World Bank backs Ethiopia's reforms to promote sustainable, inclusive growth, take climate action

31 july 2024 - 08:46:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved the Ethiopia First Sustainable [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses Ethiopian landslide tragedy

28 july 2024 - 07:14:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sorrow and condolences following the recent landslides in [...] Full text...

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Kagame poised for landslide win in Rwanda presidential election

16 july 2024 - 08:01:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As vote counting is about end in Rwanda’s presidential election, incumbent Paul Kagame appears set for [...] Full text...

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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228

05 may 2024 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State urges DR Congo president to address concerns of election observation missions

22 january 2024 - 20:33:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday encouraged President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo [...] Full text...

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FIFA keeps close watch on developments in Mali

07 september 2023 - 16:02:43
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it is “closely monitoring” events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a FIFA Council member, [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana President Mahama wins landslide victory to lead main opposition party in 2024 elections

14 may 2023 - 10:52:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of Saturday's primaries of [...] Full text...

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Ten die in landslide at artisanal gold mining site in Burkina Faso

09 february 2023 - 14:02:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten people were killed Tuesday night in a landslide at an artisanal gold mining site [...] Full text...

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Presidential party congress held without major surprises in Burundi

23 january 2023 - 20:25:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) held on [...] Full text...

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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement

07 january 2023 - 15:17:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...

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Gambia votes for President in test of country's stability

04 december 2021 - 19:50:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Voters in The Gambia cast their ballots Saturday in presidential elections likely to test the West [...] Full text...

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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday

20 august 2021 - 12:58:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Zambian president-elect Hichilema's party wins majority of seats parliament

18 august 2021 - 10:48:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND), the party of Zambia’s president-elect, Hakainde Hichilema, has won [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s defeated leader and incoming president hold cordial meeting in Lusaka

17 august 2021 - 14:20:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as HH,  and outgoing President Edgar Lungu held a cordial [...] Full text...

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Zambian President Lungu concedes defeat, congratulates President-Elect Hichilema

16 august 2021 - 13:11:23
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s outgoing President Edgar Lungu has congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and committed to a peaceful transfer [...] Full text...

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Hichilema calls for peace following Zambia presidential election victory

16 august 2021 - 12:42:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President-elect Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to refrain from violence and support a peaceful transition [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM's party in landslide win in June election

11 july 2021 - 12:19:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed and his ruling Prosperity Party (PP) were on Saturday declared [...] Full text...

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Guinea implements sanitation strategies in Conakry

05 may 2021 - 15:24:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will launch, from May 26, a national awareness campaign for the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours

26 march 2021 - 18:03:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...

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Somber mood engulfs Tanzania as public funeral services of fallen president begin

20 march 2021 - 12:41:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians in somber mood, flocked the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam [...] 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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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary

18 march 2021 - 09:09:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] Full text...

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At least two dead, 20 missing in landslides in Burkina Faso

01 march 2021 - 10:28:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A landslide at a gold mining site on Sunday evening, in Bam province in north-central [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election

03 november 2020 - 16:24:30
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders

02 november 2020 - 15:01:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds

01 november 2020 - 13:18:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...

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Dr Magufuli wins landslide re-election as Tanzania’s president

30 october 2020 - 22:26:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has registered a landslide re-election victory, giving him [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s opposition rejects election results as ruling CCM is headed for landslide win

30 october 2020 - 09:02:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, said on Thursday that his party rejects the [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: At least 10 reported killed in landslide after downpour

18 june 2020 - 14:20:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A landslide left a dozen people dead and a lot of damage on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Landslide kills two people in Western Rwanda

09 march 2020 - 20:36:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died while six others are injured after being buried in a landslide that [...] Full text...

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Togolese opposition leader Agbéyomé declares himself winner of Saturday's vote

24 february 2020 - 09:56:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese opposition leader Gabriel Messan Kodjo Agbéyomé, has declared himself the winner of Saturday's presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Provisional results give Togolese President Gnassingbé landslide victory

24 february 2020 - 09:30:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been reelected in a landslide victory in Saturday's presidential election [...] Full text...

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Congolese government bans housing estate in peripheral zones

14 january 2020 - 23:37:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congolese minister of land affairs and public domains, Pierre Mabiala, Tuesday announced measures banning housing [...] Full text...

