate agrees to triple AIDS funding to Africa

28 september 2010 - 18:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The US Senate has agreed to triple its budget to US$ 50 million for programmes on [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Jordaan hails Bafana Bafana

23 june 2010 - 09:10:00
Durban- South Africa (PANA) -- World Cup organisers have hailed host Bafana Bafana for putting up a good fight, even [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Local newspapers give Nigeria little chance to advance

18 june 2010 - 09:41:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Tapping into the widespread anger among Nigerian fans about the Super Eagles' shocking 1-2 loss to [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Local newspapers give Nigeria little chance to advance

18 june 2010 - 09:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Tapping into the widespread anger among Nigerian fans about the Super Eagles' shocking 1-2 loss to [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ghana shirt numbers revealed

04 june 2010 - 22:17:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The squad numbers for Ghana’s 2010 World Cup team were officially released on Friday. According [...] Full text...

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South African MPs scrutinize 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation

03 june 2010 - 14:53:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Details of South Africa's preparation to host t he FIFA World Cup came under [...] Full text...

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South Africa's World Cup squad rocked by suspensions

11 may 2010 - 07:50:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa on Tuesday began a one-month countdown to the kickoff of the 0102 [...] Full text...

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Roundup: In African football, Drogba is King; Adiyiah is Prince

11 march 2010 - 23:42:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Two prolific African strike-rs were on Thursday night nam ed â?Kingâ? and â?Princeâ? of African football [...] Full text...

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Sweet birthday gift for Drogba as he is crowned Africa's football king again

11 march 2010 - 23:03:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" When the coaches of the 54 -National Associations affilia ted to Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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Black Stars win US$20,000 each for silver at CAN 2010

02 february 2010 - 22:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana's President John Evan-s Atta Mills on Tuesday annou nced a US$20,000 reward for each of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan footballer finally secures UK work permit

02 february 2010 - 18:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Following the intervention of Kenyan Prime minister Rail a Odinga, Italy-based professional midfielder, Macdonald Mariga, was [...] Full text...

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Eto'o offers jersey to Angola provincial governor

16 january 2010 - 10:44:00
Lubango- Angola (PANA) -- Italy's Inter Milan and Cameroonian striker, Samuel Eto 'o, has offered his national team jersey to [...] Full text...

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Nigerians disappointed by Eagles' loss in Angola

13 january 2010 - 08:42:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's nightmarish start at the 2010 Africa Cup of Na tions, where the country lost 3-1 [...] Full text...

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US basketball association names Mutombo global ambassador

17 november 2009 - 19:56:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The US National Basketball Association(NBA), has named a f ormer NBA star, Dikembe Mutombo, as [...] Full text...

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French Schick wins first stage of B/Faso cycling Tour

23 october 2009 - 17:57:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- French cyclist Julien Schick on Friday won th e sprint of the first stage of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Otieno to take a shot at African title

04 october 2009 - 14:10:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Nick Otieno will take a shot at the African Spor ts Association (ASA) bantamweight title [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for new “multilateralism”

18 april 2009 - 17:21:00
New Jersey- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for new multilateralism that focuses on securing public goods [...] Full text...

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Kenya seeks Brazilian soccer expertise

31 march 2009 - 17:19:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Tuesday requested Bra zil to help Kenya develop football at all [...] Full text...

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