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Five killed in north-central Burkina Faso as artisanal gold mine caves in

18 december 2019 - 15:31:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide at an artisanal mining [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains in Kenya claim 118 lives

28 november 2019 - 13:23:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people  who have lost their lives since the onset of heavy rains in [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya landslide tragedy hits 52

25 november 2019 - 14:29:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from  Saturday's landslide in West Pokot County, western Kenya, has risen to 52, [...] Full text...

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Twenty nine dead, several missing in Kenya landslide tragedy

23 november 2019 - 16:17:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in a landslide in northwestern Kenya has hit 29, with several people still [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election

18 november 2019 - 07:09:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] Full text...

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President-elect vows to 'build a new Tunisia'

14 october 2019 - 09:58:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Shortly after the announcement of the preliminary result that gave him a landslide victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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At least 9 killed in western Burkina Faso landslide

14 october 2019 - 08:49:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least nine people were killed on Friday in a landslide at a artisanal mining [...] Full text...

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A woman and six of her children killed by landslide in Darfur

21 july 2019 - 19:40:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A woman and her six children were washed away by a landslide that followed heavy rains in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International cautions DR Congo gov't against sending soldiers to cobalt mining area

01 july 2019 - 14:19:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International is asking the authorities in DR Congo to withdraw soldiers [...] Full text...

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Dozens of artisanal miners killed DR Congo landslide disaster

28 june 2019 - 06:01:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 36 artisanal miners have been killed in a landslide in the quarry in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame congratulates India's Narendra Modi on re-election

23 may 2019 - 22:31:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame Thursday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election. Modi claimed victory [...] Full text...

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15 gold miners die in mine pit in Guinea

04 february 2019 - 18:05:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The bodies of 17 small-scale gold miners killed by landslide were retrieved from a disused [...] Full text...

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DRC President-elect non-committal amid calls for unity government

14 january 2019 - 18:09:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President-elect, Felix Tshisekedi, has remained non-committal amid calls for the opening [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Fayulu challenges election result

12 january 2019 - 17:55:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – DR Congo opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu has moved to the Constitutional Court to file a [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leader praises defiant vote in Ebola-hit Eastern region

01 january 2019 - 08:08:50
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - DR Congo opposition leader and front-runner for the presidency, Martin Fayulu, has praised the citizens of [...] Full text...

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Exiled, ex-Gambian leader, Jammeh, named APRC leader

16 december 2018 - 17:58:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, currently in exile in Equatorial Guinea, has been chosen to head [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans

03 august 2018 - 18:22:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Mnangagwa's supporters celebrate double victory, Chamisa prepares to challenge results of Zim polls

03 august 2018 - 13:48:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Supporters of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have on Friday been celebrating their [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: 3 killed in Zimbabwe election violence; President Mnangagwa blames opposition MDC Alliance

01 august 2018 - 20:10:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Three people have died in Wednesday's violence in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, after supporters of the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe as poll results show ruling party wins two-thirds of parliamentary seats

01 august 2018 - 15:25:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Violence erupted in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as parliamentary results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda offers humanitarian relief to landslide victims

08 may 2018 - 16:32:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan government delegation led by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Tuesday expressed solidarity with [...] Full text...

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Rwandan authorities warn on floods, landslides

19 april 2018 - 10:54:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs on Thursday warned of heavy rains and possible [...] Full text...

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Kenya electoral body defends CEO's suspension

11 april 2018 - 08:14:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has defended its decision to send Chief Executive Officer [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta salutes Liberian President-elect George Weah

29 december 2017 - 13:12:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Liberian President-elect George Weah, saying his victory was a triumph [...] Full text...

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Kenyan poll body postpones voting in 27 constituencies after violence

27 october 2017 - 19:52:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The repeat presidential election planned to take place in four counties in Western Kenya on [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: President Koroma to miss UN general assembly meeting

18 september 2017 - 20:46:26
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma will miss the 72nd United Nations General Assembly meeting [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Cholera vaccination to begin in Sierra Leone's disaster-affected areas

07 september 2017 - 04:56:05
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Half a million people in Sierra Leone will be able to access the life-saving cholera [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights watchdog slams Ethiopian government for rubbish dump deaths

13 march 2017 - 20:53:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The death of more than 60 people in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump [...] Full text...

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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

01 january 2017 - 12:57:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan Premier sympathises with landslide victims

09 may 2016 - 18:28:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi on Monday visited the country's Northern region to express sympathy [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Downpours claim 49 lives in Rwanda

09 may 2016 - 17:41:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 49 people have been killed in floods sweeping across Nyabugogo marshy suburb of the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Northern Rwanda landslide kills at least 49

09 may 2016 - 07:17:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 49 people were killed and 26 others injured in landslides in north and northwest [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: President’s pension hits headlines this week in Mauritius

27 february 2016 - 14:02:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Can a former President of the Republic of Mauritius take on a paid job after retiring [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Looming strikes, conflict between farmers and herdsmen reported in Ghana

06 february 2016 - 07:06:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Looming strikes by drivers and traders, and conflict between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in the Ashanti [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius prepares for disaster management

20 october 2015 - 11:12:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Tuesday launched the 2015 National Disasters Scheme (NDS), a functional document to support agencies and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's ruling party re-elects PM Hailemariam

31 august 2015 - 14:25:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The ruling coalition, Ethiopian People’s Democratic Revolutionary Front (EPRDF), has re-elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean countries discuss landslide, coastal zone management

06 march 2015 - 11:21:53
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management Minister Raj Dayal has revealed that, based [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics, public sector workers’ strike reported in Ghana

25 october 2014 - 09:11:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The election of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the opposition centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) for [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report raging power struggle in opposition party, sacking of Black Stars coach

13 september 2014 - 08:26:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening power struggle in Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the sacking of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party describes presidential poll 'a disaster'

30 june 2014 - 19:20:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The presidential election held in Mauritania on 21 June is the most unpopular and the disastrous [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Media highlight presidential election

28 june 2014 - 12:50:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian newspapers this week highlighted the 21 June presidential election which was won by incumbent president, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ould Aziz heading for landslide victory

22 june 2014 - 15:00:38
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania's president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is heading for a landslide victory in Saturday's election, wining [...] Full text...

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US: UN officials call for restoration of ecosystems to reduce climate change disasters

17 june 2014 - 16:30:19
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the World Day to Combat Desertification, UN officials Tuesday emphasized the importance of restoring [...] Full text...

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Afrobasket: Senegal shouldn’t be 'buried too early'

23 august 2013 - 18:36:18
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Charles Abouo, one of the main actors of Cote d’Ivoire’s landslide 74-46 victory over Senegal [...] Full text...

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Landslide in western Kenya leaves 14 dead

30 december 2012 - 17:14:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of four youngsters on Saturday night brings to 14 the number of people killed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian VP’s chopper 'renders 78-yr-old woman, 4 others homeless'

05 november 2012 - 11:08:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wind generated when a helicopter ferrying Nigeria's Vice President Namadi Sambo was about to land, during [...] Full text...

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Man killed, another injured in Malawi coal mine accident

01 november 2012 - 08:16:18
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A coal miner was killed on the spot while another was injured when a hanging rock [...] Full text...

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Congo sets parliamentary by-elections for 2 Dec.

31 october 2012 - 12:10:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The first round of parliamentary by-elections in the constituencies of Dongou, Bouanela and Kelle, all in [...] Full text...

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New Somali President, Kenyan FM escape Mogadishu suicide blast

12 september 2012 - 15:46:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia’s newly-elected President Sheikh Hassan Mahmoud, survived a suicide bomb attack that killed a Presidential guard [...] Full text...

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Congo's ruling party wins landslide victory in legislative polls

08 august 2012 - 11:49:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's ruling Labor Party (PCT) has won a landslide victory in the country’s general elections, after [...] Full text...

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President John Atta Mills of Ghana dies in office

24 july 2012 - 18:41:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Atta Mills of Ghana, who has been suffering from throat cancer, died suddenly Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Technical problems delay release of Libya’s poll results

15 july 2012 - 12:39:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Electoral Commission has said the release of the country's national assembly election is being delayed [...] Full text...

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Senegalese women MPs rise in number

05 july 2012 - 17:20:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The number of women parliamentarians in Senegal has risen by more than 100 per cent, according [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition rejects presidential poll result

27 november 2011 - 15:21:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia opposition has rejected the outcome of Thursday's presidential elections in the West African nation. Incumbent [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition upbeat ahead of election

12 november 2011 - 09:24:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The opposition in the small West African state of Gambia is upbeat ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi president's younger brother to address UN General Assembly

18 september 2011 - 20:19:19
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In a move seen as being groomed for the top job, the Malawi President's younger brother [...] Full text...

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Overwhelming victory of Ghana's president in party's primaries dominates media

16 july 2011 - 08:50:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The overwhelming endorsement of Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills in the primaries of the ruling [...] Full text...

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President Mills wins landslide victory in ruling party's primaries

09 july 2011 - 19:10:25
Sunyani, Ghana (PANA) – The party of Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Gambia President threatens to deal with anti-development elements

17 june 2011 - 16:50:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Yahya Jammeh has threatened to teach Gambians and African groups, who oppose progressive development-oriented governments [...] Full text...

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ANC pulls away in South Africa's election battle

19 may 2011 - 10:11:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - With just over half of the results of the 2011 local government elections counted [...] Full text...

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Ghana media feast on deep rift in ruling party

07 may 2011 - 09:23:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week had a big meal - the deep rift in the ruling [...] Full text...

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Museveni defends military role in Ugandan politics

02 may 2011 - 15:18:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defended the inclusion of Ugandan military officers in the country’s legislature, [...] Full text...

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Politics dominates Nigeria media

30 april 2011 - 06:30:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The last of the three-phase general elections, held 26 and 28 April, dominated newspaper headlines in [...] Full text...

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Djibouti presidential polls win international commendation

11 april 2011 - 19:59:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election observers have adjudged free, fair and transparent, the presidential elections in Djibouti, which saw [...] Full text...

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Court allows ex-Malawi President's graft case to continue in absentia

09 march 2011 - 18:51:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, has ordered that the US$ 12 million corruption [...] Full text...

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Historic meeting of Mills, Kufuor; CAF elections lead Ghana media

26 february 2011 - 09:32:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The historic meeting between Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday and the election of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Southerners vote 99.5% for secession

30 january 2011 - 17:07:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Southerners in South Sudan have cast 99.57% of their ballots in favour of separation from the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian State gov. emerges ANPP presidential candidate (Correcting election date)

16 january 2011 - 15:20:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the governor of Nigeria's Kano State, has emerged the Presidential Candidate of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian State gov. emerges ANPP presidential candidate

16 january 2011 - 15:15:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the governor of Nigeria's Kano State, has emerged the Presidential Candidate of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Referendum centres close with southerners almost sure of landslide victory

16 january 2011 - 09:39:37
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Voting centres across the Sudan closed on Saturday with over 90 percent of registered southerners in the [...] Full text...

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Malawi President accusess deputy of 'splitting' ruling party

15 december 2010 - 17:40:59
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Wednesday accused sacked first vice-president Joyce Banda and the second [...] Full text...

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Guinea run-off: Diallo gets lift with win in central Guinea

11 november 2010 - 12:31:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Cellou Dalein Diallo has won in central Guinea, a resul t that has allowed him to [...] Full text...

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Bedie urges supporters to back Ouattara in Ivorian run-off

08 november 2010 - 12:02:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Former President Henri Konan Bedie, who was elim inated in the first round of Cote [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens approve new constitution

03 november 2010 - 11:58:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- With a landslide 90. 18 percent vote, the "Yes" vote Sunda y approved Niger's new constitution [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader freed in Ethiopian after two years in jail

06 october 2010 - 11:46:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa was released Wednesday after serving nearly two years in prison [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Premier sworn in for third term

04 october 2010 - 14:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi took a fres h oath of office on Monday, following [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM to name new cabinet Monday

01 october 2010 - 18:30:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose ruling party won a landslide victory in the 23 [...] Full text...

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11 illegal gold miners buried alive in Burundi

23 september 2010 - 18:52:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- No fewer than 11 illegal gold miners were buried ali ve on Wednesday following a landslide [...] Full text...

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First lady's tirade on hubby's 'God fathers' captures headlines in Malawi

14 august 2010 - 12:56:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- An outburst by the Malawi First Lady, Callista Muthari ka, that no one should claim credit [...] Full text...

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Succession wrangles, executive romance dominate Malawi headlines

08 august 2010 - 10:52:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- There may still be four years before Malawians go to t he polls again but it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria donates US$200,000 to Uganda for landslide victims

24 july 2010 - 17:03:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Nigeria on Saturday donated US$200,000 to the Ugandan G overnment for the rehabilitation of victims the [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court grants Ethiopia opposition leave to challenge poll outcome

15 june 2010 - 19:33:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia's main opposition parties on Tuesday won the first round battle in their attempts to [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopia opposition wins round one in poll challenge

15 june 2010 - 14:21:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA)-- Ethiopia's main opposition party has won the first round in its attempt to challenge the ruling [...] Full text...

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Sudanese President forms 'unity cabinet'

15 june 2010 - 11:37:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omer el Bashir Monday kept his promise to appoint members of other political parties [...] Full text...

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African refugee ministers meet over IDP protection

04 june 2010 - 11:18:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African ministers in charge of forced displacemen ts kicked off a meeting here Friday to [...] Full text...

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Angola starts second term at UN human rights council

31 may 2010 - 19:10:00
Geneva- Switzerland (PANA) -- Angola will Tuesday start its three-year consecutiv e term as member of the UN Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM walks tight rope after landslide victory

27 may 2010 - 16:24:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said hi s victory speech on Tuesday was carefully [...] Full text...

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'Ethiopian PM will not crack down on opposition'

26 may 2010 - 18:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, fresh from a landslide electoral victory that has swept him [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader congratulates Ethiopian PM over landslide victory

26 may 2010 - 11:51:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has congratulat ed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for his [...] Full text...

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Ethiopiaâ?s ruling party wins 533 seats in parliament

25 may 2010 - 16:29:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s ruling party swept all the parliamen tary seats in Sunday's elections and appeared to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM leads victory rally

25 may 2010 - 14:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday led nearly a quarter of a million party [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM wants int'l community to respect 'Ethiopians' decision

25 may 2010 - 14:18:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday called on the international community to respect his [...] Full text...

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HRW says Ethiopian govt repression undermines poll outcome

25 may 2010 - 08:12:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ethiopian government and ruling party officials intimidated voters and unlawfully restricted the media ahead [...] Full text...

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Ethiopiaâ?s ruling party headed for landslide victory

24 may 2010 - 19:17:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s ruling Revolutionary Democratic Fron t (EPRDF) won a landslide in the parliamentary elections, sweeping [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ruling party wins Ethiopia's general elections

24 may 2010 - 18:34:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia's ruling party, the Ethiopian Revolution ary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has won a landslide in [...] Full text...

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Mixed political, economic conditions ahead of elections in Ethiopia

21 may 2010 - 18:26:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- When Ethiopians go to the polls on Sunday, they w ill be challenged to decide [...] Full text...

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Landslides kill 10 people in Kenya

30 april 2010 - 23:16:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- At least 10 people were killed after a landslide buried houses in Cheptundu and Kitony villages [...] Full text...

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Sudanese opposition leader to work with ruling party

18 april 2010 - 09:50:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Sudan's opposition leader, Dr Elsadiq Elshadi el-Mahdi, who contested last week's presidential election on the ticket [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s ruling party takes early lead in presidential polls (Corrected)

16 april 2010 - 18:42:00
Khartoum- Sudan, (PANA) -- President Omar Hassan el-Bashir got off to a promising start as the presidential polls count began, [...] Full text...

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Sudanâ?s ruling party takes early lead in presidential polls

16 april 2010 - 16:04:00
Khartoum- Sudan, (PANA) -- President Omar Hassan el-Bashir got off to a promising start as the counting of the presidential [...] Full text...

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AU aids Burundian, Ugandan landslide victims

09 april 2010 - 14:11:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has set aside US$ 500,000 to assist victims of a massive [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains kill one in Angola

23 march 2010 - 15:15:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- One person died, several tree were uprooted, while some roads and houses were flooded following heavy [...] Full text...

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Angolan Speaker leaves for Namibian Independence Day celebrations

20 march 2010 - 17:20:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Speaker of the Angolan National Assembly, Mr Antَnio Paulo Kassoma, left Luanda for Windhoek, Namibia, [...] Full text...

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UN continues to help Uganda landslide victims

19 march 2010 - 16:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations said it is continuing to assist people in eastern Uganda affected by [...] Full text...

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Kenyan govt assists Uganda landslide victims

07 march 2010 - 16:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya government has extended humanitarian support t o the landslide victims in the neighbouring Uganda. [...] Full text...

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France hails Mauritanian army, consoles Uganda on landslides

03 march 2010 - 20:22:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The deputy spokesperson for the French foreign ministry, Mrs Christine Fages, on Wednesday hailed the â?great [...] Full text...

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Zuma condoles Museveni over mudslide tragedy in Uganda

03 march 2010 - 14:33:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma Wednesday jo ined other world leaders in extending condolences [...] Full text...

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President Sambi's coalition in landslide victory in Comoran Parliament

22 december 2009 - 20:59:00
Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- The coalition of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in the Comoran election swept the polls in last [...] Full text...

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Namibia votes

27 november 2009 - 08:06:00
Oshakati- Namibia (PANA) -- Namibia's ruling Swapo party is largely expected to w in a fifth consecutive landslide as the [...] Full text...

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Malawi's veteran opposition leader defeated by protege

17 november 2009 - 18:41:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- In what can be described as political earthquake, vete ran main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) [...] Full text...

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Civil Society pushes for local elections in Malawi

16 november 2009 - 19:00:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Civil society leaders in Malawi have urged the Malawi government not to renege on its constitutional [...] Full text...

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Info Bill, smooth hajj take-off given priority in Ghana media

14 november 2009 - 09:14:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Cabinet's decision to approve the Right to Information Bill, the first smooth take-off of hajj in [...] Full text...

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Some 30 illegal miners trapped underground in Ghana, 18 bodies retrieved

12 november 2009 - 13:00:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- At least 30 illegal miners in Ghana are feared trapped in a pit they were mining [...] Full text...

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Politics dominate media, public talks in Ethiopia

08 november 2009 - 18:58:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- With the May 2010 federal and regional elections in Ethiopia approaching, politics has begun to [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition prepares ahead of 2011

21 october 2009 - 21:04:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" Opposition leader Femi Pe-ters said on Wednesday predic ted that the 2011 Presidential election will be [...] Full text...

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Niger's referendum â?went off wellâ? - International observers

07 august 2009 - 22:16:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- A group of international observers, which was mainly made up of civil society groups from Benin, [...] Full text...

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Niger President Tandja chalks landslide victory in controversial referendum

07 august 2009 - 21:38:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA ) -- Niger's President Mamadou Tandja has chalked a landslide victory in Tuesday's controversial referendum that paves [...] Full text...

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Malawi softens on bail bond for ex-leader Muluzi

08 july 2009 - 19:10:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The High Court in Malawi Wednesday soft pedalled on th e bail bond of former president [...] Full text...

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Veteran Malawian opposition guru may lose parliamentary leadership

06 july 2009 - 15:29:00
Blantyre Malawi (PANA) -- Beleaguered main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo may lose his position as Leader [...] Full text...

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Mutharika re-writes history books in winning Malawi polls

25 may 2009 - 20:07:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's re-elected President Bingu wa Mutharika, with 50. 7 per cent of the votes cast in [...] Full text...

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Mutharika re-elected Malawi President

22 may 2009 - 07:57:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- With 93. 25 per cent of Tuesday presidential votes coun ted, incumbent Malawi President Bingu wa [...] Full text...

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Malawi Polls: Muluzi gives up, congratulates Mutharika, Tembo cries foul

21 may 2009 - 16:47:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi, who was backi ng opposition leader John Tembo in Tuesday's polls, [...] Full text...

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Zuma pledges to make 2010 World Cup spectacular

26 april 2009 - 10:42:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Incoming South African President Jacob Zuma say s he is determined to make the [...] Full text...

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ANC wins elections, calls for reconciliation

25 april 2009 - 21:20:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- As expected, South Africa's ruling African Nati onal Congress (ANC) has won a landslide [...] Full text...

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Elections dominate South African press headlines

25 april 2009 - 14:28:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's fourth democratic election domin ated the headlines throughout the week with the [...] Full text...

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SA wraps up vote count after general elections

24 april 2009 - 09:44:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The ballot counting in South Africa's fourth de mocratic election is expected to be [...] Full text...

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ANC holds commanding lead in election

23 april 2009 - 11:45:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- With more than three million votes counted from Wednesday's general elections in South Africa, [...] Full text...

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House collapses in Morocco, kills 3

03 february 2009 - 12:52:00
Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- At least three people were killed and four others injured when a house collapsed in northern [...] Full text...

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Malawi media in election frenzy

10 january 2009 - 11:42:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- With five months to go before elections in Malawi, the media have been awash with election [...] Full text...

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Israeli diplomats in Egypt for ceasefire talks over Gaza

08 january 2009 - 19:09:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Israeli diplomats are currently in Cairo for talks with Eg yptian mediators to discuss possible ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Mills declared president

03 january 2009 - 13:00:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan on Saturday declared Prof. John Evans [...] Full text...

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Ghana cliff-hanger election dominates the media

03 january 2009 - 10:48:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's cliff-hanger election and fears that stories of vi olence could tear apart the West African [...] Full text...

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President shelves New Year party ‘in solidarity with hungry Kenyans’

01 january 2009 - 15:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki broke with tradition Wednes day when he dropped a garden party, organised [...] Full text...

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